Winter on Lake Superior: Part ONE

Before we left for Florida on Jan. 14th,

I took a trip to Marquette, Michigan,

which is about 30 miles from where I live.

It is where I graduated from high school and college.

I love the town and always will.

I try and get out to the shores of Lake Superior, on the edge of town

every season

to take some photos.

So, today, I have some for you and since I took so many photos,

I will do two blogposts of them for you.

Here is Set ONE:

We had some very cold temperatures

along with wind,

which makes the waves fly up against the breakwater and freeze:



And,

the waves push up big ice chunks

against the shore:

This one was taken at dusk

of the Coast Guard station.

I loved the dark ominous sky:

I have taken photos of this log cabin on the shore before on this blog

during summer and fall.

But the drama comes in the winter, when the ice is on the cliffs beside it:

My fingers felt about as icy

as this

ice clump along the shore while taking these photos!

But it was so neat, I had to take a photo of it! (Nature doesn't wait for wimps):

More ice along the shore:

There is this spot called "Pictured Rocks" in town.

It is 3 islands right off shore and there is a little park there.

There are signs in the summer warning people NOT to try and swim to them

because there are riptides.

We have had many deaths because college kids don't listen and try to do it anyway and have drowned.

This is one of the islands in winter's grip:

They are gorgeous islands, even in the winter.

Stay tuned, more photos in this Set

coming soon on the blog!

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