Although Muskegon was part of the lighthouse stops on the way to Manistee, there is a different day that I recall more clearly. As mentioned about Grand Haven (Old Standbys), the day Shari and Jim and I went there for the Coast Guard Festival, the area was crowded. When it came time for dinner, instead of trying to find a place in Grand Haven, we went North to Muskegon. The three of us ate at a marina restaurant overlooking Muskegon Lake. By the time we visited the lighthouse, fog was rolling in, but in our enthusiasm Shari and I still went in the water adn managed to catch a glimpse of the lighthouse before it was completely hidden from us.
White River Station, located in Whitehall on Lake Michigan, was the second lighthouse in a series visited on the way to Manistee. We didn't see much because there were two big dogs protecting the area. It is used as a home today for the current lighthouse keepers. (names?)
Little Sable Point stands tall in a remote section of Silver Lake Park. The first thing that we saw as we approached the third lighthouse stop was the sand dunes. Little Sable Point is located on Lake Michigan.
Big Sable Point is located in Ludington. The Manistee trip was our first visit, and we found out that to get there we had to walk 1.5 miles across the beach. It was a bit chilly since we were hiking around the beginning of April, and the temperature was maybe 40 degrees (F). Just like its counterpart, Little Sable Point, sand dunes hid the lighthouse well. However, it was an interesting light to see, and we even returned the next August when it was open to the public and bus rides were available. To read that story, see Ludington Again.
Manistee was the final destination in this particular trip on the Lake Michigan Circle Tour, and we decided to visit at sunset for a different view. It was too chilly to walk on the beach for a closer photograph, but it made a pretty end to the day with the sunset falling behind the lighthouse, and dinner at a nearby restaurant.
