Regular readers of Midwest Guest may remember one of
my first blog posts about spending a sunny summer afternoon at Ohio’s
Marblehead Lighthouse and climbing the long spiral staircase to the top of the
tower.
We recently revisited Marblehead on the way home
from a trip to Cleveland. The day was cold, but clear and sunny, making it
perfect for snapping a few photos of the light in its holiday finery.
Thanks to Debbie Dubrow of Delicious Baby for
creating and coordinating Photo Friday to link travel photos and blog posts
across the Web.
© Dominique King 2008
How cool! I will have to drive by our lighthouse and see if they decorated it for the holiday! That is a beautiful lighthouse...is it still a working one?
Posted by: Jen | December 26, 2008 at 08:30 AM
I love lighthouses! They are so romantic and picturesque. As a non-Midwesterner I find it surprising to see one so far from the sea but I guess the great lakes are like mini-seas.
Posted by: Caitlin | December 26, 2008 at 12:40 PM
Very nice - lovely pictures. I'm also a lighthouse fan.
Posted by: Mara | December 26, 2008 at 02:05 PM
Dominique! Email me with your email address, I want to send you some info about a travel writer's contest!
Posted by: kat calvin | December 26, 2008 at 05:14 PM
I love the idea of documenting the places you love at different times of the year! Thanks so much for sharing.
Posted by: Debbie | December 26, 2008 at 11:06 PM
I love how it's decorated for the holidays! What a beautiful spot.
Posted by: Rachel Burton | December 27, 2008 at 01:23 PM
Jen-Yes, Marblehead still has a working, automated beacon. There are a couple of links in the early blog post I referenced in this post that tell more about the light and its history.
Caitlin-The Great Lakes have a lot of lighthouses. I know the number of Great Lakes lights is well in excess of 100...and many of them as pretty and picturesque as Marblehead.
Mara-We're lucky we live close enough to the lakes to visit a lot of the lights.
Marblehead happens to be one of the closest lighthouses for us (a couple hours away from here), so it's possible to even go out there for an afternoon at the spur of the moment.
Kat-I'm sending an email today :)
Debbie-I wish I could more easily get up to some of the lighthouses in northern Michigan in the winter. I'd love to have four-season photos of places like Pointe Betsie (near Frankfort, MI) or Copper Harbor (waaayy up in Michigan's U.P.).
Rachel-I love just going out to Marblehead and sitting on one of the big rocks by the shore. A great place to people watch or just meditate during the summer. I love driving down there over the colder months, because it's such a pretty spot whatever the season.
Thanks for stopping by, everyone!
Posted by: Dominique King | December 28, 2008 at 08:25 AM
Very beautiful picture of the lighthouse.
Posted by: Amy @ The Q Family | December 29, 2008 at 01:52 PM