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