Top of Monument Closing For Two Seasons, Visitors’ Center Will Remain Open
Big news for anyone who hasn’t made it to the top of Perry’s Monument recently. This rite of passage for Put-in-Bay fans will not be possible for the next two seasons, so you’d better get up there before October 27th!
The Perry’s Victory and International Peace Memorial will be closing for two seasons for major construction work on the upper and lower plazas. This will make the top of the monument inaccessible to the public until the 2028 season.
Perry’s Monument will be open daily through September 29th from 10:00AM-5:00PM, and starting October 3rd it will be open Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday from 10:00AM-5:00PM, until October 27th when it closes, not just for the season, but for the 2026 and 2027 seasons as well.
While the Monument Will Be Closed Down, the Perry’s Complex Will Remain Operational
There’s a lot more going on at the site than just the monument itself, and we’re happy to report that those operations will continue. The beautiful Perry’s Visitors’ Center will remain open, which is full of great exhibits.
There will also be Park Rangers running programs and demonstrations, and giving talks and informational events as always.
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Missing The View From The Top? We’ve Got You Covered With Our Webcams!
If you can’t wait until 2028 to see from the top of Perry’s Monument again, check out our webcam page! We’ve got six cams, two of which are atop the monument!
If you follow the Put-in-Bay Island Guide on Facebook (which you should!) you’ve likely seen our team working with team members at the monument to service these cameras from time to time.
Their operation won’t be disrupted by this closure, so the whole world will still be able to “climb to the top” through their screens!
About Perry’s Victory and International Peace Memorial
Towering 352 feet above Lake Erie and dominating the skyline around it, Perry’s Monument is the fifth tallest man-made landmark in America and the tallest Doric Column in the world. It’s also a national park. From the top, on a clear day, you can see the shoreline of Canada.
Speaking of Canada, the monument is a celebration of the peace between the United States, Canada and Great Britain since hostilities ceased in the War of 1812.
Completed in 1915, for the approximate centennial of the Battle of Lake Erie, it honors the soldiers on all sides who fought in the Battle of Lake Erie, which was Put-in-Bay’s most famous moment from a global, historical perspective.
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There’s No Better Excuse To Come Up To PIB One More Time In 2025!
Talk about FOMO! If you miss out on this chance to head to the top of Perry’s Monument, you won’t get to do so again until May of 2028! That’s 30 months away! And if you’re having trouble conceptualizing that number, think about how long the last month of your life has felt… multiply that by THIRTY!
So if it’s been a while since you’ve come up to the top of the iconic Perry’s Monument, hop on over to the Bay for a night or two and take in the view from Put-in-Bay’s most well-known landmark!