Honestly, I don't have any real ties or connections to our Great Lakes here in Michigan. I don't have any warm fuzzy memories about playing on the sandy beaches or splashing through the water; I don't have memories about swimming or fishing either. I never really did any of that stuff with my family, when we would go on vacation we would usually go to a forest somewhere not a lake. The only things I remember doing at the Great Lakes is collecting rocks along the shoreline and visiting lighthouses. I guess there is a small connection after all, rocks and lighthouses.
I remember that every time we went to a great lake as a family ever since I was little one of things we planned our trip around was going to see whatever lighthouses were in the area. I remember that each lighthouse was never the same and they all had their own unique story to tell.
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| Old Mackinac Point |
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| Iroquois Point |
When we would get to each lighthouse my family and I would go inside and look around and take a tour. We would look at the the relics and artifacts that helped to tell its story and the story of the people that looked after it. Then we would go up to the top of the tower (if it was open to the public) and look around at the vast lake ahead of us. Lastly we would always go down to the water and walk along the beach for a few minutes, I would try and learn to skip rocks with my dad and I would always run ahead and collect the most fascinating rocks I could find and that would fit into my pocket.
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| Tawas Point |
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| Old Mackinac Point |
I can honestly say I have not changed one bit since I was little! I still love lighthouses and the idea of going to one and reliving my childhood memories. I still love to go inside and look around and I like being able to go up into the tower and soak in the beautiful view of the lake, Of course I still love to try and skip rocks and collect them too. Honestly that is a part of me I hope never dies, I hope I can keep reliving my childhood through all the lighthouses on the Great Lakes here in Michigan.
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| Iriquois Point |
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| Grand Haven Lighthouse |
