One of the reasons we love exploring Michigan is that there is never a shortage of great photo opportunities. Our early explorations of the state started with trying to photograph every lighthouse we possibly could, then moved on to shooting Michigan’s waterfalls, and has now progressed into documenting each and every site we visit. This year was a weird one as far as travel was concerned, but we still tried to make the best of it by focusing on outdoor spaces where social distancing could be maintained.
If you’ve been following along with our year in review, we hope you’ve already taken a look at the 20 “New to Us” places we visited in 2020, our 20 most popular posts of 2020, and our 21 Michigan travel goals for 2021. As you can see from the pictures below, we spent a great deal of time near the Great Lakes, visited plenty of waterfalls and lighthouses, and continued to find new art installations and landmarks. Much of the summer was spent in kayaks, between those paddling and a September vacation to Drummond Island that accounts for a good portion of these photos. The caption below each photo gives a basic location, time of year, and the subject matter. Thanks for checking out these Michigan photos, we can’t wait to bring you more great content next year!
Big Shoal Bay, Drummond Island, September
Fall color in Baldwin, October
Progress continues on the new Lowell Showboat, October
Drummond Island shoreline, September
Plainwell Michigan Paper Company Mill and City Hall, November
Leik Grove in Portland, September
Berrien Springs Courthouse, November
Drummond Island Campfire, September
Dyer Kiln Ruins, Bellevue, November
Charlevoix South Pier Lighthouse, June
Manistee Pierhead Lighthouse, April
Mackinac Bridge, June
Freighter Tim S. Dool passes Port Huron, May
Port Sanilac Lighthouse reflection, May
Windy day at South Haven Lighthouse, September
Shipwreck of the tug “Silver Spray”, Drummond Island, September
BrickLive Exhibit at John Ball Zoo, Grand Rapids, June
Freighter Federal Barents in the St. Mary’s River, September
Menominee North Pier Lighthouse, June
Fall color on the Muskegon River, October
Kalamazoo River Lighthouse replica, Douglas, November
Horseshoe Harbor on Lake Superior, June
Freighter Stewart J. Cort passes the long laid-up freighter John Sherwin, Drummond Island, September
Michigan Central Station, Detroit, November
Gladstone Lighthouse, June
Ada Covered Bridge Winter Wonderland, December
Jeep at Conner’s Hole, Drummond Island, September
Paul Bunyan in Manistique maske up for safety, June
The newly rebuilt White’s Bridge, Smyrna, June
Nonesuch Falls, Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park, June
Chutes and Ladders Playground, Houghton, June
Shutmaat Park, Hamilton, November
Fantasy Forest at Leila Arboretum, Battle Creek, September
Suspension Bridge on the North Country Trail by O-kun-de-kun Falls, June
Francis Metallic Surfboat, Douglas, November
Bellevue Gothic Mill, November
Veterans Memorial Park in Belding, November
Rocky beach at Fayette Historic State Park, August
Fayette Historic State Park, August
Pine River kayak trip, October
Holland’s Wizard of Oz statues, herrick District Library, April
Mortimer E. Cooley M-55 Pine River Brige, June
Manistique Boardwalk trail, June
Kayaking the St. Mary’s River, Drummond Island, September
Shale Beach, Drummond Island, September
Fall Color in Lowell, October
Freighter Maintowoc inbound on the Manistee River, April
Fitzgerald Park Ledges Trail, Grand Ledge, September
Kayaking over the “Silver Spray” shipwreck, Drummond Island, September
Portage Lake Lift Bridge, Houghton, June
Capitol Hill School, Marshall, September
Iron County Courthouse, Crystal Falls, June
BrickLive Exhibit at John Ball Zoo, Grand Rapids, June
Drummond Island Kayaking, September
Sunset on the St. Mary’s River, Drummond Island, September
Looking up through the old kiln at Fayette Historic State Park, August
Jeep at The Steps at Marblehead, Drummond Island, September
Drummond Island’s Pebble Beach Cabin View, September
World’s Largest Brown Trout Sculpture, Baldwin, May
Fossil Ledges detail, Drummond Island, September
Lightship HURON and passing freighter, Port Huron, May
Sunset at mini golf course in Sault Ste. Marie, June
Covered Bridge at Haradine Park, Carson City, November
Prismatica Art Installation, Grand Rapids, January