Autumn at the Lighthouse

A few months ago I posted about the Grosse Point Light. It is a lighthouse on the shores of Lake Michigan in Evanston, Illinois.

It is a beautiful place to visit in autumn and provided many photo opportunities.

With the trees becoming bare, and the pathways covered in fallen leaves, the park felt different than it had this summer.

Today the lakefront complex includes the Lighthouse and the Harley Clarke mansion, on five acres of park.

The greenhouse has been newly restored and is being used to grow plants to landscape the
park. The city hopes to find a buyer or lease agreement for the Harley Clarke mansion and its coach house and greenhouse.

Harley Clarke mansion.

Harley Clarke was a wealthy utilities magnate who had, at one time, simultaneously served as the president and treasurer of five separate subsidiary light, power, and gas companies.
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I came upon these photos of the interior of the mansion. A tour Inside the house

Many of the stores are decorated for Christmas, but I want to finish posting my autumn photos before I switch seasons.