Spending 5 nights in the St Helena Island Lighthouse

Alisa · 08-27-2008

At the end of July, my daughters, Victoria and Elizabeth, and I, along with several friends spent 5 nights in the St Helena Island Lighthouse near Mackinac City, Michigan.

Our vacation photo contest submission for the local paper.

Alisa · 08-27-2008

Waiting for the boat to take us to the Island-Mackinac Bridge in the background-this bridge connects the upper and lower peninsulas of Michigan

The Mackinac Bridge

Going under the bridge in our boat on the way to the Lighthouse

Elizabeth and Victoria

These are the boats we took to get to the Island. On the right is the boat we took from the Mackinac City Marina. This boat had to anchor a couple of hundred yards away from shore at the Island because it is too shallow for a larger boat. We took several trips on the Zodiac to get ourselves and all of our gear on the Island.

u2girlie · 08-27-2008

Very cool!! I love the picture of all the kids. Are Victoria & Elizabeth sisters? (You may have said that). My niece's name is Victoria Elizabeth!

u2girlie · 08-27-2008

OK - you did say they were your daughters...so they must be sisters

...never mind!

monte · 08-27-2008

How very cool. I've never heard of this place

thanks for opening my eyes. I look forward to more

Alisa · 08-27-2008

The view from the anchored boat waiting to go to shore in the zodiac boat

The bedrooms

The dining room

The Parlor

Summer Kitchen

Inside the Lighthouse Tower on the stairs-there are 85 stairs-we counted

himynameisjan · 08-27-2008

Way cool vacation Alisa, was Vic batching it while you were gone?

Alisa · 08-27-2008

Quote:

Originally Posted by himynameisjan

Way cool vacation Alisa, was Vic batching it while you were gone?

I'm sure he had a great time with the house to himself. My son didn't want to go with a bunch of girls so he stayed with my Mom and Dad

Andiline · 08-28-2008

Looks and sounds like a cool vacation!

GreatLakes · 08-28-2008

Quote:

Originally Posted by himynameisjan

Way cool vacation Alisa, was Vic batching it while you were gone?

It was very quiet

Alisa · 09-01-2008

This is the restroom we used for 5 days. It consisted of a big hole in the ground-dug out by the boy scouts. The roll of toilet paper had to be covered by a coffee can to keep the spiders out of it. There was no electricity or running water. We had to pump water from a well to use for showers, washing dishes, cooking, etc...

This is our shower area. We had to fill plastic containers with water, let them heat in the sun, and then let the water trickle over us to get somewhat clean. Lets just say, we couldn't wait to get REAL showers at home. There is something to be said for good water pressure.

Here is our plasma TV. It had 2 channels-channel 2 was the nature channel and channel 4 was the Mackinac Bridge channel.

Here are the girls carving walking sticks with an old fashioned tool that scrapes the bark off the wood. (Forgot the name of it)

monte · 09-01-2008

luv the plasma t.v.

what a great expeirence for the kids. I remember my grandfather taking me on trips like this. I loved that kinda of stuff.

catnhat · 09-02-2008

Very Nice Alisa

I can imagine lots of giggles...

Alisa · 09-06-2008

Sunsets at the lighthouse

Alisa · 09-07-2008

There is a reason why this was called "Snake Island" back in the day

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This is where we had to pump all of the water we used

The boat they transported us in was an old Army boat

The Captain let the girls take turn driving
Victoria:

Elizabeth:

The Moms

The end of our 5 fun-filled days

08-27-2008	#1 (permalink)
Alisa ruined Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Michigan Posts: 86	Spending 5 nights in the St Helena Island Lighthouse At the end of July, my daughters, Victoria and Elizabeth, and I, along with several friends spent 5 nights in the St Helena Island Lighthouse near Mackinac City, Michigan. Our vacation photo contest submission for the local paper.

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u2girlie Life=Playa (almost) Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Connecticut for now but someday Mexico Posts: 796	OK - you did say they were your daughters...so they must be sisters...never mind!

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monte añejo Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: dallas Posts: 12,397	How very cool. I've never heard of this placethanks for opening my eyes. I look forward to more

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Alisa ruined Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Michigan Posts: 86	The view from the anchored boat waiting to go to shore in the zodiac boat The bedrooms The dining room The Parlor Summer Kitchen Inside the Lighthouse Tower on the stairs-there are 85 stairs-we counted Last edited by Alisa; 08-27-2008 at 11:30 PM..

09-01-2008	#12 (permalink)
monte añejo Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: dallas Posts: 12,397	luv the plasma t.v.what a great expeirence for the kids. I remember my grandfather taking me on trips like this. I loved that kinda of stuff.

08-27-2008	#2 (permalink)
Alisa ruined Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Michigan Posts: 86	Waiting for the boat to take us to the Island-Mackinac Bridge in the background-this bridge connects the upper and lower peninsulas of Michigan The Mackinac Bridge Going under the bridge in our boat on the way to the Lighthouse Elizabeth and Victoria These are the boats we took to get to the Island. On the right is the boat we took from the Mackinac City Marina. This boat had to anchor a couple of hundred yards away from shore at the Island because it is too shallow for a larger boat. We took several trips on the Zodiac to get ourselves and all of our gear on the Island.

08-27-2008	#3 (permalink)
u2girlie Life=Playa (almost) Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Connecticut for now but someday Mexico Posts: 796	Very cool!! I love the picture of all the kids. Are Victoria & Elizabeth sisters? (You may have said that). My niece's name is Victoria Elizabeth!

08-27-2008	#7 (permalink)
himynameisjan añejo Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Mankato, Minnesota Posts: 1,541	Way cool vacation Alisa, was Vic batching it while you were gone?

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Andiline añejo Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Cologne, Germany Posts: 7,709	Looks and sounds like a cool vacation!

09-01-2008	#11 (permalink)
Alisa ruined Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Michigan Posts: 86	This is the restroom we used for 5 days. It consisted of a big hole in the ground-dug out by the boy scouts. The roll of toilet paper had to be covered by a coffee can to keep the spiders out of it. There was no electricity or running water. We had to pump water from a well to use for showers, washing dishes, cooking, etc... This is our shower area. We had to fill plastic containers with water, let them heat in the sun, and then let the water trickle over us to get somewhat clean. Lets just say, we couldn't wait to get REAL showers at home. There is something to be said for good water pressure. Here is our plasma TV. It had 2 channels-channel 2 was the nature channel and channel 4 was the Mackinac Bridge channel. Here are the girls carving walking sticks with an old fashioned tool that scrapes the bark off the wood. (Forgot the name of it)

09-02-2008	#13 (permalink)
catnhat life=playa Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Canada Posts: 613	Very Nice Alisa I can imagine lots of giggles...

09-06-2008	#14 (permalink)
Alisa ruined Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Michigan Posts: 86	Sunsets at the lighthouse

09-07-2008	#15 (permalink)
Alisa ruined Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Michigan Posts: 86	Snakes, snakes and more snakes There is a reason why this was called "Snake Island" back in the day 10086720929S600x600Q85.jpg[/IMG] This is where we had to pump all of the water we used The boat they transported us in was an old Army boat The Captain let the girls take turn driving Victoria: Elizabeth: The Moms The end of our 5 fun-filled days

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