Monthly Archives: September 2015

Magical Night at Crisp Point Lighthouse

Year 2

My wife and I just finished our gig as lighthouse keepers on a remote stretch of Lake Superior shoreline near Whitefish Point. Crisp Point Lighthouse may only be accessed via a 19 mile long dirt road, and is 40 miles from the nearest town. In short, it is very remote!

Learn more about our experience as lighthouse keepers via my wife’s blog. Molly regularly writes articles for Lake Superior magazine and better describes our experience in words than me!

However, here is the magic of a Crisp Point night in photos … from sunset to sunrise! (access photos directly via Flickr)

Here are two still images / excerpts from the slide show. The Northern Lights shined upon us our second night at Crisp Point, but only after a gorgeous sunset!
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Sunset at Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore

Year 2

Timing is everything in life! While driving over to our lighthouse keeping gig at Crisp Point Lake Superior, we decided to break up the long drive from Duluth with an overnight stay in Munising, Michigan. Arriving in town a few minutes before 5 pm, Molly noticed a sunset cruise to Pictured Rocks left the small harbor in 30 minutes. Lake Superior was in her majesty!

Will post some photos from Crisp Point by Monday.

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Migration in Process … Just Off Hawk Ridge

Year 2

While Hawk Ridge is a great place to go during the migration, the woods and ponds within a few miles of the ridge often offer opportunities to see the same birds, just without the crowds! All three of these photos were taken near the Ridge within the past 24 hours.

If you are looking for the Northern Lights excursion updates, scroll down to the next blog post (just past these three bird photos).

Purple Finch
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American Kestrel
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Great Blue Heron
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