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Michigan Moment: Tahquamenon Falls Up Close
April 6, 2012 – 12:00 am | No Comment
Michigan Moment: Tahquamenon Falls Up Close

This photo by Brad Reed offers a more intimate view of the very popular tourist destination of Tahquamenon Falls.

Michigan Moment: Sunset at a Black Sand Beach
March 31, 2012 – 12:00 am | No Comment
Michigan Moment: Sunset at a Black Sand Beach

Sunset colors the eastern horizon across Keweenaw Bay on Lake Superior from a black sand beach near Houghton, Michigan. Photography by Steven Huyser-Honig.

Michigan Moment: Lake Antoine Morning
March 13, 2012 – 12:00 am | No Comment
Michigan Moment: Lake Antoine Morning

Early morning at Lake Antoine Park in the City of Iron Mountain, Michigan. Photography by Guadalupe Dove.

Michigan Moment: Pine Plantation in Winter
February 24, 2012 – 12:00 am | No Comment
Michigan Moment: Pine Plantation in Winter

“I tried to drive out to the Crisp Point, Michigan, lighthouse, but was turned back by the snow. On my return, I drove past this pine plantation and was captivated by the patterns of snow and bark.” – photographer Steven Huyser-Honig.

Michigan Moment: Dykstra Image Needs Your Voting Support!
January 16, 2012 – 8:02 am | No Comment
Michigan Moment: Dykstra Image Needs Your Voting Support!

Please vote for our Moments photographer John Dykstra, who is finalist in a international photo contest titled The Colors Of Nature sponsored by the Outdoor Photographer magazine.

Michigan Moment: Winter at Bond Falls
January 4, 2012 – 12:00 am | No Comment
Michigan Moment: Winter at Bond Falls

Bond Falls is a scenic and popular waterfall in southern Ontonagon County. Photography by Guadalupe Dove.

Michigan Moment: Presque Isle Harbor
November 18, 2011 – 12:00 am | No Comment
Michigan Moment: Presque Isle Harbor

Presque Isle Harbor, north of Marquette, Michigan, has an active ore dock. The lighthouse is at the end of a very long doglegged breakwater. The first half of the breakwater is concrete, but the rest is made of rough-hewn rock. Photography by Steven Huyser-Honig.

Michigan Moment: Gladstone Lighthouse
November 16, 2011 – 12:00 am | No Comment
Michigan Moment: Gladstone Lighthouse

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.

Michigan Moment: Aspen in the Rain
November 15, 2011 – 12:00 am | No Comment
Michigan Moment: Aspen in the Rain

Aspen trees in the Keewenaw in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. Photo captured in driving rainstorm by photographer Tom Haxby, who fortunately had his new waterproof camera cover on!

Michigan Moment: Rocks and Waves
November 13, 2011 – 12:00 am | No Comment
Michigan Moment: Rocks and Waves

The shoreline of Lake Superior at Sullivans Landing in the Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore in Alger county, Michigan. Photo by John Dykstra.

Michigan Moment: Living Stones
November 1, 2011 – 12:00 am | No Comment
Michigan Moment: Living Stones

“These beautiful agate stones carpet the waters along Lake Superior adjacent to Iroquois Point Lighthouse. The water bends the light rays and shimmer over the stones, looking like electricity moving the rocks to life.” ~ photographer Bill Vriesema.

Michigan Moment: Lake of the Clouds
October 26, 2011 – 12:00 am | No Comment
Michigan Moment: Lake of the Clouds

The Carp River flows into the Lake of the Clouds in Michigan’s Porcupine Mountains State Park. Photo by Steven Huyser-Honig.

Michigan Moment: Golden Pathway
October 24, 2011 – 12:00 am | No Comment
Michigan Moment: Golden Pathway

The golden leaves illuminating a simple country road in Ontonagon County of Michigan’s western Upper Peninsula. Photo by Guadalupe Dove.

Michigan Moment: Among the Hemlocks
October 20, 2011 – 12:00 am | No Comment
Michigan Moment: Among the Hemlocks

A maple tree shows autumn colors among hemlock trees at Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park in this photograph by Robert deJonge.

Michigan Moment: Bond Falls Water Colors
October 16, 2011 – 12:00 am | No Comment
Michigan Moment: Bond Falls Water Colors

A soothing mix of autumn colors at Bond Falls in Gogebic County, located in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. Photography by John Dykstra.

Michigan Moment: Agate Harbor
October 15, 2011 – 12:00 am | No Comment
Michigan Moment: Agate Harbor

Agate Harbor as seen from the summit of Brockway Mountain on the Keweenaw Peninsula of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. Photography by Steven Huyser-Honig.

Michigan Moment: Tahquamenon River Sunrise
October 6, 2011 – 12:00 am | No Comment
Michigan Moment: Tahquamenon River Sunrise

Photographer Steven Husyer-Honig captured the autumn foliage glowing in the light of the rising sun along the Tahquamenon River.

