Monday, January 19, 2009

North Point Light Station

This is the one that got me started chasing lighthouses. Not that they're hard to catch.
They're usually hard to find.
Most folks know about some of Wisconsin's lights, but they just have a general idea of their location.

I first heard of North Point Station from my cousin Joe Konkel. His story is that he lived there back in the forties when his dad was the keeper. This got my interest up. One Sunday afternoon Whiskey and I went searching.

I thought it was near the north end of Lincoln Memorial Dr and Lake Dr. My luck being what it is, I went north from there. When I got to Whitefish Bay I figured I was too far. So I turned back south. ( Don't try to use a GPS to find North Point Station. They search all day till the batteries die) I finally stumbled over it in Lake Park. ( It's located at N. Lake Dr. and Wahl Ave.)

Photograhers notes: Don't Try to photograph Lighthouses with a large dog attached to you via a leash. You get many blurry pics. Thank God for digital.

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