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Photo #33 by American Red Cross / NOAA / NWS, Sheboygan Lighthouse (NOAA Station SGNW3). Dick Shinn, DVM (BM2). Photo #37 by Tony (midlander1231), Winter Fury at Ludington North Breakwater Light. Waves are amazing. Photos and videos amid a storm that has so far dumped more than 25 inches of rain over coastal areas in Florida show a major airport forced to shut down, flooded . I will also take a pass on living in the lighthouse. You faithless infidels! There was a narrow passage to the top that my Daughter still remembers climbing. Thank you for giving your time and talent. Fantastic. These are some of the most wonderous pictures Ive seen. Sorry to wreck your Fantasy Fear. I vacation in the UP every summer and members of my family go more often for hunting, fishing and to see the colors or just to be in Gods country. Love that lighthouse. Photo #12 by Jim Sorbie, Gale force winds throughout the day churned up Lake Michigan and created high waves along the South Haven, Michigan shore. March 15th [Dads Birthday] 10:25 p.m. should never be criticized. Storm Barra has made landfall in Ireland and has been battering the Cork coastline since the early hours of Tuesday morning. photos are great! It was on Whitefish Bay in Lake Superior up by Paradise in the UP. I grew up in Michigan. They are just beautiful to viewbut I would not want to be there. I just did dusting and swept the floors, no heavy lifting, and no windows. It was for the ore freighters that were bringing ore to the largest steel mill in America. Always wanted to be a sailor when I grew up, now have to be content with taking cruises. I grew up and live in South Haven Michigan and get to the South light almost daily. This video clip is from a sequence that I filmed during a storm whilst I was on the Wolf. My uncle Russ Pouliot co-founded the Bayview to Mackinaw Sailboat race, so I have a history of boating most of my life. In all its gloryit is like a web of secrets awaiting your presents to be amazed at. Anyone with enough guts to fair the waves of great storms to get to a lighthouse definitely more guts than me. If you love lighthouses and you love Michigan, there is actually a book I have seen, not sure where, but its called Lighthouses of Michigan. MICHIGAN ! It must be quite the experience out there. Must be a sight to see in person, but scary also. Boston lighthouse, was the first and last manned lighthouse in the new world, while it still stands it is unmanned now, Shame. Photograph: Rebecca Naden/Reuters. II Season 03 Pelayo's Lighthouse Map Intel. Interesting articles, how-to's, famous quotes, cool photos, videos, and stuff to buy. Only God could do that! Grew up in Charlevoix Michigan and had forgotten how the ice built up on the harbor entrance lighthouse . [Photo #8] Hard to believe that I used to row 48b: 22b "Pups Save the Pop-Up Penguins" Kim Duran: May 29, 2015 () TBA: Hopefully, with todays predictions they get out, but what happened in the old days when there was no weather satellite? Almost unbelievable. Im from San Diego and we have a lighthouse here at Point Loma, near Mission Bay. I left because of the winters and Im sure you can see why from some of these pictures. and sometimes He lets the storm rage We came out yesterday, dead calm, and got a bunch of firewood and food. Wow, these are amazing shots. Equally amazing are the lighthouse keepers that are brave enough to live there! I think you meant to type 100 miles wide, correct? Dave Waller is no different - except he has chosen to watch the storm from his lighthouse on The. I always think of lighthouses as being very romantic. That was in the 50s. God Bless you man. Fantastic images of why I love them so muchthanks for the video too. You had to know Chief LP ONeill. The curators of this digital exhibition lack discretion, or the photographer lacks will to disclose. Some of these shapes almost have no end and no beginning, and are sure to trip, Haven't posted a video in a while! It is a lovely area. We live in a lighthouse on Lake Superior named Sand Hills Lighthouse Inn. Photo #17 by James Marvin Phelps, Battered Grand Haven Pier Light. I also grew up in Menominee! I too, found the music distracting. See the video of "Le Kereon" Lighthouse keeper relieve below to get all your questions answered. Wouldnt that be awesome! With all the hate that this map is getting, I'm really interested in trying it just to see if it's actually as bad as people say it is. Duluth Harbor South Breakwater Inner Lighthouse during snow storm. Gale force winds pound the South Haven, Michigan lighthouse and pier during a two day storm. That has been my dream to tour lighthouses on the back of a Harley and you can stay in some as well, that would be the ultimatecurrently without driver . The photographer described, In this picture is the outer and inner light. What is the background music? Upper