{"id":21914,"date":"2019-11-16T15:41:17","date_gmt":"2019-11-16T20:41:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.howderfamily.com\/blog\/?p=21914"},"modified":"2022-08-07T16:55:30","modified_gmt":"2022-08-07T21:55:30","slug":"cana-island-lighthouse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.howderfamily.com\/blog\/cana-island-lighthouse\/","title":{"rendered":"Cana Island Lighthouse"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Door County, Wisconsin (September 2000)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone size-medium\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howderfamily.com\/graphics\/wi-2.jpg\" alt=\"Cana Island Lighthouse\"\/><figcaption>Cana Island Lighthouse<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Door County, Wisconsin attracts large numbers of visitors because of its natural beauty and its ease of access from large population centers such as Green Bay, Milwaukee and Chicago. One of the loveliest spots was Cana Island with its impressive lighthouse (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/Cana+Island+Lighthouse\/@45.0883072,-87.3280868,10z\/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x4d4d2fdf5301c4c3:0x6d7851b69243329d!8m2!3d45.0881893!4d-87.0479229\">map<\/a>). One can reach Cana Island by walking across a short causeway from the mainland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We learned that sometimes people get their feet wet because the causeway can be covered by a couple of inches of water, but with Lake Michigan at its lowest point in years, we walked across without any difficulties whatsoever.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>More from Upper Lake Michigan 2000 Photo Series:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Previous location: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.howderfamily.com\/travel\/michigan_fayette_historic_site.html\">Fayette Historic State Park<\/a>, Michigan&#8217;s Upper Peninsula<\/li><li>Next location: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.howderfamily.com\/blog\/?p=21831\">Washington Island<\/a>, Door County, Wisconsin<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Readers who have an interest in lighthouses might also want to check my <a href=\"https:\/\/www.howderfamily.com\/travel\/lighthouse.html\">Lighthouse Index<\/a> page.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Door County, Wisconsin (September 2000) Door County, Wisconsin attracts large numbers of visitors because of its natural beauty and its ease of access from large population centers such as Green Bay, Milwaukee and Chicago. 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