Presque Isle

Leaving the 40 mile point light, I had one more area to check out before hammering home and calling this 4 day excursion complete.

Three lighthouses are within close proximity to each other in Presque Isle.

The Presque Isle Front Range Light and the "Old" and "New" Presque Isle Lighthouses.



The Preque Isle Front Range Light is just a tiny structure along side the road.









"OLD PRESQUE ISLE LIGHT"




The Old Presque Isle Lighthouse is one of the oldest surviving lighthouses on the Great Lakes. Built in 1840 by Jeremiah Moors of Detroit, the harbor light operated until 1871 when the keeper transferred to a new, taller, coastal lighthouse a mile to the north.














The Old Presque Isle Lighthouse park is a complex composed of two main structures, a keepers dwelling and a light tower. The stone and brick tower measures thirty feet tall and eighteen feet in diameter. Visitors can climb the hand-hewn stone steps for a panoramic view of the Lake Huron shoreline and Presque Isle Harbor.











"NEW PRESQUE ISLE LIGHTHOUSE"




Presque Isle Light Station is a complex of three historic buildings including a lighthouse tower and two keeper's residences. Located on the Lake Huron shoreline near Presque Isle Harbor, the "New Presque Isle Light" is the tallest lighthouse tower accessible by the public on the Great Lakes. Built in 1870, it replaced the 1840 harbor light.








From here I gassed up the ST and ran the remaining 250 miles or so home to get ready for work the next morning.
Back to reality - till next time.