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.
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Looks like you had some nice weather. Are those trees growing in the water or is the lake tidal?
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.
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. 😊
I didn’t know and just looked up, Lake Michigan is 307 miles long. A tad bit bigger! 😉
Do you have photos of the fossils that you found?
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. 🙂
Many years ago, a friend showed me Petoskey Stones around his parents house. They were small but not too hard to find.
I might have a small one myself. 🙂
Very interesting to such blue pictures of the lake. Somehow i didn’t expect one of the Great Lakes to look so tropical.
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. 🙂
Gorgeous shots! I love the colour of the water. Lovely greenish blue, turquoise even.
Thanks, we were quite surprised with the water’s blues/greens. All was needed were some palm trees!
Love the aqua blue water on the white sand Donna, truly beautiful 🙂
Thank you, Ashley! It’s deceiving but there was no sand, just small pebbles in some areas to larger rocks others. 😉
So inviting – makes me want to visit there!
Glad these invited you, Eliza, thanks!
These are beautiful pictures, what a bright day. Thank you, Donna. 🙂
Thank you, HJ! I took these at different times and locations, we had some really nice days. 🙂
I love the different shades of blue and the distant views, Donna. You might as well have been at the coast of an ocean.
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.
Very scenic…very beautiful seascape, Donna!!
Thank you, Indira!
That is some beautiful water. What was the temperature?
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.
What a beautiful spot! Lovely photos Donna.
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. 🙂
Fabulous landscapes, Donna!
Thank you for sharing.
Thank you, Wally!
Those two bottom photos, such beautiful blue water!!
Thank you, Lisa, it was so gorgeous in person!
Love the colour of the water.
It’s quite stunning in person!
Awesome post. I like it.
Beautiful photos, looks like the seashore.
Thank you Belinda, just add a few palm tree and voila!