I've been to all of the beaches. I would place the beaches of the Pinery Provincial Park or Grand Bend Ontario before that of Bayfield. Otherwise spot on. Lots of nice beaches in the Great Lakes. Its about time we got some love.
I've been to all of the beaches. I would place the beaches of the Pinery Provincial Park or Grand Bend Ontario before that of Bayfield. Otherwise spot on. Lots of nice beaches in the Great Lakes. Its about time we got some love.
We hope for better things; it will arise from the ashes - Fr Gabriel Richard 1805
Sleeping Bear is right at the top of my favorite places to be in Michigan - right up there with the Silver Lake dunes in Hart, MI which also has some great beaches but you generally have to deal with a much larger and louder crowd than at Sleeping Bear.
And I agree with DetroitPlanner that Grand Bend and the Pinery are some great beaches. I used to have a friend who's neighbors had a cottage just north of Grand Bend right on the lake. It was always a lot of fun going there when I was a little kid because the cottage was right near the road and then there was a tiny, rickety staircase leading down about 70' or so to get to the beach (or at least that's what it seemed like to me as a 10-year-old... if I went back now I'd probably think it was closer to 25').
"Where free unions and collective bargaining are forbidden, freedom is lost." - 1980 Republican presidential candidate Ronald Reagan
I'm heading back to the Pictured Rocks/Muinsing last week in August. First time since 1998 and I can't hardly wait. I'll be going from extreme to the other., from one coast to the other.
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When did I go from Luke Skywalker to Obi-Wan Kenobi?
Memory-Making on Michigan’s Beaches
The west coast of lower michigan places.
Oddball
Why don't you knock it off with them negative waves?
Why don't you dig how beautiful it is out here?
Why don't you say something righteous and hopeful for a change?
From Kelly's Heroes (1970)
Are you sure you're not hurt ?
No. Just some parts wake up faster than others.
Broke parts take a little longer, though.
From Electric Horseman (1979)
A morning walk to the lake in Buffalo
Weather Channel - Storm Stories - LEGEND OF THE CHRISTMAS TREE SHIP
Another website for this story THE CHICAGO HISTORY JOURNAL: http://www.chicagohistoryjournal.com...tree-ship.html
Current story: http://christmasship.org/
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Oddball
Why don't you knock it off with them negative waves?
Why don't you dig how beautiful it is out here?
Why don't you say something righteous and hopeful for a change?
From Kelly's Heroes (1970)
Are you sure you're not hurt ?
No. Just some parts wake up faster than others.
Broke parts take a little longer, though.
From Electric Horseman (1979)
I wonder where that ship is going to ...
Real-time marine traffic, including freighters on the Great Lakes.
Growth for growth's sake is the ideology of the cancer cell. -- Edward Abbey
That is fantastic. I've spent quite a bit of time on a friend's property in DeTour Village, MI (easternmost point of the UP excepting Drummond Island), watching the freighters go through the passage. That will be so cool to track the ships coming and going.Originally posted by Dan
This is SO COOL! Thanks for the link. I intend to make use of this the next weekend we stop in Grand Haven, Holland, or South Haven!I wonder where that ship is going to ...
Real-time marine traffic, including freighters on the Great Lakes.
People will miss that it once meant something to be Southern or Midwestern. It doesn't mean much now, except for the climate. The question, “Where are you from?” doesn't lead to anything odd or interesting. They live somewhere near a Gap store, and what else do you need to know? - Garrison Keillor
Just used the ship name search function - south of Detroit approaching Lake Erie.
Oddball
Why don't you knock it off with them negative waves?
Why don't you dig how beautiful it is out here?
Why don't you say something righteous and hopeful for a change?
From Kelly's Heroes (1970)
Are you sure you're not hurt ?
No. Just some parts wake up faster than others.
Broke parts take a little longer, though.
From Electric Horseman (1979)
Used the ship name search function -
.Destination: ERIE, PA
Oddball
Why don't you knock it off with them negative waves?
Why don't you dig how beautiful it is out here?
Why don't you say something righteous and hopeful for a change?
From Kelly's Heroes (1970)
Are you sure you're not hurt ?
No. Just some parts wake up faster than others.
Broke parts take a little longer, though.
From Electric Horseman (1979)
Interesting Article -
Shrinking ice worries Great Lakes scientists
http://www.usatoday.com/story/weathe...s-ice/1970939/
Anybody notice this first hand ? I bet you the Bear would have had something to say.
Related photos of Great Lake Ice -
http://projecticemovie.com/Welcome.html
and found this website - Great Lakes Echo
http://greatlakesecho.org/
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Oddball
Why don't you knock it off with them negative waves?
Why don't you dig how beautiful it is out here?
Why don't you say something righteous and hopeful for a change?
From Kelly's Heroes (1970)
Are you sure you're not hurt ?
No. Just some parts wake up faster than others.
Broke parts take a little longer, though.
From Electric Horseman (1979)
Last year nothing froze over. It was too warm. This was true for even Mackinaw Island which depends on the frozen waters to make it to and from the mainland in winter. The boats were able to operate all winter though. This week the Detroit River is full of sheets of ice making their way from Lac Ste Clair to Lac Erie. I don't see this as a huge trend. Most years it freezes over somewhat. In some years it don't. Some years water levels are high, other years they are low. The Great Lakes region is a complex eco-system operating in a complex environment. We're North, but not so far North where weather won't vary from season to season. I am more concerned about lake levels as along with last years low snow and ice came low levels of water screwing up navigation in and out of ports similar in fashion as what was seen on the Mississippi.
We hope for better things; it will arise from the ashes - Fr Gabriel Richard 1805
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