I join a work crew to restore the second most remote lighthouse in the United States. . . Spectacle Reef Lighthouse. Spectacle Reef Light is in northern Lake Huron about 29 miles east of the Mackinac Bridge, Michigan. It has been unmanned for almost 5 decades and it shows. The [...]
Monthly Archives: July 2021
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Da Viking (Chuck) and I have visited abandoned lighthouses on other excursions. On this day we were headed to a restored light on St. Helena Island in Lake Michigan. It had been in poor shape until Scout Troop 4 from Ann Arbor started restoration in 1986. Little did we know […]
We crossed vast plains of New Mexico in April (2021). Cattle were grazing on sparse shrubs along the dry land. They seemed to furrow their brows in our direction as they chewed as if we were invading their space. Soon this scruffy land opened to a desolate white plain that […]
On a remote stretch of the Keweenaw Peninsula, in the upper peninsula of Michigan, stands the remains of a lighthouse that provided a speck of light for the long dark stretch of shoreline. The 14 Mile Point Lighthouse is remote. Thirteen miles north of Ontonagon and miles from any public [...]
After exploring Washington Island for our second day in May 2021, stopping for a late lunch became a priority. We decided to pop in to an island pub, Karly’s Bar. Da Viking and I always enjoy getting to know locals. Boy, were we in for a memorable meeting! NO LUNCH […]
Have you ever been greeted by a friendly dog when you’ve entered a bar? Well, a kind, energetic golden lab-mix wagged her way toward us as we entered the Middle Bar II on Washington Island last May 2021. Meeting Zoe I was taken by surprise to find a canine working […]
We continue visiting Great Lakes islands and in this episode, we visit the Isle of Icelanders. We venture out to Washington Island, just off the Door Peninsula in Door County, Wisconsin. Washington Island is settled by many nationalities, but Icelanders made it home and the second oldest Icelandic settlement in [...]