Full Color in the Keweenaw and at Haven Falls

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Haven Falls

Haven Falls, photo by dcclark.

This morning the folks at Pasty.com emailed me to say that the Keweenaw doesn’t get much more colorful than this and that they’re:

…hearing that it’s peak or just past-peak with the changing leaves UP North here, but whatever you call it, our surroundings look like someone took out a paintbrush and went to work coloring the Copper Country. If you haven’t already had a chance to go for a color tour, you’d better hurry, because the show won’t last forever.

Click over to Pasty.com to see some photos from Joe Kirkish and check it out every day for great shots from the Pasty Cam!

GoWaterfalling.com says that Haven Falls is

…a very scenic falls located in a small county park near the shores of Lac La Belle. This waterfall is very symetrical. Haven Falls is very similar looking to Jacob’s Falls, but Haven Falls is considerably steeper. It is possible that there are more drops above Haven Falls just as the are additional drops above Jacob’s Falls, but I did not explore.

Visiting this waterfall is very easy. It is visible from the road and the falls is only a few hundred feet from the parking area…

Haven Falls is a bit out of the way. But then again, the entire Keewenaw peninsula is a bit out of the way. The park is on the north side of Lac la Belle Road on the north west shore of Lac la Belle.

David has thoughtfully posted this photo background boomtacular. Check out more photos from David in his Fall slideshow and on his photo-a-day blog, Cliffs and Ruins.

Michigan in Pictures has lots more Fall wallpaper and a sweet fall color tour of the The Keweenaw Peninsula (Houghton, Eagle River, Copper Harbor).

Job Shadowing: Glen Haven Canning Company

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Job Shadowing

Job Shadowing, photo by Happyhiker4.

Looks like the old cannery at the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore is getting a fresh coat of paint as part of a renovation this fall. The Cannery Boathouse Museum is the largest public exhibit of Great Lakes small craft and features all kinds of historic boats used around Glen Haven and the Manitou Islands.

360 Michigan has a cool 360 degree panorama of the cannery and the beach at Glen Haven that you’ll want to check out.

Check this out bigger in Mark’s slideshow which features some outstanding fall photos!!

“Autumn Calm” Brockway Lake

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"Autumn Calm" Brockway Lake, Lower Michigan (Front page Explore # 33 Sept 28, 2010)

“Autumn Calm” Brockway Lake, Lower Michigan (Front page Explore # 33 Sept 28, 2010), photo by Michigan Nut.

John says he saw several nice bass swimming around those lily pads.

Check it out background big or in John’s slideshow (click that link – he has some AMAZING shots of Michigan there!!).

Much more Michigan Fall Wallpaper from Michigan in Pictures!

Red Thread is in the ArtPrize Top Ten…

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Red Thread

Red Thread, photo by stevedontsurf.

The Top 10 entries for ArtPrize have been announced! Click that link to see them all on Absolute Michigan and also to check out interviews with the finalists. Voting ends next Thursday and you can still head to ArtPrize in Grand Rapids to see the finalists and 1700+ more works of art!

Here’s the lowdown on Red Thread by Beili Liu (one of my personal favorites):

The ancient Chinese legend of the red thread tells that when children are born, invisible red threads connect them to the ones whom they are fated to be with. Over the years of their lives they come closer and eventually find each other, overcoming the distance between, and cultural and social divides.

Inspired by this legend, the installation makes use of thousands of hand spiraled coils of red thread suspended from the ceiling of the gallery. A disk may be connected to another, as a “couple”, and each pair is made from a single thread. Every coil is pierced in the center by a sewing needle, which enables the suspension of the disks from the ceiling.

Check this photo out background bigtacular and in Steven’s ArtPrize 9/26/10 slideshow.

Tons more ArtPrize on Absolute Michigan!

Michigan Mushroom Season is here … join a public hunt to know what’s edible!

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_MG_9261, photo by jt354.

