Port Washington

Port Washington, Wisconsin South Pier Head Light, seen from under the singularly designed North Pier Head Light:

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Two weeks ago we raced across Lake Michigan from Muskegon, Michigan to Port Washington, Wisconsin as part of the 30th Annual Clipper Cup Race, a distance of 66.9 miles. It is a lovely port and their North Pier Head Light is, I believe, the only Art Deco style lighthouse on Lake Michigan.

Just as on our side of Lake Michigan pier walking to enjoy the sunset from a lighthouse is a popular pastime for tourists and locals.

Lighthouse Friends of Port Washington Pier Head Light

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Marsha on August 28, 2016 at 11:51 am said:

Fabulous shots. The colors are outstanding.

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- dunelight on August 28, 2016 at 12:24 pm said:
  
  Thank you, God’s work, not mine. 🙂
  
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  - Marsha on August 28, 2016 at 9:13 pm said:
    
    But you digitized them. I’ve turned some of God’s beauty blue. Still don’t know how.
  - dunelight on August 29, 2016 at 12:31 am said:
    
    And now I imagine you painting in blue and white, or throwing clay pots on a wheel and glazing them the same. 🙂
Simona on August 28, 2016 at 12:34 pm said:

❤

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- dunelight on August 29, 2016 at 12:05 am said:
  
  Thanks for the share!
  
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Patchouli Flowers on August 28, 2016 at 8:55 pm said:

You are right, beautiful light!

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- dunelight on August 29, 2016 at 6:35 pm said:
  
  Thanks for sharing!
  
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rommel on August 30, 2016 at 5:36 pm said:

I went through your blog posts all the way back from like 2014. I’ve seen that you posted so much on lighthouses. I understand why. Lighthouses have that imposing presence, and plus, you take really good pictures of them. 😉

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- dunelight on August 31, 2016 at 5:14 am said:
  
  Thank you! I love being at sea or near the sea whether fresh water or salted. I love the history of lighthouses. I am a volunteer keeper. I spend a lot of time keeping, caring for and sharing info about our lights here in West Michigan. If I get my own sailboat time in towers will be cut short as I’ll have to care for the boat and pass my keeping on to the next generation. 🙂
  
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mother wintermoon on August 31, 2016 at 6:16 am said:

Glorious! Omg. You’re inspiring me to travel. I love lighthouses too. Have you written about being a keeper? I’d love to hear about that.

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- dunelight on August 31, 2016 at 7:14 am said:
  
  I have not worked as a ‘keeper’ in the old style sense of the word, only in the new-fangled preserve our maritime history sense. I sometimes get to stay at the lighthouses and this is my favorite. I should keep a running diary of present day ‘docent’ duty for those who wish to volunteer and live at a light. It’s still ridiculously difficult work but of a totally different kind.
  
  You want a good read about lighthouse keeping…there is this excerpt. I immediately went to Amazon but it wasn’t there. I must own this. Pretty riveting stuff for lighthouse lovers and others who like to live on the edges of things.
  
  http://www.lrb.co.uk/v18/n11/peter-hill/diary
  
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Silver Screenings on September 17, 2016 at 8:52 pm said:

The top photo would make a great cover on a novel.

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- dunelight on September 17, 2016 at 9:02 pm said:
  
  From your mouth to God’s Ear! 🙂
  
  I was just looking at the cover of The Time Traveler’s Wife and some covers are really great and capture the mood of the book, an art form in itself.
  
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