Grand Traverse Lighthouse

July 18, 2012

Today Jackie and Doug took us to the famous Grand Traverse Lighthouse. This lighthouse is located at the most northern tip of the Leelandau Peninsula. Leelandau is a Native American word that means "A Land of Delight" that we have found in the last 3 days is very good description of this area. The lighthouse was built in 1858 and was closed and replaced by a automatic lighthouse beacon that only needs servicing every 6 months. However original lighthouse has been restored to the 1920 and 1930 era when there was no electricity or running water. It is now a museum and has many of the items that the McCormick had when the McCormick family lived in it. It is in very good condition after a lot of work by volunteers including Doug had worked in restoring the lighthouse.

We went to a restaurant in Suttons Bay and for desert we went for a second night to Fischer's Happy Hour Tavern for a delicious desert called "Home made Cream Puff with Sanders Hot Fudge". After this we went to Peterson Park to see the sunset over Lake Michigan. It was a fitting conclusion to another great day.

Jackie and Dorothy walking to the Grand Traverse  Lighthouse.

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Con, Dorothy and Doug in front of the Grand Traverse Lighthouse.

Entrance to the Grand Traverse Lighthouse.

View from the tower housing the lighthouse light of the Fog Signal  Building and  North Manitou  Island.

Automatic lighthouse tower that replaced the former lighthouse. as seen from  the lighthouse  tower.

Dorothy trying the wood stove in the lighthouse kitchen.

Dorothy and Con next to a training and research tall ship in  the Sutton  Bay  Marina.