Day Trip to Lake Michigan | St Joseph Lighthouses
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- Опубліковано 6 сер 2024
- Day Trip to Lake Michigan | St Joseph Lighthouses | Sunday Side Trip
Happy Side Trip Sunday! This week we take you along on our day trip to St Joseph, Michigan... our first visit to Michigan and our first ever experience with a Great Lake!
We walk on the sandy beach, dip our toes into Lake Michigan, walk the Saint Joseph Pier, take you up into the Inner St Joseph Lighthouse and to the end of the pier to see the Outer St Joseph Lighthouse. That's right... the St Joseph Pier has been home to 2 lighthouses since the early 1900s!
We'll also take a walk to the lighthouse keepers cottage and enjoy a pizza at nearby Silver Beach Pizza with a view of Lake Michigan and the local park with a huge fountain and spray park.
This is just our first taste of Pure Michigan. We will definitely be back!
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Hey y'all! Happy Sunday! We hope you enjoyed this side trip to the St Joseph Lighthouses and Lake Michigan. What a great area! Are you from Michigan or have you visited Michigan? What are some other areas we should explore on a future visit? If you've missed any of our Side Trip Sundays, you can watch them here: ua-cam.com/video/k__koKGHuFU/v-deo.html 😁
Dawn and I are in the area again. Let me know if you wanna grab dinner sometime.
Ludington State Park. Lots of great stuff there. It's the best MI State Park in the lower peninsula in my opinion. Lazy river. Inland all sports lake. Dunes. Lighthouse. Lazy river. And Lake Michigan sunsets!! In the town of Ludington: House of Flavors Ice Cream, another Light (no house) and 2 breweries within a block of each other
You were actually in Benton Harbor. St. Joe is on the south side of the river. But very cool.
Tiscornia Beach is in the NW corner of the St. Joe city limits. The border been SJ and Benton Harbor is a bit irregular in that area.
So glad you enjoyed our beach!
I live here by St. Joe, right across from a beach. So glad you enjoyed your visit. This truly is a magical place, come back when you can stay.longer. There are so many cool places to see in our area, and there's always fun things going on too. For more info check out St. Joseph Today online. Bon Voyage and safe travels to y'all!
You need to keep moving north to Traverse city area, Sleeping Bear dunes, Mackinaw island, etc, then across the bridge to the beautiful Upper Peninsula. It gets better the further north you go on the lake Michigan side.
Thanks for the suggestions Dan! We will definitely plan an extended tour up there. We’ve added these to our map to visit.
Don't forget Silver Lake Sand Dunes in Mears, MI.
While in Michigan, don't miss touring all the waterfalls in the upper peninsula and Lake Superior...another Great Lake!
Free of salt and sharks.
Nothing beats the fresh water of the Great Lakes .
Agree 💯
You did my hometown justice! I just moved back to St Joseph from Killeen, Texas where I lived for the last 20 years. Miss my home in Texas and my friends, but nothing beats Lake Michigan! So glad you were able to see and enjoy!
Welcome to my home state of Michigan. I truly hope you can spend time some day to enjoy what our great lakes have offer. I have lived most of my 75 years and still enjoy visiting areas I haven't yet seen.
It was very nice talking to you. Thanks for all the information and kind words. Thanks again and hopefully will run across in the future. Enjoy…..
WELCOME to our Hometown!! (We've decided to head to Tx for the winter so we don't have to winterize our trailer!!!) The St Joseph River runs into the lake right between the 2 piers which causes that crazy color change at the end of the pier. The water temp can change quite a bit day to day, up to 24 degrees, depending on which way the wind blows and the wave action. Water temps at the beach can hit 80's in August!! When weather conditions are just right, you can actually see the Chicago Skyline across the lake!! Few fun facts. Glad you enjoyed our little town, hope we enjoy Texas this winter!!!
I'm a Texan who lived in Michigan for 55 years! Go to Traverse City area, then to the top of the Keweenaw Peninsula and dip those toes in Lake Superior. Talk about cold! Bond Falls & Tahquamenon Falls are definitely worth the trip. You won't regret it!
I agree. The UP has some wonderful places.
Thanks Patricia!
We can’t wait to see it Charlene.
Welcome to our sweet little town. Glad you got to experience your first Great Lake here. The towns and scenery change as you go north along the coast. Lake Superior is beyond belief big and beautiful. Lake Huron is our sunrise coast. There's a lot to see. I lived in Western NY for a few years and got to see Lakes Erie and Ontario as well. If you like water, you're visiting the right place. And Lake Michigan does get warmer in summer.
There is no prettier town in Michigan on the shore than Charlevoix.
I was Born & Raised in St. Joe, Michigan. The Water gets Real Warm later in the Summer.
Welcome to our beautiful state,there's somehing new to see every day. Keep driving north on 31 and explore. Each city has something special!!!! Grand Haven, Traverse City and so much more!
