Lighthouse, photo by jleemaster11.
St. Joseph's North Pier Lights from Tiscornia Beach in early May of 2006.
Travel Michigan links to St. Joseph Old Main Lighthouse at the Michigan Lighthouse Conservancy (which links in turn to this Lighthouses of the Western Great Lakes from Terry Pepper).
I hope everyone gets a chance to get out and experience some of this great state (or wherever you find yourself) this Memorial Day Weekend.
South Haven Pier, photo by Paladin27.
This is one of a great set of aerial photos of South Haven and Van Buren State Park. If you're wondering what this would look like from WAY above, here's a link to the geotagged location on Google Maps!
UPDATE: Here's part 2 of a 2 part video from Eric's flight on YouTube!
Untitled, photo by oldbrushes.
The Great Lakes Kite Festival benefits the Children's Leukemia Foundation and is held every year in late May at the State Park in Grand Haven, Michigan. The weekend features giant kites, kite competitions (racing, fighting), kite seminars and demonstrations, testing, night flying and open flying.
Oldbrushes has a gallery of photos from the festival and you might also want to check out the Great Lakes Kite Festival on Absolute Michigan and this cool gallery of giant kites from 2005.
Editor's note: When I saw these pictures I said "Dang I wish I had known about this cool event". Then I checked "Off the Couch" on Absolute Michigan and realized that I had no excuse. Sorry, Mr. Stevens for not paying attention!
2005 Tulip Time 09, photo by msprague.
Tulip Time is coming! Holland, Michigan may not have fields as big as those in the region it is named for, but they do have windmills and wooden shoes.
Tulips are neat because there are pink tulips and white tulips and tulips that aren't sure what color they are. You can find tulips that are elegant in their simplicity, tulips that are extravagant and wild and tulips on fire. You can watch people on parade or tulips on parade.
The Archives of Michigan have a great photo from Tulip Time in 1931 and say that on April 26, 1927, Lida Rogers spoke before the Woman's Literary Club of Holland suggested planting tulips in every yard to enhance the beauty of Holland. Today, Tulip Time is one of the 5 largest festivals in the United States!
May 6-13, 2006 is Tulip Time in Holland … have fun, but don't succumb to tulip mania.
If you have a photo of Holland's Tulip Time that isn't linked here, please add a link in the comments below!!
Woodlot (April 26), photo by O Caritas.
Patrick writes:
This is a woodlot behind (north of) my apartment bulding and complex… I often walk through here on my way to Lansing, East Lansing or the MSU campus where I have office space.
The plan is to document the changes in the trees as spring comes on.
Untitled, photo by OddZen.
tags: M57, Cedar Springs, Michigan, Atmosphere, Good Food … sounds like a recommendation to me!
You'll probably want to visit the web site for Rosie's Diner.
Up the Ledge, photo by eatingorange.
Eric Hendrickson writes: A look up one of the sandstone ledges at Fitzgerald Park, Grand Ledge, Michigan.
Part of a great set of photos from Fitzgerald Park and the over 300 million-year-old Grand Ledges.
Want to visit? Check out Fitzgerald Park from Eaton County! You can also see a great photo of Fall (2006) at the Grand Ledges on Michigan in Pictures.
Octagon Barn, photo by argusmaniac.
Argusmaniac reports that this barn is located in Isabella County.
I bet building one of these was hard – the angles had to be really tricky!
Michigan in Pictures 