Rock River Falls in the Rock River Canyon Wilderness

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Rock River Falls

Rock River Falls, photo by Shadows in Reflection.

The Rock River Falls entry on the fantastic waterfall info site Go Waterfalling says:

This wild waterfall is hidden in the Rock River Wilderness Area north of Chatham. Reaching it will require you to drive down some old logging roads and hike a mile or two along some ill defined trails, but if you are looking for a good waterfall adventure it is worth it.

Trails.com has a map to Rock River Falls and Hunt’s UP Guide notes that the falls are in the Rock River Canyon Wilderness, which has “no signs, no waste containers, no planned improvements” but does boast a 150′ deep canyon and the Eben Ice Caves. You can read a lot more about Rock River Canyon Wilderness right here.

See it bigger in Michael’s Waterfalls slideshow (view the set).

Big Carp River from the Lake of the Clouds Overlook

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Lake of the Clouds Overlook - 1

Lake of the Clouds Overlook – 1, photo by posthumus_cake.

Can’t. Resist. Lake of the Clouds.

This is the Big Carp River as seen from Lake of the Clouds Overlook in Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park. More of the Porcupine Mountains & more Lake of the Clouds on Michigan in Pictures.

posthumus cake has more great pics in their Keweenaw Peninsula set and you can view them bigger in the slideshow.

Exposure.Detroit November Show

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take it to the bridge, photo by b.plus

The Exposure.Detroit November Photography Exhibit Opening Party takes place this Saturday (November 7) from 7-10 PM at the Bean & Leaf Cafe in Royal Oak. The show features the work of Robert Monaghan, Jim Barclay, Allan Machielse, Bethany Helzer and Brian Day.

Check Brian’s photo of the Douglas MacArthur Bridge (aka the Belle Isle Bridge) out bigger in his Interesting slideshow (set) or dive into his Flickriver.

Fall Color on the High Rollaways

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color @ the high rollaways

color @ the high rollaways, photo by tbug2.

Tenille writes that she took this:

Standing on the railing at the 250′ bluff overlooking the manistee river valley.  Locals know the area by the name “high rollaways,” a term born during the lumber boom around the turn of the last century. Lumberjacks used to roll logs, destined for mills in Manistee, down the hills into the river.

You can read and account of a winter hike at the Rollaways and view a map of the High Rollaways.

Be sure to check this out bigger or in her landscapes set (slideshow).

View more fall wallpaper on Michigan in Pictures

A Late October Walk In The Woods

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A Walk In The Woods (4)

A Walk In The Woods (4), photo by siskokid.

Last year at about this time Jim took this shot in the woods behind his cottage near Lake Superior and Little Girl’s Point in the Upper Peninsula, a good reminder that even as the leaves are leaving, Michigan’s woods are still a magical place at this time of year.

Be sure to check this out bigger or in his Fall Colors set (slideshow).

Check out more fall wallpaper on Michigan in Pictures

Where the Wild Things Are … in Michigan

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Pinhole: Acme Creek

Pinhole: Acme Creek, photo by Matt Callow.

The night Max wore his wolf suit and made mischief of one kind and another. His mother called him “WILD THING!” and Max said “I’LL EAT YOU UP!” so he was sent to bed without eating anything.

That very night in Max’s room a forest grew and grew- and grew until his ceiling hung with vines and the walls became the world all around and an ocean tumbled by with a private boat for Max and he sailed off through night and day and in and out of weeks and almost over a year to where the wild things are.

One of my favorite stories of any kind is Maurice Sendak’s Where the Wild Things Are, and I have to say that I’m looking forward to tomorrow’s movie adaptation.

Thinking about the story and about being a kid in Michigan seeking out those places where the wild things are – and about being a person who never managed to grow all the way up who still seeks them out – made me wonder where YOU most feel the wild things are.

Post thoughts and links in the comments and let the wild rumpus start!

Be sure to check out the other photos in Matt’s Pinhole set (or the slideshow to see it bigger!) … and if you haven’t checked out Matt’s work, here’s Matt on Michigan in Pictures (our Photographer profile of Matt is a great place to start) and mattcallow.com!

2009 ArtPrize Grand Rapids

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ArtPrize '09 Friday

ArtPrize ’09 Friday, photo by JohnE777.

If you’re like me, you’ve probably wondered “Just how much money does it take for a city to completely go off its nut and turn into some kind of urban ninja butterfly?”

The answer, it seems, is about a million dollars. That’s how much money Rick DeVos allocated to found the Grand Rapids ArtPrize. The public will vote to determine who wins prizes including the top prize of $250,000!

Over on Absolute Michigan we’ve created the 2009 ArtPrize Grand Rapids page, an explosion of tweets, videos and (of course) photos.

Also check out the ArtPrize Map or (if you’re so inclined) fly through Grand Rapids and ArtPrize in Google Earth.

Check out this photo bigger and also see John’s massive ArtPrize ’09 set (slideshow).

PS: Tomorrow Rob Bliss & friends will launch 100,000 paper airplanes over Monroe Ave. as a flashmob of musicians play. Be there.

Riverfront Redevelopment: Lansing’s Ottawa Street Power Station

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Riverfront Redevelopment

Riverfront Redevelopment, photo by Mario.Q.

Mario has a great Ottawa Street Power Station set (slideshow) in which he’s documenting this redevelopment project.

Wikipedia’s entry for the Ottawa Street Power Station says:

The Ottawa Street station provided electricity and steam to the downtown Lansing area from 1939 through the late 1980’s. By 1971, improvements at the Board of Water and Light’s Eckert Station permitted the Ottawa Street Station to operate as a backup station for electric generation. It continued to provide steam service into the 1980s. In 1984, this Board of Water and Light’s Eckert Station began providing steam service, initially as a backup to the Ottawa Street Station, but eventually as the primary steam service source. As equipment became obsolete, it was removed from the Ottawa Street Station, and ultimately it was decommissioned in 1992 for electric and steam.

…In 2007 it was sold to be redeveloped as corporate headquarters for the Accident Fund Insurance Company of America. Massive renovations to convert the plant to an office building are currently underway by The Christman Company, with completion of the entire 7-acre office campus scheduled for the first quarter of 2011.

Lansing City Pulse article about the Ottawa Power Station redevelopment and this great thread on the project from SkyscraperPage (complete with 3D renderings).

Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park

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Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park

Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park, photo by kmaz.

Be sure to check this out bigger or in Konrad’s Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park set (slideshow).

I’m thinking this waterfall might be Manabezho Falls. For more on this amazing state park, check out Porcupine Mounties on Michigan in Pictures, this cool article from Summit Post on visiting and enjoying the Porkies and the Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park site.

More of the same (and much more of the different) in the Michigan Waterfalls group on Flickr!

Michigan White Cedars on the banks of the Au Ausable River

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Au Sable HDR *

Au Sable HDR *, photo by brionline.

Over on Absolute Michigan we have a great video feature by Scott Allman about the planting of Michigan white cedar trees along the banks of the Au Sable river by the group Cedars for the Au Sable. One of the group members explains that although cedar trees can live hundreds of years, they are so vulnerable in the first 15 to deer browsing that they can’t be re-established without human help.

Check out the video!

Brian says that you better view this HDR image bigger and that he took it while standing in the river.