| Have you considered a vacation that spotlights the 115 | | | | lighthouse was the most difficult to get to as it involved |
| lighthouses located in the state of Michigan? There is a | | | | walking on a sandy beach for over a mile. The return |
| lot of interest in the history of these well-maintained | | | | was somewhat easier in that the walk was in sand |
| lighthouses. Many of them date from the 1800's. The | | | | but some vehicle traffic had compacted the sand. At |
| lighthouses were built as safety factors or guiding lights | | | | some you can park your car very near the lighthouse. |
| for all of the shipping on the Great Lakes. Remember | | | | At others you may have to walk a mile and a half to |
| that most of these lighthouses were built before | | | | see the lighthouse. There are others that are on islands |
| electricity and automated lighting. Each lighthouse had a | | | | and are accessible by boat or airplane. The ones I |
| keeper whose job it was to turn on the light during | | | | have photographed have been recently painted and |
| inclement weather and always at night. This included all | | | | are well maintained. In order to get the best |
| types of weather, even the nights with temperatures | | | | photograph it may be necessary to ask some |
| below zero with the strong winds howling across the | | | | questions. |
| frozen ice. Today, the lighthouses that are still in | | | | Since the lighthouses are a very popular tourist |
| operation have been automated. The lighthouses are | | | | attraction, free brochures are available at tourist |
| on the shores of Lake Michigan, Lake Superior, Lake | | | | information centers. You may have to stop at several |
| Huron., and the St. Clair River. Others are on islands | | | | locations to get brochures that cover all the |
| accessible by boat or airplane. | | | | lighthouses. Have a nice vacation. |
| I have included several of these lighthouses. Big Sable | | | | |