Milkweed & Monarchs

EP72 - Lighthouses and Tina Turner

23 min · 22 de mar de 2026
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Some stories don’t start with sunshine — they start with rain clouds rolling in over Lake Michigan, muddy shoes, frizzy hair, and a husband with a stubborn streak of optimism. Today’s episode is one of those stories. In this chapter of Milkweed & Monarchs, I’m taking you with Craig and me on a lighthouse adventure up the northern coast — the kind of day that begins as a simple escape from a long winter and slowly unravels into something much more memorable. You’ll hear about tiny lighthouses and towering ones, the history tucked inside their walls, and the way Michigan’s shoreline can surprise even a lifelong New Englander. But the heart of this story isn’t the lighthouses. It’s what happens when you’re soaked to the bone, covered in sand, convinced you look like a disaster… and the person across the table sees Tina Turner instead. This is a story about partnership — the push and pull, the steady and the wild, the moments when someone loves you not despite the mess, but because of it. It’s about finding beauty in the unexpected, humor in the uncomfortable, and grace in the places you least expect it. So settle in. Let’s head north together.

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