Tickets on sale in May 2026
What's On Deck
- Live Music by The Groove
Hors d'oeuvres and Delicious Drinks
- Desserts by Smiley's Ice Cream Truck
- Yard Games
- Pick-A-Duck
- Art and Experience Raffle
Special thanks to M. Harrison Photography, L.L.C. for the photos from the 2025 Fundraiser!
2026 Sponsors
Tom & Janice Showler
Carol Hymiak and Marc Bryant
Wendy Miller
Sponsor and Give Back to Preservation and Education
Why sponsor?
Sponsoring supports everything we do - it helps minimize expenses for educational efforts, covers preservation work, and ensures that our visitors have the best experience at our lighthouses!
• Our Lighthouses welcome over 17,000 people annually from all 50 states and over 30 countries
• Volunteers spend over 6,850 hours at the Lighthouses on average every year- that's valued at $229,424!*
• Most visitors come from Pennsylvania (around 6,800) with most hailing from Erie and Allegheny counties
• Over 100 people attend our summer fund raiser - most from Erie County!
• Presque Isle Lighthouse is located within Presque Isle State Park -and the park sees, on average, 3.5 million visitors annually.
*Independent Sector, 2023
About Lake Erie Lights*
Our mission is to operate, preserve, and interpret Erie's historic lighthouses for the public and for future generations.
Since 2014, we have restored Presque Isle Lighthouse to its period of significance, acquired an operating lease for the Erie Land Lighthouse, and are seeking to acquire the North Pier Light. We have spent over $430,000 in this past decade on preservation work at the Presque Isle Lighthouse and
$25,000 at Erie Land Lighthouse - and we're not done!
*Presque Isle Light Station (Lake Erie Lights) is a private 501(c)3 non-profit organization that raises funds specifically for these Lighthouses. We are not affiliated with Presque Isle Partnership and we are a separate entity from Presque Isle State Park.
Download our sponsor packet below for more information. Ready to commit? Contact us at averie@presqueislelighthouse.org or 814-304-6917
Discounted sponsor rates until April 30, 2026
Deadline: June 30, 2026