One of the goals of our recent trip to Northern Michigan (not UP!) was to visit some of the lighthouses long the shores of Lake Michigan and Lake Huron. I thought I'd post them here, with a short explanation:
Ludington Breakwater Lighthouse, Ludington, MI
This was the last lighthouse we visited before heading home. It sits t the end of the northern breakwater protecting the entrance to Pere Marquette Harbor, in Ludington, Michigan. Built in 1924, automated in 1972, and still You can walk out the breakwater (about 0.5 mi) to the lighthouse, but we chose not to, as it was threatening to rain.
I first saw this lighthouse from Ludington State Park, where we did a short explore of the dunes. We did NOT make it to the Big Sabel Lighthouse there, as it was a 2 mile walk, and cost monet to enter that part of the park. That did fit this trip (especially the 4 mile walk when we had 700 miles of driving in front of us). Anyway, the dunes are cool.
Below is a shot from about 3 miles north of the Luddington Lighthouse, from the state park:
Here's a snip from Google Earth, showing where the lighthouse is. (not my photo!):
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