Photo of the Week: Sailboats Mural at Great Lakes Crossroad in Saginaw

modernistic mural of blue and gold sailboats on a green-blue water

“Wait, can you slow down?” I said to my husband as we drove through downtown Saginaw, Michigan.

“I thought I saw a cool-looking mural on that building, something with boats, at the back of the parking lot.”

We doubled back, took the street along the Saginaw River, and found the mural. Continue reading Photo of the Week: Sailboats Mural at Great Lakes Crossroad in Saginaw

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