Wow, Id love to see that! Their lives were at stake when they took them, and a successful action photograph is rarely attained by accident. However, its interesting to note that on that fateful November night in 1975 when the Edmund Fitzgerald went down off the coast of Whitfish Point, the electricty in the area had gone out and for some unknown reason the generator at the lighthouse didnt kick in. Did you know that Michigan has more lighthouses than any other state? New England coast 1938. Beautiful pictures,m showing both the power of the waves and the unflinching strength of the lighthouses. We even bought one of those small surf boards because EVERYONE was surfing. Britons have been warned to brace for strengthening winds and lashing rain . One of the most spectacular videos I have ever seen. Thank you! As one of the other commentors stated, these photos and video are scarry-cool. Lighthouses symbolize constancy and its no coincidence that they are often identified with the guiding light that has been the compass of our spirituality. Sheila Im a native Texan, now living in Southern California. Which do you think will win? My Dad and both Grandfathers sailed the Great Lakes and told of being out during some of these storms. I first met a woman who turned out for the t December 31 opening celebration [It happen at midnight in 15 degree temperatures at the start of New Jerseys Tercentnary Year marking the start of the Year. I loved Lighthouse living and have many wonderful memories to this day. Located about halfway between the northern and southern extremes of the lower peninsula on Lake Michigan, it was early on supported by healthy logging and fishing industries. Storm Barra has made landfall in Ireland and has been battering the Cork coastline since the early hours of Tuesday morning. Masons carved ragged granite into smooth, interlocking. To anybody else this would be an honor but, like yourself, dad loved being at sea. The lighthhouse was by this time located two blocks in land from the ocean [except for rare hurricanes and floods] . The Edmond Fitzgerald was taken down by a 35 monster wave. I was born and raised in Frankfort and I and my friends would go out to light house and stand and wait for a wave to hit pier and then run as fast as we can to get behind light before the wave would wash us off in to the water. Okay, Ill refund your money that you spent to peruse these pics. My Dad was stationed in Oswego from 1948-1953. Thank you for sharing them with the public. Photo #38 by James Marvin Phelps, Giant Crashing Wave still cant touch the lighthouse. Upper Mich. can make one very humble, but it is stunningly beautiful. I would like to take a vacation to visit all of Michigan lighthouse better get started Im 84 now. Why arent there any picts. The video definitely reminds me also of the song by Ronnie Hinson The Lighthouse & what it stands for in the Christian world. Easy fix. My impression is also awesome pictures. There are no words to describe the beauty and ferocity seen here. i have the photos to prove it.i did everything in B/W the photos are dramatic. [] in the Swiss Alps Great gallery of the underwater world by the Discover Channel Waves vs Lighthouses, the eternal battle wages on 101 Unusual, Impressive and illegal pieces of defaced [], [] If you liked this, then you might also enjoy glimpses of winter in Michigan along the lake as seen in Power of the Storm: 44 Ferocious Waves Attacking Lighthouses. I currently am involved in the preservation of the Grand Haven Entrance and Inner Lights as a member of the Grand Haven Lighthouse Conservancy. Waves on Lake Michigan were said to be over 20 feet high, which pounded the lighthouse and covered it in ice feet thick in places. Those icy pictures remind me of the bitter cold of those winters. That has been my dream to tour lighthouses on the back of a Harley and you can stay in some as well, that would be the ultimatecurrently without driver . [] Power of the Storm: 44 Ferocious Waves Attacking Lighthouses []. Marie Michigan, Falmouth Mass and grew up on the coast in Rhode Island. Hopefully, with todays predictions they get out, but what happened in the old days when there was no weather satellite? Former priest avoids jail term after he lost control of car and struck four people outside a church, killing one, The court heard that the incident lasted about two minutes with the car speeding through the crowd, hitting off vehicles and ploughing into people before it ultimately crashed into bollards with three people pinned under the vehicle, RTE Operation Transformation leader Mary Diamond dies aged 57 as tributes paid to 'absolute gem'. Wonderful collection of pictures. [] Superior, Michigan, during autumn. And some are amazingly brave and talented photographers who capture that perfect split second to share with us. jlw. Fingers of swirling black cloud came down from the sky to whip and stab at the forest. As awesome and frightening as they were, I had no idea those of The Lakes could be just as severe. However, two of our stations were on islands and the third was on the coast and so the sea itself never reached us. Photo #42 by Tina (~Jetta Girl~), Gale force winds at South Haven, Michigan attract visitors to the lighthouse and pier, along with surfers and intrepid kayakers. RF 2A4X6MR - Panoramic of lighthouse on cliff on a stormy day with choppy sea and gray sky with clouds, Cudillero, Asturias, Spain. These pictures made me homesick for that beautiful state, and in awe of its natural beauty. The storm was an awesome spectacle, but powerful, dangerous and menacing. That went on for hours and finally the seas would subside and we were once again able to open the storm doors and see the sunlight. Come and join us. Im now one of the assistant keepers at Boston Lighthouse . Standing 75 feet . A+++. Taking the video must have been frightening and exciting! Copyright 2000-2023 Dreamstime. Great photos. I remember our 1st year in 2001 as volunteers at Big Sable Point, a storm was coming across from WI and we hurried to the top of the