Dan Weemhoff (dwhike)  > Lighthouses > Michigan Winter Lights
A collection of lighthouses, mostly from northern Lower Michigan, during the season of ice. I enjoy visiting lights during winter, its a whole different kind of beauty. During the winter I get a better sense of how isolated and extreme life must have been at these remote outposts...
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Dan Weemhoff (dwhike) > Frankfort North Breakwater - Built in 1912, the North Breakwater Light replaced the outdated (and now demolished) South Pierhead Light. It stands 44 feet tall and originally housed a Fourth Order lens. The unusual looking second-story door is evidence of a planned catwalk out to the light which was never built.
Dan Weemhoff (dwhike) > Grand Traverse - The Grand Traverse Light is one of the older lights in Michigan. Built in 1858, the second light on this spot, it housed a Fifth Order Lens from its 48 foot tower. It is located in Leelanau State Park at the very tip of the Leelanau Peninsula. In the summer the building houses a nice museum and the surrounding beaches are great for rockhounds.
Dan Weemhoff (dwhike) > Grand Traverse - The Grand Traverse Light is one of the older lights in Michigan. Built in 1858, the second light on this spot, it housed a Fifth Order Lens from its 48 foot tower. It is located in Leelanau State Park at the very tip of the Leelanau Peninsula. In the summer the building houses a nice museum and the surrounding beaches are great for rockhounds.
Dan Weemhoff (dwhike) > Grand Traverse - The Grand Traverse Light is one of the older lights in Michigan. Built in 1858, the second light on this spot, it housed a Fifth Order Lens from its 48 foot tower. It is located in Leelanau State Park at the very tip of the Leelanau Peninsula. In the summer the building houses a nice museum and the surrounding beaches are great for rockhounds.
Dan Weemhoff (dwhike) > Grand Traverse - The Grand Traverse Light is one of the older lights in Michigan. Built in 1858, the second light on this spot, it housed a Fifth Order Lens from its 48 foot tower. It is located in Leelanau State Park at the very tip of the Leelanau Peninsula. In the summer the building houses a nice museum and the surrounding beaches are great for rockhounds.
Dan Weemhoff (dwhike) > Harbor Beach - The first light was constructed at Harbor Beach in 1875 and was of a skeleton style not unlike the Charlevoix light. A huge storm in 1883 nearly destroyed the little light and made clear that a sturdier structure was needed. The current light was lit in 1885 and stands 45' above the break wall. Its 5/8 inch steel skin protects it from the worst Lake Huron can throw at it. The light remains active.
Dan Weemhoff (dwhike) > Little Traverse - The Little Traverse Light was first lit in 1884 and its 4th Order Lens was visible across the entirety of Little Traverse Bay, up to 13 miles. Unfortunately, this pretty little light is all but impossible to visit. The property it sits on is owned by a very upscale gated community and is strictly off-limits to visitors. The only way to see it is by boat or, as I did, by following the frozen shoreline during winter.
Dan Weemhoff (dwhike) > Little Traverse - The Little Traverse Light was first lit in 1884 and its 4th Order Lens was visible across the entirety of Little Traverse Bay, up to 13 miles. Unfortunately, this pretty little light is all but impossible to visit. The property it sits on is owned by a very upscale gated community and is strictly off-limits to visitors. The only way to see it is by boat or, as I did, by following the frozen shoreline during winter.
Dan Weemhoff (dwhike) > Little Traverse - The Little Traverse Light was first lit in 1884 and its 4th Order Lens was visible across the entirety of Little Traverse Bay, up to 13 miles. Unfortunately, this pretty little light is all but impossible to visit. The property it sits on is owned by a very upscale gated community and is strictly off-limits to visitors. The only way to see it is by boat or, as I did, by following the frozen shoreline during winter.
Frankfort North Breakwater - Built in 1912, the North Breakwater Light replaced the outdated (and now demolished) South Pierhead Light. It stands 44 feet tall and originally housed a Fourth Order lens. The unusual looking second-story door is evidence of a planned catwalk out to the light which was never built.
> Frankfort North Breakwater - Built in 1912, the North Breakwater Light replaced the outdated (and now demolished) South Pierhead Light. It stands 44 feet tall and originally housed a Fourth Order lens. The unusual looking second-story door is evidence of a planned catwalk out to the light which was never built.
Frankfort North Breakwater - Built in 1912, the North Breakwater Light replaced the outdated (and now demolished) South Pierhead Light. It stands 44 feet tall and originally housed a Fourth Order lens. The unusual looking second-story door is evidence of a planned catwalk out to the light which was never built.
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