U.S. Lighthouse Society Tour of Michigan’s Lake Huron (August 15-23, 2020)

The United States Lighthouse Society (USLHS) does a different annual tour every year.

This year, they will be touring Michigan’s fabulous Lake Huron.

While in Michigan, they will be visiting 35 lighthouses!

There are more lighthouses on the Great Lakes than anywhere else in the United States.

The state of Michigan has 125 lighthouses (more than any other state).

The earliest one dates from 1825.

Tour Costs:

Per Person Double Occupancy: $3,255

Single Supplement (Cash): $895

USLHS Tour of Lake Huron

https://uslhs.org/tours/Lake-Huron-2020

Tour Registration PDF Form

https://uslhs.org/sites/default/files/tours/tour_registration_form.pdf

USLHS Facebook

https://www.facebook.com/USLHS/

Itinerary

Day 1 – August 15, 2020 – We arrive at Detroit Airport and have our welcome dinner at the Sheraton Inn in Romulus, MI.

Day 2 – August 16, 2020 – We depart for Saginaw River Rear Range Lighthouse and then Forty Mile Point Lighthouse.  Next is McGulpin Point Lighthouse, and then on to our hotel in Mackinaw City, MI.

Day 3 – August 17, 2020 – Today we will board a ferry to see Cheboygan Crib Light, Cheboygan River Front Range Lighthouse, Fourteen Foot Shoal Lighthouse, Poe Reef Lighthouse, Spectacle Reef Light, Bois Blanc Island Lighthouse, Round Island Light and Round Island Passage Light.  Then ferry back to Mackinaw City for our second night there.

Day 4 – August 18, 2020 – We have a boat trip in the morning to see DeTour Reef Lighthouse.  Then back to same hotel and the afternoon is yours to do as you wish.  Dinner on your own.

Day 5 – August 19, 2020 – Check out of the hotel this morning and head for New Presque Isle Light (climb), Old Presque Isle Light (climb) and Presque Isle Range Light.  Next is a photo op at Alpena Harbor Lighthouse and lunch “to go” at Take 5 Deli.  Our next stops are Sturgeon Point Lighthouse and Tawas Point Lighthouse.  We stay at Tawas, MI.  and have dinner at the hotel.

Day 6 – August 20, 2020 – Depart for Au Gres boat tour where we will see Gravelly Shoal Lighthouse and tour Charity Island Lighthouse with lunch on board.  After the boat ride we head for Port Austin Reef Lighthouse, Pointe Aux Barques Lighthouse, Harbor Beach Lighthouse and Port Sanilac Lighthouse ending up the day in Port Huron, MI.  Dinner will be at the local Cracker Barrel.

Day 7 – August 21, 2020 – This day we board a boat to cruise Lake St. Clair.  Lunch will be on board while we view St. Clair Flats  Range Light, Harsen’s Island Rear Range Light, Lake St. Clair Lighthouses, Windmill Point Lighthouse and William Livingston Memorial Lighthouse.  Then in the afternoon we will see Fort Gratiot Lighthouse, the Lightship Huron and Peche Island Lighthouse in the morning.  We then depart for Sheraton Inn in Romulus, MI.with dinner at the hotel.

Day 8 – August 22, 2020 – We will board a bus to Detroit Lighthouse Service Depot, then on to Dossin Maritime Museum on Belle Isle.  We will tour down to William Livingstone Memorial to see it by land this time.  Then we have a cruise of Detroit river where we will see Grosse Ile Range Light, Bois Blanc (Boblo) Island Lighthouse and Detroit River Lighthouse with Lunch on board.  We arrive at the same hotel for our Farewell Dinner.

Day 9 – August 23, 2020 – Breakfast at hotel and shuttles to the airport.

LIGHTHOUSES

1. Saginaw River Rear Range Lighthouse
2. Forty Mile Point Lighthouse
3. McGulpin Point Lighthouse
4. Cheboygan Crib Light
5. Cheboygan River Front Range Lighthouse
6. Fourteen Foot Shoal Lighthouse
7. Poe Reef Lighthouse
8. Spectacle Reef Lighthouse
9. Bois Blanc Island Lighthouse
10. Round Island Lighthouse
11. Round Island Passage Lighthouse
12. Old Mackinaw Point Lighthouse
13. DeTour Reef Lighthouse
14. New Presque Isle Light
15. Old Presque Isle Light
16. Presque Isle Range Light
17. Alpena Lighthouse
18. Sturgeon Point Lighthouse
19. Tawas Point Lighthouse
20. Gravelly Shoal Lighthouse
21. Charity Island Lighthouse
22. Port Austin Reef Lighthouse
23. Pointe Aux Barques Lighthouse
24. Harbor Beach Lighthouse
25. Port Sanilac Lighthouse
26. Fort Gratiot Lighthouse
27. Peche Island Lighthouse
28. St. Clair Flats Range Light
29. St. Clair Flats Canal Range Light
30. Lake St. Clair Lighthouse
31. Windmill Point Lighthouse
32. Livingstone Memorial Lighthouse
33. Grosse Ile Range Light
34. Bois Blanc (Boblo) Island Lighthouse
35. Detroit River Lighthouse