View-Master Shiping 2006/06/28, photo by “CAVE CANEM”.
CAVE CANEM writes As a child, I was a big fan of those poorly lit, out of focus images in my Viewmaster toy. I used to just love my Boblo Island and 3d Casper Discs, I could stare at them for hours.
This is part of a great set of photos of people at Riverworks in Detroit and he notes that the photo is best viewed from childhood.
Sunrise at Harrisville Harbor, photo by jacalynsnana.
Michigan’s northeastern shore bills itself as the “Sunrise Side”, and this photo of dawn at the harbor of Harrisville, Michigan certainly illustrates why.
The Double Horizon, photo by The ClayTaurus.
Of the above photo, Chris Clayson writes We’ll take ripples over mirrors any day. If you view it big you will see that the 2nd boat is well on its way to being becalmed.
This photo is part of a set that seeks to provide on boat’s perspective (Unplugged of Port Sanilac) of racing in the Port Huron to Mackinac, one of Michigan’s two annual long distance sailing races (the other being the Chicago to Mackinac Race).
View the 2006 Port Huron to Mac Race set.
Wind Surfer, photo by The Real Ferg.
Ferg says I did use a filter on this pic, the filter was my sunglasses and that the photo was taken near Betsie Point on Lake Michigan.
Antique Boat Show, photo by gretchdorian.
The above photo by Gretchen Dorian is part of a great set of photos from the Hessel boat show. You can see most of them by clicking the pic above, but there’s a couple extra at her Gretchen Dorian Photography web site (click the Hessel link when you get there).
I was reminded this morning that the annual Hessel Antique Wooden Boat Show and Festival of the Arts is held every year in Hessel on the second Saturday of August (Saturday, August 12 this year).
According to the Les Cheneaux Islands Area Tourist Association:
The Les Cheneaux Islands Antique Wooden Boat Show, held each year in Hessel, Michigan, has been a center of attraction since it began in 1976. The show boasts more than 170 entries each year, and is easily the largest show featuring antique and classic wood boats.
Held in conjunction with the Antique Wooden Boat Show each year is the Festival of Arts. Artists and craftspersons display and sell a variety of gift items including photographs, paintings, pottery made with natural Upper Peninsula clay, wood toys, dolls, and many other items. Around 75 of the state’s finest artists will be showing and selling their work.
Here are a bunch more photos from the Hessel Antique Wooden Boat Show!
Check out the whole set of Chicago to Mac photos by biggunner.
The 98th annual Race to Mackinac starts tomorrow morning (Sat, July 22, 2006) from the Chicago Yacht Club. The race is sponsored by the Chicago club and they have a ton of race-related photos, videos and information.
You can watch the race online via t2p.tv. If you want to watch the boats pass, Torreson Marine lists some of the best locations on Michigan’s western shore to see them (and also has tons of info and photos from past years all the way back to 1995). The fastest boats typically finish at 30-40 hours and Sunday morning is a great time to see them in northern Michigan.
The online history of the race is scant, but Wikipedia’s entry on the Chicago to Mackinac Boat Race says:
It is one of the longest fresh-water races in the world with hundreds of boats entering the race each year. It starts at Chicago and finishes at Mackinac Island, Michigan crossing Lake Michigan and just entering Lake Huron. The race course runs 333 miles (536 km). 294 boats completed the 2005 race with finishes ranging from 33 to 69 elapsed hours. Steve Fossett set the overall race record, 18 hours, 50 minutes, in 1998 with the yacht, the Stars and Stripes. Roy E. Disney set the monohull record, 23 hours, 30 minutes, in Pyewacket in 2002.
The first race was run in 1898, with the sloop Vanenna winning against four boats. Racers who have completed 25 of the annual races are called “Island Goats”.
walled lake, photo by radiospike.
Spike writes: Here’s a handful of pics I took from back in the film days! Remember film?
What do you say? Does anyone remember film?
One of the shots we’re missing from our brand new Destination: Michigan feature on Mackinac Island is a shot of a ferry.
Check out Destination: Michigan for many more great photos of Mackinac Island plus tons of information about visiting the island and its rich history.
Europa Tall Ship, photo by taylorcraft75.
This photo is from the 2003 Bay City Tall Ship Celebration. News reports say that the popularity of the new Pirates of the Caribbean movie is boosting the festival this year.
Linda pointed out that this ship is the Europa … hard to tell since they don’t put the name & numbers on the side. Here’s the web site for the tall ship Europa (click the British flag at the top left if you don’t speak Dutch).
Michigan in Pictures 