Photo of the Week: Muskegon’s Hackley Public Library

Romanesque granite building with turret, trimmed in red sandstone

If you’ve been following my blog for a while, you know I love libraries.

Whether to find a new book to read, attend local events, or buy books at the library friends’ used book sale, you can’t keep me away from the library.

And when I travel to a new city or town, I always make time to visit their library.

Last week, that meant visiting the beautiful Hackley Public Library in downtown Muskegon, Michigan. Continue reading Photo of the Week: Muskegon’s Hackley Public Library

Photo of the Week: Piping Plovers Along Lake Michigan Shoreline

small shorebird with narrow black band around neck, black-tipped orange bill sits on sand next to Lake Michigan

What a special treat to end June by seeing the Piping Plover on the shore of Lake Michigan this weekend!

I’ll always remember June 2018, since I saw three of the rarest Michigan birds in one month: Continue reading Photo of the Week: Piping Plovers Along Lake Michigan Shoreline

Photo of the Week: Why You Matter

lines of brightly colored flags flutter in the breeze between two brick buildings

After a successful morning of birdwatching (finding the endangered Whooping Crane in mid-Michigan) yesterday, I stopped for lunch in Chelsea, Michigan on the way home.

Walking down Main Street, a flutter of color caught my attention.

I looked around the corner of the 19th century red brick building to discover an incredible art installation. Continue reading Photo of the Week: Why You Matter