The first settlement at Port Dover, where the Lynn River empties into Lake Erie, was known as Dover Mills, due to the river's mills that were a crucial part of the village. On May 14, 1814, roughly 750 Americans landed near the Lynn River during the War of 1812 in what is now known as the Raid on Port Dover...
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Visitor Info
From Highway 6 in Port Dover at the intersection of Main Street and Walker Street, go east on Main Street for one block, and then turn right onto Harbor Street and continue to the parking lot at its end. The lighthouse is owned by the Canadian Coast Guard. Grounds open, tower closed.