Tuesday, October 5, 2010

The William Livingstone Memorial Lighthouse


One of our favorite walks at Belle Isle is out to this lighthouse and beyond to Blue Heron Lagoon. This is the only all marble lighthouse in the USA.

Walking the Marble Lighthouse Trail at Belle Isle

Tuesday, October 5, 2010

The William Livingstone Lighthouse on Belle Isle, designed by Albert Kahn, is the only lighthouse in the country made entirely of marble. Although it is no longer in use as a working warning signal, it is still kept lit and is delightful to see. A walk... Read more »


We are leaving Thursday morning, hopefully, for a week-long trip to Maine. I may or may not be able to post while I'm away.

5 comments:

Montag said...

Iconic and stoic.

Marie said...

All marble, wow! It looks a little bit like the Coit Tower in San Francisco. :-)

Mary Stebbins Taitt said...

Thanks so much Montag and Marie!! :-D

B SQUARED said...

Very interesting.

Mary Stebbins Taitt said...

:-D Thanks, B! :-D