Vintage photograph of waves along the shoreline of Lake Superior, as seen in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, north of Marquette, at Little Presque Isle. The rocks at center and left are islands easily accessed from shore through shallow water. Prints are available when you visit my gallery – thanks very much!
Tag: Lake Superior
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Vintage Coastal Waves
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Footprints in the Sand
This vintage photograph features the sandy shores and waves of Lake Superior, including Little Presque Isle, as seen north of Marquette in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. Visiting this spot, you’ll likely have the beach to yourself, and, if surface temperatures are suitable in summer, the island can be explored by wading waist-deep through water.
You can see more (gifts, prints, etc.) in these shops: Pixels, Redbubble & ArtPal.
Thanks very much!
Bend in the Water, by Gordon Lightfoot (1975) – see lyrics here.
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View From Sugarloaf
This elevated view of Lake Superior was photographed many years ago from the top of Sugarloaf Mountain, located in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, north of Marquette. In the distance is Little Presque Isle, which, if the water isn’t too cold, can easily be visited by wading from shore. You can find many great gift and apparel products by visiting the following galleries…
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Gems of Nature
Shallow water laps up onto shore, then recedes back into the lake. Eventually, small common stones become smooth. Seen here in a few inches of water along the coast of Lake Superior, this photograph might be the perfect accent piece you’ve been looking for. To see prints and other items available featuring my photography, you can visit these shops…
Haiku
Water with wrinkles
Natural beauty reflects
Gems tumbled in time© 2022 Phil Perkins
And It Stoned Me, by Van Morrison (1970) – see lyrics here.
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Waves on the Big Lake
This vintage photograph featuring Lake Superior was taken along the rugged shores of Presque Isle in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, in the city of Marquette. Today, you can find a variety of prints available in my gallery to adorn an empty wall in your domicile or workplace.
Thanks for visiting!
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Lake Superior
This vintage photograph of Lake Superior was taken in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, outside of Marquette at Little Presque Isle. Prints available.
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Waves on Lake Superior
This vintage coastal beach photograph was taken in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, north of Marquette, near Little Presque Isle. You can find great prints and more available in my galleries at Pixels and Redbubble – thanks for stopping by!
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Little Presque Isle
This photograph was taken on the beach of Lake Superior at Little Presque Isle, located near the city of Marquette in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. Prints and more available in my Redbubble shop.
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Water Shots
Picture One. Taken many years ago in the downtown harbor of Marquette, Michigan. Picture Two. Taken a few years back in downtown Knoxville, Tennessee.
Song for Today
Ripple – by Grateful Dead (1970) / see lyrics here
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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…
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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 ArtPal.
Thanks for visiting!
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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!
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Poem
Sands of Time
Around the lake on winds of change
The sands of time did rearrange
To shift terrain along the shore
Resculpting 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 of Mother Nature. Though some geographical locations remain relatively unchanged over time, the shorelines of my youth were renewed with each major storm — altering beaches and sandbars, as well as gigantic boulders washing up on to the harbor breakwall.
This vintage photograph highlights the shores of Gitche Gumee to the northwest of Marquette, near Little Presque Isle. If interested, it’s available on a variety of prints and other items in my galleries at Pixels, Redbubble and ArtPal.
Enjoy the great outdoors!
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Music and Design
Songs that I’m listening to this morning while working with photography and/or creating designs…
- Take Five – by The Dave Brubeck Quartet / 1959
- Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald – by Gordon Lightfoot / 1976
- He Went to Paris – by Jimmy Buffett / 1973
This stylized photograph was taken of the harbor in Marquette, Michigan.
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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 dunes
On the hot sand under sun
Cool, deep blue waters
Beckoning young summer funLife in Michigan
With the sound of surf nearby
Castles built of sand
Growing taller, toward the skyYet, time drifts on
In tidal flow
Shifting sand from yesteryearStill, looking back
A golden age
Sunny mornings on the pier© 2022 Phil Perkins
Music: Michigan Man – by Mike Ridley (1996)
This music is from a friend I met long afterwards, who performed at Four Green Fields Irish Pub, in Royal Oak, Michigan. As I later learned, Mike Ridley attended N.M.U. in Marquette – during the same time I lived there as a kid…small world!
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