Domestic
2020 Lake Huron
Aug 15, 2020 to Aug 23, 2020
There are more lighthouses and lights on the Great Lakes than anywhere else in the United States. This tour explores one of those Great Lakes - Lake Huron.
We start and end in Detroit and travel to many interesting places in between. Not to mention we get to see 35 lighthouses in 8 days.
Join us for a great tour of one of the GREAT LAKES!
Day 1 - August 15, 2020 - We arrive at Detroit Airport and have our welcome dinner at the Sheraton Inn in Romulus, MI.
Day 2 - August 16, 2020 - We depart for Saginaw River Rear Range Lighthouse and then Forty Mile Point Lighthouse. Next is McGulpin Point Lighthouse, and then on to our hotel in Mackinaw City, MI.
Day 3 - August 17, 2020 - Today we will board a ferry to see Cheboygan Crib Light, Cheboygan River Front Range Lighthouse, Fourteen Foot Shoal Lighthouse, Poe Reef Lighthouse, Spectacle Reef Light, Bois Blanc Island Lighthouse, Round Island Light and Round Island Passage Light. Then ferry back to Mackinaw City for our second night there.
Day 4 - August 18, 2020 - We have a boat trip in the morning to see DeTour Reef Lighthouse. Then back to same hotel and the afternoon is yours to do as you wish. Dinner on your own.
Day 5 - August 19, 2020 - Check out of the hotel this morning and head for New Presque Isle Light (climb), Old Presque Isle Light (climb) and Presque Isle Range Light. Next is a photo op at Alpena Harbor Lighthouse and lunch "to go" at Take 5 Deli. Our next stops are Sturgeon Point Lighthouse and Tawas Point Lighthouse. We stay at Tawas, MI. and have dinner at the hotel.
Day 6 - August 20, 2020 - Depart for Au Gres boat tour where we will see Gravelly Shoal Lighthouse and tour Charity Island Lighthouse with lunch on board. After the boat ride we head for Port Austin Reef Lighthouse, Pointe Aux Barques Lighthouse, Harbor Beach Lighthouse and Port Sanilac Lighthouse ending up the day in Port Huron, MI. Dinner will be at the local Cracker Barrel.
Day 7 - August 21, 2020 - This day we board a boat to cruise Lake St. Clair. Lunch will be on board while we view St. Clair Flats Range Light, Harsen's Island Rear Range Light, Lake St. Clair Lighthouses, Windmill Point Lighthouse and William Livingston Memorial Lighthouse. Then in the afternoon we will see Fort Gratiot Lighthouse, the Lightship Huron and Peche Island Lighthouse in the morning. We then depart for Sheraton Inn in Romulus, MI.with dinner at the hotel.
Day 8 - August 22, 2020 - We will board a bus to Detroit Lighthouse Service Depot, then on to Dossin Maritime Museum on Belle Isle. We will tour down to William Livingstone Memorial to see it by land this time. Then we have a cruise of Detroit river where we will see Grosse Ile Range Light, Bois Blanc (Boblo) Island Lighthouse and Detroit River Lighthouse with Lunch on board. We arrive at the same hotel for our Farewell Dinner.
Day 9 - August 23, 2020 - Breakfast at hotel and shuttles to the airport.

Lighthouses
- Saginaw River Rear Range Lighthouse
- Forty Mile Point Lighthouse
- McGulpin Point Lighthouse
- Cheboygan Crib Light
- Cheboygan River Front Range Lighthouse
- Fourteen Foot Shoal Lighthouse
- Poe Reef Lighthouse
- Spectacle Reef Lighthouse
- Bois Blanc Island Lighthouse
- Round Island Lighthouse
- Round Island Passage Lighthouse
- Old Mackinaw Point Lighthouse
- DeTour Reef Lighthouse
- New Presque Isle Light
- Old Presque Isle Light
- Presque Isle Range Light
- Alpena Lighthouse
- Sturgeon Point Lighthouse
- Tawas Point Lighthouse
- Gravelly Shoal Lighthouse
- Charity Island Lighthouse
- Port Austin Reef Lighthouse
- Pointe Aux Barques Lighthouse
- Harbor Beach Lighthouse
- Port Sanilac Lighthouse
- Fort Gratiot Lighthouse
- Peche Island Lighthouse
- St. Clair Flats Range Light
- St. Clair Flats Canal Range Light
- Lake St. Clair Lighthouse
- Windmill Point Lighthouse
- Livingstone Memorial Lighthouse
- Grosse Ile Range Light
- Bois Blanc (Boblo) Island Lighthouse
- Detroit River Lighthouse
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