Mich. can make one very humble, but it is stunningly beautiful. Thank you! I finally ended up in Grand Haven and as OinC of the ANT, we serviced from Michigan City Indiana to Point Petsey in Frankford, Michigan. google_ad_height = 90; Great work here you found some great pictures. The storm was an awesome spectacle, but powerful, dangerous and menacing. My complements to our Creator!!! Footage shared on Facebook shows dramatic scenes as they watch the huge waves slam into the wall of the lighthouse tower. Great results. I knew a jill in Grand Haven. I give a lot of credit to those who put up with the weather conditions to get them. The weather event has caused flooding and fallen trees across the country, with Cork among the worst areas affected. I would love to hear your story of that stormy night. You should stop at the red wood forest, while your up this way. Want me to show you the cyber door? Anyone with enough guts to fair the waves of great storms to get to a lighthouse definitely has more guts than me. Several winters I visited the north shore of Chicago and remember both Chicago Harbor Lighthouse on the breakwater and Grosse Point Light in Evanston. The station consisted of a work deck which was about 15 ft. above the water, an upper deck which housed two sleeping quarters (one for the Officer in Charge and the other for three enlisted men), a galley which also contained weather reading instruments, and the engine room which housed the generators. SEEMS LIKE YESTERDAY. Come and join us. "Wind speed reached 74 kts (Force 12) with gusts up to 87 kts (Hurricane)," they said. I lived near Lake Michigan for 16 years and never once was there to capture the beauty of the light houses and piers during the winter season. I would like to visit a lighthouse, I used to see the Lydia Ann Lighthouse on my way to work daily. but these are nothing short of spellbinding. Browse more videos. I was stationed on Sombrero Key Light house in 195052, which is situated about eight miles off shore from Marathon, Florida. Today, besides electricity and acetylene gas, solar power is also used. Social Celebrate Tall Ships, Tues. Aug. 30th thru Sun. I hope to one day see an actual lighthousewith me living in the desert it almost seems the lighthouse is unreal. After watching this, I will stop complaining about our 42 degrees this sunny January morning on Amelia Island, Florida. Three years on a lighthouse tender and never saw anything like this but heard some stories of sleepless nights. These photos and video are going to everyone on my mailing list. This legendary shot came about after the lighthouse was coated in ice during what is colloquially known as the Polar Vortex. It seems to me that lighthouse keepers should qualify for hazardess pay. The pilot said Youre crazy, nobodys going up. Growing up in Soo, Mi and St. Clair Mi. The snow was over the house. The pics are eirrie (?) However, its interesting to note that on that fateful November night in 1975 when the Edmund Fitzgerald went down off the coast of Whitfish Point, the electricty in the area had gone out and for some unknown reason the generator at the lighthouse didnt kick in. He is the one that sent me this video. After seeing these pictures I have a new respect for lighthouse keepers past and present. I have never seen the ocean hit the lighthouses like that. I was able to venture out safely about 1 []. I was stationed in Saulte Ste. Masons carved ragged granite into smooth, interlocking. However, two of our stations were on islands and the third was on the coast and so the sea itself never reached us. We just got back from Munising and Grand Marais, MI and it was beautiful! The Hanois Lighthouse is just off Guernsey in the Channel Islands, .No scripts, we aren't actors and there are 3 Keepers doing 28 days on board followed by 28 days at home, with two crews so the place was manned 24/7 365 days of the year. You werenever alone for you made it by the grace of God/ thankful you were able to write the story. actualy i went on a photogaph journey in 1988 and took photos of the Frankfort Harbor from the top of about a 30 foot ice build up in the harbor.i was on the edge and it was scary,10 below zero hard west wind. And most folks have no idea that the Great Lakes are so clear, you can see the bottom CLEARLY in very deep water. In early 1970s as Officer in Charge CGSATA Grand Haven( Light house automated Nov 1969) after winter storm found 1/4 plate glass storm pane (window of light room) had been broken and a cake of ice 2ft wide and 16 in thick had been thrown thru window by wave action. While growing up there I still have fond memories of its quite loud fog horn. On a couple of occasions I actually had to crawl to reach the tower. Six months on a primary seacoast light and bored to death. We lived along Lake Michigan for 16 years. Photo #24 by Mrs Logic, Perfect Timing Petoskey Breakwall. Congratulations