“Here is an image taken at the Sleeping Bear Dunes when the winter sun was shining. Oh, the clouds were spectacular!” – photographer Tom Haxby.

Massive blocks of blue ice heaved by the currents of the Straits of Mackinac pile below the Mackinac Bridge. Photo by Steven Huyser-Honig.

“The fresh snow and scattered clouds were the only hints remaining of the storm that had passed on the night before I visited the Forty Mile Point lighthouse, just outside of Roger City, Michigan.” – photographer Steven Huyser-Honig.

This stunning image of the pier of Grand Haven during a winter sunset won First Place in the Spring 2010 “Pure Michigan” photo contest. Photography by Christopher Kierkus.

The late afternoon sun glances across the surface of a smoothly contoured dune in the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. Photography by Steven Huyser-Honig.

The bare trees reach up to touch the clouds of November… perhaps dreaming of next spring! Taken near the bluffs of Elberta, Michigan by photographer Stacy Niedzwiecki.

The Gladstone Lighthouse at Van Cleve Park, along the shores of the Little Bay De Noc at Gladstone, Delta County in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. Photography by Guadalupe Dove.

A summer sunset is reflected in the waters of Lake Superior as the Pictured Rocks excursion boat approaches the docks in Munising, photographed by Steven Huyser-Honig.

The calm beauty of a sunrise over Gifford Lake by photographer Brad Reed.

“Just after my dad and I finished giving a photo talk to over 30 people at Little Sable Point Lighthouse tonight, the sun broke out below the thick cloud layer and lit up the sky and waters of Lake Michigan like the 4th of July fireworks. It was an impressive light show that lasted for several minutes.” ~ Brad Reed

The crystal blue waters of Lake Superior break on the shore of Miners Beach in the Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, by photographer Steven Huyser-Honig.

The early summer sun bathes the aqua waters of Lake Michigan at Point Betsie, Benzie County in this photo by Steven Huyser-Honig.

Michigan Artisan Robert deJonge captured an image of an impending storm on Lake Michigan at Little Traverse Bay.

“Brad and I say, ‘Clouds are your friends.’ After waiting two hours on Easter at the base of the Father Marquette monument in Buttersville, a bright spot in the fast-moving clouds lines up perfectly with …

An old sea wall is isolated in the shallow waters of Lake Superior at Crisp Point in this image captured by Steven Huyser-Honig.

“This was actually taken on a cold and blustery day. I has hoping for a colorful sunset, but the clouds would not yield.” ~ Tom Haxby

“I found myself at daybreak at Eilers Road End Beach watching the light come up over Lake Michigan. The clouds were so interesting and made patterns of light and shadow in the calm waters. It was just so… peaceful.” ~ Stacy Niedzwiecki

“I ventured out onto the west breakwater of Manistique, Michigan to get a closer view of the lighthouse. The lighthouse was reflected in puddles of water left by a passing storm.” ~ Steven Huyser-Honig

“Heaven knows how many times a God beam like this one has lit the Ludington lighthouse. When I saw the sky open and the light pour down. I quickly maneuvered my small boat close to the light, lay over the gunwale, and fired away for about 20 glorious seconds before the clouds and spotlight moved on.” – Todd Reed