Peninsula Light House

Welcome to the light house protecting the shoreline of Green Bay. Take a gander inside and ponder the amazing decorative arts. Wow. Back in the day, there was genuine attention to detail. The second picture is the top of the pot-belly stove on the second floor. Quilts!! There must be quilts. This is Wisconsin. There must be LOTS of quilts. The light house was built in 1864. A good day for a tour.

Cana Island Lighthouse

It was a warm day. Perfect for a mini-adventure! We rode the motorcycle across our peninsula and explored the Cana Island Lighthouse for the first time in all of our years of tramping about this gorgeous area. It was such a beautiful, blue-sky day. Once we climbed the 96 steps to the top and crept through the porthole.... we got out on the walkway to an incredible breeze to match the amazing view. Enjoy this glorious view of Lake Michigan. Watch carefully on the descent and be grateful for that handrail that was installed at the end of the 1890's!

One of the daily chores of the lighthouse keeper was to keep the windows clean -- so that the light would have it's most efficient beam. There's a moral to that story, isn't there?

It's amazing what beauty lies just around the next bend in the road. There are still so many places for us discover -- right here on the peninsula. We'll continue to head to new vistas and store the sights until later.