Lake Michigan - Manistee Lighthouse

Beautiful photo of the Manistee, Michigan lighthouse through the dry summer sand dune grass. As early as 1850, residents of Manistee commenced actively seeking a lighthouse to mark the entrance of the harbor to Lake Michigan. Their efforts came to fruition in 1869 when the United States government built a dwelling near the mouth of the Manistee River and placed a light atop a short tower on the roof of the dwelling. It was this light which was lost in the Great Fire in 1871 with replacement the following year. In October of 1875 the light was moved to a small skeletal tower at the end of the south pier. It was at this time that an elevated walkway (commonly called a catwalk) was built to provide access for the keeper in inclement weather. The present walkway is the evolutionary embodiment of the original having been modernized, extended, and moved several times.
 
The photos are printed with a professional printer on a professional quality luster/semi-gloss photo paper that are gallery worthy. Luster photo paper is ideal to reduce the glare from light sources giving the photo the ability to display all its details.