Harbor Springs, Michigan

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fog in harbor springs 08

fog in harbor springs 08, photo by northern_latitudes.

Wikipedia says that Harbor Springs :

…is in a sheltered bay on the north shore of the Little Traverse Bay on Lake Michigan. The Little Traverse Lighthouse is a historic lighthouse on the Harbor Point peninsula that forms the natural harbor there. M-119 connects with US 31 seven mile east and south at Bay View, with Petoskey just five miles away on the south side of the harbor. The area is known for its historic summer resorts, such as Wequetonsing, which was founded by Illinois businessmen and lawyers Henry Stryker, III, and Henry Brigham McClure, both of whom were interconnected with the Jacob Bunn industrial dynasty of Illinois.

Check out the Harbor Springs Chamber of Commerce and Harbor Springs on the Absolute Michigan Map of Michigan!

Check this out bigger in Tim’s massive Harbor Springs Images slideshow (view the whole set of 600+ pictures!

Fog can be pretty…when you’re not in the thick of it,

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Fog can be pretty...when you're not in the thick of it,

Fog can be pretty…when you’re not in the thick of it,, photo by yooper1949.

Taken at Isle Royale and part of Carl’s amazing Isle Royale National Park slideshow (view the set).

See more of Michigan’s islands on Michigan in Pictures.

February Fun in Michigan

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Misty February Morning

“Winter, a lingering season, is a time to gather golden moments, embark upon a sentimental journey, and enjoy every idle hour.”
~ John Boswell

Our Michigan February Event Calendar shows that from outdoor celebrations like Houghton’s Winter Carnival, the North American Snow Festival in Cadillac, the International 500 Snowmobile Race in the Soo, Detroit’s Winter Blast and the UP 200, Midnight Run Sled-Dog Championships in Marquette to indoor celebrations like the Taste the Passion wine tour in Leelanau, the Michigan International Auto Show in Grand Rapids, the Detroit Boat Show and the Winter Wine Wonderland in Traverse City, February is the month where Michiganders throw a snowball in winter’s face and head out to enjoy Michigan!

Check this photo of one of those golden February moments along the Grand River out bigger and in Jon’s My World Set (slideshow).

Where is Home?

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Crystal Lake, Michigan

Crystal Lake, Michigan, photo by *ojoyous1*.

On Joy’s blog she has a post (with more photos) titled Where is Home? where she says:

I arrived here in Northern Michigan late yesterday afternoon.

I felt all the stress of the city just slip away, and I felt like I had come home. I think Maggie (her dog) sensed it, too!

And I realized this time, just how much of this place & my Michigan friends I carry with me everyday when I’m back in Ohio.

I thought I would take you with me on my morning walk with Maggie along beautiful Crystal Lake….

What spot makes your heart sing?

Where do you feel most at “home”?

Check this out bigger in her Up North slideshow.

…and yes, this too is part of the ever-expanding Michigan Duckie Photo Collection!

Palmer Woods, Highland Park

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Untitled, photo by tEdGuY49®.

Check it out bigger in Ted’s slideshow.

The Islands of Isle Royale

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Little Dean Is.

Little Dean Is., photo by yooper1949

Wikipedia lists islands in Isle Royale National Park (but not this one):

  • Amygdaloid Island – has a ranger station
  • Barnum Island
  • Beaver Island – has a campground
  • Belle Isle – a small island just off the north shore of Isle Royale at the head of Belle Harbor. It is the site of a primitive campground and is visited every second day during the peak season by the island-circling ferry.
  • Caribou Island – has a campground
  • Grace Island – has a campground
  • Johns Island
  • Long Island
  • Menagerie Island – has a lighthouse
  • Mott Island – summer park headquarters
  • Passage Island – has a lighthouse and short trail
  • Raspberry Island – has a nature trail
  • Rock of Ages – has a lighthouse
  • Ryan Island – the largest island in the largest lake on the largest island in the largest freshwater lake in the world
  • Tookers Island – has a campground
  • Washington Island
  • Wright Island

Learn more from Isle Royale National Park (U.S. National Park Service) and check this out bigger (along with many more) in Carl’s spectacular Isle Royale Natonal Park slideshow.

solitude

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solitude

solitude, photo by yodraws.

This photo is part of Yolanda’s Somewhere in Michigan set (slideshow) that includes some
cool dock photos.

I just noticed this is the third photo titled “solitude” I’ve posted to Michigan in Pictures.

Spring at Pere Marquette

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Spring at Pere Marquette

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.

or waiting

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or waiting

or waiting, photo by jamelah.

From a set of photos titled “the fog”.

I recommend the slideshow view.

A lot.

The January Thaw

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fogland

fogland, photo by Boston Wolverine.

Sam says that Sunday’s warmup caused very thick, very low, very persistent fog.

All across the state we’ve seen a remarkable warming, pretty much erasing snow in southern Michigan and severely diminishing snow cover in the northern parts. Regarding the phenomenon of the “January Thaw”, the Weather Doctor writes:

The January Thaw, which usually occurs during the third week of January across the Great Lakes/St Lawrence Valley, New England and the Maritime Provinces, holds a place in North American weather lore nearly as prominent as Autumn’s Indian Summer. And as far as I can determine, it is unique to this continent…

The January Thaw, according to the 1954 Glossary of Meteorology published by the American Meteorological Society, is:

“A period of mild weather, popularly supposed to recur each year in late January in New England and other parts of the northeastern United States….Statistical tests show a high probability that it is a real singularity.”

A singularity is a meteorological condition that tends to occur on or near a specific calendar date more frequently than chance would indicate. Read more from The Weather Doctor Almanac and also see the entry for thaw (and January thaw) from Wikipedia.