Nestled in the north-central part of the Show-Me State, this 1,828-acre park offers what might be the most unexpected beach experience this side of the Mississippi. The centerpiece of the park is the ...

The lighthouse itself is a study in practical beauty—a two-and-a-half-story brick keeper’s dwelling with a 52-foot tower rising from its center like an exclamation point on Lake Huron’s shoreline.