Cana Island is north of Gardens at Waters East and sits out in
Lake Michigan. It rest on Niagara
Escarpment rock. Much more
information on this unique rock formation which runs for hundreds of miles from
Niagara Falls New York over the top of Lake Michigan then out to the state of
Iowa, can be found in the archives titled: Niagara Escarpment –
Watershed #6 July 21 2012.
Niagara Escarpment
forming the island
Close-up
Cairns on island
for more information, facts, and photos of cairns
see archives for November 1, 2011
Cana Island lighthouse is located
in Door County Wisconsin which has more lighthouses than any other county in
the USA. The lighthouse was build
in 1869 out of cream city brick from Milwaukee. Due to the deteriorating condition of the brick from lake
storms, the tower was clad in a steel casing in 1902 and then painted white. The tower is 89 feet tall with the
light being 85 feet above the water level. It has a third order Fresnel lens which was made in
France. The visual range is 18
miles.
Cana Island Lighthouse
built 1869
For basic fundamental facts and
photos about the watershed for the area of Gardens
at Waters East, see the posting for July
2, 2011 in the archives. Other
past postings in the Watershed Series cover additional examples of this
important geographic resource.
NOTE: All photos
posted on this Blog are always taken on the property of Gardens at Waters East except for those posted in this series
titled Watershed. This series takes the Blog beyond the
immediate gardens to the fuller area that nourished its “neighborhood”.
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The photos of the lighthouse are so beautiful.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing.
Interesting post about the watershed for Waters East. With the overview I have more an idea where your garden is situated on the shore of lake Michigan.
ReplyDeleteLovely pics! Is it limestone at the waterfront? Excuse my english, I hope you understand what I mean (the low rocks in the water).
ReplyDeleteLove all those lighthouses!
ReplyDeleteNancy
Great landscape.
ReplyDeleteThe most of the english words is short and simple prepared to the swedish language, but the word for lighthouse is spelled with only three letters. The swedish word for lighthouse is fyr.
I have collect some seeds from the garden, I can send some to you, if you want to.
Have you got the same adress as before?
Have a nice day
Learned something more about Cana Island - the cairns - and also learned from Hans' comment. After attending the Fyr Bal, I finally learned that "fyr" is the Swedish word for lighthouse. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful views of the skies, horizon and the waters. I like lighthouses!
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