White Shoal Lighthouse, Lake Michigan , Not a good place to stay in winter Did you think lighthouse keepers stayed and worked at the lighthouses all year long? So did I, until I found out that this was not the case for lighthouse keepers on the Great Lakes. Unlike other bodies [...]
Portland Head Light, ME, photo by Chuck Turk August 7 is National Lighthouse Day, the day on which we honor those majestic towers that were built to protect and guide mariners. Today, those lighthouses are historic symbols of man’s effort to help their fellowman. Many are still active aids to navigation despite modern [...]
Au Sable Lighthouse, MI, photo by Chuck Turk Their skeletons still remain, a warning to those who get too close, a reminder of the fury of the lake, and a testimony to the need for a lighthouse. Who would guess one of North America’s most beautiful shorelines would be one of [...]