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Photo of the Week: Old Mackinac Point Lighthouse

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light brown brick lighthouse with red roof with castle-like architecture, with Straits of Mackinac in the background.

It was a cold, windy, rainy day when I stopped along the beach of Lake Huron to take this shot of Old Mackinac Point Lighthouse at the tip of Michigan’s mitten in the Lower Peninsula.

One of three lighthouses along the narrows of the Straits of Mackinac, the Old Mackinac Point Lighthouse joined the McGulpin Point Lighthouse and Bois Blanc Lighthouse in guiding ships through the treacherous straits where Lake Huron meets Lake Michigan. Continue reading Photo of the Week: Old Mackinac Point Lighthouse

Photo of the Week: Fairlane Lake at University of Michigan-Dearborn

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white fluffy clouds in the blue sky and green and red trees reflect in the calm waters of Fairlane Lake.

While we haven’t had any frosts yet here in southeast Michigan, I saw my first fall color changes this weekend on a morning hike at the University of Michigan-Dearborn Environmental Interpretive Center.

Along with about a dozen other morning risers, we traipsed the Dogwood, Sugar Maple, and Lakeside Trails at the 300-acre center.

It wasn’t long before we heard birds in the canopy and shrubs as we observed Yellow-rumped Warblers, Eastern Phoebes, Red-bellied Woodpeckers, as well as several unexpected Northern Flickers.

The morning hike ended with this gorgeous view of Fairlane Lake, with reflections of the one maple with brilliant red leaves in the water.

For my readers who live in the northern hemisphere, are you seeing any signs of color change in your area?

Photo of the Week: Apples at Plymouth Cider Mill

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white bags of Gala and Paula Red apples on the table at the cider mill, wrapped cinnamon rolls and apple bread behind the bagged apples.

It’s fall in Michigan.

For me and many other Michiganders, that means one of our fall weekend days is spent picking apples and enjoying apple cider with donuts at our local cider mill with family and friends.

Which is what I hoped to do today.

Except Mother Nature had other plans. Continue reading Photo of the Week: Apples at Plymouth Cider Mill

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