Well, for me, the best vacations have always included lighthouses. I've done both coasts of the U.S., much of the Gulf coast, and three of the five Great Lakes. I've had to go way off the beaten path to find many lighthouses, and that has taken me to some marvelous places. Two of the best were Peninsula Point Light on the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, that was covered with monarch butterflies; and Dry Tortugas National Park, a 75-mile seaplane ride west of Key West, Florida.

-Joe-