You never know what you'll discover along a beach. Nona was my faithful four-legged beach explorer. One time we discovered a turtle that was on its back and had lost most of its color. It could barely move, so i picked her up, and set her close to the waters edge and (Yes, I named the turtle) Shayla began to regain her beautiful subtle turquoise  coloring. She eventually wandered into the surf and hopefully made it back home. A few days later we encountered Nuns on the beach. I asked to take their picture and they obliged. They told me they were from Miami and that this was the most beautiful beach they've ever visited.  (There's a short video of Nona exploring the beach-click the middle picture on top.)

The Lighthouse has a Tugboat that is moored to its deck, but before the Tugboat was docked, it was stuck in mud/muck in the Kalamazoo (Lake) River. It became both a local attraction for people and, Seagulls. The Seagulls used it as a roost and well, let's just say it became covered in "Seagull Paint." (click here for more information about the Tugboat)