Wild water is a live animal. After seeing these fantastic photos, and having grown up in Ludington, MI, I feel moved to put in my $.02. [44 Photos], The photographer described this awesome shot as, Stormy weather and rough seas at Roker Lighthouse. Photo #1 by Gail Johnson, Grand Haven Lighthouse. Photo #15 by James Marvin Phelps, Artic Blast Ludington South Breakwater Light. Amazing photographers!!!!! Photo #11 by Charles Dawley, Winds 30-40, gusts to 55, mid lake waves at 17-22 ft, very impressive storm. It is a living memorial and probably will never be raised. There is so much beauty in this world, if we could only see it all!! But these events are still extremely rare, and even when they occur, they hardly ever result in a fatality. They are just beautiful to viewbut I would not want to be there. Born and stayed 44 years and have always been in awe of the Great Lakes and all that they are. Colourful double rainbows in seascape over the ocean horizon with storm clouds dramatic sky and white lighthouse south stack, A winter storm approaches the shores of Southern Georgian Bay in Lighthouse Point, Collingwood, St. Joseph Lighthouse ,St. Joseph Michigan USA, Lighthouse Storm Stock Photos, Images & Pictures. Light houses that were maned , the Men & Families where Very Brave ! It is well to say, only God through Christ, our lord and savior, will settle the mysteries of what Fabulous pics and oh, how, so true some of the other sentiments I read about them from others. Many thanks, vel, Hey, I live in Marquette, MI near Lake Superior and have seen monster storms here at the lighthouse and surrounds. The waves were landing in the parking lot a hundred feet away after hitting the rocks on the lake shore and spraying up in the air. I lived in Michigan my first 30 years of life and have been to the South Bend, St Joe and Frankfort piers. Most were there for the scape metal. The scaffold was demolished and is also covered in a thick layer of ice.The walk to the lighthouse was treacherous- the pier is also covered in a layer of ice. I first met a woman who turned out for the t December 31 opening celebration [It happen at midnight in 15 degree temperatures at the start of New Jerseys Tercentnary Year marking the start of the Year. Several winters I visited the north shore of Chicago and remember both Chicago Harbor Lighthouse on the breakwater and Grosse Point Light in Evanston. (if you want more .) The Lord is the stronghold of my life, of whom shall I be afraid? We had our lodge, and very large, and beautiful log cottages with Lake Superior agate rock fireplaces and my Dad, Richard A. Perry built every single building from scratch by reading books on how to build with logs. You have to praise the photographers for their courage to face mother nature at her worst to record her at her worst. Their lives were at stake when they took them, and a successful action photograph is rarely attained by accident. E arly in the 1870s, a lighthouse was under construction on the Torran Rocks, deadly hazards to shipping off the west coast of Scotland. These are fantastic pictures, have you made this into a calendar? I have lived here in Munising, Mi. Having sailing through the Raz de Sein in my Sadler 29 in calm weather* I am glad I did not get caught in a storm! Lighthouses are still essential but are generally not occupied. I just spent 17 days at Battery Point Lighthouse as an emergency keeper. Watch on. Those photos are the property of photographers. We really enjoy leaving a warm, safe, base and having the wonderful excitement of spending hours in small boats in that weather looking for your body in the slim hope that we will find and recover you while you are still breathing. It was captured by photographer Jean Guichard from a helicopter on Dec. 21, 1989. A stark example of the madness of weather that surrounds the Great Lakes region. Perhaps one of the most famous photos of this particular French lighthouse, located in the Celtic Sea, North Atlantic Ocean. Something went wrong, please try again later. Never having visited Michigan, I was surprised at the number of light houses on Lake Michigan. I was in St. Joseph Aug 27 and saw these Lighthouses. You would not believe how many people living in the cities of Michigan have never seen its beauty! More shoreline, too Lake Michigan and Lake Huron, and Lake Superior on the UP (Upper Peninsula.) Anyone with enough guts to fair the waves of great storms to get to a lighthouse definitely has more guts than me. Fabulous photos!! The station consisted of a work deck which was about 15 ft. above the water, an upper deck which housed two sleeping quarters (one for the Officer in Charge and the other for three enlisted men), a galley which also contained weather reading instruments, and the engine room which housed the generators. My hats off to the photographeres! Fantastic images of why I love them so muchthanks for the video too. I too, found the music distracting. Not a good feeling. One said: "Thats what Hurricane force winds look like! #13 pic is not South Haven light, amazing what modern technology can do ? Sometimes the builders and the structures they built were generous in their aesthetic spirit as though inspired by the importance and compassion of the work they did and by the majesty of the elements they understood and watched for us. I miss Michigan.winters and all. "We were watching WBZ and we heard about how big this thing was going to get and I