Tag: Lake Superior
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Islands of Time
A peaceful beach with gentle waves and a rocky outcrop in the distance. The sky is filled with clouds giving a calming atmosphere. McCarty’s Cove, this was known as Michigan Beach when I was growing up in the Upper Peninsula on Lake Superior, in Marquette, Michigan. You can find prints available here. Thanks for stopping…
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Serene Coastal Shoreline
A tranquil beach scene with gentle waves lapping the shore under a partly cloudy sky. Verdant trees in the background provide a lush contrast to clear, turquoise waters. This stylized photograph of Lake Superior was taken in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, near Marquette, highlighting sandy beaches at Little Presque Isle. You can see prints…
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Poem
Looking back, I grew up on Lake Superior in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, in the city of Marquette, a location to which I attach many fond memories… Of shallow pools, lucky stars and footprintsTraveling on a wave back through timeHigh top sneakers, t-shirts and torn blue jeansDrifting sand dunes with daylight to climb Memories…
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Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald
Today marks 50 years since the Edmund Fitzgerald, a Great Lakes ore freighter, sank during a storm in Lake Superior, fifteen miles from Whitefish Bay, as all 29 crewmen died. Living on Lake Superior in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, in Marquette, the magnitude of that shipwreck left a lasting impression on our locality. In…
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Poem
Of shallow pools, lucky stars and footprintsTraveling on a wave back through timeHigh top sneakers, t-shirts and torn blue jeansDrifting sand dunes with daylight to climb Memories of mountains in winter whiteWooden skis, leather boots bound with stringShredding moguls down Snowfield at Cliffs RidgeEvery season brought reason to sing Steps through town took me to…
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Waves of Time
This vintage photograph was taken from Presque Isle, located in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan on Lake Superior, in the city of Marquette. If interested, you can find prints available in my gallery. Thanks for stopping by!
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Vintage Presque Isle
This vintage photograph was taken from Presque Isle in the city of Marquette, Michigan, located in the Upper Peninsula. As is common on Lake Superior, strong storms with forceful waves often place large rocks and boulders upon the shoreline. Also, the furthest island pictured in the distance – barely visible – is known as Little…
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Vintage Lake Superior
This vintage photograph features a beautiful shoreline along Lake Superior, in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula near Marquette, taken by Little Presque Isle. Do you like it? If so, you can visit the following shops for great prints, gifts and apparel items…
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Vintage Isle
This photograph was taken several years ago from Sugarloaf Mountain in the Upper Peninsula town of Marquette, Michigan, and features Little Presque Isle in Lake Superior. You can find prints available here. Thanks for stopping by!
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Vintage Freighter
This vintage Great Lakes freighter was photographed many moons ago, featuring the iron ore dock located at Presque Isle on Lake Superior, in Marquette, Michigan. Prints available here. Thanks for stopping by!
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Autumn on Lake Superior
Waves roll into a sandy shore, lined with trees donning change of season colors. Welcome to Michigan’s Upper Peninsula on Lake Superior, as photographed many moons ago near the city of Marquette, at Little Presque Isle. Prints available here.
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Vintage Upper Peninsula
Find prints, gifts, apparel and more in these shops… This vintage summer landscape photograph was taken along the rugged shores of Lake Superior, as seen at Little Presque Isle in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, north of Marquette. Thanks for stopping by!