tower to watch it. I had lots of opportunity to go out on the local fishing tour boat. My husband would take our sons to the lake and tell them that it was the ocean. we and all do not know of, in his own time, and in his own way. They are awesome. I witness these storms in person, the lighthouse in Ludington, Mich, awesome,furious,highwinds, beautifull. Love these pics. It is Feb. 8, 1978. Thank you for the presentation. A good way to ride, and enjoy a beautiful rout. I'm really trying to give it a fair chance on the 24/7 . Oui, les gens ne vivent dans ces phares dans le Michigan. Mother nature at work, absoluteley awesome, especially for me..I live in TEXAS!! I grew up in Michigan and mainly went North to Port Austin area to Lake Huron or to Lake Michigan in the summers, but all the lakes can be rough in winter. Wow! It is actually a poorly done painting or a sloppy photoshopped photo. Wow! Ah, but life on the lakes! So that was that.And now they are automated. I think you meant to type 100 miles wide, correct? To leave this story to your imagination, ONE year later on 12/31/64 I :lured her back on a date to the lighthouse, and proposed to her on the first platform. Thanks, Nancy Magnusson,Claremont, Cal. Wonderful pictures from some very brave photographers! Ive forwarded this on to my largest list. Awesome. Many of the Great Lakes lighthouses were indeed manned. A resilient lighthouse stands strong against a raging storm, Old Red Lighthouse with Storm Clouds on the Background - Bad weather, Lighthouse during storm in splashing spray at night on the Baltic Sea, Travemuende in the Luebeck bay, copy space, Lighthouse Beams Illumination Into Rain Storm Maritime Nautical, Infrared old lighthouse under heavy storm, St. Joseph Lighthouse Storm, Michigan USA, Lighthouse and storm in the sea and large waves that break into the sea light at the port of Ahtopol, Black Sea, Bulgaria, Lighthouse with beacon on coast in stormy sea with sailboat on horizon. Im a Michigan product and retired on the coast of southern California. Must have been there on a calm day in the summer. the movie at the end ALMOST had me convinced to believe what i was seeing but then a small miscalculation.phew,that was close! More shoreline, too Lake Michigan and Lake Huron, and Lake Superior on the UP (Upper Peninsula.) and not far from the Old Mission Lighthouse near Traverse City. Would love to see more Then, Id like to hurry back to the warmth of Florida where the storms produce lots of wind and water but no ice. Great pictures! . Wild water is a live animal. Amazing and Beautifulrough storms , yet the Lighthouses stand strong. Oh wait, thats right, it was free. A Harley is a much better way to go. Several winters I visited the north shore of Chicago and remember both Chicago Harbor Lighthouse on the breakwater and Grosse Point Light in Evanston. Lighthouse Keeper Wanted. Great way to get your car washed. Wonderful photos !! Living where I do, between 2 inland seas, we sometimes get a chance to see how ferocious the weather can be. ), Little Sable Point Lighthouse or the Ludington Pier Lighthouse. (if you want more .) NOT NO MORE! I lived in MI during the late 70s and experienced some monster blizzards. The swells can only go so far then they run back, butting into each other.causing a shorter & fiercer chop. I grew up in Grand Haven where many of these photos were taken come visit us it is great, oh they are very magnificent,,but i think i stay on dry land,,lol. Those exciting huge waves are then terrifyingly ferocious. Now it has an eletric horn that now only is triggered by a senser that is set off by fog, a special radio on a boat or a spider that has made a web on the senser. The entire structure was suspended above the ocean by eight iron legs that were screwed into the coral reef. Related searches: adventure elephant fearless lighthouse light nature Lake Michigan is no slouch! We were traveling back to the U.P. Helen. And in many ways, their labors and works seemed designed to frame the grace, strength and sense of purpose of the light-keepers. This was taken from the beach at Frankfort Michigan. Thank you, for shareing such a true gift. Outstanding photos. Super photos of the Lights. During a storm, the fury of the sea submerges the rock entirely. In March, the warm winds would break up the ice and the caves would disappear just as fast as they came. "Wonderfully unique too, to see the lighthouse from a different perspective!". Gorgeous pictures and video (although I also question the common sense of the photographers)! Were we nuts to put up with that for $7000 a year ? Most people have no idea how wild a storm on the Great Lakes can be. This is the first time I have seen 132 foot waves in action. Photo #32 by []. I was a 3rd generation sailor in the family of Five Captains and one Chief Engineer. The Lord is my light and my salvation, whom shall I fear? Like so many others before, we were awe struck. Have never seen such amazing pictures!! It may not or maybe in your time. Over 100 pets impacted during March 31 tornadoes in Tipton County. In those days, you didnt think of death. All in all, these are fantastic photos and I especially liked the video. Could that effect be achieved by using colored filters on the camera lense? Nubble Lighthouse in Maine During Holiday Season. awesome pictures and i have seen the litehouse in spain during a storm. Our family lived in St. Joesph MI for fifty years. Great ones there also! What do they do when an ice storm hits? I liked the sound of it because I knew it was assisting boaters who might not have a very good vision of where the entrance to the St. Joseph River was or where the shoreline was. life inside a lighthouse. Tilly's lantern room and Fresnel lens were smashed by boulders hurled by the storm. . It is the last and the largest lighthouse ever built on the Great Lakes. I think the light was automated in the late 60s and I dont know if it is used at all anymore. I was always very I visited Cape May a year ago last spring. 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