Back in the U.S.A.

We spent the morning driving across Ontario, Canada from Thorold to Sarnia. About noontime we crossed the Bluewater Bridge and entered the US. The bridge spans the St. Clair River which connects Lake Huron and Lake Erie.

We had a picnic lunch on the shore of Lake Huron at a park in Port Huron, MI.

Nearby was Fort Gratiot Lighthouse. It is Michigan’s first and oldest lighthouse.

We also stopped by another park to see the Lake Huron Lightship. Lightships were like floating lighthouses anchored in areas where it was too deep, expensive or impractical to construct a lighthouse. This particular vessel was built in 1920. It was not withdrawn from active service until 1970.

The afternoon was spent crossing Michigan. We are spending the night just west of Grand Rapids.