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• Holiday Fun in Northern Michigan

  
  Visit Up North Blog — Authority: 116
  Visit up north for a fun weekend filled with Christmas activities. Ask about our great deals on rentals within walking distance or just a short drive to some of the villages’ holiday fun. November 27-28, Holidays in Glen Arbor Pajama Party, 5am-7am on the 27th. Wear your PJ’s for great deals in the local shops ...
  1 day ago

• GPS + Internet = Boats Afloat

  
  Firegeezer.com — Authority: 514
  We can all play Titan of Industry and follow the merchant ships around the Seven Seas.
  2 days ago

• Enchanted by a perfect Pap on Jura

  
  Sea kayaking with SeaKayakPhoto.com — Authority: 127
  We rounded Rubh a Bhàillein (rock of the twigs) to witness the splendid prospect of the remote south shore of Loch Tarbert in Jura.A succession of dazzling white strands were backed by a series of raised beaches and cliffs.Behind them all the shapely mass of Beinn Shiantaidh (757m) heaved towards the blue vault of ...
  5 days ago

• Seeing stars in Loch Tarbert, Jura

  
  Sea kayaking with SeaKayakPhoto.com — Authority: 127
  The midge attack was ferocious as we put the tents up on the shore of Loch Tarbert. Fortunately it was a clear night and the temperature plummeted, sending the little illegitimate insects back to the swamp from which they had come. We lit our fire on the beach but its little pool of light did not extend far into the ...
  1 week ago

• A Cause for Celebration

  
  a lovely shore breeze.... — Authority: 126
  One of my very favorite lighthouses is having a birthday party and you are invited! Today the Cape May Lighthouse is celebrating its 150th birthday and there will be a party with a Civil War feel...and cake! According to the Cape May County Herald , "The Cape May Lighthouse, one of the oldest continually operating ...
  1 week ago

• Local Millionaire Buys Ohio Lighthouse

  
  Lighthouse News — Authority: 416
  Fairport Harbor Lighthouse Sells For $77,000 After a flurry of bidding that ultimately went to the original bidder, nicknamed samsloan, the beautiful Fairport Harbor Breakwater Lighthouse ended up in the hands of a local millionaire and founder of the Osborne Construction Companies, Jerome T. Osborne, of Mentor, Ohio. ...
  1 week ago

• Highs and Lows - Happy Halloween

  
  Order from Chaos — Authority: 415
  Marking a high, 40 years ago today , someone threw a switch and the Internet was born (no, it wasnt Al Gore ). So feel free to spend a little time down the rabbit hole today. Have some birthday cake. As to the lows, today marks the 80th Anniversary of the first Stock Market Crash that sent the nation and the ...
  1 week ago

• Just Photography

  
  Just Above Sunset — Authority: 424
  I’ve run into serious problems with my ISP – no column this evening. When my connection to the internet stabilizes, columns will resume here. As for now, things are running at a crawl, and sometime not running at all. But just before midnight I was able to recover the suddenly-trashed sister site, Just Above ...
  1 week ago

• Gathering nuts on Colonsay

  
  Sea kayaking with SeaKayakPhoto.com — Authority: 127
  The day was by now pressing on so we reluctantly left the shelter of Scalasaigs little Port na Feamainn (seaweed harbour). We rounded the low headland of Rubha Dubh with its automatic lighthouse. It flashes every 10 seconds showing a white light to the east and a red light to the north.We now entered Loch Staosnaig ...
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• Big Island’s Kauhola Lighthouse to be torn down

  
  True Aloha — Authority: 125
  The Big Island will be losing a piece of history by the end of the year.  The Kauhola Lighthouse, which was built in 1933, is sitting on a peninsula that is eroding.  The lighthouse is in danger of falling down the face of the pali if nothing is done.  The year it was built the lighthouse was 85 feet away from the ...
  2 weeks ago

• Upper Peninsula Upventure: Whitefish Point

  
  Marathon Pundit — Authority: 548
  Besides the lighthouse I chronicled earlier, Whitefish Point, on Michigans Upper Peninsula is known for sand dunes, fabulous birdwatching, and a commanding view of Lake Superiors Whitefish Bay. I was there in late August, when the lake water is the warmest--which means swimming is part of the mix at the point. As ...
  2 weeks ago

• Halloween 2009 Events: Halloween in Savannah, GA October 30-31

  
  Full Halloween — Authority: 457
  Halloween 2009 Events: Halloween in Savannah , GA October 30-31 Friday October 30th and Saturday October 31st, you will have the opportunity to join American Ghost Tours ’ team of investigators and explore the ghostly secrets of Savannah’s most haunted locations. During the course of the weekend you will have ...
  2 weeks ago

• Evanstons Grosse Point Lighthouse

  
  Marathon Pundit — Authority: 548
  The shallow shoals off of the coast of what is now Evanston, Illinois caused the sinking of the Lady Elgin in 1860, over three hundred people died, the greatest loss of life on the Great Lakes. A lighthouse was suggested to minimize this dangerous part of Lake Michigan, and in 1873--the Civil War delayed ...
  3 weeks ago

• Fall Family Fun!Glen Arbor-Empire Lake Michigan

  
  Visit Up North Blog — Authority: 116
  It’s the time of year for apples, pumpkins, leaves turning, and lots of Fall fun in Northern Michigan! Stay in one of our great rentals and enjoy the following events and attractions! Oct. 10- Glen Arbor Fall for Art 4th annual gallery tour. Prizes, food, beautiful art for viewing & purchase. Oct. 11- ...
  3 weeks ago

• Image of the Day 091015

  
  MKEimages.com — Authority: 130
  MKEimages.com Image of the Day - With the off and on weather yesterday we were fortunate to catch a nice sky as a backdrop for this shot of the Milwaukee Pierhead Lighthouse on Milwaukees lakefront. Check out a few additional images of this and Milwaukees two other lighthouses.
  3 weeks ago

• Twilight, firelight and distant lantern light on Kiloran Bay.

  
  Sea kayaking with SeaKayakPhoto.com — Authority: 127
  The twilight stole round us...as we gathered driftwood from the shore.We soon had a fire going and it radiated a pool of warmth and light in which we stood. We greeted the gathering night with fine malt whisky. Then on the distant horizon (above the fire), a steady double flash announced the location of the Dubh ...
  4 weeks ago

• Hawaii, USA

  
  My World of Postcards — Authority: 121
  A great surprise card that arrived from Glenn during his stay in Hawaii this summer... The Diamond Head Lighthouse is built on the steep coast cliff of the extinct Diamond Head Volcano. The original lighthouse was built in 1899 and the original fresnel lens is still in use today. The current structure was ...
  4 weeks ago

• Lighthouses of the Outerbanks

  
  Reflective Wanderings — Authority: 116
  The Outer Banks of North Carolina are known for the their beaches and lighthouses. The first picture is the Hatteras Lighthouse on Hatteras Island. We climbed up the interior...268 steps. Evie on top of the Hatteras Lighthouse and the beaches to the south. Below is a look at the town of Hatteras to the ...
  5 weeks ago

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