FBH Photography

Superior, WI

5/10/2009

This was the first lighthouse on my trip. I’ve visited Canal Park many times in Duluth which is just on the other side of the Minnesota border, but this was my first time here. Beautiful lighthouse on a beautiful morning. I was happy to be the only one there and get these unobstructed shots.

The light and attached fog horn building sits within a 10-mile (16 km) long sand bar – stretching between the ports of Duluth and Superior. This sand bar makes the Duluth-Superior Harbor, one of the safest harbors in the world. It is reputedly the longest freshwater sand bar in the world and is split by this opening near its center, where the lighthouse is located. The Minnesota side of the opening is known as "Minnesota Point" and the Wisconsin side is known as "Wisconsin Point”. It is an active navigational aid and is known as the South Breakwater Light by the United States Coast Guard.

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