The first day of autumn does have areas of the state showing colorful foliage already even if the peak fall foliage may be several weeks away.
Autumn Starts
Picture of the Day for September 21, 2020
I think this might have been the first time this dog was at the beach as it didn’t seem to know what to do about the waves coming as it would jump back very quickly when ever a larger wave rolled in.
Dog Visiting Beach
Picture of the Day for September 20, 2020
Hopefully today’s wind didn’t blow a lot of petals off these pretty hydrangea blossoms.
Vanilla Strawberry Hydrangea
Picture of the Day for September 19, 2020
On a rocky beach, some times I see stacks of little rocks but this stack of balanced rocks were bigger ones that I wouldn’t have wanted to lift and hope it doesn’t fall on anyone’s toes. To me, it looks like the Disney’s robot WALL-E character.
Rock Character
Picture of the Day for September 18, 2020
While some schools are sitting vacant this year because of the virus, this school was closed in 1948 although continued to serve a purpose as a community club for a while, but now the historic structure has been torn down. The King School became a two room schoolhouse when the nearby Harvey School was moved by horses and sleigh to the same location in 1916 and were connected with the bell tower in the center. After the school closed, it lived on as the Cloverland Community Club and was the site of parties, dances, and other social activities. But when the doings at the club dwindled, soon the building deteriorated and vandals caused further damaged. The cost to restore the historic building was too great and it was torn down a few weeks ago, but the antique merry-go-round still remains.
Schoolhouse No More
Picture of the Day for September 17, 2020
The insects and butterflies were busy gathering nectar on the cooler but sunny day before the freezing temperatures kill the flower blossoms.
Monarch Butterfly Feeding
Picture of the Day for September 16, 2020
I don’t think I can be a commercial fisherman after watching this boat leave the safety of the harbor as it started rocking when it hit the open water on a calm day. So I hate to see how the boat rocks on a windy day with bigger waves on Lake Superior.
Commercial Fishing Boat
Picture of the Day for September 15, 2020
The winds were gusting today and often that would stir the waters up on Lake Superior as the waves crash in, but today the winds were blowing out instead of in so even with the high wind gusts, the lake was fairly calm (at least by this lighthouse but not on the other end of the lake). But earlier this year, it was a different story and the water turned brown from the churning the crashing waves caused.
Waves Stirring the Lake
Picture of the Day for September 14, 2020
The bumblebees were busy today squeezing into the turtlehead blossoms and the bee would be “swallowed up” by the flower as it collected the pollen before the bee pried its way back out.
Bumblebee on Turtlehead Blossom
Picture of the Day for September 13, 2020
After the Labor Day weekend, many historic and museums close for the season or have limited hours, but this year many have been closed all summer because of the virus. This historic site has the Eskolin House which is a Finnish dovetail corner log cabin, built in the early 1900’s and was occupied by Nestor and Elsie Eskolin from 1917 until the 1960’s. Great Lakes Captain George Eskolin, who served for 40 years, was raised in this home.
The Eskolin House