on a great job. What fantastic and talented photographers ! There was nothing but the lighthouse, our attached housing, jungle, beach and the jetties there when I lived there in the early 50s. I am thankful that I was on an island. For those of you that do not know what a troll or a yooper isin Michigana troll lives under the bridge (meaning the Macinaw bridge that links the lower with the upper part of Michigan). I also was amazed at the way the ice collects on these structures. In the beginning God . Hurricane Carol was in 1954. Photo #11 by Charles Dawley, Winds 30-40, gusts to 55, mid lake waves at 17-22 ft, very impressive storm. Restaurants ran out of food and Motels filled up in a hurry, a night our family of 5 with 3 dogs will never forget. We all live in the places where we keep what we treasure. These pics show the beauty of this magnificent structure, and Gods storms testing its endurance. jlw. The famed Christmas Michigan for one, in that freezing bus for 1 and a half hours or more depending on the storms to Munising to our High School. Im now one of the Assistant Keepers At Boston Lighthouse ( Second Order Fresnel lens ). Growning up in Menominee, MI I was sorry not to see a photo of the light house at the mouth of the Menoninee River on Green Bay. Photo #29 by NOAA / National Weather Service, Winter Rage Grand Haven Pier Light. Beautiful photography of lighthouses in stormy weather. Photo #22 by Olga Dez, Gale force winds throughout the day churned up Lake Michigan and created high waves along the South Haven, Michigan shore. Marie Michigan, Falmouth Mass and grew up on the coast in Rhode Island. winter. Absolutely fabulous! Portland Head Lighthouse in Cape Elizabeth, Maine in storm. Photo #26 by Charles Dawley, Smell the salt? Have seen many of the lighthouses (both winter & summer) on the west side of Michigan. Good memories! Yes, it does want one to paint them and you should! I currently am involved in the preservation of the Grand Haven Entrance and Inner Lights as a member of the Grand Haven Lighthouse Conservancy. Ill see if I still have it. There is only a path about 20 inches wide with the lighthouse to your left, and the frigid lake to your right. Photo #9 by Nick Russill, South Haven Pier. I might be taking a vacation to some of them this winter, just in case. I was amazed to see how high the waves actually rose. When you dont live close to a coastline or a major body of water, seeing the waves when you visit is exciting. It was captured by photographer Jean Guichard from a helicopter on Dec. 21, 1989. Our daughters were permitted to go to the beach without supervision at age 12 but that didnt mean I didnt think about how much fun it was to be out on the north pier and hope they would keep their wits about them. The ice apparently broke the hand rail cables on the catwalk, and they are now drooping down with tons of ice. Born and stayed 44 years and have always been in awe of the Great Lakes and all that they are. You could stand at the channel and almost touch them as they passed by. This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. In interview, Coffey said he was a friend of Mr Murphy's and denied any involvement. I was stationed at Manistee Coast Guard Station in 1963, 1964, & 1965. These photos are magnificent, I almost would love to be in one of them during a storm, I live in Michigan and have seen some of them. Friends.I just had to look at all these photographs again. Nice place in the summer but miserable ion the winter.. My husband and I are lighthouse hunters and have seen most of the US lighthouses in the pictures especially the MI ones. In hindsight, Im lucky I didnt go for an unexpected winter swim. Photo #6 by Tom Gill, Ice Drapery: Ice formed on the St. Joseph, Michigan lighthouse and catwalk during a winter storm that churned up Lake Michigan and created 20 foot waves. Google splka.com for information on an experience you will never forget! (*It was lumpy enough then.). . It is just as terrifying as an ocean storm. Those icy pictures remind me of the bitter cold of those winters. [44 Photos], The photographer described this awesome shot as, Stormy weather and rough seas at Roker Lighthouse. Photo #1 by Gail Johnson, Grand Haven Lighthouse. Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Another example of the respect we must have for the sea!!!! Like so many others before, we were awe struck. Hope things are ok with you.". Thanks for sharing these awesome pictures! Congratulations to Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. The lighthouse in the photo is 76 ft tall. Nothing moves. Now we caught the bus to drive allllll the heck from AuTrain to all the tiny little areas here and there. I enjoyed those days. Did you ever find photos of your light house? During a storm, the fury of the sea submerges the rock entirely. No they should not be criticized. ), Big Sea! ONE OF MY JOBS WAS TO MAINTAIN THE GENERATOR / BATTERYS AND CHANGE THE LAMPS INSIDE THE FRESNEL LAMP CAGE AT CAPE MAY POINT LIGHT. The entire structure was suspended above the ocean by eight iron legs that were screwed into the coral reef. I think of that now and realize I could have been killed had I fallen, but I will never forget being up there. and Naragansett Bay RI and many in the Vinyard and Nantucket area. Ive not yet visited Michigan and had the opportunity to photograph any of the lighthouses there, but it is something Im planning to do so I can post photos of the lighthouses there to my blog. I've always wondered what it would be like to live in a Lighthouse but never considered being in a storm in a lighthouse. I live on Lake Huron and we have lots of lighthouses (Fort Gratiot Lighthouse, close to where I live, was the first lighthouse built in MI). These are sensational. Live on the Chesapeake & Delaware Canal that is only protected By Bethyl Light in Chesapeake City MD. amazing pictures i live near ottawa can. Alternatively, you can pre-register for our weekly newsletter; it will go live as soon as we get enough interested people. Old Lyme, Connecticut in 1954 Hurricane Carol destroyed hundreds of summer cottages and homes Huge waves bound into beach front homes. So what's for dinner in the lighthouse? Photo #20 by Charles Dawley, Wind, waves and water. Live on the South shore of Lake Michigan in Indiana and I go to the shore every time there is a big storm and watch the waves change the shoreline. That must have been a real engineering feat! Many a time lightening struck our tall pines around the house and left their mark. What am awesome illustration of who are Mightey God is! Photo #42 by Tom Gill, THE POWER OF THE STORM! Storm Barra has made landfall in Ireland and has been battering the Cork coastline since the early hours of Tuesday morning. Thank you for the presentation. I, as a child 1n late 1920s & 30s, visited Ponce De Leon, FL Lighthouse almost every weekend The beautiful ferocity and creative destruction of Mother Nature is a stark reminder of Gods control over man. Then, about 15 years ago, he got orders from the Navy to work at the Pentagon for a couple of years. It was never replaced. The storms can kick up in a hurry and until this day Im a watcher of clouds. Anybody want to be a lighthouse keeper? Beautiful day. Thank you so much for sharing them with us and thanks to my Michigan USN buddy for bringing them to my attention. (Joes modern cabins) Twice the captain of the boat pulled up to the Gravelly Sholes light house and I and a friend got on the ladder and climbed to the house. Walking out either of the piers to the lighthouse and range light was scarey even with small waves washing against it. Michael, The lighthouse keeper (seen in the photo) heard a helicopter sound and decided to check if it was a rescue helicopter, only to find out that it was a media helicopter that was documenting the storm. Amazing photos!!!!!! And the wind! After watching these lighthouses in a storm on the Pointe de Bretagne I'm pretty sure it would be a nerve-wracking and tiring experience. My wife and I are lighthouse keepers off the cosat of Rockport, Massachusetts on Thacher Islands Twin Lights. Sept. 11th [], Wonder-full! Great pictures! I commend all of the brave and wonderful families living in the lighthouses, keeping the lights on for ships guiding safely around the shores. Michigan MY Michigan.I am in Northern California now, and have been to some of our lighthouses here and California is stunning too. The history of these car/train ferries is quite interesting and well worthwhile to research unto themselves. It a marvel to say the least. "Hopefully, the chopper will be back out to us on Thursday.". Britons have been warned to brace for strengthening winds and lashing rain . Kerala, India, Gathering storm on beach and lighthouse on sunset, Storm Clouds Over Lighthouse with Waves Crashing. I also lived in the lighthouses at Point Sur and San Luis Obispo in Californis. When I first became aware of the lighthouse, it was periodically issuing a very deep BEE-OOPS when conditions were foggy or troublesome. I have lived most of my life on the western side the lower peninsula of Michigan and have walked most of these Michigan lighthouses. I think the lighthouse keepers must have been very courageous people to have endured such waves and storms, some seemingly swallowing the lighthouse up completely with water. A Man Caught Outside of a Lighthouse During a Huge Storm Nov 29 2011 Perhaps one of the most famous photos of this particular French lighthouse, located in the Celtic Sea, North Atlantic Ocean. Being from Maine we love these type of breath taken oictures. We talk about deaths from hurricanes, tornados but Ive never seen anything about lighthouse keepers dying during a storm. "It certainly gives greater appreciation and admiration not only