March 24, 2019 – Well, my attempt at photographing the northern lights was a bust on my Chicago trip last weekend, but it did result in a few nice photographs of the Wind Point Lighthouse which I post here for your enjoyment!
According to Wikipedia, Wind Point Lighthouse is a lighthouse located at the north end of Racine Harbor in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. It is in the village of Wind Point, Wisconsin, on Lighthouse Road. The lighthouse stands 108 feet tall.
The Wind Point Lighthouse is one of the oldest and tallest still operating on Lake Michigan.
The Lighthouse was built in 1880 and was designed by Orlando Metcalfe Poe who had served in the Civil War as a Brigadier General. After the war, he served as engineer secretary of the Lighthouse Board and was in charge of lighthouse construction. It was lit for the first time on November 15, 1880.