The last few months have been pretty stressful over here, but I’m very lucky to be married to a sweet man that helps me take time away when I need it, especially when that time away is a short day trip to a new-to-me lighthouse.
To celebrate my birthday, we visited Wind Point Lighthouse just north of Racine, and it was a delight.
I didn’t know a ton about this lighthouse prior to visiting other than it’s one of the tallest lighthouses on Lake Michigan. (The tallest of them all is Point Sable in Michigan). So there’s no big claim to fame here, but it sure is nice.
Also, it’s one of the few lighthouses on the Great Lakes to still employ actual lighthouse keepers, which is, readers, my dream job. According to the Wind Point Light website, their job is to tend to the grounds and give tours. I would be very good at that.
Overall, the park surrounding the lighthouse was beautiful and you can walk right down to the shore of Lake Michigan. As always, I had to put my hands in the water to see if I could bear it. For being early April, it wasn’t too bad!
I’m hoping this is the first of a few lighthouse visits this year. Come later this week, I’ll be fully vaccinated and ready to do a bit of (very safe) sightseeing!
For me, there’s no beating the Menomonee River Parkway for a lazy Saturday bike ride: it takes me exactly where I want to go and it looks great doing it. You’ve got almost five miles of pristine bike paths, the beautiful scenery of Hart Park, and the river weaving through the whole thing. And to make it better, you’ve got awesome architectural details like this drawbridge (not an actual drawbridge) that lead to the Hoyt Park beer garden.
