The Cana Island lighthouse is located just north of Baileys Harbor in Door County, Wisconsin, United States. Along with the Baileys Harbor Range Lights, the lighthouse was built to replace the Baileys Harbor Lighthouse in 1869 and was first lit in 1870. The lighthouse is built on an island that reaches out to Lake MichiganContinue reading “Cana Island Lighthouse: A Historic Landmark in Wisconsin”
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Baileys Harbor Range Light
This is one my favorite lighthouses in Door County. It’s not your typical light, it is known as a Range Light. Range lights come in pairs and are used to guide ships into harbors or narrow channels. When a ship lines up the back light with the front light, they are in the channel. BelowContinue reading “Baileys Harbor Range Light”
Death’s Door
Washington Island, Wisconsin’s, adjacent waterway is known as “Death’s Door” because its strong currents, submerged rocks, and treacherous waters have caused numerous shipwrecks and claimed many lives over the centuries. The name is a translation of the French term “Porte des Morts,” meaning “door of the dead,” reflecting the waterway’s deadly reputation for sailors. A Native American legendContinue reading “Death’s Door”
Cormorants at Porte des Morts
“Cormorants at Death’s Door” refers to the abundance of Double-crested Cormorants between Door County and Washington Island, a location named for the dangerous waters around Pilot Island, Wisconsin, and for which the “Death’s Door Tour” is named. The phrase describes the presence of these birds in a place that is both geographically significant and ecologically important,Continue reading “Cormorants at Porte des Morts”
Exploring MacDonald’s Bayside Tavern: A Fish Creek Tradition
For 50 years, MacDonald’s Bayside Tavern has been a downtown Fish Creek cornerstone, carrying on a legacy that began over a century ago. Generations of locals and visitors have gathered here—swapping stories, clinking glasses, and making memories. More than a business, Bayside is a tradition, woven into the fabric of the community. With its timewornContinue reading “Exploring MacDonald’s Bayside Tavern: A Fish Creek Tradition”
Ha Ha Tonka Ruins
Wealthy Kansas City businessman Robert Snyder had a dream to construct a European-styled castle right in his beloved Missouri. To this end Snyder purchased 5,000 acres of land, including his very own lake, and began work on the evocative mansion in 1905. The businessman even imported stone masons from Europe to achieve the correct style,Continue reading “Ha Ha Tonka Ruins”
Heaven Hill Distillary
There were big rains during the week we visited the Bourbon Trail in Kentucky. Here we just arrived and had to stop and photograph this old truck carrying 6 barrels of wiskey. Once inside, we signed up for a tour and were on our way. Click on the photo fr more information. Clicke here toContinue reading “Heaven Hill Distillary”
Exploring the Kentucky Bourbon Trail
I am not a Bourbon drinker but had to “do the” Kentucky Burbon Trail recently. I visited three distilleries and stopped by Churchill Downs on the way home. I was in Kentucky after all. Taking the tours, I was able to get interesting photos of the mash vats and rickhouses where they age the bourbon.Continue reading “Exploring the Kentucky Bourbon Trail”
History and Beauty of Forest Park’s Pagoda
Sunrise in Forest Park. Every fall the trees surrounding the Pagoda in front of the Park’s outdoor Municipal Opera turn a bright red providing a stunning backdrop in front of the bandstand. Located on a small island within Pagoda Lake, the original wooden bandstand that existed at this site was built for the grand openingContinue reading “History and Beauty of Forest Park’s Pagoda”
Saint Louis
Watching over Art Hill, Saint Louis keeps an eye on his realm of Forest Park and the City of St. Louis. At his coronation as king of France, Louis IX bound himself by oath to behave as God’s anointed, as the father of his people and feudal lord of the King of Peace. Other kingsContinue reading “Saint Louis”