Every year, on the weekend after the 4th of July, the Toledo Lighthouse Society holds the Toledo Lighthouse Festival in Maumee Bay State Park.
It’s a small festival consisting of…
…a village of vendors…
…a stage for music and other activities…
…fish and chicken chunks…
…and a cool silent auction that had…
…lighthouse stuff galore (among other things).
Fortunately, they brought a model for those who didn’t want to pay $25 to ride out and see it themselves.
Once cooled a bit, we headed back and admired…
…and two filled beaches along Lake Erie and an inland lake.
And I’m sure they didn’t come for the chicken chunks.
They were there to beat the heat.
But there were probably curious tourists making their way to the festival just as festival goers drifted out to the beach. The festival’s location wasn’t only to give it access to the lighthouse. The already existing crowd helped it acquire greater aid.