A Walk to the Ludington Lighthouse

Before bell choir practice, I took a fast walk out to the Ludington Lighthouse. I've learned that it's actually only a light, not a lightHOUSE, because there is no keepers house associated with it. But I doubt that even I can manage to remember to be that particular when talking about it.

The pier to get out to it is three-tenths of a mile long, so it's a decent little walk. More so when it's windy as it was this afternoon. Not TOO windy, or you can't go on the pier. The waves crash right over it in a storm. Today, there were only some wet places. This picture is taken right into the sun.

Once you get there, you find yourself right under the base which resembles the prow of a ship. It's designed to help break up waves. The waves break and spray higher than the lighthouse fairly regularly.

Just across the channel is a marker light. That is where Cathy and I walked to in the post linked below. Of course it's about a 10-mile drive to get around to the south pier!

There weren't very many people on the pier today, but neither was it deserted. Unless there is a real storm, there are usually locals who like to walk out there. And most years, there is someone who walks there when they really shouldn't. At the best they get a bad dunking and lesson. At worst, they drown. This is looking back at the Stearns Park Beach. Not covered with sunbathers today! The shoreline continues north toward Big Sable point.

The snow/sand fences are up for the winter. The sand is drifting. Already there are piles of it along the drive through the park. Locals complain about how early the fencing goes up. But the city has to trade off the expense of clearing the drifted sand (which is considerable) with good will. The fencing keeps it from blowing all the way into town.

No writing happened today. I did some work for a client, I did some research. I did a couple of things in the trailer. I'll share those when a small collection of them is complete. Then I went to town and walked and went to bell choir, after which I had a meeting. Busy, busy.

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