Lighthouses, Then and Now
During a recent visit to Michigan, my husband and I toured the coast of Lake Huron to photograph lighthouses. One of our stops was at Tawas Point, the location of which is shown by the barely visible red circle on the map on the sign.
This was the historical lighthouse, now used only as a museum and gift shop (both closed for the season when we visited).
Over the years, the shifting sands and changing coastline required the placement of a new navigational beacon a half a mile from the original lighthouse. This is what our government constructed. Which do you think is more photogenic?
This was the historical lighthouse, now used only as a museum and gift shop (both closed for the season when we visited).
Over the years, the shifting sands and changing coastline required the placement of a new navigational beacon a half a mile from the original lighthouse. This is what our government constructed. Which do you think is more photogenic?
Labels: lighthouses, Michigan
posted by Kia at
Tuesday, December 02, 2008
1 Comments:
That is one ugly light house. You'd think they could disguise it a little, like they do with the cell towers disguised as pine trees (palm trees down in Southern California). A tree would definitely be more aesthetically pleasing, but a tree making a loud foghorn noise with a big revolving light on top might be a bit strange.
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Laurie, at 11:02 PM
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