called around to a bunch of friends and everybody said no except two other knuckleheads. After seeing these pictures I have a new respect for lighthouse keepers past and present. Maybe this will educate some about Mother Nature. Then, about 15 years ago, he got orders from the Navy to work at the Pentagon for a couple of years. These are tremendous! I once dropped the $1500 viewfinder from my Bronica GS-1 to the bottom of Lake Michigan off the South end of South Fox island during a very turbulent flight in November a couple of years ago. The lighthouse was a delight but it was also sort of a legal attractive nuisance. Beautiful, powerful, and freaky Mother Nature. Waves smash against lighthouse or beacon. The lighthouse is 114 feet high, which means that foam is spraying 100 feet into the air, propelled upward by a raging sea that sinks ships and floods towns up and down the coast. Over 100 pets impacted during March 31 tornadoes in Tipton County. [] Hilfe fr Schiffe. It was built around the time of the Civil War. Great way to get your car washed. 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. of Manistique, MIs lighthouses or the Seul Choix point lighthouse in Gulliver, MI ?? It was totally destroyed in the 1954 and 1938 hurricanes but rebuilt each time. has the sea risen so much in 100 yrs? excess snow!!! The storm churned into a swirling, miniature hurricane, which blocked their way, pushed them back down the slope. We all live in the places where we keep what we treasure. More then any other state. Mother nature at work, absoluteley awesome, especially for me..I live in TEXAS!! Which do you think will win? Old Maine Lighthouse Covered in Snow from New England Storm. Free with trial. Outstanding photos. Photo #38 by James Marvin Phelps, Giant Crashing Wave still cant touch the lighthouse. If place forms some of our nature, then I thank God I was raised there. Whoever put this together deserves great recognition. Come and join us. Duluth Harbor South Breakwater Inner Lighthouse during snow storm. BEAUTIFUL!!! YES!!! flying is such weather? Like so many others before, we were awe struck. If I had to . Cape Clear Ferry Co. noted that wind speeds at the lighthouse reached astronomical numbers this morning. These pictures are beautiful. Wow. However, two of our stations were on islands and the third was on the coast and so the sea itself never reached us. brovo for posting it. I have/had one picture of a wave breaking over the light. 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The crew gave updates yesterday, showing the waves battering the rocks and the water covering the helipad. The quality, courage and tenacity of the photographers is incredible. Storms are very nice to see, but I prefer sunshine at sea. Photo #37 by Tony (midlander1231), Winter Fury at Ludington North Breakwater Light. Amazing photos!!! of my three plus years on the USS Peterson, DE-152 during World War II in the North Atlantic, Fishing boat coming in during a storm, winds a 130 km/h (80 mph). Something went wrong, please try again later. Yes, you are rightLake Superior is the giant of the great lakes! These photos are inspiring from so many standpoints the stark beauty, and the fear that comes with the knowledge that man has no control over your immediate surroundings. [] Power of the Storm: 44 Ferocious Waves Attacking Lighthouses []. Super! We succeeded and it is still there and open seasonally. Wow! In the beginning God I think you meant to type 100 miles wide, correct? Lee. Sorry Kudos to your dad who has served. Oh wait, thats right, it was free. Having been a lighthouse keeper on Boston lighthouse, there have been times when storms have ravaged all of them, Minot light was unmanned, however Graves light, also in Boston, was similar in structure but did have a crew. Fred/Diane. I commend all of the brave and wonderful families living in the lighthouses, keeping the lights on for ships guiding safely around the shores. Many of us enjoy the the reminder (I am reveling in it, this day) that our fellow human beings have the courage to rise above their real fear, to achieve something beyond it. And they say the surfing sucks in the Great Lakes. Nevertheless, the best years of my life actually wrote a book about it As Darker Grows the Night. Hope things are ok with you.". Must have been there on a calm day in the summer. As rain pounds the cliffs of this small, craggy island, a lighthouse offers guidance to passing ships in the night. Fingers of swirling black cloud came down from the sky to whip and stab at the forest. Ok, that was $.04. The lighthhouse was by this time located two blocks in land from the ocean [except for rare hurricanes and floods] . Thank you for making sure that each of the photographs/video have the photographers name attached. First constructed in 1904, it became known to the world thanks to the photographs captured during the 1989 storm by a French photographer, Jean Guichard. Suddenly, the area got hit by a hail storm. Great memories brought back by seeing the Petoskey pictures above!!! Incredible photos!!! []. WOW! The Light Keepers daughterDian (McKeithen) Miller. Wish we could see more Pacific Northwest coast lighthousesso isolated there are few people to take these pictures! In those days, you didnt think of death. He just couldnt envision himself sitting in an office pushing papers, so he decided to retire early. 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