Winter Wonderland – Lost In Michigan

Autumn is Over

Posted on November 7, 2019 by Mike Sonnenberg Posted in Forgotten Places, Winter Wonderland .

Autumn has come and gone. I get asked when is my favorite time of year to photograph and without hesitation it is Autumn. The vibrant color like nature’s fireworks only happens for a short time and then it’s only memories until next year. I know winter does not officially start until December 21st but it feels like it has started already.

The perfect day for me is a warm day with the sun shining on gold, red and yellow leaves. looks like I will have to wait about a year for that day again. In the meantime, I do have more Autumn photos to share. Thank you all for taking the time to read my posts.

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The House in the Blizzard

Posted on March 16, 2019 by Mike Sonnenberg Posted in Forgotten Places, Houses, Winter Wonderland .

I know it’s starting to warm up outside, and spring will be here soon. However, I still have a few pics from winter that I have not posted yet. I saw this little old house fighting through another Michigan blizzard near Dighton. It looks as though it has seen many winters and is close to giving up, but it’s still standing. I am looking forward to it getting warm and green again. It’s been a long and strange winter.

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A Cold Michigan Day, A Castle and a Book

Posted on January 4, 2018 by Mike Sonnenberg Posted in castles, Winter Wonderland .

If you have followed Lost In Michigan for a while you have probably seen photos of Curwood Castle in Owosso. It was the writing studio of James Oliver Curwood. He was a very successful author in the early 1900’s. Reading a good book is something I like to do on a cold winter day ( shameless plug for my book HERE) and I thought I would read one of his books. I went to my local library to find out they did not have any of his books on the shelves. I went on google and found there are several of his books that can be downloaded for free. They were published so long ago that they have fallen into the Public Domain. You can download Curwood’s books on Gutenberg.org HERE I am currently reading The Flaming Forest by Curwood and it’s an excellent book.

P.S. if your wondering Gutenberg invented the printing press and there is where Gutenberg.org gets its name from. they have many classic books available for download for free.

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The Fate of the Brimley Granary

Posted on February 9, 2017 by Mike Sonnenberg Posted in Grain Elevators, upper peninsula, Winter Wonderland .

Michigan winters can be so cruel, if it’s not the brutal cold and gusting winds it’s the heavy snow. The old Granary in Brimley which has been standing over a hundred years since it was built in 1913 could not take the weight of the snow and half of it collapsed on January 23rd, 2017. I am not sure what the fate of the old building will be. I took this photo a few years ago, sadly many places I have photographed are gone now, I guess that’s what happens when you take pics of old buildings and houses.

Besides the granary, the snow collapsed the roof on the old fire hall in Brimley next to the old wooden water tower, you can see my post with a pic of the tower HERE

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The Old Water Tower in Brimley

Posted on January 10, 2017 by Mike Sonnenberg Posted in Water Tower, Winter Wonderland .

I am not sure if you notice them, but when I am driving around Michigan, I notice all the water towers. It seems like most towns have one and many of them are newer “bulb” style towers with the name of the town on them. There are others that are a little different, maybe it just a smiley face, or it could be an old historic tower like the one in Ypsilanti. I posted about it HERE

While I was in Brimley in da U.P. eh, I notice this old wooden tower. you don’t see too many of the old wooden ones anymore, I wonder if they still use it? Anyway, I am working on getting a collection of water tower pics to put together a list of remarkable water towers in the Mitten State, I just need to get a few pics of the water towers in the south-west part of the state.

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Michigan Winters and Tuff Michiganders

Posted on January 4, 2017 by Mike Sonnenberg Posted in Winter Wonderland .

I saw a post on a website that ranked the states by which states have the worse winters and Michigan was ranked #2 behind Minnesota. You can see the list HERE, Which yes we do have a long cold winter with a lot of lake effect snow coming off the Great Lakes. But then the description on the list goes on about how horrible the winter is, with it’s cold and dreary days with nothing to do.

I was born and raised in this winter wonderland, and I think it is what you make of it. If you embrace the winter months by getting out and enjoy it by snowmobiling, skiing, sledding, ice fishing or any other winter activity, Michigan can be a lot of fun in the winter, and besides I think going thru a tough winter builds character. I am proud to tell people, especially those that live down south, that I am a Michigander, and a little bit of bad weather does not stop me, and not to take the good days for granted.

“There is no such thing as bad weather, only soft people” Bill Bowerman.
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Milling About in Linden

Posted on December 26, 2016 by Mike Sonnenberg Posted in Grain Elevators, small towns, Winter Wonderland .

The Linden Mills were a vital source of the village of Linden’s economic growth. The first mill, located on land granted to Consider Warner, was used to cut lumber. From 1845-1850 Seth Sadler and Samuel W. Warren, local residents, erected both a saw and grist mill. Operating along with the earlier facility, this complex was called the Linden Mills. The grist mill continued to function for over a century until the machinery was dismantled and sold at auction in 1956. The village then purchased the building for municipal offices and a public Library.

Linden was settled in late 1835 by two brothers, Richard and Perry Lamb who provided housing for travelers. The Village was incorporated in 1871 and was named after the Linden tree.

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The First Day of Winter in a Michigan Wonderland

Posted on December 21, 2016 by Mike Sonnenberg Posted in Forgotten Places, Houses, Winter Wonderland .

It’s the first day of winter, and yeah I know, for some it’s their least favorite time of year, and the thing we complain about the most, but I don’t mind it. I have relatives who grew up down south, and have never experienced winter like we do in the the north, and they wonder how we can survive being cooped up in the house for a few months. I say it’s all about finding something to do in the winter, whether it’s skiing, ice fishing or snowmobiling you need to embrace the snow and the cold and it can be a lot of fun.

I still like to go out and photograph in the winter, and one thing I especially like about taking pics in the winter is I can find and see things that are hidden most any other time of year. With the trees bare, the old forgotten houses can not hide behind the lush green foliage of summer. I am not sure what I will find this winter, I have not been out taking pics in a while since I have been busy with the holidays coming up but I am looking forward to going out and getting lost in Michigan and seeing what I can find in the snow.

P.S. if you’re wondering, I saw this old house north of Ann Arbor. I imagine at one time there was a family inside all warm by the fire waiting for Christmas to arrive, but those days are long gone.
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Silent Night in Corunna.

Posted on December 18, 2016 by Mike Sonnenberg Posted in Churches, small towns, Winter Wonderland .

A few years ago I was out roaming Mid-Michigan looking at and photographing Christmas lights, at the time I had never been to Corunna, but when I saw this old village illuminated at night, I had to stop and take a pic. It was not that late at night, but it was eerily vacant and peaceful and also extremely cold that night, I froze my butt off taking this pic that silent night in Corunna. But it was worth it.

The church in the center of the village is the Christ Evangelical German Lutheran Church that was located in Brady Township in Saginaw County. It was built in 1888 and was moved to the village in 1991.

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The Old House Near Kalkaska

Posted on December 9, 2016 by Mike Sonnenberg Posted in Forgotten Places, Houses, Winter Wonderland .

I saw this old farmhouse while I was getting lost driving around Kalkaska. I often wonder about these old northern Michigan farmhouses and the difficulties of living and working in northern Michigan. It must have been a hard way to make a living, working on the hilly fields in the hot summer, and then fighting the cold in the winter all while being rather isolated from civilization. I wonder what they would have thought of all of us “tourists” that head up to the great white north to relax and enjoy Pure Michigan.

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