PORT CLINTON — A restored 120-year-old lighthouse will float down the Portage River to its final destination along the Lake Erie waterfront Aug. 16, completing a years-long volunteer effort to refurbish the structure and relocate it along the lake.

The Port Clinton Lighthouse Conservancy began work to restore the lighthouse in 2011. It will be lifted onto a barge at Brand’s Marina and float down the river to a spot along the east pier. Then, it will be moved to a prepared place along the lakeshore east of Water Works Park.

Organizers expect the lighthouse to be on its river journey by about 10 a.m.

First Published August 4, 2016, 4:00 a.m.