Lighthouse Nautical Christmas Decorations

If there's a lighthouse near you, make sure to take a look at it during the holiday season. It may be sporting a little something extra at that time of year.  In the above picture, the beacon on Florida's Sanibel Island is all decked out for the holidays.    If you live near Youk, Maine, be sure to see the Cape Neddick Light at night, as its holiday decor is a real treat.

Decorate your lighthouse for Christmas!

Dion't have one of your own?  Then, decorate with lighthouses, instead!   

Michigan's Seul Choix Light

In French, Seul Choix means 'only choice.'   The name came about because the harbor where it stands, at the north west corner of Lake Michigan, is the only choice for a safe harbor on a long stretch of dangerous coast.

It's a historic landmark, on the national register of historic places.  Unlike many lighthouses on the register, this one is still an active aid to navigation today, just as it has been since it was first lit in 1895.  

Having been automated in 1972, there's no longer a need for any one to mind the beacon on a continuous basis.   However, it seems that no one has been able to convince Joseph Townshed, one of the house's former keepers of that fact.  It is said that his ghost still haunts the place.

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This lighthouse is so much a part of Great Lakes and Michigan history, that a ballad has been written about it.  Give a listen, as folk singer Carl Behrend sings the Ballad of the Seul Choix Pointe Lighthouse, which he wrote.

The Seul Choix Light sits at the northwestern edge of Lake Michigan, and is open for tours from June through early October.  Tours include access to the museum and you can even climb the tower if you'd like.

You can find more of Thour's work at her Zazzle gallery, which is called Brenda Thour Studio of Wildlife and Landscape Paintings. Her gallery there houses a full range of products in addition to prints and ornaments.

If you have a nautical themed tree, or maybe even one all decked out in lighthouses, don't stop there!  Make it a real coordinated scene by placing packages under the tree that are all wrapped up in beautiful custom paper adorned with your chosen theme.

Another idea is to use a pretty ornament as a stocking stuffer, or as a decoration on a pretty package along with a coordinating bow.  

Shown here are two items: wrapping paper and a gift box for wine of the little white lighthose on Paradise Island, bordering the harbor in Nassau, The Bahamas.  

This is a good time to showcase this particular landmark, as it celebrates its 200th birthday in 2017!