Crisp Point Lighthouse

This is rapidly becoming my favorite lighthouse in the State of Michigan. It is a pain to get to but I think that is part of the charm. It reminds me of one of those lighthouses you see on the East Coast in Cape Cod or Maine, a nice rocky shore in a desolate area. The fact that we can point and say, "Yeah, well we have one of those in Michigan too" makes it that much cooler.

This is a shot of the lighthouse as you first come to the parking lot.

This is a shot I took because of the color of the trees in front of it.

This is a shot that is example of what I talked about in the introduction to this set of pictures. You have the nice rocky shore and the desolate looking place. Add in the gray clouds in the sky and you almost have Maine but nicer.



I think this is the picture of the series. I looked up at the lighthouse as I was putting my camera away and noticed how the light was reflecting off the glass. So I had to have this picture. The intense white of the tower itself is a bonus. You can almost imagine the light is still in the tower.

Crisp Point Lighthouse

About 15 miles away from Tahquamenon Falls is this lighthouse. If we didn't see the signs for a lighthouse, we probably never would have found it because it's tucked deep into the woods there. The dirt road starts out pretty nice and then it turns into something a little bit better than a two track road. Despite the effort to get ot it, it is worth the trip as it is a beautiful lighthouse in a beautiful spot.

The lighthouse was built in 1904 and was decommissioned in 1993.

This is a shot of the lighthouse from the parking lot. The sun was starting to set, so you can see some hints of the color in the picture.

It sits up on some rocks. Kind of reminds of some of the pictures from out east.

A better shot of the lighthouse sitting on the rocks.

As I said, the sun was starting to set.

You can see it a little better here.

A shot of the gondola.

Looking up at the lighthouse. This type of shot is one of my favorites to take.





One of my last shots of the night. You can see the oranges in the light. I also like this shot because the lighting is almost soft enough.