Tag: Great Lakes

  • Short Rock

    Short Rock

    This vintage photograph was taken on Lake Superior in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, in the city of Marquette. Referred to as Short Rock, it’s one of several islands easily accessible from the shoreline. You can visit the following shops to discover prints, gifts & more… Redbubble Society 6 Pixels

  • Vintage Beach Scene

    Vintage Beach Scene

    This old photograph features a beach and lighthouse on Lake Superior in the Upper Peninsula – Marquette, Michigan – which was formerly referred to as “Michigan Beach”. It’s a beautiful area, though somewhat cold (note the absence of people actually in the water). You can see prints and more in my galleries at Pixels and […]

  • Little Presque Isle

    Little Presque Isle

    This vintage photograph was taken from the top of Sugarloaf Mountain in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, near Marquette, and features a Lake Superior coastline with Little Presque Isle in the distance. Prints and more available. Thanks for visiting!

  • Poem

    Sands of Time Around the lake on winds of changeThe sands of time did rearrangeTo shift terrain along the shoreResculpting landscapes to explore © 2022 Phil Perkins One of the early lessons I learned as a child growing up in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, in the city of Marquette on Lake Superior, was the enormous power […]

  • Vintage Lake Michigan

    Vintage Lake Michigan

    Enjoy this old photograph featuring waves and clouds rolling along a sandy beach of western Michigan, at Lake Michigan in Holland. This picture would make a wonderful accent piece in your home or office, and can be purchased through my galleries at Pixels and ArtPal. So, check it out, and thanks for stopping by!

  • Poem: Sands of Michigan

    Poem: Sands of Michigan

    Growing up along the shores of Lake Superior in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, in the city of Marquette, I have many fond recollections of summers at the beach, swimming in the water and exploring small islands… Jumping over dunesOn the hot sand under sunCool, deep blue watersBeckoning young summer fun Life in MichiganWith the […]

  • Lake Michigan Pier

    Lake Michigan Pier

    As a practitioner of repurposing, I’d estimate that this image has endured a minimum of four modification iterations. This digital rendition features a vintage photograph of a pier – really, a break wall – on Lake Michigan. To be specific, at the Holland State Park (Holland, Michigan). You can visit the following shops to find […]

  • Lake Superior

    Lake Superior

    This vintage photograph of Lake Superior features a rocky shoreline at Little Presque Isle – located near the city of Marquette, in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. You can discover a variety of gift and apparel items with this image, in the following shops: Redbubble Society 6 Pixels

  • Big Air

    Big Air

    Enjoy this vintage photograph featuring an extreme sport jet-skier catching big air on the waves of Lake Michigan. You can find a variety of cool products available as gifts and apparel in my shops, here: Pixels Redbubble ArtFlakes

  • Great Lakes Lighthouse

    Big Red Located on Lake Michigan, this vintage photograph features an historic lighthouse in Holland, Michigan, located along the southern channel to Lake Macatawa – known as “Big Red”. A variety of prints, gifts and apparel products are available in the following shops: Pixels Redbubble Society 6 Cafepress Stop by to discover many great gift […]

  • Vintage Lake Superior

    Rocky Shoreline Situated in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula between the cities of Marquette and Big Bay, this vintage photograph highlights the rugged shoreline along Lake Superior, the largest of the Great Lakes. If you’d be interested in a print for a wall in your home or office – or, as a great gift giving idea – […]

  • Vintage Lighthouse

    This vintage photograph features an old Coast Guard Station lighthouse, located on Lake Superior in Michigan’s upper peninsula at Marquette. Enjoy this scenery all year long with a print or other product from these galleries: Pixels, Redbubble and Society 6. Thanks for shopping!

  • Gitche Gumee

    The Big Lake The legend lives on…this is Lake Superior, referred to by the Chippewa Indians as “Gitche Gumee” – the Big Lake. I took this photograph in the upper peninsula of Michigan, near Little Presque Isle outside of Marquette. If that’s too far to drive, you can always visit my galleries at Pixels and […]

  • Vintage Lighthouse

  • A Day At The Beach

  • Little Presque Isle

    Island of Gitche Gumee Imagine…the shores of Lake Superior, at Little Presque Isle, north of Marquette, in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula…on a wall in your home, office, business lobby or cafeteria setting. Get the picture?

  • Shores of Lake Superior

    Little Presque Isle It’s often said that a person can never go home again; that is, everything changes with time. Memories fade, often becoming embellished and romanticized, and the environment from which recollections stem are also altered. Yet, with a refined sense of appreciation – and, at just the right moment – magic can happen. […]

  • Vintage Mackinac Bridge

    Vintage Mackinac Bridge

    Enjoy this stylized vintage photograph of the Mackinac Bridge, connecting Michigan’s Lower & Upper Peninsulas, and defining the boundary between Lake Michigan & Lake Huron. See more in my shops at Pixels and/or Zazzle. Thanks!

  • Great Lakes Freighter

    Great Lakes Freighter

    Stylized vintage photograph from Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, featuring a Great Lakes freighter in Lake Superior being loaded at the iron ore dock located on Presque Isle. See more.

  • Lake Superior Islands

    Lake Superior Islands

    Enjoy this photograph of islands in Lake Superior, as seen from an upper peninsula beach in Marquette, MI. See prints available.