those were really awesome pictures. Brrr! The forces that act on the exterior of the lighthouse may also have a detrimental effect on interior lighthouse features as well. Please go to SPLKA.org and check us out. Great pictures. I sometimes forget how powerful storms can be but would have liked to be where the photographers were when taking these pictures. You faithless infidels! Live on the South shore of Lake Michigan in Indiana and I go to the shore every time there is a big storm and watch the waves change the shoreline. Please stay away from coastal areas as the sea remains highly unpredictable.". Never been there in a bad storm, and thats ok with me, but moray eels hanging from the railing, thats something to talk about!! Photo #30 by James Marvin Phelps, 1969 Storm surge from Hurricane Carol lashes Rhode Island Yacht Club. It was this little, tiny plane. Spoken from a troll, but an honorary Yooper. I knew a jill in Grand Haven. I grew up in Michigan and mainly went North to Port Austin area to Lake Huron or to Lake Michigan in the summers, but all the lakes can be rough in winter. Thanks for sending them. It was my privilige to live in the Point Betsie Frankfort Michigan lighthouse for three years as the wife of the Coast Guard lighthouse keeper. Again, great collection, many thanks. Ive not yet visited Michigan and had the opportunity to photograph any of the lighthouses there, but it is something Im planning to do so I can post photos of the lighthouses there to my blog. Truly amazing of Mother Natures awesome power & beautyCongrats to the brave people who shot these photos I only wish I was brave enough to venture out to these beautiful Lighhouses during storms and other natural wonders. I even took my GPS from the jeep to the end of the Muskegon breakwall and marked that spot. Interesting articles, how-to's, famous quotes, cool photos, videos, and stuff to buy. Dont think about itdo it! Brrrr. My home state! I remember all of the old 1940s movies about the sea, (if you want more .) I,m late commenting on these pictures but I love Lighthouses. My particular interest and niche is to do the offshore Michigan lighthouses during the winter and spring breakup with the infinitely varied background floating and reefed ice. Lawrence Outten, While growing up there I still have fond memories of its quite loud fog horn. Nice place in the summer but miserable ion the winter.. Ed. "Everything is completely covered with water.". My discharge papers state that I was indeed stationed at this light house. (*It was lumpy enough then.). i had no idea some of the great lakes had such tremendous storms october 2 2011. Some are seemingly never-ending and nowhere to pile all the google_ad_client = "ca-pub-3913217967332053"; They are magnificent. The Met Office is predicting sunny spells and showers later today, as the UK recovers from being battered by 96mph winds brought by Storm Noa on Wednesday.. Britain will see temperatures in double . Lake Superior is not called The Graveyard of Ships for nothing. of my three plus years on the USS Peterson, DE-152 during World War II in the North Atlantic, Redwoods, Ocean, beaches, sunshine and friendly people. The whole coastline was gone, houses in the water, houses floating, waves crashing inside them. Kudos to those involved. Most were there for the scape metal. There was nothing but the lighthouse, our attached housing, jungle, beach and the jetties there when I lived there in the early 50s. We have never tired of the specktacular view surrounding us and the storms are an extra bonus, as long as everyone is safe. We succeeded and it is still there and open seasonally. We are transplanted trolls but lived near the Little Point Sauble lighthouse growing up. Oui, les gens ne vivent dans ces phares dans le Michigan. Many viewers asked Ronnie and his colleagues to stay safe inside the lighthouse. Id love to go back and just enjoy some of the history. These pictures are amazing to look at. That went on for hours and finally the seas would subside and we were once again able to open the storm doors and see the sunlight. Hope that sometime an old friend Pete Blackwell will see this, he told me (and hundreds of others) what a great life a light keeper can be, so tried to get a job on the Maatsuyker Light off the South Coast of Tasmania, and that place is wild, believe me, I fished it, but when I phoned, they laughted and said, you must be a friend of Petes, he has EVERYONE phone! Four lighthouse workers who went to Fastnet Lighthouse in west Cork to carry out maintenance on Friday ended up having front-row seats for Storm Barra as . They all look like theyve been there a long time marvelous engineeringand beautiful too! The images remind me of the famed lighthouse Eddystone off the English coastline. and He calms His child. If you want to live the experience I think it is still available to rent for a week or weekend. Beautiful scenery in the summer, awesome from the shore in The other great lakes are beautiful, howeverLake Superior is the best! Our Lord Jesus Christ is a LIGHTHOUSE!! Thanks for sharing. Grand Marais, MI is such a lovely place where I spent many vactions and I remember that lighthouse so well!Beautiful Pictures! They should be commended for their love of nature and to be brave enough to use their God given talent to capture these photos! Everyone walks the quarter mile out to the lighthouse if only to get some exercise or really to be up close to it. These photos and video are going to everyone on my mailing list. Thanks for sharing these awesome pictures! A Man Caught Outside of a Lighthouse During a Huge Storm Nov 29 2011 Perhaps one of the most famous photos of this particular French lighthouse, located in the Celtic Sea, North Atlantic Ocean. Beautiful day. and sometimes He lets the storm rage A yooper lives above the bridge. Billy Sunday, was an American athlete who, after being a popular outfielder in baseball's National League during the 1880s, became the most celebrated and influential American evangelist during the first two decades of the 20th century. When I was 13 (43 years ago)I stood at the base of the 35 South Haven light house as waves from the N.W. Nubble Lighthouse in Maine During Holiday Season. I would like to visit a lighthouse, I used to see the Lydia Ann Lighthouse on my way to work daily. