Icy Lighthouse

As you know from my other blogposts, we went to meet another Blogger (Shelley from Birding in Michigan and Building a Log Cabin) in Mackinaw City, Michigan.

Mackinac City lies just south of the U.P. by the Mackinac Bridge.

While there, I had to stop by the shore and take pictures of the Old Mackinac Point Lighthouse.  It was built in 1892.

I always like looking up at the top of lighthouses:

And at the lighthouse peaks and roof:

(Somebody needs to wash the windows up there!)

But I loved the brick and the side windows on this one and how it is tucked into the corner of the Lightkeeper's  house:

It is now the cornerstone for a lovely park:

I also loved the red roof:

The lighthouse and park overlooked the lonely and icy lake:

I loved it:

...and I wondered how many lighthouse keepers lived there in the past...

Keeping watch for big ore boats on the lake:

And shining the light to lead the sailors to safety:

The park was abandoned, except for me, bracing the wind to take my photographs.

I wonder how lonely the Lighthouse Keeper was all winter long there.

If you get a chance, go to the link above about the lighthouse, it has some fascinating history and shows you a map of where it is located.

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