SRS, I wouldn't call Ohio's Conneaut tower an excellent example of Art Deco, but it has those lines. Port Washington Breakwater Light in Wisconsin is more generally recognized as Art Deco - very interesting, but I wouldn't exactly say it's pretty. It's a dramatic location, however - especially when the waves are washing over the breakwater, like they were the last time I visited. I walked to the tower nonetheless.

Say, has anybody else here ever driven around one of the Great Lakes? I still have Superior and Ontario to do, and the I want to drive the length of the St. Lawrence River. It's beautiful country.

Now, the absolute ugliest lighthouse I've ever seen is Sullivan's Island on the north side of the entrance to Charleston Harbor in South Carolina. As far as I know, it's the only U.S. lighthouse with an elevator. I didn't know until just now that the lighthouse was inspired by the ideas of architect Louis Kahn - but it's still butt-ugly.

Morris Island a the south side of the entrance to Charleston Harbor, is one of the prettiest lighthouses I've seen. It was built on an island that has since washed away, and all that's left is the tall, abandoned tower.

Oh, and the she-crab soup in Charleston is terrific, and the deviled crab is a trip to heaven.

-Joe-