Photo Friday: The Lighthouse at Minatare

The Lake Minatare Lighthouse is one of only seven inland lighthouses in the United States. It was built in the late 1930s by the Veterans Conservation Corps, a New Deal agency that provided jobs to unemployed veterans during the Great Depression.
On Lake Minatare

On Lake Minatare in the panhandle of western Nebraska there is a lighthouse that doesn’t actually contain a light. The Lake Minatare Lighthouse is one of only seven inland lighthouses in the United States. It was built in the late 1930s by the Veterans Conservation Corps, a New Deal agency that provided jobs to unemployed veterans during the Great Depression. The 55 foot stone structure on a peninsula on the lake today it stands as a symbol of a former age. Last July I went to Lake Minatare to visit the lighthouse and climb to the top.

Staircase at Lake Minatare
Staircase at Lake Minatare

As I climbed the stairs to the top, I found the walls to be very close. In fact, my shoulders touched both sides as I ascended. Definitely not something someone who is claustrophobia would want to do.

Sunrise on Lake Minatare
Sunrise on Lake Minatare

A few minutes after I arrived at the top I saw witnessed a beautiful sunrise over the lake. As the sun rose in the east it lined up perfectly with the easternmost window at the top.

Lighthouse at Lake Minatare
Sunrise From the Lighthouse at Lake Minatare

The view looking west.

Lighthouse at Lake Minatare
Lighthouse at Lake Minatare

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