This is the latest photo I have processed from a recent trip to Southwestern Michigan to photograph lighthouses in snow and ice. This is in the town of Grand Haven which has an inland port that uses lighthouses to guide ships into safety. It has been a particularly cold winter causing storms to blow iceContinue reading “Winter Wonderland: Lighthouses of Southwestern Michigan”
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Explore Southwest Michigan’s Stunning Freshwater Dunes
Southwest Michigan’s dunes are part of the largest freshwater dune system in the world. The state’s dune system is so large that astronauts can see it from space! This 16-acre, family-oriented park provides access from its parking lot to the historic North Pier lighthouse and a popular walkway for fishing and watching sunsets. Small dunes rise behind theContinue reading “Explore Southwest Michigan’s Stunning Freshwater Dunes”
Wainwright Tomb
Early in the New Year, means a trip to the family plot in Bellefontaine Cemetery in the northern section of the City of St. Louis. Founded in 1849 as St. Louis’s first rural cemetery, Bellefontaine Cemetery and Arboretum (the first west of the Mississippi) became a unique garden landscape for prominent figures like William Clark andContinue reading “Wainwright Tomb”
Exploring Forest Park’s Mallards and Waterfowl
A pair of Mallards hanging out in Forest Park. The park is filled with waterfowel, particularly geese and Mallards. Not far from the lagoon, these birds flock together making it a good area to observe them.
Fall in the Japanese Garden
Fall is setting on Missouri Botanical Garden’s Japanese Garden. This is 14-acrespace, one of the largest in North America, represents an evolution of centuries of tradition and a multiplicity of distinctly Japanese cultural influences. Incorporating carefully designed plantings, waterfalls, beaches and islands, the Japanese Garden invites visitors to experience the thrill of personal interpretation andContinue reading “Fall in the Japanese Garden”
Sturgeon Bay Ship Canal
Here is a view of the Sturgeon Bay ship canal from the Front Pierhead Light. Next to the canal is the Sturgeon Bay Rear Canal Light. Both lights lead the way into the canal. The Sturgeon Bay Ship Canal is a ship canal connecting Sturgeon Bay with Lake Michigan across the Door Peninsula in DoorContinue reading “Sturgeon Bay Ship Canal”
Fall colors at the Missouri Botanical Garden
While taking a Fall walk through the Missouri Botanical Garden, I found this area I had never seen before. These are the best fall colors in the area, in an unusual setting. These are possibly plum trees. Click on the photo to purchase. Click here to see more of the Missouri Botanical Garden.
Pilot Island
Pilot Island with its lighthouse and living quarters is a dead island. Nothing grows there and no one lives there or is allowed to visit. The light is the light of Porte des Mortes or Death’s Door. It sits in a strait linking Lake Michigan and Green Bay between the northern tip of the DoorContinue reading “Pilot Island”
Road to Northport
Just up the road from Gus Klenke’s Garage is the “windy road” or Highway 42 just before Northport. Northport is at the end of the Door County peninsula and where you catch the ferry to Washington Island. One story has it that the road was constructed to weave around utility poles that originally went straightContinue reading “Road to Northport”
Jackson Harbor on Washington Island
This is the northern tip of Washington Island, just about as far north as you can go in Door County. This is Jackson Harbor, a scenic area located on the eastern side of Washington Island, Wisconsin. It is known for its picturesque views, proximity to natural areas, and maritime history. The area was once aContinue reading “Jackson Harbor on Washington Island”
Great Rivers Imaging 