Sunset at Sister Bay, WI
Monthly Archives: August 2014
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Early Morning and more, Lake Huron
One of several attempts to capture the early morning sun over Lake Huron in St. Ignace, MI. In the far distance, mostly obscured by the fog, is Mackinac Island. The fog lasted for about an hour or so after sunrise then lifted to give a clear view of the island. The evening before Connie and I visited the island. We traveled from St. Ignace on a high speed ferry like this. Unlike most other ferries, the only wheeled vehicles on […]
Aug
19
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Mackinac Island
After our three nights at Big Bay Point Lighthouse Connie and I spent one night in St. Ignace and made a quick visit to Mackinac Island. It was a beautiful place but it seemed really strange to see no motor vehicles other than the ferries to and from the island. Travel was by foot, by horse drawn carriage (even the hotel “limos” from the ferry docks were horse drawn carriages), or by bike (and bikes for rent, much like car […]
Aug
18
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Sunset Cruise
While we were in Sister Bay, Wisconsin (Door County) Connie and I took a sunset cruise. It stormed just a little north of there in mid-afternoon and we didn’t think we would get to go out but about an hour before departure, the clouds lifted and the rain stopped. The result was a beautiful sunset. Preparing the Edith M Becker for the sunset cruise Looking up to the top of the masts and the rigging A smaller boat from the […]
Aug
18
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Interior Lighthouse Photos
These, with a couple of exceptions, are some images of the interior of the Big Bay Point Lighthouse where Connie and I spent three nights during our last vacation. A beautiful location overlooking Lake Superior about 25 miles west of Marquette, Michigan. The lighthouse sits near a 60 foot bluff along the lake and the light itself is about 120 feet above the lake’s surface. The lighthouse is now a bed and breakfast with seven guest rooms. The unmanned working […]
Aug
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Wisconsin Lighthouses
On our way to Michigan last week Connie and I saw a number of lighthouses in Wisconsin. Not all were active and none of these had been converted to bed and breakfast inns.
Aug
17
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Big Bay Point Lighthouse
While on vacation week before last Connie and I stayed at Big Bay Point Lighthouse. The light is still actively maintained by the Coast Guard on Lake Superior just west of Marquette, Michigan but the lighthouse has been converted to a bed and breakfast. If you haven’t experienced a vacation like this, we highly recommend it. A few exterior shots of the lighthouse are included here. Interior shots to be provided later. The two lower windows in this view were […]
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Air Force Day
A salute to all of our Air Force friends and families, active, reserve, retired, and veterans along with those few remaining veterans of the Army Air Corps on this Air Force Day 2014.
Aug
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A Little Monochrome
A few black and white images that Connie encouraged me to share last night. Four of the five are from the Grand Tetons while the train is from the Colorado Railroad Museum in Golden.
