Wisconsin contains thousands of lakes. The Minocqua area has a chain of lakes connected by channels making it a great place for boating. This summer we were boating between Lake Minocqua and Lake Tomahawk via a thoughfare and saw this flag at the entrance and if you look closely you can see two eagles, oneContinue reading “Eagle watching over the American Flag”
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End of Summer
Summer has ended in the very northern part of Wisconsin. On the lake, people are sitting on a pier on Lake Superior in Bayfield Wisconsin, watching one of the last runs of the sailboats for the season. This peninsula juts out onto Lake Superior ending in the beautiful Apostle Islands. Click on the image forContinue reading “End of Summer”
Screwhorn Antelope
White Addax at the WildWood Wildlife Park Zoo in Minocqua, Wisconsin. They are also called the white antelope or screwhorn antelope, and are rare critically endangered desert-dwelling mammals native to the Sahara Desert. Known for its spiral horns and coat that changes from white in summer to grey-brown in winter, fewer than 100 individuals areContinue reading “Screwhorn Antelope”
New deer at the park
Newborn at the WildWood Wildlife Park Zoo in Minocqua, Wisconsin. This is an interesting little zoo just outside on Minocqua. It is like a petting zoo with an African Safari in the back. Deer, goats and tortoises run wild allowing me to get up close to the fawn.
An afternoon on Fishtrap Lake
Fishtrap Lake is in Northern Wisconsin near the town of Boulder Junction. This is a great place to see Eagles, Loons, ducks and a great place to fish. Click here to see more of Wisconsin.
Winter in Door County
A winter trip to a place like Door County can be very cold but rewarding. The contrast of the snow with Lake Michigan creates a serene setting (if there is not a blizzard at the time). This is taken from a road along North Bay near Baileys Harbor. The Birch Trees, Snow and lake makeContinue reading “Winter in Door County”
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”
Washington Island Stavkirke
The Washington Island Stavkirke was modeled after the Borgund Stavkirke constructed in 1150 near Laerdal, Sogn. That church was chosen since it is the best preserved and least altered example of this style of church architecture. The building has twelve 18-foot “stavs” or masts, all from Washington Island. Eleven are Pine and one is WhiteContinue reading “Washington Island Stavkirke”
Stylized Art of Cana Island Lighthouse in Door County
This is a closeup of the Cana Island Lighthouse. Near the northern tip of Door County, the light signifies the area between the straits into Green Bay or Baileys Harbor. The photo is stylized with software I have been experimenting with that gives it the look of a painting. The lighthouse is surrounded by LakeContinue reading “Stylized Art of Cana Island Lighthouse in Door County”
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”