Dennis, to give you input on most lighthouses and easy access, most in the Lower Peninsula of Michigan are drive-ups. Lake Michigan holds everything from pier lights with catwalks to schoolhouse lights to single towers in Sand Dunes. While I love the Michigan eastern lighthouses (Lake Huron), there aren't as many as along Lake Michigan. I am not familiar with the Canadian lights so I can't help you out there. Whichever route you decide, if you end up anywhere on the Lake Michigan side up to Traverse City, email me or send me a note through Facebook. I'd love to meet up with you guys and can give you several recommendations for places to stay/eat over here in my home territory.