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No, It’s Not Fog
If you look closely, you can barely see the skyline of Chicago, Illinois, behind the 1938 Chicago Harbor Southeast Guidewall Lighthouse. And no, it’s not fog. It is smoke from the wildfires in Canada that engulfed many parts of the United States this past summer. The structure was installed here in 1938 to mark the break-wall near Chicago’s Navy Pier. One of the forgotten facts about this lighthouse is that it was originally the Kewaunee Pierhead Lighthouse in Wisconsin from 1912 until 1931, when it was removed and put into storage and later installed in Chicago.
Boon Island’s Tippity Top
This image, taken by Hilari Seery, is a view that very few people will ever see of the 133-foot-tall Boon Island Lighthouse, the tallest light in Maine. Completed in 1854, the lighthouse is now privately owned. But, wow, what a great photo and no, it was not taken by a drone!
Looking Up in Duluth
You could easily get dizzy and fall over while taking this type of photo of the 1910 Duluth Harbor North Breakwater Lighthouse in Duluth, Minnesota. The lighthouse is now privately owned and it has been reported that the new owners may start giving tours of the light in 2024. (Photo by Cindy Sandvick)
Red is Everywhere at Fisgard
Carole Yankus of Wisconsin took this unique close-up photo of the top of 1860 Fisgard Lighthouse in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. It is the oldest lighthouse on Canada’s west coast and an extremely popular tourist destination. The Fisgard Lighthouse Preservation Society assists Parks Canada in operating a canteen and supports Parks Canada programs at the lighthouse. If you visit the lighthouse, you’ll know why we say red is everywhere.
This story appeared in the
Sep/Oct 2023 edition of Lighthouse Digest Magazine. The print edition contains more stories than our internet edition, and each story generally contains more photographs - often many more - in the print edition. For subscription information about the print edition, click here.
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