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Zack 990 by Joshua Weinberg and Mignolo Powered by I lived near the EYC in 1969 and we did not have any hurricanes then. Im a Michigan product and retired on the coast of southern California. Lighthouse Inspection . The lighthhouse was by this time located two blocks in land from the ocean [except for rare hurricanes and floods] . Old Lyme, Connecticut in 1954 Hurricane Carol destroyed hundreds of summer cottages and homes Huge waves bound into beach front homes. The scaffold was demolished and is also covered in a thick layer of ice.The walk to the lighthouse was treacherous- the pier is also covered in a layer of ice. Waves smash against lighthouse or beacon. Perhaps one of the most famous photos of this particular French lighthouse, located in the Celtic Sea, North Atlantic Ocean. Loved all the pictures. It was beautiful. These pics show the beauty of this magnificent structure, and Gods storms testing its endurance. We love to hear them talk of the history of the light and duties of the lightkeeper. I love lighthouses. Gerade den dritten Aspekt, die Gefahr, ist Thema dieser Fotos, die Milowie bei Love These Pics gefunden hat: Sturmfluten oder Strme allgemein bedrohen immer wieder die Ksten, weshalb [], [] Ferocious Waves Attacking Lighthouses []. After watching these photos and the fury of Lake Michigan you can understand why and how the laker the Edmund Fitzgerald sank in Lake Michigan so quickly with all hands! Howver, Ive been out fishing in Saginaw Bay when a surprise storm comes up and feared that I may not make it back in because of the size of the waves. Many thanks, vel, Hey, I live in Marquette, MI near Lake Superior and have seen monster storms here at the lighthouse and surrounds. But these photographs are magnificent! Sept. 11th [], Wonder-full! Friends.I just had to look at all these photographs again. These are some awesome pics/videos!! the love the ses and did not know you loved house on s light house. You certainly will be welcomed! Do you have access to any hurricane photos of Fall River/Westport, Ma. Visit us on Facebook. I grew up in two different Lighthouses in Florida, Egmont Key (Tampa Bay) and Gasparilla Light Station (Boca Grande Island). Wow! For those of you that do not know what a troll or a yooper isin Michigana troll lives under the bridge (meaning the Macinaw bridge that links the lower with the upper part of Michigan). Grew up in Grand Haven, Michigan and loved the harbor then. Could that effect be achieved by using colored filters on the camera lense? 1958, or was it 1957 ? Hanging in my living room in Florida now, I still love it. A worthwhile trip documenting life in a lighthouse is available at the lighthouse at the northern most tip of Grand Traverse Bay, MI. I was stationed at Manistee Coast Guard Station in 1963, 1964, & 1965. went over the top of it. Storms on the Great Lakes can be far deadlier than those on the oceans because of the size of the lakes. Must have been there on a calm day in the summer. We really enjoy leaving a warm, safe, base and having the wonderful excitement of spending hours in small boats in that weather looking for your body in the slim hope that we will find and recover you while you are still breathing. The pictures are amazing and beautiful. Outstanding photos. WOW! Those were great shots. Privacy Policy. Have never seen such amazing pictures!! Make sure to click the images to view bigger versions. I remember the island as beautiful, but very lonely; to my recollection it took about 6 hours to get there via patrol boat. Did you ever find photos of your light house? Hats off to the old lighthousekeepers and their families because they endured some WILD weather!! Jim My dad was a Navy captain. I was always very It is so intriguing to imagine what life was like in the late 1800s and early 1900s. 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Something went wrong, please try again later. I grew up in Northern Upper Michiganon the shores of Lake Superior. They told us by radio there was nothing they could do to help us that we were on our own. Psalm 27:1, Am also born (a Yooper) in the Upper Peninsula of beautiful Michigan. Historical Society that runs the place said that not to many people get the chance to use the lighthouse for weddings. I live on the West Coast, with many lighthouses and some storms, but, Ive never seen anything like this (AMAZING PHOTOS.). Great memories brought back by seeing the Petoskey pictures above!!! I didnt like that as well but it was accomplishing the same purpose so it was okay. Growning up in Menominee, MI I was sorry not to see a photo of the light house at the mouth of the Menoninee River on Green Bay. Location unknown. As the remnants of the record low pressure moved on this past weekend the waves on Lake Michigan were pretty rough. 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