Lake Michigan’s Rocky Coastline

A peak at some of Lake Michigan’s rocky coastline, where fossil-collecting is a favorite hobby for many. I got into the hunt and found a few interesting pieces.

Tags: coast, coastline, Lake Michigan, landscape, photography, photos, rocky, turquoise

38 thoughts on “Lake Michigan’s Rocky Coastline”

Alittlebitoutoffocus on 09/30/2020 at 4:39 PM said:

Looks like you had some nice weather. Are those trees growing in the water or is the lake tidal?

Reply ↓
- bayphotosbydonna on 09/30/2020 at 4:53 PM said:
  
  We had half good/half so-so days. No tidal water, and yes they’re growing out there. The one tree photo I started to title “All Alone”. 🙂 If you’ve heard of the Great Lakes (five of them), this is one of those lakes.
  
  Reply ↓
  - Alittlebitoutoffocus on 10/01/2020 at 3:54 AM said:
    
    Yes, every (well, most) schoolchildren in the UK have heard of the Great Lakes. They must be pretty big. (We think Lac Léman / Geneva is big at 50 miles long and 6 wide at its widest, but that must be just a drop in the ocean (or Great Lake in this case) to you. 😊
    
    Reply ↓
    - bayphotosbydonna on 10/01/2020 at 8:29 AM said:
      
      I didn’t know and just looked up, Lake Michigan is 307 miles long. A tad bit bigger! 😉
      
      Reply ↓
neihtn2012 on 09/30/2020 at 4:45 PM said:

Do you have photos of the fossils that you found?

Reply ↓
- bayphotosbydonna on 09/30/2020 at 4:58 PM said:
  
  I started to take photos, but they’re not exciting, looks like petrified coral pieces. There are envied fossilized “Petoskey Stones” that everyone looks for, I didn’t get lucky. There are washed-up stones everywhere daily, it was mind-boggling, lol. People were very into the hunting, like you/I are used to at the beach with shells. I should have started hunting in the beginning of our stay. 🙂
  
  Reply ↓
  - neihtn2012 on 10/03/2020 at 3:22 PM said:
    
    Many years ago, a friend showed me Petoskey Stones around his parents house. They were small but not too hard to find.
    
    Reply ↓
    - bayphotosbydonna on 10/03/2020 at 8:14 PM said:
      
      I might have a small one myself. 🙂
      
      Reply ↓
natureandphotography on 09/30/2020 at 6:05 PM said:

Wow…..beautiful seascape!

Reply ↓
- bayphotosbydonna on 09/30/2020 at 6:20 PM said:
  
  Thank you very much!
  
  Reply ↓
  - natureandphotography on 09/30/2020 at 7:29 PM said:
    
    My pleasure!
    
    Reply ↓
tootlepedal on 09/30/2020 at 6:08 PM said:

Very interesting to such blue pictures of the lake. Somehow i didn’t expect one of the Great Lakes to look so tropical.

Reply ↓
- bayphotosbydonna on 09/30/2020 at 6:25 PM said:
  
  We were taken back with the color too, we had no idea. I’m guessing around the big cities like Chicago and at the ‘bottom’ southern area of this lake, it’s not so blue. Our trekking along the coastline to find remote spots to get to the water was part of our adventure each day. 🙂
  
  Reply ↓
creatingmindblog on 09/30/2020 at 7:39 PM said:

Gorgeous shots! I love the colour of the water. Lovely greenish blue, turquoise even.

Reply ↓
- bayphotosbydonna on 10/01/2020 at 8:09 AM said:
  
  Thanks, we were quite surprised with the water’s blues/greens. All was needed were some palm trees!
  
  Reply ↓
aussiebirder on 09/30/2020 at 7:41 PM said:

Love the aqua blue water on the white sand Donna, truly beautiful 🙂

Reply ↓
- bayphotosbydonna on 10/01/2020 at 8:10 AM said:
  
  Thank you, Ashley! It’s deceiving but there was no sand, just small pebbles in some areas to larger rocks others. 😉
  
  Reply ↓
Eliza Waters on 09/30/2020 at 8:39 PM said:

So inviting – makes me want to visit there!

Reply ↓
- bayphotosbydonna on 10/01/2020 at 8:11 AM said:
  
  Glad these invited you, Eliza, thanks!
  
  Reply ↓
H.J. for avian101 on 09/30/2020 at 9:14 PM said:

These are beautiful pictures, what a bright day. Thank you, Donna. 🙂

Reply ↓
- bayphotosbydonna on 10/01/2020 at 8:12 AM said:
  
  Thank you, HJ! I took these at different times and locations, we had some really nice days. 🙂
  
  Reply ↓
tanjabrittonwriter on 09/30/2020 at 10:29 PM said:

I love the different shades of blue and the distant views, Donna. You might as well have been at the coast of an ocean.

Reply ↓
- bayphotosbydonna on 10/01/2020 at 8:23 AM said:
  
  If there’d been palm trees and warmer temps, it would definitely fool you. Our first time seeing the beautiful water, we were both in awe, had no idea.
  
  Reply ↓
Indira on 10/01/2020 at 2:24 AM said:

Very scenic…very beautiful seascape, Donna!!

Reply ↓
- bayphotosbydonna on 10/01/2020 at 8:23 AM said:
  
  Thank you, Indira!
  
  Reply ↓
The Hinoeuma on 10/01/2020 at 3:12 AM said:

That is some beautiful water. What was the temperature?

Reply ↓
- bayphotosbydonna on 10/01/2020 at 8:27 AM said:
  
  The water was stunning! We wanted to take a ferry out over it, but didn’t due to covid (although the ferries was running). Air temps were 60-70 degrees, most the time it was windy too.
  
  Reply ↓
Sue on 10/01/2020 at 8:28 AM said:

What a beautiful spot! Lovely photos Donna.

Reply ↓
- bayphotosbydonna on 10/01/2020 at 8:30 AM said:
  
  Thank you, Sue! The lake is gorgeous! I actually can’t remember where some of the locations were that I took these, but they were in a 100 mile stretch of coastline somewhere. We did day trips in different directions for about a week. 🙂
  
  Reply ↓
Wally Jones on 10/01/2020 at 3:16 PM said:

Fabulous landscapes, Donna!
Thank you for sharing.

Reply ↓
- bayphotosbydonna on 10/02/2020 at 3:23 PM said:
  
  Thank you, Wally!
  
  Reply ↓
lisaonthebeach on 10/01/2020 at 11:37 PM said:

Those two bottom photos, such beautiful blue water!!

Reply ↓
- bayphotosbydonna on 10/02/2020 at 3:23 PM said:
  
  Thank you, Lisa, it was so gorgeous in person!
  
  Reply ↓
Jane's Heartsong on 10/02/2020 at 3:24 AM said:

Love the colour of the water.

Reply ↓
- bayphotosbydonna on 10/02/2020 at 3:24 PM said:
  
  It’s quite stunning in person!
  
  Reply ↓
Raj on 10/02/2020 at 3:47 AM said:

Awesome post. I like it.

Reply ↓
belindagroverphotography on 10/02/2020 at 5:04 PM said:

Beautiful photos, looks like the seashore.

Reply ↓
- bayphotosbydonna on 10/02/2020 at 8:45 PM said:
  
  Thank you Belinda, just add a few palm tree and voila!
  
  Reply ↓