Ludington, Michigan

Tuesday, July 30, 2024

We spent the night at a very welcoming Walmart in Ludington last night along with three other RVs. We awoke to a dense fog, so it was a good time to buy some groceries. We really like our little refrigerator in BB, but it does require more frequent shopping than Fred’s residential refrigerator. We frequently overnight at Walmart when we need groceries anyway.

We saw the recycling machines when we went into Walmart for groceries this morning. They give back money for cans and plastic bottles. We wished we had one to try them out.

It took a while for the fog to begin to burn off, but when it did, we drove out to Ludington’s North Breakwater Light. It is ranked the number one lighthouse to visit in Michigan. The concrete break-wall leading out to the light is popular with fishermen and those who enjoy walking the mile-long round trip. This morning there were many like us getting their morning exercise and enjoying beautiful clear water of Lake Michigan. It’s easy to forget you are looking at a lake and not an ocean. There were already fishermen out today as well, but we never say anyone bring in a fish. 2024 is the 100^th anniversary of this light. It’s open to the public for viewing daily and since the light sits on top of the big breakwall, there are only 53 steps to climb.

When we first arrived at the half mile long breakwall leading out to the lights, we could barely see the north light and the south light was almost invisible.

We were surprised at the clarity of the water in Lake Michigan.

The North Light is open tours each day, but we decided not to stay around.

Anytime we were walking away from the sun, these little bugs covered the backs of our shirts. Thankfully, they didn’t bite.

This herring gull did not appear to be afraid of us.

At the end of our second hike out and back, the view was much clearer.

Next, we went to the Ludington State Park to purchase the Michigan Recreation passport. It is required for entry into all Michigan parks and we knew we would need it before we left Michigan. While we were there we checked out the campground but decided it was a little too busy/crowded for us so we just walked on the beaches and enjoyed our time there and headed to our next destination.

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