Wow, Memories! I was born and raised just up the hill from the South Pier. My Grand parents owned a grocery on Pine Street which you drove right past. We used to fish for search off the North Pier. My Grandpa helped to build the first major bridge across the St. Joe river (now been replaced. My Grandma was the pastry chef at the Whitcomb hotel (now a retirement center at the top of the bluff. My Dad (and my brother and I) build the rebuilt marina you drove through. My dad actually owned what was know as Ireland and Lester Island now a marina but then stone and coal docks. I actually worked water rescue during storms back in the 1970's off those piers. Thanks for the update on memories. Last I was down there Silver Beach (South Pier) an amusement park and Shadowland Ball Room (where the big bands played in the 1940 and 1950's played) Al Capone himself walked the piers you were walking..... See y'all in Galveston.
Wow Michael! That’s amazing. What a small world. Thanks for sharing the history with us. We really enjoyed our time there.
Made many a trip to Damaske's in my living on Pine Street during the forties.
Wow! Did you know any of the Burks, Cupps, or Whelans? All are part of the clan. @@barbarataylor1535
That’s awesome! Lake Michigan was also our first Great Lake together. We went this summer. 👍
I grew up living about 30 miles from Lake Michigan. In a suburb of Grand Rapids. Been living in Texas over 40 years now. Michigan is truly beautiful.
Hey RSJ! We had no idea how beautiful that area is. It's definitely moving up our list of places to return to so we can explore a lot more.
Looks like a nice peaceful place. Can't wait to get up in that part of the country.
We really enjoyed it JJ
You need to add Greenfield Village and Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn. Detroit Zoo is awesome if you like zoos. Of course Mackinaw and the UP(Upper Peninsula)!!
Looks like spell check changed the spelling of Mackinac!!!
Thanks for the suggestions Joanne!
Oh yes enjoy the beauty of all the great lakes :)
We look forward to seeing all of them, Patricia.
Hey there!! Glad you stopped by our town St Joe and got to experience the beauty of Lake Michigan! We are native michiganders (however from the metro Detroit area). We’ve been to all the lakes and hands down Lake Michigan is beautiful. Making your way to the UP (upper peninsula) will not disappoint! Waterfalls, copper mines, it’s wonderful.
The great lakes are heavily under appreciated. Mackinac Island is my personal fave :)
That’s cool Kevin, we are really looking forward to it!
@@rvamericayall Headed to St. Joseph next weekend! thx for the vids
One of my favorite spots to fish.
You pocked one of the most beautiful beaches in SW Michigan to visit. St Joseph is one of my most favorite places to go.
I LOVE LIGHT HOUSES. I GREW UP ON LONG ISLAND
Wow. Loved it. So beautiful and great history
Thanks so much Leona!
The West side of Michigan is the most scenic and gets more beautiful as you travel North. Drive up the coast to the U.P. over the Mackinac Bridge. The lakes are ALL great, even the 100’s of inland lakes. Our beaches are the best, but that water can be chilly. Please visit again.
Come to Michigan during late July and August and Lake Michigan water is warm
Thanks Jon
Gosh what a nice place and glad to see folks out enjoying the day. I'm sure in the dead of winter it's not like this but this is why folks live there. Thank you so much for the tour. Love y'all and do stay safe.
Thanks Leann! It is a really neat place.
We just returned from a trip through Michigan and Wisconsin. You’re right, we were overdosing on beauty. We are also from Texas and loved the beaches there, just incredible.
Such an amazing surprise, isn't it Annie? We look forward to spending more time in both Michigan and Wisconsin.
A very good job of highlighting the pier. I was raised a few blocks away from the South pier.
Thanks so much Barbara! Always great to hear from locals. We love that area.
I live 40 minutes from Saint Joe and Silver Beach. There is an any place in the world I’d rather be so peaceful so medicinal
Hello, I've been following you guys for a bit. I like living vicariously through you guys. I live 8 minutes from Silver Beach there in St Joseph where you are are....my back yard practically...enjoy.....☺💕
Neat day trip thanks for sharing
Glad you enjoyed it GL. Thanks for watching.
Enjoyed your program, thanks for sharing.
Thanks so much!
very impressed keep on traveling it is the best enjoy safe travels
Safe travels to y’all too!
In the winter the ice coats the pier many times as high as that catwalk going out to the lighthouse.
Congrats on the first Great Lake! You’ve got to see Superior. That was our trip this summer and we saw 4 of the 5. Lake Superior is bigger than the other 4 Lakes combined, and colder! Not to mention that you have to go to the northern shore of the Upper Peninsula to see it, which is awesome. You guys would love it.
Thanks Brenda! Superior is definitely on our list to see.
Deeper, not necessarily bigger. But it's just incredible to see.
Very neat!
