Years and years of high water flowing in the river channel has created an interesting pattern in the rock wall.
Rock Layers
The windy days can help dry the laundry on the lines, but it does cause waves and make a rougher ride on the water. And stormy days are why lighthouses were so important in the past as a navigation aid. The Eagle Harbor lighthouse was built in 1851 and replaced with the present red brick structure in 1871. A fog signal was added in 1895 to the lighthouse complex.
Eagle Harbor Lighthouse
Recreation on a river means different things to people as some prefer kayaking, fishing, swimming, boating, wading or just enjoying and photographing the view from shore. The west channel of the Presque Isle River is a little more wild with the rapids and pot holes carved out in the rock bed.
Photographing the River
Downstream from the Manabezho Falls is a series of rapids as the Presque Isle River divides into two swifter and narrower channels that cut deeply into the underlying bedrock before it empties into Lake Superior. In lower levels, you can walk across the rocky river bed and see the calmer water on the east channel.
East Channel of the Presque Isle River