Visit the Ashtabula Maritime Museum, the former lightkeepers, and Coast Guard Chief house, built in 1871/1898. It has seven rooms full of displays, models and artifacts.

The museum contains models, paintings, maritime artifacts, photos of early Ashtabula Harbor, ore boats and tugs, miniature hand-made brass tools that actually work, and the world's only working scale model of a Hulett Ore
Unloading Machine.

Then step inside and imagine sailing away in our authentic pilot house from the lakeboat the Steamer Thomas Walters.

The museum also provides an expansive view of the Commercial & Recreational Ashtabula Harbor. Watch actual Lakeboats loading and unloading coal & iron ore. Watch the Bascule liftbridge open and close to let power & sailboats pass through.
Outside displays and picnic tables are available.

The gift shop includes nautical items such as: jewelry, maritime books, mugs, lighthouse slates, wooden model boat kits, miniature boats, "Scaasis" lighthouses, shipwreck charts, post cards, nightlights, lighthouse writing paper and Ashtabula Lighthouse pictures. We also have "Ashtabula Lighthouse", "Lake Erie Lighthouses", "Lakeboats" and "Edmund Fitzgerald" Tee-shirts among many other items.

Hours: Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays & Holidays: Memorial Day weekend through August: Noon-5 p.m. September: Noon - 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday only. Admission: $4.00 Adults, $3.00 6-16 years, Children under 6: FREE SPECIAL Tours available Tours are available by appointment year round for (10) ten or more, Call 440/997-5370 or 440/964-6847