Ideas for places to visit in the Midwest
Driving on the back roads of Northern Wisconsin I found a place to pull over. Following a trail to the water there was this small beach with these canoes.
This is an interesting area to explore with hidden areas like this, scenic structures and wonderful small towns.
Fall is setting in on the Northwoods, the road to Star Lake in the the Sayner-Star Lake area shows bright colors. This road stretched from Sayner to Boulder Junction and winds through scenic lakes and woods. Boulder Junction is full of art galleries and is famous for its white deer.
This is a great area to see fall colors, scenic roads secluded lakes.
Full moon rising on Lake Michigan in Door County.
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In Wisconsin’s Northwoods you will find a large number of Eagles along the rivers and lakes. They like to take over dead trees along bodies of water so they can watch for fish. Once they find their prey they will screech, dive into the water and come up with a fish. These are what I call eagle trees, dead trees with good view of the water and this photo is a great example of one!
This particular tree is on Fishtrap Lake near Boulder Junction, Wisconsin. I can always count on getting an eagle photo here. Another place I can count on finding eagles is behind the Point Hotel & Suites on Lake Minocqua.
There is always something interesting to find in Door County. This is the Hardy Gallery an art gallery on Eagle Bay located in an old boathouse displaying various types of art. To make things more interesting, the building is covered with graffiti (mostly peoples names). After viewing art, you can walk around the building and enjoy the scenery and the names on the building.
https://greatrivers.smugmug.com/Galleries/Northwoods/i-BKNPS2x/A
Here is one more view of Bond Falls in Michigan’s UP. This is the final spectacular drop of the river after a number of minor falls. You can see these upper falls here. I like this scene because of the nice clouds and the contrast between the wispy water and the trees. You can also see on the left that there are heavier clouds moving in on the area.
This is an area about an hour away from a place where I have been vacationing for over 65 years. I never heard of the falls and found them for looking at other photographers photos.
I used a tripod and a darkened filter to get this photo. The f stop was set to about 18 and the dark filter kept the lens open longer than normal giving water that white mist. I also took three photos at different exposures to capture light and dark areas.
St. Louis’ Gateway Arch is a 630-foot monument in St. Louis, Missouri. Clad in stainless steel and built in the form of a weighted catenary arch, it is the world’s tallest arch, the tallest man-made monument in the Western Hemisphere, and Missouri’s tallest accessible building.
The Arch gives St. Louis a stunning cityscape and is something to see up close. If you have not been to the St. Louis riverfront to see it be sure to visit sometime. You can ride to the top too!
One of many old barns in Door County. For photographers, there are great lighthouse, seaside and roadside attractions to photograph. The interior of Door County is dotted with scenic farms that make great subjects.
This old barn is in front of a sunflower field which makes it more interesting. If you are in the area bu sure to enjoy the interior subjects.
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This is a Duluth-type life saving station that began operations April 1, 1896, serving the Portes des Morts Passage (more commonly called “Death’s Door”) at the entrance to Green Bay. In 1939 a boathouse was added at the end of a 200 foot pier. In 1990 the U.S. Coast Guard abandoned the station and moved the crew to nearby Washington Island. In the background you will see Pilot Island Lighthouse.
This was taken from the Washington Island Ferry that runs from Northport to Washington Island.
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https://greatrivers.smugmug.com/Galleries/Northwoods/i-BKNPS2x/A
Here is another photo of Bond Falls in Michigan’s UP. This is a series of falls ind in this one last drop over massive rocks in the end.
There has been a lot of rain this season so the rushing water is pretty spectacular. There are paths so that you can walk up along the falls to see lesser falls leading to this one.
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