The Straits of Mackinac are very treacherous with shoals (rocky reefs), wildly quick depth changes and currents that work in mysterious ways. Many years ago more than a hand full of lighthouses were built to try to protect boaters from their demise. One of those lighthouses was Fourteen Foot Shoal, aptly named after the depth of the water at this location. Fourteen Foot Shoal Lighthouse is located in Lake Huron between Cheboygan and Bois Blanc Island. Even though the Lighthouse is no longer owned by the U.S. Coast Guard, it is still used to aid in navigation and is inhabited entirely by heaps of Cormorants.
The sun sets as the wildfire smoke from out west rolls into the air above Lake Gogebic. We couldn't smell any smoke but there was no doubt it was there.
