With a temperature almost setting a high record today, it was nice to be outside but at 42 degrees, it still wasn’t as warm as a 4th of July day. So I will wait a few more months before taking a trip to explore lighthouses like Seul Choix Point.
Light at Seul Choix Point
Today I saw little kids (and adults) dressed up in costumes for Halloween when you might see the spooks, ghosts and goblins. One might find a ghost haunting a lighthouse like at Seul Choix Point Lighthouse which is said to be haunted by a former keeper Captain Joseph Willy Townshend (1902 to 1910) who died in the upstairs bedroom. Joseph was a cigar smoker in life, but his wife refused to let him smoke in the house. Now cigar smoke is often smelled in the house, as well as other strange happenings, including moving silverware, rocking chairs moving on their own, pictures with hazy figures, images in windows, footsteps, and the sound of someone climbing the lighthouse steps.
The Gulliver History Society, which maintains this lighthouse, has kept detailed records of each ghostly occurrence at the lighthouse recorded in a logbook which has more than 300 entries thus far. It is believed that in addition to the ghost of Townshend , there are three other spirits, including young girls.
So while visiting the keeper’s house of the Seul Choix Point Lighthouse, take an extra peek at the mirrors and windows and see if you spot a spirit.
Seul Choix Point Keeper’s House
A recent visit to Upper Peninsula of Michigan included stops at some of the lighthouses on Lake Michigan and Lake Superior. And at a couple of those lighthouses, a unique view of the area was gained after a climb up the spiral staircase in the lighthouse tower (and of course coming down was easier than going up).
Lighthouse Tower Spiral Stairway
