Force Behind Beauty
by Jennifer White
Title
Force Behind Beauty
Artist
Jennifer White
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
A seagull or gull rests on the beach as angry waves from Lake Michigan crash around St Joseph North Pier Inner and Outer Lighthouses behind it. Some of these waves had to be 10 - 15 feet tall. It was very interesting to watch Mother Nature. Turned out to be one of best highlights of my trip. The St. Joseph North Pier Inner and Outer Lights are lighthouses in Michigan at the entrance to the St. Joseph River on Lake Michigan. The station was built in 1832 with the current lights built in 1906 and 1907; they were decommissioned in 2005. St. Joseph was first platted in 1829, and the first lighthouse at the site, located on shore, was built in 1832. Construction began on harbor piers in 1836, and by 1848 a beacon light had been established on the pier. The onshore lighthouse was replaced in 1859, and a new pierhead beacon was constructed on the south pier in 1870. In 1881, this beacon was transferred to the north pier. In 1897 a pole light was erected 400 feet shoreward to serve as a rear range light. In 1904, the pier was extended, and the range lights were moved lakeward. In 1906/07, the present set of range lights was constructed.
The 1859 lighthouse remained in use until 1919, when a tower was erected on the south pier. It was demolished in 1955. In 2008, the north pier inner and outer range lights were deemed excess. Ownership of the lights was transferred to the city of St. Joseph in 2013. A committee was formed in 2014 which raised $2 million in private donations to fully restore the pier range lights. The project to preserve the lighthouses was completed in 2016. (info source: Wikipedia)
This has been featured in the following groups:
-2.21.18 Seashells and the Seashore
-2.26.18 Five Star Artists
-3.19.18 Camera Art
This photo was taken by Jennifer White with Timeless Moments Photography. All images are copyrighted © Timeless Moments Photography/Jennifer White. All rights reserved.
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February 17th, 2018
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