The USCG Mobile Bay broke the ice into Marquette’s Lower Harbor this weekend. The sun glittered on the fresh cut ice. I was surprised to see how thick the ice was 4-8 inches. I guess last weekend’s Ice fisherman were safe afterall. Whew!
This is a sure sign of spring’s coming! The Great Lakes shipping season [...]
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Breakage–USCG Mobile Bay
Posted in Ice, Lake Superior, Winter Destinations, tagged Breakage, Great lakes, Ice, Ice Cutter, Lake Superior, Lower Harbor, Marquette Michigan, Photos by Kim Nixon, Short Photo Essays, Upper Peninsula Winters, USCG Mobile Bay, Winter Photography on March 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Ice Fishing–Walking on Water
Posted in Ice, Lake Superior, Winter Destinations, tagged Ice fishing, Marquette Lower Harbor, Photography by Kim Nixon, thinning ice, walking on water on March 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
These photos were taken on the evening of March 14, 2009. The ice so thin it took less than a minute for an auger to rush through. Water was atop the ice, but so were many fishermen and women.
Winter is fading in the Upper Peninsula. We may have another storm or two. The thaw has [...]
My Magic Man in Sunset
Posted in Lake Superior, Winter Destinations, tagged Marquette, Mike Hainstock, Presque Isle, Sunset Photography on March 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Work at Night
Posted in Avoidance, Ordinary Grey Day, Winter Destinations, tagged Marquette, Presque Isle, Presque Isle Powqer Plant, Railroad Tracks, Sundown, Trestle, Work at Night on March 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I feel like I cannot catch up, cannot accomplish all that I need to do, learn the things I need to learn….One thing I could do is work at night.
Presque Isle–Ore and Ice
Posted in Ordinary Grey Day, tagged Camera Buddy, Iron Heritage, Marquette Michigan in Winter, Mike Hainstock, Ore and Ice, Pocket Docks, Presques Isle on March 8, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Getting off work at 4p.m. on a sunny Saturday evening was a blessing. I headed home grabbed my camera and Mike, too. He had been out on the island 4 hours that day, already. He had also been out on Friday at sunset while I was working. But it was my turn this time, and [...]
Trenary-Holmquist Mill
Posted in Bright Sun, Community, Travels, Winter Destinations, tagged Holmquist, Michigan Highway 01, Trenary on March 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Where on the map? Michigan Highway 01! I love this shot due to the snow. It shows just how hard winter has been. Taken on February 28, 2009 as we headed back to our parked car after the Outhouse Classic. We headed past Holmquist and headed toward Traunik and Eben before taking M-94 home to [...]
Trenary–16th Annual Outhouse Classic
Posted in Bright Sun, Community, Travels, Winter Destinations, tagged Bizzare travel, February Events Upper Peninsula, February Travel in Michgian, Photography by Kim Nixon, Small Town America population 400, Travel Channel Extreme Races, Trenary, Trenary Outhouse Races, Upper Peninsula Destinations on March 1, 2009 | 2 Comments »
On the last Saturday in February the Outhouse Classic comes to Trenary. It is such an event that even The Travel Channel was present filming for a segment on extreme races that will air some time this summer. I was sure to take shots of the Travel Channel filming. But more important was the splash of [...]
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