Ohio Lighthouses

by O'connell, Wil; O'Connell, Pat

• ISBN13: 9780738583327
• ISBN10: 0738583324
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-06-20
• Publisher: Arcadia Pub

Summary

Ohio Lighthouses reveals a multitude of stories about the structures along Lake Erie. It chronicles make overs, such as the transformation of the 1821 Marblehead Lighthouse from ugly duckling to beautiful swan. It also documents heartbreaking tales, like the story of the fire at the Green Island Lighthouse that started during a New Year's dinner while the lighthouse keeper's son watched from a mile away on South Bass Island; he, along with friends, unable to come to the rescue in a snowstorm. It touches on the strength of Mother Nature, such as late one fall when a blizzard struck as two lighthouse keepers were preparing to leave the Ashtabula Lighthouse for the winter. For three days, waves washed over the lighthouse in sub-zero temperatures, and water froze as it fell. The sun came out on the fourth day, but the men found themselves unable to open the door. Other interesting histories include those of the lost lighthouse, a disappearing lighthouse sinking into Lake Erie, a Romanesque lighthouse 8 miles from shore, the wood lighthouse on a slightly sinful island, the lighthouse built to last forever but slated for the wrecking ball, and more.

Author Biography

Wil and Pat O'Connell have spent the past 20 years photographing lighthouses on the Great Lakes, East Coast, and Florida and writing about them. Wil was raised in Cleveland and sailed the Great Lakes in his youth. As a child, Pat spent summers with her parents boating and fishing around the Lake Erie Islands.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. 6
Introduction	p. 7
The Disappearing Island Lighthouse	p. 9
World Famous Ship Wrecks near the Lighthouse	p. 23
Fire Destroys the Lighthouse	p. 29
Slightly Sinful Island Lighthouses	p. 35
From Ugly Duckling to Beautiful Swan	p. 47
Lighthouses at Famous Cedar Point	p. 63
Mystery of the Lost Lighthouse	p. 83
The Most Beloved Lighthouse	p. 93
Heroes at Cleveland Lighthouses	p. 101
A Haunted Lighthouse and Entombed Keepers	p. 113
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