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Third Great Lakes Lighthouse Expedition

July 20 - 22, 1988
Nappanee & Lake Michigan

July 20, 1988, Wednesday

8:50 am

Left Home

11:45 am

Lunch & Dairy Queen in Kendallville, Indiana

12:30 pm

Arrived in Nappanee - Amish Acres, Dinner, Play: "Plain and Fancy". Stayed in a Bed and Breakfast - Mr. & Mrs. Norman Wenger

July 21, 1988, Thursday

10:00 am

Left Wengers. Through Nappanee and short drive through rural area and Breman.

1:43 pm

Arrived at Old Lighthouse Museum in Michigan City, Indiana: Michigan City Light and East Pier Light. Museum hours: Tues-Sun 1-4 pm. Picnic lunch near Coast Guard Station. Walked to beach to take pictures. Left 3:20 pm.

4:21 pm

Arrived in St. Joseph: North Pier Outer and Inner Lights. Left 4:30 pm

5:28 pm

Arrived at South Haven South Pier Light. Red Lighthouse. Shopped in Old Harbor Village - dinner (hot dogs and ice cream). Left 8:20 after going back to the beach.

8:45 pm

Arrived at Holland Light "Big Red". Walked on private property to get to it. Pretty sunset. Left 9:20 pm.

10:00 pm

Arrived in Grand Haven.

July 22, 1988, Friday

9:40 am

Left motel in Grand Haven.

9:45 am

Arrived at State Park - Grand Haven South Inner and Outer Lights.

1:15 pm

Went to Windmill Island. Left 3:13 pm.

6:15 pm

Arrived Home.

Trip Totals: 8 Lighthouses, ? miles, 3 days.

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Lighthouses: A Photographic Journey
Conceived and Developed by David S. Carter
Photographs by Donald W. Carter
Text by Diana K. Carter, Donald W. Carter & David S. Carter

Copyright © 1995 David S. Carter, Donald W. Carter, & Diana K. Carter. All rights reserved. Reproduction by any means, physical or electronic, in part or in full, without the expressed permission of the authors, is strictly prohibited.