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

Photo of the Week: Kitch-iti-kipi at Palms Book State Park

covered raft filled with people travels across blue-green waters of freshwater spring

Imagine you’re on a raft with about a dozen other people. The raft has a see-through bottom in the middle.

You’re all peering below at the incredible crystal blue-green clear water beneath you.

Lake trout, brown trout, and brook trout lazily swim underneath as you slowly pass over lime-encrusted tree trunks and branches in the 40-foot deep pool of water.

Think you’re in Florida?

No, think again.

You’re in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, crossing the largest freshwater spring in the state. Continue reading Photo of the Week: Kitch-iti-kipi at Palms Book State Park

Photo of the Week: Heat Doesn’t Stop Fall Colors in Michigan

brilliant gold and red maple sapling leaves stand out in the shade and dappled sunlight

While we’re experiencing an unexpected heat wave throughout Michigan for the first week of fall 2017, the trees and shrubs know fall is here.

It was a treat to hike the trails at Phoenix Lake, part of Edward Hines Park; every bend in the trail had another impressive display of color.

Leaves are already changing to golden yellow on the Honey Locust, Shagbark Hickory, and Sassafras trees.

Plants and saplings in the understory and forest floor are also displaying gorgeous red and orange foilage. Continue reading Photo of the Week: Heat Doesn’t Stop Fall Colors in Michigan