At the tip of the leelanau Peninsula is the Grand Traverse Lighthouse guiding ships into Grand Traverse Bay. The current lighthouse was built in 1858 replacing the first lighthouse constructed on the point. It was poorly built and only lasted about 6 years. The current lighthouse was deactivated in 1972 when it was replaced by an
Every time I am in Mackinaw City I have to stop and get a pic of the Mighty Mac. I must have hundreds of photos of it, but it’s really hard to capture its immense size and awe-inspiring beauty in a single photo. Here is a pic I took last fall as the sun set on
This old wooden church stands quietly next to the road among the farm fields near the corner of Burt and Bishop Roads in southern Saginaw County. A couple of hundred yards to the east is where Burt Road crosses over the Fairchild Creek, and that is where the town of Luce once stood. The town
A few years ago I saw this old mansion in Bad Axe, and after I posted a photo of it, some of the locals told me it was the former Michigan governor’s home of Albert Sleeper. I found out some interesting facts about Governer Sleeper and one of them was he created the Michigan State Police. 100
Standing in a field on Old State Road, near the Quanicassee River, is a monument with a bear drinking from a bottle. If the monument could talk it would have an interesting and sad story to tell. Frank Vanderbilt owned a Hotel and resort in Quanicassee and as a way to attract visitors, he had
There’s not a whole lot in Rhodes, and it’s kinda in the middle of nowhere, but it must be a nice quiet place to live.Being a city kid I always wonder what it would be like to live in a small town, but then I am used to going to Meijer Thrifty Acres a couple
When I get off the Interstate 75 to head home, I take the exit between Saginaw and Bay City. There is an old abandoned faded orange and blue Howard Johnson’s restaurant, longing for the day when hungry travelers stopped by for a bite to eat. A few days ago I saw an excavator sitting in
I was driving home from Ann Arbor heading north on 23 when it became a parking lot near Fenton. I don’t have the patience to drive in stop and go traffic and decided to get off the highway and take a trip thru Fenton. Yeah I know, it may be longer but at least I am moving.
Beautiful downtown Alpena along the Thunder Bay River. If you’re wondering, Alpena is the Indian name for partridge. I took this photo last year when we had lots of cold and snow. For some reason, I never got around to posting it. I have been busy writing my book and I have not had time
It’s been a long dreary and gray winter in Michigan and I am looking forward to the warm sunshine of summer. A few years ago I took this photo of the Manistee North Pierhead Light. The cast Iron light was built in 1927 and getting a little rusty, but last summer restoration has begun to shine
