This was another wonderful day. We left here and
headed south and west to Point Betsie. This was a light I had seen pictures of
many times before so I was eager to see it in actual fact.
The drive was similar to yesterday in that there were
grand homes, lakeside cottages well kept farms and charming little villages.
When we arrived at Betsie there were lots of people there and we were given a
number for our turn to climb the tower. While waiting we explored the museum
which was very well done. We walked the grounds and because the waves were so
high we couldn’t get out into the lake to take a picture from that side. But we
got many many more pictures from just about any angle. This lighthouse can be
renter by the week. A maximum of six people in a group can rent the Keepers
living quarters for 2000.00 in peak season or 1500.00 in the off season.
Of course I visited the gift shop and I was able to
get magnets and one more Xmas tree ornament
Our turn to climb soon came and we went to the top.
The guide was very friendly and the opening was not particularly wide so we had
to be careful not to bump our heads or scrape our backs. The view made the
climb well worth the effort and the wait.
A special thing to note about this area of Michigan is
the fact that Baby’s Breath is a noxious weed. It grows everywhere and actually
ruins the dunes and they have to dig it out. And to think we pay 5.00 for a few
stems of it.
Before we knew it noon had arrived and we had to get
going if we were going to get to the other lights we had planned to visit
today.
Just a short distance south of Betsie Point was
Frankfort. Here we viewed 2 different breakwater lights. In this community as
well as many others they have a north breakwater with a light at the end ans
well as a south breakwater. We did not walk all of the way out to the light
because to get there we would have to walk along a very long breakwater and the
waves were crashing over it sometimes.
This little community also plants thousands of flowers
along its main street. I still wonder who takes care of them all. But they do
add to the beauty of this little community
The south breakwater has been renamed the Elberta
breakwater to avoid confusion because each one is in a different town.
Our last light for the day was to be the Manistee
breakwater light. Our direction to get there were lacking to say the least.
So after taking a few wrong turns and being hot and
tired and frustrated we decided to have lunch , It was already two o’clock.
During lunch we hooked up the netbook and checked a map of Manistee.. Just like
Frankfort there is a North and a South breakwater light here.
We spent about an hour in the water and it cooled us
off quite nicely.
It is supposed to be cooler tomorrow and I am happy about
that. We will be here again tomorrow night,
Mission Point
lighthouse and Old Mission Point here we come.
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