Silver Lake Sand Dunes, photo by eyerisimaging.
Just this morning I was looking at videos of trucks, cycles and ORVs tearing over the Silver Lake Dunes.
I have to say that I much prefer this.
I also have to say that this photographer has some stunning photos … check them out.
Two Boats on Little Traverse Bay, photo by Graphic Knight.
This photo by Eric S. Chernenkoff is part of his 2007 Summer Vacation Quest set (slideshow). There’s some cool images including this wallpaper-sized shot of an old Lifesaving service boat with the Petoskey pier in the background.
You can view and purchase more photos by Eric at his graphicknight.com web site (he also has a photo blog there)
Lake St. Clair, Michigan, photo by StormyRed_28
Lakestclair.net’s page on the South Channel Lights off Harsens Island says:
Lake St. Clair has two lighthouse structures built before Abraham Lincoln was President of the United States. They still stand today just off the southeastern tip of Harsens Island.Construction of the Old South Channel Range Lights started in 1855 and finished in 1859. These lights guided ships into the fresh water delta once known as the Venice of America.
Save Our South Channel Lights is trying to save this endangered pair of lighthouses (also see this article in the Freep about them). There’s a map to their location from Lighthouse Friends.
This week the Michigan Grape and Wine Industry Council hosts the 30th Annual Michigan Wine & Spirits Competition.
I think that it’s a good time for the wine drinkers among us to head out to your neighborhood store or restaurant and pick up a bottle or two of Michigan wine … and if your favorite establishment doesn’t carry any, ask them why.
For more on the competition and Michigan wine in general, check out Absolute Michigan keyword wine!
King of the Skies, photo by OtisDude.
According to the Selfridge Airshow web site, this show is Southeast Michigan’s largest free air show and is held every year in late July.
Otis has a few more photos from the air show.
madlennox by humphreyphotography
Scott Humphrey took this photo of the Hotel Madison-Lenox in Detroit shortly before its demolition. He has a whole lot of great photo to view at Scott Humphrey Photography, so get on over there and take a look!
We are featuring a short film with imagery of the demolition of this historic hotel called Vacancy by Brandon Walley on Absolute Michigan today.
North to Point Betsie, photo by farlane.
The terms of the multi-year deal I signed with Michigan in Pictures allow me to blog one of my own photos every 23 months or so for the purposes of shameless self promotion.
This photo is one of the images we’re using on the new web site betsiebay.net that we launched yesterday. We’ll be doing more photos and video and music. We’re just getting started, but I’m pretty happy with how the site is shaping up!
Speaking of deals and promotion and Michigan in (moving) Pictures, the Traverse City Film Festival is in town this week and we’re covering some Michigan film news including an Absolute Michigan exclusive video with Michigan filmmaker Rich Brauer.
Downtown Grand Rapids, photo by DarrinW.
Darrin says that this is one of his favorite vantage points to view downtown GR, and he’s put it up big enough that you can make your desktop another excellent place to view Michigan’s second largest city!
Mighty Mac at 50, photo by smiles7.
Here’s a photo from last weekend’s 50th Anniversary Celebration for the Mackinac Bridge. She has another shot of the fireworks on both the Mackinac City and St. Ignace ends of the bridge.
Michphotog has a nice set of photos of the fireworks as well!
Did anyone else make it there? We’d love a report and some more photos.
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