Boating the Straits of Mackinac with the Stempkis
February 28, 2009
Mackinac Bridge, photo by Ross Nave.
#737 on the list of Fun Things You Could Do in Michigan This Weekend is Boating with the Stempkis!
Be sure to check this photo out bigger and here’s Ross’s Michigan slideshow.
Hope your weekend is great!!
Ignited
February 27, 2009
Ignited, photo by Jesse Speelman.
Be sure to check out this photo larger and in Jesse’s Portfolio set (slideshow).
Hope your weekend is at least this much fun.
Fourteen Foot Shoals Cabin
February 26, 2009
Fourteen Foot Shoals Cabin, photo by DIsnowshoe
DIsnowshoe has some beautiful photos of this cabin at Cheboygan State Park (slideshow).
The web site for Cheboygan State Park has more about the cabins and also their rustic teepees.
Underscore to Vanish
February 25, 2009
Underscore to Vanish, photo by ramjetgr.
I don’t know what the title means, but I do know that the sun and the green is a welcome sight! Roger says that this west M11 aka 28th street over the Grand River.
Check it out wallpapery big and also in his Redux slideshow.
Your Diet Is About To Meet Its Nemesis (or why it’s called Fat Tuesday in Detroit)
February 24, 2009
Your Diet Is About To Meet It’s Nemesis ( or why it’s called Fat Tuesday in Detroit ), photo by Derek Farr ( DetroitDerek ).
Derek was kind enough to basically write Michigan in Pictures for me today. I will use the extra time to eat Paczkis. He writes:
Meet the Paczki, a 400 calorie deep-fried Polish Treat enjoyed in Detroit every year around this time. Much larger than a bismarck or jelly donut (about 2 times the filling), they are filled with fruit or custard and lines for this treat, traditionally sold/eaten on Fat Tuesday, can start 24 hours in advance in Polish suburbs of Detroit such as Hamtramck. Hamtramck is the only city that has a Paczki Day Parade every year, although the day is also celebrated in Chicago, Milwaukee, and South Bend. New Orleans celebrates it on a Thursday.
The good news is I got mine ( some places run out quick ) and they’re Raspberry and they’re delicious. The bad news? I thought TODAY was Fat Tuesday, so now I have to eat 6 of these AND eat some more next week when it’s actually Fat Tuesday. Argh.
Dive into the history of the paczki from the Hamtramck web site and get 1000% of the USRDA of Paczki over at Absolute Michigan … and happy Fat Tuesday to you all!
Petoskey’s Underwater Crucifix
February 23, 2009
Petoskey Crucifix, photo by Latitude 45.
Martin says that this beautiful crucifix rests in four fathoms of water (24′) in Little Traverse Bay, near the breakwater beacon. He pointed out this article in the Petoskey News Review about the history of Petoskey’s underwater crucifix and the annual viewing event:
The crucifix is made of white marble from Italy, and was a special order for a family in Rapson, Mich., as a memorial for a son killed in an accident on the farm.
After the structure arrived, it was discovered there had been damage to it. The family sold it as an insurance sale to a southern Michigan diving club, who wanted to place it as a memorial for their friend who died diving at Torch Lake. (ed. Charles Raymond)
The crucifix made its way to Little Traverse Bay, and was first placed by the U.S. Icebreaker Sundew 1,200 feet off the Petoskey breakwall on Aug. 12, 1962.
About 20 years later, the Michigan Skindiving Council tried to salvage what they could of the structure. It was lifted from the water, a new base was built in the Petoskey marina over the course of a day, and it was replaced in the bay.
At the time, Jessick was president of the council, and he proposed a winter viewing. The first was in 1986, affording the community the opportunity to view the statue through a hole made in the ice.
Jessick is Harbor Springs resident Dennis Jessick who helps organize the event. Sorry that I didn’t know about this in advance – I’ll try to keep an eye out next year but it doesn’t sound from the article like there’s a lot of lead time! There’s a little more in this Roadside America article about the Skin Divers Church.
Martin writes that the water seems to be half the actual depth. Be sure to check it out bigger and (probably soon) in his automatically generated Pretty Petoskey set (slideshow).
More great winter pics on our Michigan Winter Wallpaper page!
I love Michigan in Pictures
February 21, 2009
Holga_04_15.jpg, photo by Andy Tanguay
I think that Michigan in Pictures is the best web site that I have ever been involved with. Then again, my response to “You’ve won a trip to Milan!” would probably be “Milan, Michigan?”
One of the happiest parts of my life is that I get to spend some time every day looking at photos about Michigan from some amazing photographers and then learning about the subjects of the photographs and often times the people behind the lens. I’m very grateful for all that the photographers and readers contribute to make Michigan in Pictures what it is. Thanks!
The random background of the day on my computer is this photo from Andy’s Hardcore 313 set. This picture is of an abandoned train station station in Ypsilanti. It might be the same Ypsilanti train station where Presidents Ulysses S. Grant & Martin Van Buren delivered speeches and where Charles J. Guiteau, the assassin of President Garfield, was thrown off the train when the conductor found out he didn’t have a ticket.
Then again, it might be just an abandoned train station. You can view it bigger on white, or in Andy’s photostream.
Edit: Almost forgot! I did this post about Michigan in Pictures so I could link to it from the new Absolute Michigan group on Facebook.
The Future turns 100
February 20, 2009
The Guardian Building, photo by Ralph Krawczyk Jr.
The Futurist Manifesto by Italian poet Filippo Tommaso Marinetti was published on February 20, 1909 in Le Figaro. Futurism rejected the past and celebrated speed, machinery and industry … and also war, violence, pollution, misogyny, the triumph of technology over nature and likely influenced fascism.
Futurism influenced many other twentieth century art movements, including Art Deco, Vorticism, Constructivism, Surrealism and Dada. Futurism as a coherent and organized artistic movement is now regarded as extinct, having died out in 1944 with the death of its leader Marinetti, and Futurism was, like science fiction, in part overtaken by ‘the future’.
Ralph says that this is a 1 minute + exposure with cable release Holga modification. Best viewed large. You can do that in his Holga Goodness slideshow. You can learn more about The Guardian Building in Detroit from Michigan in Pictures.
Bessemer plow crew vs. Eight feet of snow
February 19, 2009
Show Plow, photo by Seeking Michigan.
This photo shows a snow removal crew in Bessemer, Michigan dated March 6-9, 1926. The image was donated by Senator Walter Treuttner and appears courtesy the Archives of Michigan.
Be sure to check it out larger to get a sense of the size of these drifts. Assuming that guy is 5’5″, those drifts have to be every inch of 8 feet tall!
You can get a shovel-full of Michigan snowplowing stuff over on Absolute Michigan this morning as well!
Sometimes Michigan’s great
February 18, 2009
see sometimes michigans great, photo by iwywhjtm.
As we prepare for another bout of winter, I thought it might be nice to have a little reminder that any state where you get to wear t-shirts and shorts in the middle of winter and still HAVE winter is pretty darn cool.
(note – don’t try this today!)