for how solid the design and construction of the tower is, but also for the mental agility of the former Lighthouse keepers who stayed out on the rock for many weeks at a time and faced many a storm, and without phones or broadband I hasten to add! Where can I get my own light house/ Will relocate ! What do they do when an ice storm hits? First constructed in 1904, it became known to the world thanks to the photographs captured during the 1989 storm by a French photographer, Jean Guichard. "But when I filmed the video of the storm all that stood between me and elements was those little panes of glass. I remember the waves, undertows, and the ice. The lighthouse tower is 35 feet tall (from the pier) another six feet to the water making that splash around 50 feet tall. But, its beautiful! Before computers, radar, and radio direction finders, lighthouses were truly Gods gift to the Mariners of the world nad still serve well!!! Neighbors lost children who didnt respect the power of the waves and the danger of being out on the end of the pier and dodging the water. Sont-elles encore parfois habites ? It may not or maybe in your time. My husband would take our sons to the lake and tell them that it was the ocean. A stark example of the madness of weather that surrounds the Great Lakes region. Wow, Id love to see that! And in that case the winds were blowing me back into the lighthouse and across the water at probably 80 mph or more, despite my efforts to maintain a slow 55 mile an hour airspeed. Perhaps, by chance we will meet sometime on an August day. Historical Society that runs the place said that not to many people get the chance to use the lighthouse for weddings. We as souls must remain strong, no matter the storm and stay staing, with Gods Help,to give the light to others as they are given difficulties to face,,,,,,,,,,Namaste. Brave photographers. Lighthouse Interiors during the Mothballing Period Damage caused by the ever-present harsh marine environment is readily apparent when discussing the deterioration of exterior lighthouse features. 24b: 24b "Pups Save Ryder" . "Everything is completely covered with water.". He was able to re-enter the lighthouse unharmed. The underwater panorama was breathtaking with the colors of the reef life. I will warn you, it becomes additive, you serve and actually live in the Big Sable Lighthouse with wonderful facilities and awesome views from every room and especially from your bedroom and kitchen. Fortunately, most of the real bad storms come after boating season is over in Michigan. And just think, our Lord can calm these seas with just a whisper. Yes. Follow. [] 44 ferocious waves attacking lighthouses [], [] http://www.lovethesepics.com/2011/04/power-of-the-storm-44-ferocious-waves-attacking-lighthouses/ [], I relish, cause I discovered exactly what I used to be taking a look for. Im a Michigan product and retired on the coast of southern California. The lighthouse is 114 feet high, which means that foam is spraying 100 feet into the air, propelled upward by a raging sea that sinks ships and floods towns up and down the coast. . I wouldnt mind traveling and seeing other places, but MI is my home forever! Photo #8 by 2003 Jon R. Vermilye via http://www.byways.org, Porthcawl Harbor Storm. These pictures are beautiful. the courage to keep these houses and the courage to record their courage. I was a crewman on USCG Light Station Ambrose during 1984/85. My discharge papers state that I was indeed stationed at this light house. I now live 1 mile from the Savannah River in SC, but its nothing like the waters of the Great Lakes. Gorgeous pictures and video (although I also question the common sense of the photographers)! The lighthouse of Galle is located inside an ancient . Weve visited just about every lighthouse along these shores and it amazes me that people used to actually live in these places. The helicopter, with its overhead, churning, gyroscopic blade, offers a high level of stability for gaining such delightful photography and video. I would like to take a vacation to visit all of Michigan lighthouse better get started Im 84 now. Ive lived in Michigan all my life. Was only disappointed to not see any pics on Lake Superior, which was 2 or 3 miles from our resort on Lake AuTrain. I have often said to my dad I wouldnt mind living in a lighthouse .never again! Jim My dad was a Navy captain. of my three plus years on the USS Peterson, DE-152 during World War II in the North Atlantic, A blizzard has rammed New England, shutting down roads, businesses and schools. Photo #42 by Tina (~Jetta Girl~), Gale force winds at South Haven, Michigan attract visitors to the lighthouse and pier, along with surfers and intrepid kayakers. Then we would dive into AuTrain River which seemed like lukewarm water after Lake Supe. . So sad! After looking at the picsno thanks. In a post to their Facebook page, Cape Clear Ferry