I am volunteering for my 12th year as a lighthouse keeper at Crisp Point Lighthouse on Lake Superior, 26 miles before Whitefish Point in the Upper Peninsula. A 19 mile dirt road is required to reach the light … very remote. Only keepers may camp at the light. My tent is pitched 25 yards from Lake Superior. 50 years ago the Edmund Fitzgerald sunk 7 miles off this point. Took some drone shots at sunrise this morning. Will process videos next week at home.
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Beautiful lighthouse! How many nights per year do you stay there and what are your primary responsibilities? Thank you.
This is the 11th year we have come to Crisp Point as lighthouse keepers. We serve for five days, which is the most days permitted. I will post again when I get home and include many more details. Today is my last day at the lighthouse. It will be nice to not be sleeping on the ground!
Dear 365: If you are bored at the Crisp Point Lighthouse, would you mind taking a photo of the Andromeda Galaxy. I know that the galaxy (nearest the Milky Way) can be visible to the naked eye near the constellation Cassiopeia; however, weather, light pollution, and smog/smoke have foiled my attempts.