My husband and I spent extended weekends in Bayfield, Wisconsin in August and again last weekend to visit the Apostle Island Lighthouses. We have now seen 7 of the 8 lighthouses.

(I'm getting a lot of dust when I scan my negatives and slides. So, I gave up and scanned my photos instead. I also cannot seem to get one photo to completely display when I preview this. Therefore, I chose an alternative.)


Sand Island Lighthouse

In August we walked two miles to see Sand Island. It was a beautiful day (warmer than expected and no deer flies).


Raspberry Island

On the way back from Sand Island, we stopped at Raspberry Island and spent about 20 minutes there.


Devil's Island Lighthouse

On August 9 we did the Grand Tour, which takes you by 19 of the 22 islands but only 2 lighthouses. Though you cannot tell from this photo, the water was rough out by Devil's Island, and it was hard to take pictures. The sea caves are beautiful ~ this picture doesn't do them justice.


Devil's Island Lighthouse

We took the 5 non-stop lighthouse cruise on September 20 that was offered as part of the lighthouse celebration. It was my birthday...a significant one. I decided that I wanted to spend my day looking at lighthouses instead of partying. 20 years ago I never would have imagined that. A guy who was sitting behind me from North Carolina said that it was his birthday, too. We went by Devil's Island again on this tour.


New LaPointe Lighthouse on Long Island is another one we viewed on the 5 lighthouse cruise.


On Sunday we took a cruise to Michigan Island. This is a photo of the New Michigan Island lighthouse that was taken from Old Michigan Island. It was overcast and the water was rough during the landing. We were happy that we were able to dock. It was raining lightly at the time I took this photo. The couple that gave the tours was fantastic. It was their last tour for the seaon, and they were leaving the following day. They lived their during the summer without electricity.


This is a photo of Old Michigan Island that was taken from the top of New Michigan Island.

On Monday, September 22 we were scheduled to visit Devil's Island. The day started cloudy. However, it cleared up, and I was excited to see this light up close. Unfortunately the swells were 3 - 5 feet high, and they canceled the tour. Well, it gives me something to look forward to next year.

Tammy

Thanks for sharing your trips with us, Tammy. Sounds like you have had a busy time in the Apostle's. A great way to celebrate your birthday - a Belated Happy Birthday to you!

Dave

Thanks for sharing your adventure, Tammy. Many of those lights I never saw before.

Nice pics!

Bob

Thanks for the nice photos, Tammy!! Thats great lighthouse country, up there!!!!

Great photos Tammy, and thanks for sharing them with us.

Bert

Tammy, this is TOO funny...I was there on Tuesday 9/22 for just the afternoon as my friend and I drove over from the UP...I JUST missed you...we did the Grand Tour and didn't get to see Devil's either because of swells, but we did the afternoon tour with Long Island (LaPointe), Chequamegon, and Ashland Harbor. What a gorgeous day it was!!

Beautiful pictures Tammy. That is one area of the country I have yet to visit and I need to make a point to get there!

Ditto to Doc's post. There are still so many beautiful places to visit.

Thanks everyone for your comments!

Jen, we did just miss you! I found out just before 1 pm that the Devil's Island tour was canceled. We almost went on the 3 lighthouse tour. However, they weren't sure which lighthouses we would see. If you decide to go next year, let me know. Since it was too early for any significant fall colors, we may go a little earlier in September. I would like to get to both Devil's and Outer Island! How are the fall colors in Michigan? We are heading up to Split Rock this weekend. It should be close to peak. However, it's supposed to be windy on Saturday with a possibility of snow showers.

Lower Peninsula Colors are just starting to turn. UP in pockets was 50-60% - we got the best color between ontonagon and Ironwood near Porcupine. I understand Copper Harbor is changing nicely too; but the furthest this trip we got was Calumet.

I hope to get back to Apostle next year too - with my husband in tow this time! I live about 550 miles or so away. I would like to take a "water taxi" to a couple different islands with lights to actually photograph and tour each one. It might take more than one trip!

Hi Tammy,

Thanks for sharing the photos. Very nice!!

Dan