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Lake Erie Living magazine – Four years after purchasing the Fairport Harbor Lighthouse in Mentor, Ohio, owner Sheila Consaul considers it livable —although it would be nice to have running water, electricity, trash pick-up and, perhaps, pizza delivery.
read moreFairport Harbor lighthouse to hold annual open house June 6
News-Herald – Fairport Harbor West Breakwater Light – the official name of the lighthouse – will hold its fourth annual Birthday Open House June 6 from noon to 4 p.m.
read moreHistoric sites: Lighthouse owner continues her dream to renovate Fairport Harbor West Breakwater Lighthouse
The News-Herald – Sheila Consaul continues with her dream to renovate and preserve the historic Fairport Harbor West Breakwater Lighthouse in Painesville Township.
read moreFairport Harbor West Breakwater Lighthouse to receive plaque designating National Registry of Historic Places
The News-Herald Ohio – Video: Fairport Harbor West Breakwater Lighthouse to receive plaque designating National Registry of Historic Places
read moreFairport Harbor Lighthouse damaged during break-in attempt
The News-Herald – Fairport Harbor Lighthouse damaged during break-in attempt
read moreFairport Harbor Lighthouse seeks fundraising for exterior restoration
News-Herald – The Fairport Harbor West Breakwater Lighthouse is coming up to its 90th birthday in June and its owner is asking community members to pitch in for a restoration on the lighthouse’s metal facade just in time for its celebration.
read moreFairport Harbor Breakwater Light Open House
The Beacon – Fairport Harbor Breakwater Light Open House
read moreAmbitious few are turning lighthouses into living spaces
TRIB Live – MENTOR, Ohio — Sheila Consaul’s front yard is the largest natural sand beach in Ohio.
read morePreservationists, congressmen rally for National Lighthouse Day
The News-Herald – Preservationists, congressmen rally for National Lighthouse Day
read moreFairport Harbor lighthouse renovations progressing as building celebrates 89 years
The News-Herald – Sheila Consaul often tells a story from the first time she held an open house at the Fairport Harbor West Breakwater Lighthouse, in 2012.
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