This old wooden fishing boat named the Nancy Jean sits on display at Black River Harbor on the southwestern end of the Upper Peninsula. The 32 foot wooden boat powered by a gasoline engine was built in 1913. A fishing village once stood at the mouth of the Black River and in the 1930s the
This fountain stands next to Portage Point Drive about a half mile from M-22 near Onekama. It flows all year long fed by an artesian spring. I stopped and filled up my water bottle. There were a few other people that stopped so there must be a few people that know about it, probably the
This is the Port Sanilac Lighthouse that stands along Lake Huron in the thumb. I travel a lot in the summer and visit a lot of lighthouses on sunny summer days. I wonder what the Keeper did on calm sunny days at the lighthouse. I am sure they had chores that needed to be completed,
I saw this old school somewhere between Kingsley and Buckley south of Traverse City. I don’t know anything about it but it looks like it was a nice school at one time. Thank you for Subscribing to Lost In Michigan, If you have not subscribed yet, It would mean a lot to me if you
I had already taken pics of the oldest church in Michigan (Ste Anne De Detroit, you can see my pic HERE) on a previous trip to Detroit and did not plan on taking more but when I was in the neighborhood I saw the twin steeples of the church looking out over the trees and
Lost In Michigan Wall Calendars for 2023 are now available on Zazzle. Thank you so much to all of you that purchased a calendar last year. You can find the Lost In Michigan wall calendar HERE Last year I did a lighthouse calendar and this year I did a Michigan Barn Calendar. you can find
The small town of Mansfield sits near the center of the Upper Peninsula. Not much remains of the town today after a devastating mine collapse killed several miners. An old log cabin style church still stands and has been restored by local historians. Behind the church are the ruins of some old cabins. I can
Here is the last photo my old camera will ever take. I was at the Grand Travers Lighthouse at the tip of the Leelanau Peninsula and I saw the sunlight reflecting off of the glass. I took a couple pics then readjusted my lens hit the shutter and “tink” then it made some strange shutter
This lighthouse with the odd looking red stripes stands in Cheboygan. a few hundred yards behind it is a tower with a light and some red stripes. They are used by sailors when entering the Cheboygan River channel. The range lights and stripes are aligned so the captains know they are in the channel. The
There are several beautiful old houses along the St. Clair River. I saw this one in Marine City along with several others but those posts will have to wait until another day. Thank you for Subscribing to Lost In Michigan, If you have not subscribed yet, It would mean a lot to me if you
