Actually, not the same Presque Isle… the first was in PA and pronounced Presque “aisle”, this one is in MI and pronounced Presque “eel”. It was, like the first, a perfect anchorage. We stumbled upon a surprising woodland hike, climbed light houses for a Fresnel lens-eye view of Lake Huron and enjoyed the full moon over the last of the “up North, Sunrise side” of Michigan that we will see.
Presque Isle Harbor and the pond inside North Albany Point
The local community has cordoned off land for non-motorized vehicle recreational use and allows transient boaters to come ashore and enjoy. We walked a 2 mile trail which began at the harbor’s shore and meandered through the woods around the pond on North Albany Point.
Presque Isle actually has two lighthouses less than a mile apart. The first lighthouse, built in 1840, was rendered useless by its location and height. Thirty years later, the lighthouse in operation today, was built 80 feet taller and 2 miles further north for a visible range of 22 nautical miles.
Presque Isle Harbor is separated from North Bay by a tiny sliver of land… The northern pine forests spring from the shores of both bays but the beaches are very different. The wind changed direction on Sunday and North Bay is NOT where you wanted to be anchored!
This is great! I always wanted to check out this area