Photo of the Week: Sable Falls near Grand Marais, Michigan

waterfalls tumbling over sandstone, framed by gold and yellow fall trees

How many more steps to go? I asked the couple walking past me as I stopped on what I thought was the third platform of staircases leading down to the waterfalls.

I had already gone down a lot of stairs, thinking that this descent was more than the 94 steps you take to view Tahquamenon Falls. Continue reading Photo of the Week: Sable Falls near Grand Marais, Michigan

Photo of the Week: Historic C-510 Train Bridge in Negaunee

truss bridge crossing a river with brilliantly colored trees in fall colors of gold, red, and orange

I had heard about the historic C-510 train bridge from several people I met in the Upper Peninsula and knew I wanted to visit it in fall, when the brilliant fall colors would make it stand out.

Isn’t it impressive? Continue reading Photo of the Week: Historic C-510 Train Bridge in Negaunee

Photo of the Week: Strolling the Boardwalk in Manistique, Michigan

sign showing distances to Chicago, Detroit, Washington DC greets walkers at the entrance of the boardwalk

What a beautiful fall day it was to walk along the boardwalk in Manistique, Michigan on the northern shore of Lake Michigan. I knew I had traveled a far distance over the weekend. What I didn’t realize: it’s shorter to travel to Chicago, Illinois from Manistique, Michigan than to return back to metro Detroit, Michigan… Continue reading Photo of the Week: Strolling the Boardwalk in Manistique, Michigan