I love lighthouses. I always have. In fact if I were to go through my map collection, I would find several maps dedicated to lighthouse locations by state. I have lighthouse locator app on my phone. I even have a United States Lighthouse Society Passport.
We left Bambi Lake early one morning to start the hour drive that would lead us to the shores of Lake Huron. Lake Huron is the second largest of the great lakes, but has the longest shoreline, over 3800 miles.
Our first stop was the Sturgeon Point Lighthouse. The buildings were closed due to Covid, but the grounds were open for exploration.
Standing on the shore, it’s easy to understand why the EPA calls the great lakes “freshwater seas”. There is no land on the distant horizon and the waves crash to shore as if it were the ocean…
I spent more time than necessary walking along the shores picking up pretty rocks only to decide to leave them for the next person. After all, Waldo can only carry so much weight.
We had planned on going further north, but we realized we would definitely run out of daylight before we ran out of lighthouses to visit. Instead we headed south to Apena. The lighthouse there is at the mouth of the Thunder Bay River and can be seen by walking along a boardwalk atop of the Apena breakwater.
While the lighthouse isn’t as fancy as many, I still enjoyed seeing it.
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Our final destination for the day was Tawas Point State Park. There have been record high water levels in Tawas Bay and the evidence is plain to see…
After we parked, we walked along one of the nature trails to get to the lighthouse. Once again, the lighthouse was closed due to Covid, so no tours were being offered. We had to settle for an outside view…
It’s probably just as well, I think my days of climbing lighthouse stairs are over. But it is always neat to tour the light keeper’s residence.
We had ventured as far south as we thought we could and still make it back to Bambi Lake before dinner so with that, we left the shores of Lake Huron and returned to Roscommon.
Ah, so many lighthouses, so little time!
Up next…
We get locked in on a pirate ship, oh dear!
The Wandering RVer 
What a fun day! I love lighthouses, too! These are three beauties. I also have the lighthouse passport but often forget to get it stamped!
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I usually carry mine in my camera bag, so most of the time I have it with me. We’ve been known to go way out of our way so I can stop at a lighthouse!
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I love lighthouses, and these look like ones to visit. I didn’t know about the lighthouse passport!
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The passport is a great way to keep track out the lighthouses you’ve visited. Friends of Lighthouses has a great phone app to find ones near you.
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We’ve never been up that way, but now I truly want to see these places. Your photos are enticing me!!!
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Thank you! It’s truly a beautiful place to visit.
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The Great Lakes never fail to amaze me. You just can’t imagine how big they are until you’re standing there – and you quickly realize those lighthouses aren’t just for decoration! Bummer about not being able to go inside, but I still say: worth it! I, too, didn’t know there was a passport program. That would have been good to know 5 years ago. Dammit!
Anyway, Happy Thanksgiving!
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It really is hard to get a sense of the size. When you see the waves and whitecaps, it’s hard to remember it isn’t the ocean! I hope you had a great Thanksgiving!
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Pleased you are having fun. On to the next adventure.
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Thanks for stopping by Jack! Where are you these days?
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