Vol. XX – #109 Sunset at the Campsite
(Report by Jim) Short post from the campsite from my phone tonight. Just soaking it in.
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Vol. XX – #108 Stormy Day
Jim Burnham
July 15, 2020
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(Report by Jim) Storms rolled through this afternoon before I had a chance to get out to take some photos. I went to Cemetery Point to get one in between storms. The middle one is from yesterday on the shore where I am camping this week. The photo below is of my pet snapping turtle Fred. Mark Smith says his… Read more »
Vol. XX – #107 Neowise Guy
Jim Burnham
July 14, 2020
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(Report by Jim) I’m camping with friends this week and working from “home”. Yesterday I found that raccoons took their coronavirus angst out on the side of my tent, dragging my cooler through a large hole in what was a nice tent. Then they daintily unzipped the cooler and enptied it out. You would think if they could open the… Read more »
Vol XX – #082 Never Get Tired of Floating
(Report by Jim) As the weather was especially beautiful this week, we are continuing with the floating theme. Yesterday was a sunset float on a 70s Cape Dory sailboat in Suttons Bay. Most of today was installing a new radio in my boat. Fortunately, the weather was gray. What a great week of weather! We also found out that because… Read more »
Vol XX – #081 More Floating of a Different Kind
(Report by Jim) Dusted off the kayak and took an evening trip down the Lake Michigan shore behind Whaleback. The wind was calm and the water was almost glass. I’ve kayaked up the shore, but this is the first time down the shore. With the water so high, boat is the only way around, or you wade. While I was… Read more »
Vol XX – #080 A Floating Kind of Day
(Report by Jim) Took a long lunch with a lazy float down the river today with the kids to get some Harbor House Ice Cream. Leland is pretty crowded and most people seem to be wearing masks and adapting to the new procedures. Some things never change though, people walking through the road at the harbor still don’t seem to… Read more »
Vol XX – #079 More From the Enterprise 1934
(Report by Jim) Today’s report is from Leelanau Enterprise, Aug 2, 1934. What caught my eye was an ad offering “RIDES on Lake Michigan” given by none other than our favorite historical photographer, Erhardt Peters! Don’t forget the welding offered by Van’s Garage, just dial 22F2-1. Also, a harrowing tale of some kids capsizing a canoe a couple of miles… Read more »
Vol XX – #040 – In Some Trees and Under Water
(Report by Jim) Some more nice clouds today, so I headed up to Bay View to get a good look. There are quite a few new houses up there compared to the last time I drove up so it’s possible;e this view will be someone else’s in the not too distant future. I headed down to the south side of… Read more »
Vol XX – #039 – Along Lake Michigan On a Windy Day
(Report by Jim) I knew from the NOAA wind and wave forecast that today was going to be great for beach and cloud shots, so I headed south to Sleeping Bear Dunes, Point Betsie, Esch Road Beach, and Glen Arbor before getting back to have some Friday take out pizza from the Bluebird. The green shades below represent 6-9 foot… Read more »
Vol XX – #038 – Sun Also Sets and the Moon Also Rises
(Report by Jim) Hike up to the Clay Cliffs again today with my daughter for some cliff time. I promised not to stop for long periods to take photos, so I took some on the run with a long exposure. I love it when I can capture something painterly with my camera. The Supermoon came up across the north end… Read more »