South Haven, MI

I decided to take advantage of being near the Great Lakes, so heading out of Chicago to Michigans Lower Peninsula.   I’d heard South Haven was a nice destination—a bit touristy this time of year.  It was raining off and on so a lot of the locals stayed home.  There’s a pretty harbor where the Black River flows into Lake Michigan, which st this point is about 100 miles wide.  A lighthouse which sits on the end of the pier has been restored to its 1800’s state. I also visited the maritime museum which had an interesting exhibit about the film called Finest Hours about a coast guard rescue of a oil tanker split in two by a nor’easter in 1952.  Great nail-biting film, even though you know how it ends.