Michigan Lower Peninsula

Panoramas taken at a recent summer visit "up north", lower Michigan, US. Michigan provides some beautiful sandy beaches alongside the Great Lakes with some stunning sunsets. Locations include Sleeping Bear, Traverse City, Mackinac Bridge, Mackinaw city,

Shortly after we experienced a stunning sunset over Mackinac Bridge from Mackinaw city, the moon rose on the opposite side of the straits creating a beautiful view of the last rays of sunshine combined with a full moon rising out of the water.Mack...
Panorama taken in the beach area of the Keith J. Charters Traverse City State Park, a 47-acre state parke in Traverse City, Michigan.  The beach is on lake Michigan, one of the great lakes.  There are many seagulls on the beach which where flying ...
Panorama taken in the yacht harbor of Charlevoix, Michigan, US.  Charlevoix is a pleasant town between Lake Michigan and Lake Charlevoix. One of the things it is known for in addition to its pleasant surroundings is the flowers that hang from the ...
Stunning sunset over Macinac Bridge from the beach in Mackinaw City. Mackinac Bridge is a suspension bridge over the Straits of Mackinac which connects the upper and lower peninsula of Michigan, USA.  5 Miles in length, for decades, the bridge was...
Sunset over Lake Michigan taken from Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore in Michigan, US.  The park is a 35 mile long (56km) stretch along Lake Michigan's eastern coastline. Lake Michigan is the second largest of the Great Lakes of North Americ...
Photo taken shortly before sunset from Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore in Michigan, US.  The park is a 35 mile long (56km) stretch along Lake Michigan's eastern coastline. Lake Michigan is the second largest of the Great Lakes of North Amer...
This "Joy of Music" statue is located in the Alpenrose Park at the corner of 8th street and Central Avenue in Holland, Michigan. The statue was created by George Lundeen and features three musicians and two children singing. There is also classica...
This panorama was taken at the top of Mount Baldhead by Saugatuck in Michigan, USA. This location can be reached by climbing a long staircase starting by the Kalamazoo river. On the other side, there is a sand trail in the dunes that takes you to ...
Oval beach is on Lake Michigan by Saugatuck in Michigan, USA. It is a beautiful sandy beach with fine white sand. The water is here is actually a lake, but due to the size of the lake it has waves like a sea.  Lake Michigan is one of the Great Lak...
View of Macinac Bridge and de Old Mackinac point lighthouse from the beach in Mackinaw City shortly before sunset.The lighthouse was in operation from 1890 until 1957 at which piont the opening of the bridge elimited the need for a lighthouse.  Ma...
Panorama taken in the yacht harbor of Charlevoix, Michigan, US.  Charlevoix is a pleasant town between Lake Michigan and Lake Charlevoix. One of the things it is known for in addition to its pleasant surroundings is the flowers that hang from the ...
Panorama taken on the drawbridge of Charlevoix, Michigan, US.  Charlevoix is a pleasant town between Lake Michigan and Lake Charlevoix. This channel is the only connection between the two lakes and therefore very popular with both commercial as we...
City owned Pere Marquette Beach is a 2.5 mile (4 km) long beach alongside the shore of Lake Michigan in Muskegon, Michigan.  It is the laterest free public beach on the eastern shore of Lake Michigan and offers a long wide stretch of sandy beach w...
In parkings and parks across Michigan, you can find manual water pumps like the one in this photo where you can get some very tasty natural water from the ground.
Panorama taken in the beach area of the Keith J. Charters Traverse City State Park, a 47-acre state parke in Traverse City, Michigan.  The beach is on lake Michigan, one of the great lakes. Although you would not normally expect waves on a lake sh...