Port Burwell’s 1840-vintage wooden lighthouse – the oldest one on Lake Erie’s north shore – is so rickety it’s sealed off and at risk of being blown over. More than a month after a three ...

Stabilization measures began this week on Port Burwell's 1840-vintage wooden lighthouse – the oldest one on Lake Erie’s north shore – so badly in need of repair it was at risk of toppling over.

But suddenly, it is feared the 65-foot or 20-metre tall lighthouse, the oldest wooden one on Lake Erie, could topple.

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According to an announcement, the island campus on Lake Erie will host science and history tours of Gibraltar Island and the South Bass Island Lighthouse, along with weekly Put-in-Bay Science Days.

Built in 1840, the Port Burwell lighthouse is the oldest existing wooden lighthouse on the north shore of Lake Erie. Photograph taken on Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023. (Mike Hensen/The London Free Press) ...