Spring at Pere Marquette, photo by cabriden.
It’s dredging season in Michigan’s harbors … fishing season too!
NOAA’s nautical chart of the Muskegon Harbor says that the Muskegon South Breakwater light is 70′ tall while the North light is half that and that they’re probably dredging to a depth of 26 feet.
Be sure to check it out bigger.
Cranes @ Sunset, photo by epeoples
This photo from the construction of the new MGM Grand Hotel & Casino in Detroit is part of Eric’s Exposure.Detroit May 16th Exhibit set (slideshow).
The Exhibit Opening Party takes place from 7pm – 10pm on Friday, May 16th at the Bean & Leaf Cafe in Royal Oak.
In addition to Eric, photographers featured are Amy, Nicole, Ross and Paul N.
More about Exposure.Detroit and the upcoming show from the Exposure.Detroit group on Flickr.
Chelsea Tracks – Optimism, photo by aTanguay.
I thought that Andy’s photo is a perfect expression of how I feel about Earth Day this year. While in year’s past, it has seemed to be a day that highlights an impossible task, it now seems a day that we can begin to celebrate our journey towards a sustainable society.
Happy Earth Day, Michigan – hope you get a chance to get out and enjoy it!
Also see Absolute Michigan’s Earth Day post
Court House and museum Charlotte Michigan, photo by baklein62.
The brief history on the Eaton County web site says:
Eaton County, named for President Andrew Jackson’s Secretary of War (John Eaton), sometimes referred to as a cabinet county, was organized in 1837. Due to lack of population and buildings in the designated county seat (Charlotte), government and judicial functions were performed in the village of Bellevue.
…In 1882 the Eaton County Board of Supervisors resolved “to erect a building for court and public office purposes” at no more than $50,000 cost; this was later amended to $40,000. When completed, the cost of this courthouse was nearly $80,000.
The contract for design was awarded to D.W. Gibbs & Company of Toledo, Ohio with the firm of Miles, Cramer and Horn also from Toledo doing construction. The corner stone was laid on July 4, 1883 and this building was ready for use in October 1885.
Read more about Courthouse Square and the museum including information about and photos of the exhibits.
This photo is part of Barney’s sales territory set and I think the set demonstrates that a good attitude goes a long way toward enjoying your job.
Untitled, photo by Brooke Pennington.
I know that I’m supposed to feature different photographers, and that it hasn’t been that long since the last time Brooke made an appearance.
I plead helplessness in the face of photographic awesomeness … and ducks.
Have a lovely weekend folks.
elegance, photo by ryan.s o u t h e n.photography.
Ryan writes:
Dave was nice enough to arrange a little photo trek over to the Walter P. Chrysler Museum in Auburn Hills to take some shots of classic Chrysler cars and the museum. Larry, Mike, and Laura also came along and it was a real fun time. Cars arent really my thing and I had never shot them before so I looked at this trek as more of a challenge and opportunity to try some new things. I think I got some good shots and had a great time in the process. Not a bad way to spend a dreary Saturday.
I didnt even pay attention to what automobile this was but I loved the grill and lines and had to photograph it. Im pretty pleased with how this turned out, in fact it may be my favorite shot I took from the entire trek. If anyone happens to know what car this actually is I’d love to know.
You can check this photo out larger, on black and see more photos from Ryan at Ryan Southen Photography. Also check out this slideshow of photos from the Walter P. Chrysler Museum on Flickr
The Walter P. Chrysler Museum is located on the Chrysler Headquarters campus in Auburn Hills. Their web site has a lot of info about the history of Chrysler including this nifty Chrysler Chronology.
curvilinear, photo by powerbooktrance.
Grand Rapids, Michigan … though I’m told the judges would have accepted Willie Wonka’s Chocolate Factory and Pink Floyd: The Lost Album Cover.
Michigan in Pictures 