Doc,
You have also learned a lesson that anyone exploring Great Lakes lights should learn: use the Penrose books! The 3 books ($15 each) cover Eastern & Western GL and Michigan in a book by itself. Great directions, map, info and pics of almost every light presented in a logical sequence.

Now that I'm done advertising, sounds like you did end up having a decent weekend. Maybe you should have "name dropped" at Dunkirk - I know Mombo, the Kaiz's, Jim Johnson..... - maybe that would have been the magic password!

Dave