Morning on North Bay

A few minutes after sunrise on North Bay in Door County, Wisconsin. A great time and place to sit back and enjoy a cup of coffee. Perhaps heading out in the kayak afterwards?

This is near Baileys Harbor, Wisconsin looking out to Lake Michigan.

Baileys Harbor Range Light

Baileys Harbor Range Light

School House or Lighthouse? Note the bright light in the cupola. This is one part of what is known as a Range Light. This part of the light is back in the woods and the other part is is near a harbor. When a ship wants to enter the harbor safely, the mariner lines up the lights and then heads into port safely.

This particular light is in Baileys Harbor, Wisconsin. One of the many scenic lighthouses in the area.

Cana Island Light

Cana Light

You can visit a seaside resort in the Midwest by going to Lake Michigan and the best place to experience it is Door County in Wisconsin. The Cana Island Lighthouse shown above is near Baileys Harbor on the Lake Michigan side of the Door County peninsula. The area is full of many of these historic lighthouses and wonderful seaside villages.

Eagle Bluff Light

Door County

Eagle Bluff Lighthouse is one of many lighthouses in Door County. This lighthouse overlooks Green Bay and is near Fishcreek, WI. Door County is a peninsula that extends into northern Lake Michigan and is a mixture of pastoral farmland surrounded seaside villages.

Dogwood Creek Falls

Dogwood Canyon Falls

The water in this long pool spills over the rocks holding the water back. This a  small but scenic waterfall in the canyon. Dogwood Creek flows through this canyon picking up water from springs and falls.

Glory Hole

Glory Hole

This is one of many waterfalls in Dogwood Canyon. Called the Glory Hole, it is a 2 mile walk from the entrance to the Nature Park. However, the walk is past many multi story and low waterfalls. Also, low water bridges make for an interesting walk.

Click here to see the complete set of photos from Dogwood Canyon.

Red Boathouse

Minocqua, WI

Here is a small boathouse on Lake Tomahawk in Minocqua, Wisconsin. Lake Tomahawk is part of a chain of lakes in what is known as the Lakeland area. The lakes are connected by a series of channels that allow you to visit neighbors by boat or tie-up in Downtown Minocqua for some shopping. Click here to see my full set of boathouse photos.

The Beacons Boathouse

The Beacons

This massive boathouse on Lake Minocqua belongs to The Beacons resort. The boathouse was built in 1908 and can be seen from the town of Minocqua and the Bearskin trail. This lake is filled with the classic structures with this as the “crown jewel.”

The Thirsty Whale

The Thirsty Whale

This one of my favorite Minoqua, Wisconsin boathouse photos. This is not really a boathouse. It is the Thirsty Whale restaurant on the lake. It is a very old structure with some interesting neon lights that make it a great photographic subject.

 

 

Boathouse

Minocqua, WI

This is one of my first photos using HDR. The photo was taken handheld on a walking trail along lake Kawaguesaga in Minocqua, Wisconsin. My wife and I regularly walk this trail with our Basset Hounds during the summers.

The boathouses along the lakes add to the scenic nature of the area. The photo was taken at 240mm @ f18.