# Light Hearted ep 334 – Marty O’Gara and John Ollila, Fairport Harbor, OH

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Podcast: [Light Hearted](https://stenobird.com/podcast/light-hearted-754364)
Published: 2026-01-11T05:00:27+00:00
Episode link: https://news.uslhs.org/2026/01/11/light-hearted-ep-334-marty-ogara-and-john-ollila-fairport-harbor-oh/
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Duration seconds: 3421

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Fairport Harbor Light Station, photo by. Jeremy D’Entremont. Fairport Harbor, on the south side of Lake Erie at the mouth of the Grand River, is considered part of the Cleveland, Ohio, metropolitan area. The first lighthouse in the harbor was a 56-foot brick tower built in 1825. The lighthouse that stands today is a 60-foot stone tower that began service in 1871. After a new lighthouse was built on a breakwater in the harbor in 1925, the government planned to destroy the old lighthouse. A number of organizations in the area objected, and the lighthouse was spared. In 1945, the Fairport Harbor Historical Society established a marine museum inside the old keeper’s house. Museum highlights include a Fresnel lens and the infamous “ghost cat” story. Marty O’Gara and John Ollila by the third-order Fresnel lens from Fairport Harbor Lighthouse, now on display in the museum in the keeper’s house. Photo by Jeremy D’Entremont. Our guests today are Marty O’Gara and John Ollila. John is the historian for the lighthouse and a trustee of the Fairport Harbor Historical Society. Marty is the president of the Fairport Harbor Historical Society.

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