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!
Fitzgerald Park Ledges Trail, Grand Ledge, September
Jeep at Conner’s Hole, Drummond Island, September
Drummond Island shoreline, September
Kayaking the St. Mary’s River, Drummond Island, September
Lightship HURON and passing freighter, Port Huron, May
World’s Largest Brown Trout Sculpture, Baldwin, May
Berrien Springs Courthouse, November
Holland’s Wizard of Oz statues, herrick District Library, April
Mackinac Bridge, June
Leik Grove in Portland, September
Fall color on the Muskegon River, October
Nonesuch Falls, Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park, June
Fossil Ledges detail, Drummond Island, September
Porcupine at Seul Choix Pointe Lighthouse, June
Drummond Island Campfire, September
Fayette Historic State Park, August
Kalamazoo River Lighthouse replica, Douglas, November
Charlevoix South Pier Lighthouse, June
Port Sanilac Lighthouse reflection, May
Plainwell Michigan Paper Company Mill and City Hall, November
Paul Bunyan in Manistique maske up for safety, June
Chutes and Ladders Playground, Houghton, June
Progress continues on the new Lowell Showboat, October
Iron County Courthouse, Crystal Falls, June
Pine River kayak trip, October
Prismatica Art Installation, Grand Rapids, January
Freighter Tim S. Dool passes Port Huron, May
Shipwreck of the tug “Silver Spray”, Drummond Island, September
Sunset at mini golf course in Sault Ste. Marie, June
Dyer Kiln Ruins, Bellevue, November
Ada Covered Bridge Winter Wonderland, December
Shale Beach, Drummond Island, September
Big Shoal Bay, Drummond Island, September
Drummond Island’s Pebble Beach Cabin View, September
Manistique Boardwalk trail, June
Dolomite Quarry on Drummond Island, September
Gladstone Lighthouse, June
Fall Color in Lowell, October
Jeep at The Steps at Marblehead, Drummond Island, September
Suspension Bridge on the North Country Trail by O-kun-de-kun Falls, June
Drummond Island Kayaking, September
Freighter Maintowoc inbound on the Manistee River, April
Menominee North Pier Lighthouse, June
BrickLive Exhibit at John Ball Zoo, Grand Rapids, June
Fantasy Forest at Leila Arboretum, Battle Creek, September
BrickLive Exhibit at John Ball Zoo, Grand Rapids, June
The newly rebuilt White’s Bridge, Smyrna, June
Looking up through the old kiln at Fayette Historic State Park, August
Francis Metallic Surfboat, Douglas, November
Horseshoe Harbor on Lake Superior, June
Michigan Central Station, Detroit, November
Sunset on the St. Mary’s River, Drummond Island, September
Mortimer E. Cooley M-55 Pine River Brige, June
Shutmaat Park, Hamilton, November
Portage Lake Lift Bridge, Houghton, June
Croswell Swinging Bridge, May
Manistee Pierhead Lighthouse, April
Rocky beach at Fayette Historic State Park, August
Bellevue Gothic Mill, November
Freighter Stewart J. Cort passes the long laid-up freighter John Sherwin, Drummond Island, September
Freighter Federal Barents in the St. Mary’s River, September
Windy day at South Haven Lighthouse, September
Fall color in Baldwin, October
Kayaking over the “Silver Spray” shipwreck, Drummond Island, September
Capitol Hill School, Marshall, September
Veterans Memorial Park in Belding, November
Covered Bridge at Haradine Park, Carson City, November