Monday 5/19/2014
A lot of the drive was wooded and wild in this area. |
We found Burnham Landing Park along the way. |
This was the first time we got a great view of Lake Huron with the beautiful colors of the Great Lakes. |
Across the way, we get a view of Old Presque Isle Lighthouse. |
It was not a long walk, so not a big deal. We just wonder why they don't just leave the gate open. There were 4 other people besides us that walked in to see the lighthouse. |
This light keeper greets us as we approached the light keepers quarters. |
I walked out on the rocky beach as Joe looks around on the grounds above. |
Two miles up the road is the New Presque Isle Lighthouse built to replace the old Presque Isle Lighthouse. |
This light was built in 1870 and stands 113 feet tall. |
A second " Keepers Dwelling" was built in 1905 because the lighthouse needed two light-keepers to run it. Now it is used as museum. |
Lighthouse with first "Keepers Dwelling". |
In 1990 the outer walls were given an additional course of brick. This gives the lighthouse a wider look and not as trim as it use to look like in old pictures. |
A life saving boat on the property, and restrooms that were closed. |
If you get a chance to climb to the top of the lighthouse, you will climb 138 steps. |
The top has a nice decorative design. |
We could see a road down to Lake Huron, so we drove down. There is a trail through the woods to it, but it was getting late, so we drove down, plus I was looking for a restroom in the woods. |
As you can read, where the pavilion stands today, there once was a fog signal building that was built in 1890 to assist mariners in deep fog. |
As we headed back toward home, we stopped at the Presque Isle State Harbor. |
Lots of boat slips for people that live in this area. |
We continued south on Hwy 23, and made a stop to check out Long Lake. This lake is 5,652 acres with a maximum depth of 25 feet. |
On the road that our campground is, I took a picture of Thunder Bay River and another photographer, while Joe drove. |
View of another water area across the road to our park. |
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