One of the most distinctive shorebirds, I found the Black-necked Stilt lazily wading along the flats of Howard Marsh, a newly created coastal wetland on Lake Erie’s southern shore, near Bono, Ohio. A graceful bird with the most remarkable looking pink spindly legs, the Black-necked Stilt has a glossy black back, slender black bill, and… Continue reading Photo of the Week: Black-necked Stilt at Howard Marsh
“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
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