Turtle Tales: Canada Once Again....

Friday, July 8, 2016

Today we headed towards Canada, stopping first at Port Huron before we crossed the bridge. We visited the Lightship Huron LV 103. This lightship was built in Morris Heights, New York and was launched in 1920 as Lightship 103. From 1935 until 1970, she was stationed at Corsica Shoals six miles north of the Blue Water Bridge and three miles from the Michigan shore. The purpose of the lightships was to warn ships of rocks and shallow water where there was no lighthouse. In 1970 she was withdrawn from service, the last of 22 lightships on the great lakes. In 1972, she was enshrined on the banks of the St. Clair River at Pine Grove Park in Port, Huron where she now rests and serves as a museum. In 1989 she was designated a National Historic Landmark.

Lightship Huron LV 103

History of the Lightship

Museum Entrance

Thomas Alva Edison Memorial. He was born close to this site.

Blue Water International Bridge (US to Canada)

Time going and returning this time was much shorter!

Entrance to Canada

Corunna Rear Range Light

The Front and Rear Range Lights were built in 1889 to guide mariners past the head of Stag Island in the St. Clair River. The two lights were originally located in the town of Corunna. After many changes and modifications over the years, they were finally discontinued in 1982. The Rear Range Light was purchased by the Moore Museum and moved just over 5 km to its' current location at the Museum. No buyer could be found for the Front Range Light and it was demolished. The modern Corunna Range Lights (Replacements) were discontinued in 2004 due to GPS.

We spent the rest of the day exploring a little bit and purchasing some souvenirs. Here are some pictures of sights along the way.