Presque Isle County is in the lower peninsular in Michigan.  Its name was given by the early French settlers.  The word “presque” means almost.  That word describes the peninsula that is surrounded by Lake Huron on the east, Grand Lake on the west with very narrow strips of land that connect it to the mainland at both north and south ends.  In other words, it is “almost an island.”

There are two lighthouses on this peninsula – Old Presque Isle lighthouse built in 1840 and New Presque Isle lighthouse built in 1870. The 1870 Lighthouse is the tallest light on the Great Lakes that the public may climb.

A beautiful spot where you can watch both sunrise and sunset over Lake Huron.

This beautiful place inspired this painting of the “new” lighthouse of 1870.