Evening Sailing - Michigan City, Indiana

We've had some glorious evening sails over the past several days by motoring
out of our slip here in Washington Park Municipal Marina after dinner. As we pass the iconic & historic Michigan City Lighthouse & Pier and head out onto the always majestic Lake Michigan, we hoist one or two sails and relish catching an east or west wind to sail wherever it takes us. At this time of the day we often have the big lake to ourselves. 

~ Michigan City Lighthouse - built in 1904 ~
We've just come out of our marina for the evening.
"Catwalk" on this east pier was used by light keepers to reach the light tower until 1933 when it was electrified.

And to the west is this little gem of an obelisk on another pier, helping to mark and protect the harbor entrance and exit.

Ah yes, heading back to safe harbor before the sun disappears. 

After getting back into our slip, here's our view of the sunset to the west. Yes, that's Cool Heads Prevail in the foreground.