How long ago was that? Visit us on Facebook. We swam in Lake Superior all the time, though it is so cold, you couldnt do it for long. The beauty of Gods creation. My family and I spent a few days staying at the Selkirk Lighthouse in Pulaski New York on Lake Ontario. Photo #29 by NOAA / National Weather Service, Winter Rage Grand Haven Pier Light. Awsome! I sent them to my sister who lives in FLA and she and my brother were both very impressed. A creature you cannot tame or train. I hope to one day see an actual lighthousewith me living in the desert it almost seems the lighthouse is unreal. It is a living memorial and probably will never be raised. We just got back from Munising and Grand Marais, MI and it was beautiful! I grew up in St. Joseph, MI and remember watching some of these storms I ice covered lighthouse brought back may memories. We have more lighthouses than any other state with so much shoreline on the Great Lakes..Jim Gotch, [] What you see in the gallery below are four photos from the webpagePower of the Storm: 44 Ferocious Waves Attacking Lighthouses [], These lighthouse pictures were awesome. I WAS STATIONED ON THE GRAND HAVEN LIGHT HOUSE AND ON THE LIGHT HOUSE AT MARQUETTE MI. Great memories brought back by seeing the Petoskey pictures above!!! Checkout this amazing storm captured in great, high quality photos. Heres mine: While crossing Lake Michigan on the Badger, the ferry between Ludington, MI, and Manitowoc, WI, I (many years ago, and on an ordinary day with ordinary waves) remarked to my dad, Theres a lot of water out here!, to which he replied, Yup, and thats just the top of it! I was born and raised in Frankfort and I and my friends would go out to light house and stand and wait for a wave to hit pier and then run as fast as we can to get behind light before the wave would wash us off in to the water. with us. We went through Hurricanes but nothing to compare with the wave action shown in the picturespretty Awesome. I didnt like that as well but it was accomplishing the same purpose so it was okay. We were in Grand Haven this year. During a storm, the fury of the sea submerges the rock entirely. any relation to Woody and Besty? And most folks have no idea that the Great Lakes are so clear, you can see the bottom CLEARLY in very deep water. We spent three years restoring this lighthouse and now it is visited by people from all over the world. excess snow!!! I lived in Michigan for 3 years while former husband was in the Coast Guard. Spending my summers At Augres Mich. Without the catwalk supports to hold on to I would not be here to write this. The wind was blowing. I have been in several storms on our sailboat that I thought at the time we wouldnt make it back to shore. The photographer described, In this picture is the outer and inner light. I have some incredible photos standing on Lake Michigan in the winter underneath 20 feet high frozen waves. My Dad was stationed in Oswego from 1948-1953. They are, at least the Michigan ones are! We had a doorbell and the winds would blast off a noise that sounded like a ghost howling. 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. Man those were the good old days. The helicopter, with its overhead, churning, gyroscopic blade, offers a high level of stability for gaining such delightful photography and video. My tributes go out to the photographers who captured these exceptional pictures of natures furry. a fantastic collection of storm photographs !! Wonderful collection of pictures. Photo #11 by Charles Dawley, Winds 30-40, gusts to 55, mid lake waves at 17-22 ft, very impressive storm. He is our Rock! It truely is amazing what water can do when creating a force. As kids we used to spend the next several weeks going out onto the ice and looking for ice caves which had been formed. the movie at the end ALMOST had me convinced to believe what i was seeing but then a small miscalculation.phew,that was close! Did you ever find photos of your light house? As many have said they had always thought of Lighthouses as romantic & beautiful, but there is no way after viewing that I would ever stay in one. And just for the record, you couldnt pay me enough to be a lighthouse keeper. The Great Lakes can really churn up some waves!! No wonder why they are referred to as The Great Lakes, especially Superior. About two miles out, I saw Minot Light.In the raging wind, they circle the lighthouse. This shows why I chose to live in a desert! Photo #37 by Tony (midlander1231), Winter Fury at Ludington North Breakwater Light. Photo #4 by Juan Jos Aza, Monster waves: Rough weather for lighthouse keepers. This guy was kayaking in the lake. Ahoy, Mates: As a [large format,57} photographer for over 60 years, I have the utmost praise for these photographs. The pictures are amazing and beautiful. They are always looking for people who have either worked for or lived at a lighthouse. Reply, Lighthouse keeper at New Dungeness Lightstation, Sequim, WA: these are amazing photos of light houses. I live in Petoskey and have seen some amazing waves on the pier. Why arent there any picts. I,m late commenting on these pictures but I love Lighthouses. storms and light houses and thought How Romantic. Magnificent! As one of the other commentors stated, these photos and video are scarry-cool. Waves crash against a lighthouse during Storm Franklin in Porthcawl, Wales, Britain. google_ad_width = 728; Boy, I went to view the musical fountain this past summer (had seen it multiple times), but was really more fascinated by the harbor lights reflecting on the Grand River.brought back many old memories. At the height of the storms, the waves smashing against the eight pilings would cause the entire light to vibrate like a violin string. My uncle Russ Pouliot co-founded the Bayview to Mackinaw Sailboat race, so I have a history of boating most of my life. When theres a strong wind out of the southwest, dramatic things happen!. The foam breaks down and is floating on the wind. GORGEOUS! I do believe he meant 100 miles