Happy Fourth of July!
Happy Fourth of July! For everyone in the U.S. celebrating our Independence Day, I hope you enjoy the holiday with your friends and family. As many of us get ready for a day of picnics, parades, and...
View ArticlePhoto of the Week: Close Encounter With a Bald Eagle
One of the most magnificent birds you can see in flight is the Bald Eagle as it glides through the sky with outstretched wings. Last month I watched pairs of eagles riding the thermals during fall...
View ArticlePhoto of the Week: Fall Colors in Marquette, Michigan
It was mid-afternoon when I made it to Sugarloaf last week, about seven miles outside of Marquette, Michigan. The weather had changed from the bright sunny skies earlier in the day to a gray covered...
View ArticlePhoto of the Week: Marquette Harbor Lighthouse
A few dedicated sun worshippers were on the beach when I took this shot of Marquette Harbor Lighthouse in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula on the southern shore of Lake Superior. Bright sunny skies, white...
View ArticlePhoto of the Week: Marquette County Courthouse
When I drove by the courthouse in downtown Marquette, Michigan, I thought it looked familiar. Where had I seen it before? I hadn’t been to Marquette for over 10 years, so it wasn’t a familiar place....
View ArticlePhoto of the Week: Naomikong Overlook
One of my favorite drives in the UP (Upper Peninsula) of Michigan is the drive around Whitefish Bay, also known as the Whitefish Bay Scenic Byway. And this weekend I was excited to make the drive...
View ArticlePhoto of the Week: Lakenenland Sculpture Park
If you're traveling between Munising and Marquette in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, Lakenenland outdoor sculpture park is one place you don't want to miss. Continue reading Photo of the Week:...
View ArticlePhoto of the Week: Kitch-iti-kipi at Palms Book State Park
Imagine you’re on a raft with about a dozen other people. The raft has a see-through bottom in the middle. You’re all peering below at the incredible crystal blue-green clear water beneath you. Lake...
View ArticlePhoto of the Week: Strolling the Boardwalk in Manistique, Michigan
What a beautiful fall day it was to walk along the boardwalk in Manistique, Michigan on the northern shore of Lake Michigan. I knew I had traveled a far distance over the weekend. But I didn’t realize...
View ArticlePhoto of the Week: Historic C-510 Train Bridge in Negaunee
One of only two Pennsylvania truss bridges in Michigan, the old historic C-510 train bridge over the Dead River in the Upper Peninsula is an impressive site in fall. Continue reading Photo of the Week:...
View ArticlePhoto of the Week: Sable Falls near Grand Marais, Michigan
How many more steps to go? I asked the couple walking past me as I stopped on what I thought was the third platform of staircases leading down to the waterfalls. I had already gone down a lot of...
View ArticlePhoto of the Week: Iron Ore Miners Mural in Ishpeming, Michigan
Birdwatching takes me to lots of different places, national forests, wildlife areas, and some of the smallest towns in the Midwest. Which I enjoy, because I love going through towns and discovering the...
View ArticlePhoto of the Week: Mission Hill Cemetery Overlook in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula
About 20 miles west of Sault Ste. Marie in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula is one of my favorite places to see autumn colors in our state. Mission Hill Overlook, across from the Mission Hill Cemetery in...
View ArticlePhoto of the Week: Steam Rising off the St. Marys River
With a temperature of -14 degrees Farenheit last weekend, my morning started with me bundled up with layers of winter clothing, watching steam slowly rise off the St. Marys River at Sault Ste. Marie in...
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