Within the rural farmscapes near Port Austin, in the tip of the thumb of Michigan, sit three barns…read moreconverted into amazing art installations. I had absolutely no clue these were here but my husband is friends with one of the artists and he'd been wanting to check them out for some time now. So, when we were up in the area for a wedding, we spent the following day checking them all out. All three are products of 53 North, a group of artists and curators with ambitions to complete 10 pieces like these in the region. So far there are these three barns and one sculpture (that we did not make it to see). This piece, created by Catie Newell, was our last barn of the day. From far away it may seems like a simpler approach compared to the other two, but as you get closer you can see just how much thought and work went into creating that little sliver of light through the barn. Each view, from inside the sliver to outside it, from the adjacent fields or from hundreds of feet away down the road, each perspective has its own striking look to it. I was also told that this particular piece is lit up at in a specific way at night so it takes on an entirely different look. According to 53 NORTH, this illumination turns the barn into a giant lantern, casting long shadows across the surrounding landscape and bringing light and dark back to the sky. There's no cost to see these pieces, though this barn, like all of them, is on private property. So if you swing by (and I encourage you to do so!) be sure to be respectful and keep your distance as this is someone's land and property.