Amid dusky hues, lighthouses mark where Lake Michigan meets the St. Joseph River in the state of Michigan, USA. In the 19th century, two piers were built on Lake Michigan, one either side of the mouth of the St. Joseph River to help protect ships sailing upstream. In the early 20th century, a lighthouse was built at the end of each pier. These were the St. Joseph North Pier Inner and Outer Lights, pictured here. The lighthouses were added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2005. A two-story catwalk connects both lighthouses above the pier to the shore. Michigan has over 150 lighthouses, the most of any state in America.
St. Joseph North Pier Inner and Outer Lights, Michigan, USA
Today in History
More Desktop Wallpapers:
-
Constitución railway station, Buenos Aires, Argentina
-
Galápagos tortoise
-
Martimoaapa Mire Reserve, Finland
-
Collared aracari
-
Spiral aloe, Kangaroo Island, Australia
-
African elephants in Namibia
-
Saranac Lake, New York
-
Varenna on Lake Como, Italy
-
Old City of Dubrovnik in Dalmatia, Croatia
-
Wind River, Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska, USA
-
Eurasian blue tit, United Kingdom
-
Lesser rheas, Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia, Chile
-
Corn maze in Saylorsburg, Pennsylvania, USA
-
Glacier National Park, Montana
-
Giant anteater
-
Sassnitz lighthouse, Germany
-
Cheetah and her cubs
-
The Sonoran Desert, Arizona, USA
-
Mount Hamilton, San Francisco Bay Area, California, United States
-
Vernazza, Cinque Terre, Liguria, Italy
-
Turkey tail mushroom
-
Dardagna waterfalls, Bologna, Italy
-
Big Bend National Park, Texas, USA
-
Leopard in a tree, Kruger National Park, South Africa
-
Palouse region, Idaho, USA
-
Alfanzina lighthouse, Algarve, Portugal
-
Schwerin Castle on Lake Schwerin, Germany
-
Arches National Park, Utah, United States
-
St Marks Clock Tower, Venice, Italy
-
The Pragser Wildsee in the Dolomites, Italy
Bing Wallpaper Gallery

