Thank You to all the men and women who have served, and continue to serve in the United State military. Thank You does not seem like a big enough pair of words to express by gratitude for the sacrifices you make in protecting our freedom. I also struggle with what photo to post on Veterans
Near Arcadia Michigan, is this old farmhouse hidden in the trees, in which a little girl named Harriet Quimby lived with her family. When she was a teenager, she moved with her parents to California where she grew up with a love of writing. She wrote seven screenplays directed by D.W. Griffith, and even acted in
On my way out to the Sturgeon Point Lighthouse, north of Harrisville, I pass by this old barn. Every time I take a trip out to the lighthouse, I have to stop and take a pic of this old barn, and I sure could not pass up a pic in Autumn. I don’t always say
I was traveling along the roads that follow the AuSable River, and stopping at the usual photography spots along with other photographers, taking pics of the natural beauty at places like Iargo Springs and Lumberman’s Monument. When I got to the five channels dam there was no one around. I took this photo of the
This is the Day Farm Road that runs next to the D H Day Farm, near Glen Arbor. I took this pic last year, unfortunately I missed the peek by a few days but it still hast that ” Tunnel Of Trees” look and a beautiful road to drive on anytime of year. You can
A friend of mine told me a story of an old native american legend about a half dog half wolf ( I always thought a dog was a wolf, but I digress) that roams the Omer Plains along the Rifle River, protecting the spirits of the native american warriors that have died and are buried in
I find a lot of interesting stories on the Internet, and we all know if it’s on the internet it must be true, ( wonder what font works well for sarcasm) anyways, I found this story about the Old Presque Isle Lighthouse being haunted by a former keeper. George Parris and his wife moved into the
In the late 1800’s, after the lumbering season was done, lumberjacks and shanty boys would head out of the woods and into town, with pay they just received for a season of hard work harvesting timber in the northern woods of Michigan. One of the first large cites they would get to was Bay City,
“Just go with the flow, like a twig on a mighty river” Del Griffith I got some pics at Tahquonomon Falls state park, and since I mostly see photos of the upper falls, I figure I would post a pic from the lower falls. I like visiting both when I get the chance to see the
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
