It is a chilly day when the winds picked up as the rain moved so not a good day to try to walk on the slippery rocks on the breakwater to reach the lighthouse.
Wisconsin Point Lighthouse
Picture of the Day for July 25, 2023
The iron ore dock at Superior, Wisconsin, is very busy right now, but with loading out of one elevator only, there are three freighters waiting outside the harbor as the fourth gets loaded.
Freighter Coming In
Picture of the Day for January 18, 2023
While the large freighters may still be active on the other Great Lakes, the traffic is down to one ore carrier on Lake Superior since the Soo Locks closed earlier this week (although the closing was delayed by 10 hours until the last ship that was leaving Lake Superior was through the locks). The Saginaw is still making a few more load of iron ore pellets from the docks in Superior to the Sault Ste Marie area. This ship, the Algoma Guardian also came into Superior for ore but didn’t have to fight the ice in the harbor during July as compared to loading out in January. The Algoma Guardian is spending the winter at Goderich, ON until the Soo Locks reopens on March 25 after winter maintenance.
Algoma Guardian Arrival
Picture of the Day for July 1, 2022
As some people head north for the holiday weekend, some might stop and visit this lighthouse on their way to the cabin. Walking to this 1913 Wisconsin Point Lighthouse is a bit tricky as most of the third of a mile long breakwater is covered with large boulders. In 2019, the U.S. General Services Administration auctioned off this 56 foot tall lighthouse on Lake Superior.
Walking to the Light
Picture of the Day for November 22, 2020
This morning scene at the lighthouse looked slightly different with snow falling on a cloudy day which made it harder to see the lighthouse clearly. The light is on the Wisconsin Point and to the west is the Minnesota Point. These these two points create the longest freshwater sandbar in the world.
Sunny Day at Wisconsin Point Light
Picture of the Day for September 15, 2020
The winds were gusting today and often that would stir the waters up on Lake Superior as the waves crash in, but today the winds were blowing out instead of in so even with the high wind gusts, the lake was fairly calm (at least by this lighthouse but not on the other end of the lake). But earlier this year, it was a different story and the water turned brown from the churning the crashing waves caused.
Waves Stirring the Lake
Picture of the Day for July 22, 2020
The freighter, Algoma Guardian, sails pass the Wisconsin Point Light as it enters Superior Harbor breakwater to be loaded with iron ore pellets.
Freighter Arriving at Superior
Picture of the Day for June 9, 2020
This lighthouse seems to get lost in the storms often as two of the three times I have seen it, the lighthouse was experiencing some stormy conditions and hidden in the clouds and fog.
Lost in the Storm
Picture of the Day for February 25, 2019
The blizzard this weekend made it hard to see very far as well as creating large drifts. I rather see a summer storm which can hide a lighthouse and creates waves on the water since normally it is warmer weather and you are not stuck not fighting with snow for weeks.
Summer Storm
Picture of the Day for November 7, 2018
One thing about looking out over a large lake or the ocean, it makes it easier to forgot that there might be snow on the ground behind you (unless of course the ice has already formed on the lake too). Seeing the snow on the ground today did not make it easy to forget that it was cold outside.
Looking Outward
