No Lifeguard On Duty

I chose to share this photo today because it is a reflection of my mood. I had a disagreement with someone who I hold dear and I am feeling a little blue and in somewhat of a fog. Anyhow, I thought this was a little funny, I would sure hope nobody would want to swim in these conditions!

The photo was taken of the Mackinac Bridge from a Lake Huron beach in Mackinaw City back in January.

Sky Watch Friday

Here is a picture taken during a camping trip to the upper peninsula last summer. This is where the Two Hearted river drains into Lake Superior between Grand Marais and Whitefish Point. This is a favorite place of mine and I hear there is great trout fishing here.

Written In Sand

A little message from my daughter. She wrote this in the sand on a Lake Superior beach this past June.

Grand Sable Dunes & Log Slide

These photos are of the Grand Sable Dunes and Log Slide area along Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore in Michigan's upper peninsula.

The spot where I was taking the picture from is almost 300 feet from the water below. It is recommended that if you decide to walk, or slide for that matter, down the dunes, and make the walk back up, you should plan on having at least an hour for the return climb, and you should also not have a heart condition. We decided to enjoy the view from above. Maybe next time we visit, we'll ride on one of the charter boats to get the view from down below.

Back in the late 19th century, this spot was used by loggers who rolled and slid the logs down the dunes on a wooden slide to be loaded on lumber schooners waiting in the cold waters below.

Driftwood

I found this piece of driftwood on a Lake Superior beach during our camping trip in June. Up in the top left corner, covered with fog, is Lake Superior.

Lake Superior Campsite View

This past June, my family and I went on a week long camping trip to Lake Superior State Campground in Michigan's upper peninsula. This was the view looking out at Lake Superior from our campsite.

A View Of Lake Huron

I took this picture at a Lake Huron beach in northern Michigan last summer when my husband and I took the kids swimming.

Crisp Point Lighthouse

I usually make a trip up to this lighthouse every couple of years. Sometimes, as was the case this year, there is a caretaker there and they will let you go in and look out from the top of the lighthouse. It is quite a sight to look out over the majesty of Lake Superior from the top. Very beautiful...

http://www.crisppointlighthouse.org

Splash!

The waves crash onto the breakwall near the Grand Marais lighthouse in Michigan's upper peninsula.

In Loving Memory

I came across this memorial on a Lake Superior beach in Grand Marais, Michigan during a camping trip in August of 2007. I was curious as to the story behind the names on the cross, so I did a little research and found the following link.

http://www.mennoweekly.org/OCTOBER/10-23-06/DROWN10-23.html?template=contentModules/printstory.jsp