Category Archives: Miscellaneous

Vol XVIII – #309 – Lighthouses From a Different Angle

Jim Burnham    February 10, 2019    3 Comments on Vol XVIII – #309 – Lighthouses From a Different Angle

Report by Jim Saturday, I took M22 and M31 down the whole state up to 196. Stopped at Pt. Betsie, Grand Haven, and Muskegon. Another first, as I have never visited these lighthouses in the winter. Lots of people applauded me for wearing chains on my shoes, as they slipped and slid all around the ice-covered walkway.

Vol XVIII – #308 – Close Call and a Breakwall

Jim Burnham    February 8, 2019    5 Comments on Vol XVIII – #308 – Close Call and a Breakwall

Report by Jim Thanks to Geno Miller for letting me camp on his lawn this afternoon to catch a few shots of his view. The ice in the water creates streaks that his Dad used to call “oil slicks”. Well, 10 degrees with a 25mph wind made for some chilly below-zero-windchill shots on the breakwall, but I’m glad I ventured… Read more »

Vol XVIII – #307 – Ice Ice and More Ice

Jim Burnham    February 7, 2019    No Comments on Vol XVIII – #307 – Ice Ice and More Ice

Report by Jim Fishtown in Lights is back.The mortgage burning was postponed because of the ice storm, but the lights still went on at 6pm. Marsha Burnette of Fishtown Preservation was there with a sign for me while Andrew McFarland of leelanau.com recorded a message about Fishtown as the lights went on. Below is the ice that came down originally… Read more »

Vol XVIII – #306 – Ice and Fog on Lake Michigan

Jim Burnham    February 6, 2019    2 Comments on Vol XVIII – #306 – Ice and Fog on Lake Michigan

Report by Jim These are shots from Sunday on the way up. Holland and the Big Red Lighthouse in the fog and surrounded by lake ice. Later, Grand Haven Lighthouse and port side beacon light. Thes are the first lighthouses I’ve been able to visit during the Winter and it was quite a thrill, if not hazardous walking.  

Vol XVIII – #305 – Meggen’s Monday

Meggen Watt Petersen    February 4, 2019    2 Comments on Vol XVIII – #305 – Meggen’s Monday

  Today, let’s talk about the infamous combination of snow and dirt, or “snirt,” which decorates our shorelines. You need both rain boots and ice spikes to walk around safely and stay dry. It’ll freeze again soon. Keep the spikes handy!