Sunset Waterspout — Michigan in Pictures

Sunset Waterspout, photo by Kyler Phillips The National Weather Service in Gaylord has a page on the Science of Waterspouts that says in part: Dr. Joseph Golden, a distinguished waterspout authority with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), defines the waterspout as a “funnel which contains an intense vortex, sometimes destructive, of small horizontal […] … Continue reading Sunset Waterspout — Michigan in Pictures

MICHIGAN’S TALLEST: SAND DUNES EDITION

Empire Bluff, photo by Pantheos The author of my favorite Michigan blogs writes that Michigan is blessed with some of the most beautiful and tallest coastal sand dunes on the planet. He decided to climb some and put together a big old list of 87 Michigan’s ‘skyscraper’ Coastal Dunes that he could verify at 100′ … Continue reading MICHIGAN’S TALLEST: SAND DUNES EDITION

FOG ROLLING OVER THE NARROWS

Fog rolling in over the Narrows, photo by Unique View Photography Here’s a look at North & South Lake Leelanau with “The Narrows” in between. I live just off the right edge of this picture and thought it was pretty cool how the spring fog completely covered Lake Michigan in this picture, creating a lake … Continue reading FOG ROLLING OVER THE NARROWS

THE JAWS OF POINT BETSIE

The Jaws of Point Betsie, photo by Kristina Lishawa Photography Sweet shot of Michigan’s most photographed lighthouse, the Point Betsie Light just north of Frankfort. Kristina writes: Ordinarily, someone trying to take a photo from this angle would be pounded mercilessly into the break wall by crashing waves. Lake Michigan granted me an unusually calm […] … Continue reading THE JAWS OF POINT BETSIE

FEBRUARY ICE … AND 10,000 LEELANAU PHOTOS

Lake Michigan … February ice, photo by Ken Scott Photography Some followers of Michigan in Pictures may know that I live in Leelanau County, the village of Leland to be precise. The first website I ever built was Leelanau.com, and as with Michigan in Pictures, I have a photo group on Flickr. One of my … Continue reading FEBRUARY ICE … AND 10,000 LEELANAU PHOTOS