Michigan Moment: Wagner Falls
October 2, 2011 – 12:00 am | No Comment
Michigan Moment: Wagner Falls

The Wagner Creek cascades over rock ledges in this area before emptying into the Anna River, creating a beautiful scenic spot as captured in this photo by Jessamyn Smallenburg.

Michigan Moment: Morning Mist
September 25, 2011 – 12:00 am | No Comment
Michigan Moment: Morning Mist

The morning fog during sunrise at Thorton Lake in Alger County – Munising, Michigan. Photo by John Dykstra.

Michigan Moment: Copper Peak Color
September 24, 2011 – 12:00 am | No Comment
Michigan Moment: Copper Peak Color

The Copper Peak International Ski Flying Hill provides a unique vantage for viewing autumn colors, as captured by photographer Steven Huyser-Honig.

Michigan Moment: Bond Falls
September 22, 2011 – 12:00 am | No Comment
Michigan Moment: Bond Falls

“This is one of the most iconic locations in Michigan. Bond Falls in the Upper Peninsula is amazing.” ~ Tom Haxby

Michigan Moment: Lake of the Clouds
September 20, 2011 – 12:00 am | No Comment
Michigan Moment: Lake of the Clouds

Lake of the Clouds, a lake located in Ontonagon County in the Upper Peninsula within the Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park. Photograph by Jessamyn Smallenburg.

Michigan Moment: Fall Catch
September 14, 2011 – 12:00 am | No Comment
Michigan Moment: Fall Catch

Photographer John Dykstra captured a beautiful fall scene while visiting Council Lake in Alger County, Michigan.

Michigan Moment: Sunset Reflection
September 13, 2011 – 12:00 am | No Comment
Michigan Moment: Sunset Reflection

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.

Michigan Moment: Cecropia Moth
September 11, 2011 – 12:00 am | No Comment
Michigan Moment: Cecropia Moth

North America’s largest native moth, a Cecropia Moth (Hyalophora cecropia), photographed in close detail by Guadalupe Dove.

Michigan Moment: Rainbow over Red Jack Lake
September 10, 2011 – 12:00 am | No Comment
Michigan Moment: Rainbow over Red Jack Lake

“Taken on a spectacular fall morning this rainbow seemed to appear and disappear for over an hour. This was the first time I have ever seen a rainbow come all of the way to the ground. Just witnessing this was awesome and to capture it with a camera – WOW!” ~ Tom Haxby

Michigan Moment: Bond Falls
September 8, 2011 – 12:00 am | No Comment
Michigan Moment: Bond Falls

Photographer Jessamyn Smallenburg captured a view of Bond Falls. It is a waterfall on the middle branch of the Ontonagon River, a few miles east of Paulding in southern Ontonagon County in the western portion of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.

Michigan Moment: Lake Superior Weaving
September 6, 2011 – 12:00 am | No Comment
Michigan Moment: Lake Superior Weaving

An artistic weaving of Lake superior themes from the Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park in the upper peninsula of Michigan, by Robert deJonge.

Michigan Moment: Scott Falls
August 31, 2011 – 12:00 am | No Comment
Michigan Moment: Scott Falls

Scott Falls flows off a sandstone ledge into a beautiful pool near Au Train, Michigan. Photography by Steven Huyser-Honig.

Michigan Moment: Barn and Early Morning Fog
August 30, 2011 – 12:00 am | No Comment
Michigan Moment: Barn and Early Morning Fog

Early morning fog surrounds a barn on US-2 between Iron Mountain and Escanaba, Michigan in this photo by Guadalupe Dove.

Michigan Moment: Piers Gorge
August 24, 2011 – 12:00 am | No Comment
Michigan Moment: Piers Gorge

The waters of the Piers Gorge in Norway, Michigan as photographed by Guadalupe Dove. Along the Wisconsin border south of Norway, the big Menominee River has cut a deep, dramatic gorge where the river, normally 300 feet wide, is constricted to a narrow 80-foot channel, creating powerful rapids of foaming water as it rushes towards Green Bay.

Michigan Moment: Ontonagon Lighthouse
August 8, 2011 – 12:00 am | No Comment
Michigan Moment: Ontonagon Lighthouse

The Ontonagon lighthouse glows across the Ontonagon River channel in this photo by Steven Huyser-Honig.

Michigan Moment: Sandstone Bluff
July 29, 2011 – 12:00 am | No Comment
Michigan Moment: Sandstone Bluff

A sandstone bluff spreads out high above Lake Superior in the Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore in this image by photographer Steven Huyser-Honig.

Michigan Moment: Presque Isle River
July 27, 2011 – 12:00 am | No Comment
Michigan Moment: Presque Isle River

“The Presque Isle River is located in the Porcupine Mountains. This is quite possibly one of the most scenic rivers I have ever witnessed. This was taken on a brilliant blue sky day and I waited for shade to cover the scene.” ~ Tom Haxby