This tired dog takes a few seconds of rest to watch the small white sailboat slip past the lighthouse before he continues to explore all the interesting things on the beach.
Dog Takes a Break
Picture of the Day for October 11, 2018
The lighthouse scene yesterday did not look this peaceful as when I took this image a week ago since the strong northeast winds caused waves measuring 20 feet to crash into the lighthouse and shore. I would have been soaked and standing in water if I stood in the same spot yesterday as the storm caused flooding and closure of roads due to large amounts of debris piled on the roadway.
Wisconsin Point Lighthouse
Picture of the Day for May 28, 2015
While out on a day trip today, one stop was the Wisconsin Point, a peninsula off the shore of Superior, Wisconsin. The point is the world’s largest freshwater bay mouth sand bar. The Wisconsin Point Lighthouse was built in 1913 and is located on the end of the peninsula.
But today the lighthouse wasn’t very visible nor could you see Lake Superior because of the fog rolling in on a chilly afternoon when the temperature was 45 with a colder wind chill. And while I was hoping for a nice sunny day to walk out to the lighthouse, the need for lighthouses and fog horns wouldn’t have existed if the weather was always calm and sunny.
Lighthouse Lost in the Fog
A short video of the lighthouse lost in the fog as the waves roll in on a windy day.