Pointe aux Barques Lighthouse
Yesterday Bob, Darryl and I decided to take a road trip over to the thumb of the mitten, and visit the Point aux Barques Lighthouse near Point Hope, Michigan. It had been a while since we’d flexed our photographic muscles, and none of us had ever been to this lighthouse before, so Saturday seemed like a good time for a road trip.
The lighthouse was originally built in 1848, but it burnt to the ground in 1849. The lighthouse wasn’t rebuilt until 1857. This is the structure you see today when you visit Lighthouse Park. The lighthouse was “manned” (some of the keepers were women) until 1957.
There was a chill in the air when we got there from the wind swirling around this slight penninsula, but there was enough sunshine to keep us fairly warm. On both sides of the shore the lapping waves formed ice on the rocks and trees. To the west there was still quite a bit of snow packed along the lakeshore. The snow servered as a reminder that this still March.
It was the first nice spring day, and we enjoyed our time at the lighthouse. We were the only ones there, and that made the day seem even more special. No one mentioned it until later, but with all the recent trajedies of our co-workers and friends we don’t take days like Saturday for granted anymore.
On the way home we came across a few old cars that allowed me to practice me first HDR photos of the year.
A good time was had by all.
Point aux Barques Lighthouse March 27th 2010
Bob, Darryl and I at the lighthouse.
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