Michigan Island in the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore in Lake Superior. Note the waves crashing on the dock.
This weekend I revisited the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore in Wisconsin, in hopes of getting a look inside one of the lighthouses.
The gunmetal grey sweetwater sea that is Lake Superior.
I awoke at 5 a.m. (which for me, who likes to sleep late, is not as easy as it sounds), drove two hours in the rain to meet my friends and catch a boat, and spent an hour or so staving off seasickness on a roiling Lake Superior, only to hear the boat’s captain say they couldn’t dock at the lighthouse because it was too wavy.
But we could take distant pictures of the lighthouse. So that’s all I’ve got for you!
As our consolation prize, the captain ferried us to nearby Stockton Island, where we romped for a while before returning to Bayfield on the boat. I’ve been to Stockton Island three times now (see story from last year), so some of its magic has dimmed with repetition. But I confess that wandering around on Julian Bay (on the non-windy side of the island) was like experiencing a break in the space-time-weather continuum. The water was warm, the sky blue, and eagles coasted lazily on the calm breeze.
A bear track? Or a bare track? Julian Bay Beach on Stockton Island.
Afterwards, we walked to the boat dock to catch our ride back, not caring that we missed a lighthouse tour.
Marie's Meanderings 
Too bad you didn’t get a chance to get inside of the lighthouse, but at least you had some fun.
Unfortunately, it was the last lighthouse tour of the season, so I’ll have to wait until next year to try again!
That last photo shows how clear the water is.