Sturgeon Point Lighthouse

Traveling up the Lake Huron shore we visited quite a number of lighthouses, this the Sturgeon Point Lighthouse which marks a reef, still a huge hazard to navigation. This lighthouse, like many on the Great Lakes, is still operational and has a a 3 1/2 order Fresnel lens. It is in a state park of the same name. Anyone who loves lighthouses should visit Michigan for this is one of 124 lighthouses in the state, both peninsulas of which are surrounded by water and dotted with lighthouses. The insets show an old fishing boat which is on the same property and the old Bailey School which was moved to the park from nearby Mikado Township.