LAKE ERIE LIGHTHOUSES

Erie’s Lighthouses..... The Erie area is home to three lighthouses. Two are located at Presque Isle State Park: the North Pier Lighthouse and the Presque Isle Lighthouse. The picturesque Presque Isle Lighthouse, built in 1872, is also a park employee residence. The neighboring kiosk exhibit traces the history and importance of the Presque Isle Lighthouse. Re-built in 1858 after the original wooden beacon was destroyed a year earlier, the cast-iron North Pier Light greets travelers by sea at the east end of the north pier channel connecting Presque Isle Bay to the waters of Lake Erie. Erie’s third lighthouse, the Land Lighthouse, rests high on the bluff at the foot of Lighthouse Street in the city of Erie. Originally built in 1867, the Land Lighthouse tower was restored by the Erie-Western PA Port Authority in 2004, bringing back its historic beauty. The adjacent Lighthouse Park is open 365 days a year.