Photo of the Week: Winter Snowstorm in Michigan’s Northern Woods

Walking along a trail, looking through the bare trees, evergreens, and native plants of the snow covered woods during a heavy snowfall.

The northern woods was quiet except for the muffled sounds of the cross-country skiers conversation as they made their way deeper into the woods during the heavy snowfall. In the distance, I heard the familiar calls of the ever-present Blue Jays I had seen earlier flying through the deciduous and evergreen trees. The snowstorm kept… Continue reading Photo of the Week: Winter Snowstorm in Michigan’s Northern Woods

Photo of the Week: Holiday Hike at Kensington Metropark

sunset over the trees, see from the Nature Center trail overlooking Kent Lake.

One of our family holiday traditions is hiking the trails at Kensington Metropark Nature Center, near Milford in southeast Michigan. In the past, when our son was younger and in grade school, we would hike on New Year’s Day. Not a day when many people are out at the metroparks; we often had the trails… Continue reading Photo of the Week: Holiday Hike at Kensington Metropark

Photo of the Week: Michigan Central Station Winter Fest 2019

blue and purple gradient colored illustration of a person's profile lights up the front of the old Michigan Central Station train station.

With winter finally arriving in southeast Michigan this weekend with snow and cold temperatures, it was the right weekend for me to enjoy the inaugural Michigan Central Station Winter Festival, a new winter event hosted by Ford Motor Company in Detroit, Michigan.

The free ten-day festival is open to the public, offering music, games, art, food trucks, ice carving, retail shops, and a fantastic 3-D light show that displays on the front of the building at night. Continue reading Photo of the Week: Michigan Central Station Winter Fest 2019