I’m a year older and a little wiser and pretty sure these are edible honey mushrooms, although I’m not sure about the darker brown bumps. Still a fantastically vital idea to know what you’re picking and eating!!

While morels draw the lion’s share of mushroom coverage, there are a ton of edible mushrooms out in the woods right now. The other day I had some fantastic Oyster mushrooms. Can you eat the mushrooms pictured here? Who knows? One thing is for certain, if you aren’t sure, don’t eat it!!

One way to learn what you can and can’t eat is to join a public mushroom hunt through the Michigan Mushroom Hunters Club. These hunts are held throughout the year and all around the state and offer a chance to tour the woods with a knowledgeable guide.

Check this photo out bigger in James’ Pictured Rocks slideshow!

Flow: Au Train River

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Flow

Flow, photo by John Clement Howe.

John took this shot in Au Train, Michigan where the Au Train River flows into Lake Superior. Check it out bigger in his Lakeshores slideshow.

Speaking of flow, rivers and water, if you’ve never seen Irena Salina’s documentary on the World Water Crisis, I heartily encourage you to check out Flow. The New York Times review has this to say about Flow:

A documentary and a three-alarm warning, “Flow” dives into our planet’s most essential resource — and third-largest industry — to find pollution, scarcity, human suffering and corporate profit. And that’s just in the United States.

Yet Irena Salina’s astonishingly wide-ranging film is less depressing than galvanizing, an informed and heartfelt examination of the tug of war between public health and private interests. From the dubious quality of our tap water (possibly laced with rocket fuel) to the terrifyingly unpoliced contents of bottled brands (one company pumped from the vicinity of a Superfund site), the movie ruthlessly dismantles our assumptions about water safety and government oversight…

Studying the Rouge Complex

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Rouge Remnants: Study II

Rouge Remnants: Study II, photo by Jeff Gaydash.

Jeff writes:

Freighters travel this portion of The Rouge to access Henry Ford’s Rouge Complex, where upon completion in 1928 was the largest industrial complex in the world. The massive facility had the ability to turn raw materials such as iron ore into complete vehicles ready for the showroom. Many buildings within the complex were designed by Albert Kahn and have been subjects for Diego Rivera, Charles Sheeler and Michael Kenna, whose work here has been some of the biggest inspirations in my own work.

Can we see Michael Kenna’s work at the Rouge Plant?, you ask. Just click that link, I answer!

Check this out bigger in Jeff’s slideshow.

More black & white photography on Michigan in Pictures!

Fall at Ransom Lake Natural Area

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PA223507A, photo by jsorbieus.

As the leaves start to turn in Michigan, I see a steady uptick in the number of people who come to Michigan in Pictures after searching for “Fall” or “Autumn” or “Fall Wallpaper“.For all of you color seekers, I’m sending photo of early fall color from years past at Ransom Lake Natural Area in Benzie County.

You will also like our Michigan Fall Color Tours!

Check this out bigger and in Jim’s My Most Interesting Photos slideshow.

ArtPrize 2010 Flickr Contest

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Prizing the art

Prizing the art, photo by tinney.

ArtPrize is holding a photo contest for photos added to the ArtPrize Flickr group. Click that link for the details and submit your photos to any or all of the following categories for a chance to win prizes!

  • installed art
  • public reactions/interaction with art
  • venues
  • artists
  • events (any ArtPrize related event)
  • voting (all forms)

Check Dustin’s photo out bigger and check out the ArtPrize 2010 slideshow on Flickr.

Much more ArtPrize on Absolute Michigan!

The Nameless Wizard at the Michigan Renaissance Festival

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Untitled, photo by Michael Zz.

The annual Michigan Renaissance Festival takes place Labor Day – October every year. It features jousting and other re-enactments, lots of vendors and people dressing up like this and having fun. This weekend they host the Michigan Longbow tournament and celebrate the harvest, while next weekend it’s a celebration of chocolate and a farewell to the festival.

Check this out bigger in Michael’s portraits & stuff slideshow and have a magical weekend!

More portraits from Michigan in Pictures.