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