6.03.2010, Thu
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Ludington is considered a part of Northern Michigan. To me, it looks like it’s located more in the middle of the west coast of Michigan off the Lake Michigan shore. I paid a visit to two beaches at Buttersville Park and Stearns Park.
Buttersville Park was mostly empty except for a few families and people who lived right off the beach. It had a calmness about it that made it seem like nothing else mattered as long as I was there.
Stearns Park, on the other hand, is visited by a multitude of high school kids who flock to this park after school lets out. I did see a few families and couples taking a stroll to the North Breakwater Lighthouse. But most of the visitors stood by their cars or rode skateboards around the parking lot.
Click on the pictures to see them bigger.
http://www.jermilsadler.com/photos/ludington-michigan/
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6.01.2010, Tue
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North Breakwater Lighthouse is the #1 ranked Michigan lighthouse to visit according to visitludington.com.
When you look at the pictures, you’ll notice that the lighthouse appears to be leaning a bit. Here’s the reason why:
“During renovations and reconfiguration of the concrete breakwater in the area of the north light in 1994, the crib on which the 1924 tower was incorporated suddenly settled, and the tower sat at an approximate 4 degree list to the northeast. Determining that the structure was still stable and that the costs required to straighten the tower were excessive, the Army Corps of Engineers made the decision not to verticalize the structure, leaving it with the slight lean which can be seen to this day.”
http://www.terrypepper.com/lights/michigan/ludington/ludington.htm
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