>> Click to enlarge << It's hard to imagine from this icy cold image ... Photo by: Gary Martin

It is sometimes hard for us to imagine what it must have been like for some lighthouse keepers in the winter months. Although many lighthouses on the Great Lakes closed for the winter when the shipping season stopped there were those early or late winter storms that made life miserable for many lighthouse keepers. We've sharing a few winter photos for you to be thankful for the warm weather.

>> Click to enlarge << This looks like something out of Doctor Zhivago. ... Photo by: James P. Couch

>> Click to enlarge << Michigan's Grand Haven Outer and Inner ... Photo by: Elaine Rowland

>> Click to enlarge << This aerial view of the 1928 Lansing Shoal ... Photo by: Mike McKinney

This story appeared in the Jan/Feb 2008 edition of Lighthouse Digest Magazine. The print edition contains more stories than our internet edition, and each story generally contains more photographs - often many more - in the print edition. For subscription information about the print edition, click here.

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