Sunny days for viewing the autumn colors were very limited this fall as today was another cloudy wet day. But rainy days can provide some colorful reflections in the water on the road.
Road Reflections
Picture of the Day for October 28, 2016
The windy days can help dry the laundry on the lines, but it does cause waves and make a rougher ride on the water. And stormy days are why lighthouses were so important in the past as a navigation aid. The Eagle Harbor lighthouse was built in 1851 and replaced with the present red brick structure in 1871. A fog signal was added in 1895 to the lighthouse complex.
Eagle Harbor Lighthouse
Picture of the Day for October 27, 2016
With the recent winds, the trees are becoming bare and you would have to head farther south to find a twisty road still lined with autumn colors.
Twisty Autumn Road
Picture of the Day for October 26, 2016
Just a few blocks from shore, the Eagle River in Michigan’s Keweenaw Peninsula makes one final plunge of forty feet into a deep bowl of volcanic basalt before emptying into the Lake Superior.
Eagle River Falls
Picture of the Day for October 25, 2016
This barn reminds me of an old suitcase covered in stickers. While not stickers, the old building does have a variety of road signs.
Sign Barn
Picture of the Day for October 24, 2016
Recreation on a river means different things to people as some prefer kayaking, fishing, swimming, boating, wading or just enjoying and photographing the view from shore. The west channel of the Presque Isle River is a little more wild with the rapids and pot holes carved out in the rock bed.
Photographing the River
Picture of the Day for October 23, 2016
Downstream from the Manabezho Falls is a series of rapids as the Presque Isle River divides into two swifter and narrower channels that cut deeply into the underlying bedrock before it empties into Lake Superior. In lower levels, you can walk across the rocky river bed and see the calmer water on the east channel.
East Channel of the Presque Isle River
Picture of the Day for October 22, 2016
A nice sunny October weekend allows visits to area parks and scenic places, such as Manabezho Falls on the Presque Isle River which has a drop of about 25 feet and about 150 feet across. The name Manabezho refers to an Ojibway spirit god.
Manabezho Falls
Picture of the Day for October 21, 2016
As winter approaches, many fisherman are enjoying these last warm autumn days for fishing outings before the water starts to ice up.
Autumn Fishing Trips
Picture of the Day for October 20, 2016
When walking on a beach, I’m always looking for that ‘pretty’ rock or an unique piece of driftwood. Sometimes the rock or driftwood is too big to fit in my pocket like this one which looks like a sea serpent poking its head up through the sand.
Superior Sea Serpent
