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Category Archives: Lighthouses
Sand Point Lighthouse — Escanaba, Michigan
Our route home on Sunday took us within three blocks of this lighthouse. It was too early in the morning for tours, but we got out and wandered around for 10 minutes or so. The lighthouse was built in 1868 … Continue reading
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Grand Marais, Michigan
On my drive back to Grand Marais from the Log Slide, I stopped to see Sable Falls and hike a short trail onto the Grand Sable Dunes. This proved to be a mistake. The falls were less spectacular than many … Continue reading
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Au Sable Light Station
When I did my pre-vacation homework, I saw that the National Park Service gives tours of the Au Sable Light Station during July and August. But the same ranger who told me I couldn’t get to Au Sable Point from … Continue reading
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Range Lights
OK class. Pay attention. A lighthouse marks a spot — a point of land, a harbor entrance or a reef. A range light (which looks mightily like a lighthouse) marks a channel. Range lights always come in pairs. The front … Continue reading
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Holland Harbor Lighthouse, Holland State Park, Michigan
We wandered around the shores of Lake Macatawa for a while before finally finding Holland State Park, the best place from which to view the Holland Harbor Lighthouse. We weren’t the first to find it — there was a traffic … Continue reading
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