Category Archives: Rivers and Lakes

Vol XVIII – #109 – July 1960

Keith Burnham    July 20, 2018    2 Comments on Vol XVIII – #109 – July 1960

The summer of 1960, my first visit to Leland. Newly engaged, my fiancee’s mother, Mrs Remi J. Gits had invited me to Leland. Jack Larson driving, we picked up Joanne at the Northern Trust, downtown Chicago.  She had caught a forger that morning. 7 hours  later arrived in Leland. Our first stop was a tavern named “The Bluebird”.      … Read more »

Vol XVIII – #108 – Throw Back Thursday

Jim Burnham    July 19, 2018    2 Comments on Vol XVIII – #108 – Throw Back Thursday

Life on the lake. Not much has changed in 100 years. I guess the one thing that changed is that you don’t build boathouses on the lake. The winter ice turns concrete to rubble and bends steel. You can tell where this is with Whaleback in the background. This is Maro the Magician’s dock with Mrs Maro. Not sure whose… Read more »

Vol XVIII – #68 – Tale of Two Peninsulas

Jim Burnham    June 7, 2018    5 Comments on Vol XVIII – #68 – Tale of Two Peninsulas

(Report by Jim) A remarkable day today. I have been working remotely all week and it’s really hard sometimes to be productive knowing what it’s like outside. At 3pm I was free! After dinner with Leland Report Keith and Joanne, I escaped out into the countryside to find some photos for today’s report. I managed to get up to the tip… Read more »

Vol XVII – #316 – Which Way is the Beach ?

Keith Burnham    February 11, 2018    3 Comments on Vol XVII – #316 – Which Way is the Beach ?

The early morning greeted us with a very light and fine snowfall which continued on through  noon. Made it down to South Beach, didn’t know if I was going to make it back, but I did.                      .       .    

Vol XVII – #313 – Blue Sky and Beautiful Clouds

Keith Burnham    February 8, 2018    No Comments on Vol XVII – #313 – Blue Sky and Beautiful Clouds

A nice sunny day to tour the countryside along Eagle Highway and Gills Pier Road                   .       .    

Vol XVII – #312 – Gone Fishin, There’s a Sign upon the Door

Keith Burnham    February 7, 2018    No Comments on Vol XVII – #312 – Gone Fishin, There’s a Sign upon the Door

  The sun was shining and I drove over to East Leland to photograph the shanties on the north end of the lake. As I arrived, the sky clouded over and it began to snow. I returned to the west side and the sky turned blue again.            .       .    

Vol XVII – #311 – Fishtown Winter

Keith Burnham    February 6, 2018    6 Comments on Vol XVII – #311 – Fishtown Winter

I want to wish my son James Burnham a Happy 50th Birthday.  It has been so far, a real Winter this year, not the snowiest or coldest, just day after day Winter.  With the exception of 5 days that the temperature was above 35 and 40 that melted the first 2 months of snowfall, it has been cold and snowy.  We… Read more »