wide. Friends.I just had to look at all these photographs again. Wow. Most people do not realize the size of Lake Michigan, 1 mile wide and 300 miles long. I liked the sound of it because I knew it was assisting boaters who might not have a very good vision of where the entrance to the St. Joseph River was or where the shoreline was. The nearest picture with any wave action is the one in the book of Point Betsy. All I can say is that it must have been a long time agoor you were nutsor really enjoyed the adventure! For more stories from the Daily Star, sign up for one of our newsletters here. He just couldnt envision himself sitting in an office pushing papers, so he decided to retire early. Italy, `Mangiabarche`, Storm. Photo #7 by Tom Gill, The Oswego Lighthouse is awash with waves during a November 2003 storm with 80 mph winds. RI is about a mile south. Like so many others before, we were awe struck. Spectacular photographs. Fantastic photos. Three years on a lighthouse tender and never saw anything like this but heard some stories of sleepless nights. Restaurants ran out of food and Motels filled up in a hurry, a night our family of 5 with 3 dogs will never forget. Most people dont know that Michigan has more shore line than California, but what I like is that nothing in those Great Lakes oceans want to eat me! We spent most of the day out there and usually had sunburned noses! The object was to try and record for posterity the passing way of life of us Lighthouse Keepers. google_ad_height = 90; Blizzard Rams New England. We used a small hatchet to chop down the icicles in the caves and just had a good ole time!!! I get inspired just in the summer months around the great lakes and especially Lk.Superior! This example was shaped like a smooth tapered round cone that diminished in diameter in concave curves. These are some of the most wonderous pictures Ive seen. We're all provisioned up and ready to ride it out," said Waller. Dave Waller is no different - except he has chosen to watch the storm from his lighthouse on The Graves, an island in Boston Harbor. I grew up in Petoskey which is on Little Traverse Bay. 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 grew up and live in South Haven Michigan and get to the South light almost daily. The power of God is mighty. Very distracting. I'm further out than I wanted to be and well past my comfort zone. The Duluth Canal piers are a dangerous location during a storm. Je nai pas t sur le site, donc je ne connais pas tous les dtails. Must have been there on a calm day in the summer. Former priest avoids jail term after he lost control of car and struck four people outside a church, killing one, The court heard that the incident lasted about two minutes with the car speeding through the crowd, hitting off vehicles and ploughing into people before it ultimately crashed into bollards with three people pinned under the vehicle, RTE Operation Transformation leader Mary Diamond dies aged 57 as tributes paid to 'absolute gem'. I should have sent my reply to Michael Heffernan But what do you expect from a BM3. Wrong or incomplete source(s)? It was this little, tiny plane. Photo #9 by Nick Russill, South Haven Pier. 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. Ok, that was $.04. My congratulation to the hero photographers. 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. I lived in Duluth Photograph: Rebecca Naden/Reuters. We were married in 1965, and remained happily for 38 years until Cancer claimed her life in 2004. Photo #23 by Tom Gill, Hide and Seek Todays puzzle try to find the pier hidden in this picture. - YouTube I love photographs that take my breath away, and if there's also a. The pilot said Youre crazy, nobodys going up. 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 lived in Detroit and Port Huron for 27 years and still consider the lake shore lines and beaches to be the most beautiful in the world. Hi, Back in 1952 I was in the U.S. Coast Guard,stationed at a Light House on Lake Michigan, it was called Indiana Harbor Light Station. Have seen many of the lighthouses (both winter & summer) on the west side of Michigan. I love lighthouses. [] Lighthouses By Kenosha Yacht Club, on August 29th, 2011 Ed Werner forwarded some great photos of lighthouses getting pummeled by waves. Enjoy. The snow was over the house. Hope all of you are members of the Lighthouse Society of America to help preserve these amazing treasures! 1994 Peter Halil 6.12K subscribers Share Save 880K views 4 years ago This is my video record of what it was like on a wave - washed. I grew up in two different Lighthouses in Florida, Egmont Key (Tampa Bay) and Gasparilla Light Station (Boca Grande Island). Four photographs from the same incredible moment are available for purchase on his website. Fabulous pics and oh, how, so true some of the other sentiments I read about them from others. During the war I was stationed on a lighthouse in Maryland for a year and even though we had rough waters there was never anything like what you have just seen. Photo #30 by James Marvin Phelps, 1969 Storm surge from Hurricane Carol lashes Rhode Island Yacht Club. Ive always liked to be on a shore when there is a bad storm. Great pics. (Second Order Fresnel Lens) The sunsets are spectacular, especially right before the sun dips into the Pacific Ocean and the sky is shades of pink, orange, and lavender. This legendary shot came about after the lighthouse was coated in ice during what is colloquially known as the Polar Vortex. If so go Blue Storm Barra has made landfall in Ireland and has been battering the Cork coastline since the early hours of Tuesday morning. The Lakes can be more terrible than the oceans. God is there to protect us. Great photos.I served for 15 years on the lighthouses on the west coast of Ireland.I saw beauty in the storms as well as in the calm weather.I miss the life of a lighthouse keeper, hello how do I get information on becoming a lighthouse keeper? 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