Welcome to Michigan! I’ve been remodeling homes for quite a few Texans lately that are spending summer in northern Michigan. It truly is a beautiful state….especially if you love beaches and lighthouses! Come back in summer and we’ll get you a tour of one of our most beautiful offshore lighthouses….White Shoal Light!
Keep going up farther! I live up by Traverse city, but currently staying in Marquette MI . Marquette is probably the most beautiful place I've ever seen. It has mountains,islands,private beaches on Lake Superior. A must see!
Hope you enjoyed Michigan, we definitely have some slices of heaven on our state. You seem like some great folks and we'd love to have you in the mitten state again. Lots of great campgrounds around, though the state ones fill up fast.
That's beautiful ❤️
We really enjoyed it.
So happy you'all loved the great lakes up north! You should tour all of them in the summer! Beautiful and worth your time and travel!
Go to Munising and visit pictured rocks and the waterfalls
Thanks Rick!
Except for the fact that you guys were on the Benton Harbor !!!! Ya'll to funny
Thanks 😊
great pics guys
Thanks Al!
I’ll add you did find the lighthouse keeper residence which became property of the USCG (and still is - although not in use and has not been for quite sometime). A little further down from the residence is the USCG station St Joseph.
When we lived in northern Indiana during the 2010's, St Joseph was among my Texas wife's favorite places and mine too. Kind of small, got to watch some good beach volleyball and we went a few times in the off season. Enjoyed Y'all's take on it.
Wow that's great you made it out of Texas. Hope all is well
All is good David. Been out of Texas since June. Hope things are good with you.
Good morning Stacey and Tom, thanks for sharing. Love your RV setup and lifestyle. Safe travels, God Bless.
Thanks so much David! Have a great week!
So odd that there are light houses on a lake. I’d love to see this in person, everyone says it’s so big, it looks like you’re on the ocean. 😊
It’s true Allyson. Very interesting!
No, you would be amazed how many big ships there are on our Lakes. If you remember the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgersld, that's about the size of our ships here. Gordon Lightfoot had a song about it long ago.
Nice, good job
Thanks Tim
Glad you got to see that little bit of Lake Michigan. I grew up on the banks of Erie just east of the NY/PA state line. There is always something to see along the Great Lakes.
We look forward to exploring all of them eventually!
Enjoyed seeing the lighthouses and Lake Michigan. I like you prefer the warmer waters of the gulf to swim in. Thanks for sharing this side trip.
Glad you enjoyed it Norman. Beautiful place.
Oh wow what a beautiful place thank u for sharing
It definitely is Susan. Glad you enjoyed it.
Been following you both since you started this journey will be glad to meet you all there a conservationist park here in Illinois not far from us I will make a trip to see it soon
I live on a lake in michigan. We love it here in the summer months.
We can see why!
Again want to go to Macanau Island and Martha's Vineyard
Lived in Michigan my whole life. Worked on the lakes on the freighters since 2001. Make a trip to Michigan next summer. It's worth it.
We just might do that Noble! 😁
I worked on a oriellys auto parts store there it was Beautiful i loved it. Definitely check out upper peninsula
Thanks for the suggestion! We will definitely be spending time in the UP.
If you want to see lighthouses, go to Door County WI. Several campgrounds, Peninsula State Park is beautiful, several lighthouses and a maritime museum too!
Awesome! Thanks Colleen!
Well shocked you are in Michigan, yeah that is great.
You just never know where we’ll pop up Robert! 😄
I love y'all Channel so down to earth!! Your wife looks so Nice and kind I hope y'all come to Kerr Lake in North Carolina you will ❤ it or lake Gaston!!
Thanks so much Alice! And thank you for the recommendations. We'll have a video coming up on our visit to Raleigh. But North Carolina is another state that we want to see more of.
We are still saving for a Newmar New Aire. Maybe a 2023 model. I love the one y’all have.
We are loving the New Aire!
Camping at wilderness state park is great hope ya went there?
gotta try Charlevoix Michigan a bit up north its awesome there we been there twice its beautiful..
Thanks for the tip!
@@rvamericayall your very welcome stay safe ... Love your videos...
We live in Ohio and have RVed all through Michigan clear up to the Canadian border a nd beyond. Great place to visit but our favorite is Frankenmuth.
Thanks for the tip Roy! We just added Frankenmuth to our list to visit. Looks awesome.
Hey... there's me at 6:02 jumping that wave.... about 2 minutes later my motor blew up
Hey! Sorry to hear about your motor.
HA! At about 4:27 in this video is a 37 Maxum with red stripe, a trump flag and 2 jet skis. He's just a couple docks down from us. I'll have to remember to show him this in the spring.
Please come back to Michigan. There is SOOOOOO much more to see and do. If you make if back up let me know and we'll take you out on Lake Michigan on out boat!!!!!
Wow! What a small world! We will definitely return to Michigan. Can't wait to explore more up there.