Category Archives: Landscapes

The Michigan Grand Canyon

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I was reluctant to post about this place since I was not too fond of the photo I had taken while I visited it. I figured I should share it anyway since I will probably never be able to take a photo that can capture the grand scale of the worlds largest limestone quarry. I probably would have never stopped to look at it if I hadn’t seen the hand-painted sign on Petersville Road south of Rogers City that simply read QUARRY with an arrow pointing to a driveway. At the end of the driveway is a steel platform with some stairs. From the platform, you can see across the massive quarry. You can see what appear to me tiny little trucks making trails of dust but then you realize they are the Tonka looking trucks that are the size of a two-story house. Next time you are in the area be sure to stop and take a look and like the Grand Canyon it is impossible to capture the size of it in a photograph.

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The Crosses Alongside the Road

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While I am out traveling around the Mitten State, I notice the crosses and memorials next to the road. While I was out in the Thumb, west of Peck, at the intersection of Peck and Shepherd roads I notice a group of crosses that reminded me of how fragile life is. I don’t want this post to be a public service announcement, and would rather post uplifting and positive stories, But I have to post things I notice.  It seems like a fitting post with Memorial Day coming up.

 

The Windmill of Pompeii

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I saw this old windmill along the road near Pompeii, no not that Pompeii, but the one near Middleton, I guess that’s not much help either, lets just say central lower peninsula. I see many old windmills on farms, or where farms used to be, many have a few blades missing and the “heavy” end sits at the bottom and it does not turn no matter how hard the wind tries to get it to rotate. I never lived on an old farm, and I am not sure what the windmills were used for, but I figure probably for pumping well water or something.

I don’t live out in the country, where it seems like the wind never stops, instead, I live in a rather typical subdivision. We do get those really windy days, and I always think to myself, I need a windmill it seems like such a waste to have all this wind and not harness the power of it.

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The Breathtaking Beauty of Iargo Springs

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Iargo Springs Michigan

Lying off of River Road National Scenic Byway in the Huron National Forest west of Oscoda, Iargo Springs provides a panoramic view of the Au Sable River. Used as a drinking water source since pre-settlement times, dams were constructed on the springs by early loggers before the turn of the century. The dams were useful in diverting water to the logging camps nearby. Most of Cooke Pond was dry land then.

Europeans have visited the springs for recreation since the 1920s. A trail to the springs was constructed by the Civilian Conservation Corpsin 1934. Early photographs show the dam being repaired and reinforced by the CCC’s. The dams lasted until 1981 when a storm took them out. The site was renovated in 1991. Steps were added and boardwalks along the springs, as well as the dams being rebuilt.

 

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Michigan’s Most Famous American Flag

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Brick Flag Bay City Michigan

The people on the west side of the state probably won’t recognize this flag, but the people on the east side of the state that travel I75 will recognize this brick flag that stands along the highway near Bay City. It has the 50 state design on one side and the bicentennial design with the circle of stars on the other. For some, it marks the dividing line of ” Up North” on the way north, and for others, it means they are almost home when heading south. The flag was built in 1975 by local Bay City businessman Jim Graham as a way to promote an amusement park he wanted to build called ” Little Michigan. The park was supposed to be in the shape of Michigan with ponds in the shape of the 5 great lakes. The park never did get built, but the flag still stands waving at motorists as they drive by.

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Dreaming of Summer in February

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After a warm February weekend, I did not feel like posting a winter pic, so here is a summer sunset from the Sleeping Bear Dunes a few summers ago.  I gotta say I earned this pic after climbing my lazy fat rear end up the dune climb. It’s nice to have a break from winter for a little bit but I am behind on getting pics this winter, I have some places I wanted to go to get pics of the snow before the winter ends. Looking at my weather app on my phone it looks like we are supposed to get more snow this week.

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