I've always loved visiting Great Lakes lighthouses with an eye towards capturing some nice images of them.
Crisp Point is a particularly remote and isolated light house in Michigan's Upper Peninsula on Lake Superior's coast between Munising and Whitefish Point, and it was long on our list of lighthouses we wanted to visit.
We finally were able to allot most of a day to make the long drive on up to the lighthouse when we stayed at Les Cheneaux Islands on the eastern end of the UP this past summer.
The road seemed to go on forever through the Lake Superior State Forest, and we saw nearly no traffic along the dirt road.
Surprisingly, we saw plenty of vehicles in the parking lot at the light as we rounded the last corner along the route and saw an expansive view of Crisp Point and a lighthouse with a full crew of volunteer light keepers ready to tell us about the beautiful spot.
Telling the story of Crisp Point is still on the agenda for Midwest Guest, but we're sharing this winning image of the light in the meanwhile.
The lighthouse and visitor center opens from June through October, with hours depending on the availability of volunteer staff. Luce County Road, the long dirt route leading out to the light, is a seasonal road and not plowed during the winter.
This particular image placed first for Digital Camera Images, Color General, Beginner Division in November 2015 at the Motor City Camera Club and also earned an Honorable Mention in competition among the 10-member Greater Detroit Camera Club Council in November 2015.
Want to learn a bit more about Michigan's lighthouses? Check out A Traveler's Guide to 116 Michigan Lighthouses by Laurie Penrose, Bill T. Penrose and Ruth Penrose.
Check out the Motor City Camera Club's Web site, or connect with the Motor City Camera Club on Facebook.
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