Ideas for places to visit in the Midwest
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.”
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.
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.
With the many bluffs overlooking the Missisppi River, this one in South St. Louis County gave a beautiful vantage point to see this sunrise. The water here comes from as far away as Wyoming, Montana, Canada and Northern Wisconsin and is destined for New Orleans.
This is a three shot HDR photo processed in Lightroom and Photomatix.
It is that time again. Circus Flora is in St. Louis for the month of June. Be sure not to miss this show!
In this photo is Yo-Yo the narrator who introduces the acrobats, animals, clowns and other entertainers of the evening. For more photos see: https://greatrivers.smugmug.com/Events/Circus-Flora/
This is a great opportunity for photographs but No Flash can be used! One minor distraction could be fatal! Be sure to use a fast lens (with a low f stop) and the ability to zoom from 50mm to 100mm. All seats are close to the actions so higher that 100mm is not really needed.
Hope to see you there!
One of my favorite vistas in Dogwood Canyon. Here you have four small waterfalls on this steam and a footbridge in the distant background. This is about ¾ to 1 mile into the valley. If you keep walking you would end up in Arkansas.
If you click on the photo it will take you to the program where the photo is actually hosted and there you can see it in full screen. Give it a few seconds to load.
It is best to walk this Nature Park if you want to take in the beauty and get some great photographs.
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