Point Betsie lighthouse, and this remote stretch of Lake Michigan beach near Frankfort in Michigan, is one of my favorite places in any season.
Winter brings an especially stark and crystalline beauty to the snow-kissed beach, accenting the crisp contrast between the red-roofed white lighthouse and, on this day last February, a brilliant blue sky.
Point Betsie lighthouse celebrated its 150th anniversary last year, and the ambitious renovation I wrote about then continues at the lighthouse this year. Exterior work at the main lighthouse building and the fog signal building is largely complete, while rehabilitation of the lighthouse's interior continues with a projected 2010 completion date.
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Wow. Beautiful. We don't get snow on our coastline out west so seeing a lighthouse in that sort of setting is really special.
Posted by: Sharlene | December 11, 2009 at 10:39 AM
Love that blue sky. And I'm with Sharlene, snow and lighthouses are a sight I've yet to see. (Except in these beautiful shots).
Posted by: Carolina | December 11, 2009 at 05:58 PM
Brrrr. I love the looks of the blue sky but it looks so cold!
Posted by: Wanderluster | December 13, 2009 at 03:47 PM
Sharlene-Great Lakes lighthouses are pretty special, and Point Betsie is one of my favorites :)
Carolina-I wish I had some better shots of lighthouses and ice...
Wanderluster-Yup, it was pretty windy and cold that day as I remember!
Posted by: Dominique King | December 13, 2009 at 08:12 PM
Great shots, I love the contrast of colours and to see the snow on the coastline by the lighthouse is amazing and so unusual to me.
Posted by: maria | December 14, 2009 at 12:00 AM
Those photos are beautiful. They look just like postcards. Gorgeous!
Posted by: gypsyscarlett | December 14, 2009 at 04:43 AM
Maria-The cold, crisp weather often brings out the most amazing color contrasts in my lighthouse shots-clear blue skies, bright white or red towers, and the white snow/ice.
Gypsy-Thanks! I particularly love this lighthouse because you can walk for a long way on the beach and it isn't all developed.
Posted by: Dominique King | December 15, 2009 at 05:42 PM