location-Whitehall, MI
built-1875
deactivated-1960
stamp-yes
players-Jen, Lincoln, Spencer, Jackson, Manya and Grandpa
That turned out to be a fun adventure in itself. The ladies that worked there were very helpful. They gave us good directions and recommended other things in the area to do after the lighthouse. The building is an old train station, but the tracks have been removed and have been turned into a bike path. There is also and old caboose in the back that has been turned into a museum. The boys LOVE trains, so this was a fun surprise.
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| pretending to wash in the sink |
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| a baby on a shelf |
On to the lighthouse! It turns out that the lighthouse keeper has been working for years on turning it into a museum. She has done a great job of attaining and displaying all kinds of lighthouse and maritime artifacts. The grounds are beautiful and very well maintained. They do have a stamp and a gift shop, but they are all out of passports. Bummer, hopefully we'll find them soon, then we'll have to come back and get stamped.
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| inside the tower |
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| inside the museum |
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| inside the museum |
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inside the museum-this library traveled
between lighthouses on the ships |
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inside the museum-
part of the traveling library |
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| inside the museum |
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| inside the museum |
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| inside the museum |
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| inside the tower |
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| short walk to the beach |
After the lighthouse, we headed about a half hour north to Country Dairy in New Era. It's a family owned dairy farm with a restaurant and store. Good sandwiches, delicious cheese and all you can drink milk. Of course, the kids got chocolate. At least for the first two cups, then I had them switch to white. You can also do a tour and they have a playground. We skipped the tour this time, it was too hot out, but we'll definitely go back again.
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| Spencer milking the cow |
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| Lincoln milking the cow |
