This week’s photo of the week shows an ice-covered Lake Erie, as seen this weekend from the shoreline of Sterling State Park in Monroe, Michigan.
With the frigid weather we’ve had since mid-January, it’s not surprising to learn Lake Erie is now over 95% frozen.
Continue reading Photo of the Week: Ice-Covered Lake Erie
A newly discovered interstellar comet makes it closest approach to Earth, a best-selling children’s author plans to release 50 new books, and the history of the first digital camera are a few of the interesting stories I’ve read and enjoyed in the past month.
I hope you enjoy them, too!
Continue reading What I Found Interesting: December 17, 2025
While I do a fair amount of bird watching at Belle Isle in Detroit, Michigan, one of other hobbies I enjoy while I’m on the island is watching the freighters on the Detroit River.
It’s fun to see the Algowood in the fog or Dorothy Ann-Pathfinder traveling the waters on their way upbound to the Soo Locks or downbound to Windsor or cities further south.
This weekend I saw the Mississagi freighter on one of its last trips for the season, downbound on the Detroit River shipping channel to Windsor, Ontario, Canada. Continue reading Photo of the Week: Mississagi Freighter on the Detroit River