said: "The video was taken by Ronnie O'Driscoll and his colleagues, who were working out on the lighthouse when the storm hit. We have found a handful of actual lightkeepers of the Ashtabula lighthouse who tended the light during the 50s to 1960s era. Southern California is famous for it mission bells and in the picture one may be such. Amazing photos and video. It has only recently been made open to the public and now, as others have pointed out, through splka.com you can become volunteer lighthouse keepers. Who is the lumphead who inserted the soundtrack when all you want to hear is the crashing surf?? The crew gave updates yesterday, showing the waves battering the rocks and the water covering the helipad. You are a special breed of people with a courage surpassing most people living. Gerade den dritten Aspekt, die Gefahr, ist Thema dieser Fotos, die Milowie bei Love These Pics gefunden hat: Sturmfluten oder Strme allgemein bedrohen immer wieder die Ksten, weshalb [], [] Ferocious Waves Attacking Lighthouses []. out to the Oswego Lighthouse in a 12 foot flat bottomed skiff, more times than I like to Well.. maybe not! Location unknown. We do a lot of travelling around the great lakes, along the North Shore of Minnesota, the Southern shore along Wisconsin and Upper Michigan, and the Western shore of Lake Michigan. I have tried to get a picture of this place for many years now, with no results. When I saw #21, I thought that it looked like a painting. Ok Im done now! And how did one get out with the extreme ice surrounding itdid they wait for spring? I remember the island as beautiful, but very lonely; to my recollection it took about 6 hours to get there via patrol boat. A long time ago I saw some pictures of how at least one stone lighthouse (I believe in Great Britain) was constructed in the 1800s and was still standing strong at the printing. So that was that.And now they are automated. The storm was like a curtain on a stage with dark clouds, thunder and lightning and beside the curtain on each side, the sun was shining. Thanks for thememories. Minots Ledge Light rises dramatically from a tiny outcropping of ledge one mile off the coast of Cohasset and Scituate, Mass.Its beacon flashes in a 1-4-3 cycle, the same number of letters in 'I love you.' Hence the nickname 'Lover's Light.' Author Edward Rowe Snow called it "the most dangerous beacon in America." On April 17, 1851, a hurricane swept the original Minots Ledge . Psalm 27:1, Am also born (a Yooper) in the Upper Peninsula of beautiful Michigan. Ive been out in the middle of them and jumped off of boats to swim without any fear. It was known as Manistee Moorings at the time. When I was 13 (43 years ago)I stood at the base of the 35 South Haven light house as waves from the N.W. To see these storm pictures is awesome. I worked on all the lighthouses in the Great Lakes for 4 years in the early 80s while I was attached to the Coast Guard D9 Cable Boat. I cant help but think of the power that God has put into nature along with the glorious beauty. these pics were just out of sight super..i have done a lot of traveling around the world early in life and i always had a light house need to find out about them but just went and looked and read but these pics and the brave photographers are out beyond the best..i have been in lot of light house around europe and florida but i am going to michigan and maine and do some diligence.and you guys that lived in them .jeez.another life experience that i have not thought about..thanks for all of you and the pics, A great collection of photography, especially the video. Take care and talk with you again doon. It is well to say, only God through Christ, our lord and savior, will settle the mysteries of what I still love to go back and enjoy the harbor. But these events are still extremely rare, and even when they occur, they hardly ever result in a fatality. Photo #30 by James Marvin Phelps, 1969 Storm surge from Hurricane Carol lashes Rhode Island Yacht Club. RF 2A4X6MR - Panoramic of lighthouse on cliff on a stormy day with choppy sea and gray sky with clouds, Cudillero, Asturias, Spain. Greatest pictures I have ever seen. Colourful double rainbows in seascape over the ocean horizon with storm clouds dramatic sky and white lighthouse south stack, A winter storm approaches the shores of Southern Georgian Bay in Lighthouse Point, Collingwood, St. Joseph Lighthouse ,St. Joseph Michigan USA, Lighthouse Storm Stock Photos, Images & Pictures. And, needless to say, what courageous photographers. Waves on Lake Michigan were said to be over 20 feet high, which pounded the lighthouse and covered it in ice feet thick in places. They have withstood many storms. Totally awesome! Our Lord Jesus Christ is a LIGHTHOUSE!! We love light houses. The power of the storm and the fury of nature which are beyond human conrol. 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