Made my way out to 14 mile point over last weekend .. wow what a trip.. between the rain and and a smidgon of sun it was a grand trip.
5 mile walk from Four corners through 2 streams ( 1 4 feet deep and 4 foot wide.. almost gave the camera gear a bath.. not a good thing... several beaver ponds and lots of mud..

hard to believe that place is still standing.
she stands proud like a an old castle waiting for the master to come home and offer some TLC

we spent about 45 minutes on site before having to force a retreat back to the car in rain but it was worth it.

several pictures in the gallery and a write up in the lighthouse site with pictures for those interested.

Pictures:
http://24.236.232.44:1980/photos/listpics.asp?page=4

Write up:
http://24.236.232.44:1980/Lighthouse/lights/ls/fourteen.html

comments appriciated as always


Dale Broughman

btw also visited sand point, ontonagon light, munising range, christmas range, and Marquette again on the trip

Nice gallery, Dale... But I didn't see the lighthouse images. Wrong link?

Thank you Dale, for the informational write up for 14 mile point.....

Suzanne Murphy ( wiskeeper) and I spoke with Don Hermanson, one of the present owners, and found him to be very informative and a diligent owner TO A POINT!.
By the way he describes his lighthouse ownership venture, it is an exhausting one!

Thank you for all photos.....very neat!
Pam

Great story and images, Dale! It takes a real lighthouse nut to go through such conditions to see one!! John, try the second link for story.

Nice write-up and pictures Dale. After reading your commentary, I'm sure glad John and I took the airplane aerial tour of the lighthouse.

I'm sure I would have bailed out long before the 5 mile hike was over. :rolleyes:

thank you all for your kind words.. it really was a unique experiance! would actually like to make the trek again sometime

just a note for the Lighthouse gallery, try this link

http://24.236.232.44:1980/photos/listpics.asp?dir=Lighthouses 14 mile is on page 4 of that i believe.

can't wait till pring of next year for the new york trip and northern wisconsin and minnisota trips.. now i just need to buy a boat

A beautiful lighthouse in quite a sad state. Anybody know if there are any restoration plans?

Mike

Dale,

What endurance ... what dedication.

Thanks for the tale ... and the results. We who would not make that trek certainly salute you.

Grover

there are plans to restore her.. however as with everything politics and money play a large role.

Don hermason of houghton, mi is one of the owners and a good contact person if you are interested in helping out i would think