I haven’t had a chance to capture any fall color photos this year. I’ve just been busy with other activities. So here is a photo I took last year in northern Michigan.
Betsie
Today I have a drone photo for you from the Point Betsie Lighthouse on the Lake Michigan coast in northern Michigan. This spot, among many in Michigan, is beautiful. It sits near the village of Frankfort and Crystal Lake.
Gibson's Sunset
Ready for a great lake sunset photo? I took this one last fall while staying at Gibson’s lake cottage in northern Michigan. Huge thanks to them for letting us use the cottage….
Brys Estate Vineyard and Winery
MJ and I visited this nice winery last October. That was probably the trip where we bot got COVID. Fortunately, we ended up okay, but I know 600k+ individuals across the United States (any many more across the world) didn’t make it. My heart goes out to all those families.
Back to the winery…they have a beautiful setting, nice facility and great wine. I captured these rows of grapes as we were driving away.
Point Betsie Lighthouse
I finally got around to editing this footage last weekend. I captured this last October in Northern Michigan along the Lake Michigan shore.
Michigan Autumn
I took this photo last fall during our Michigan wine trail trip. We experienced great fall colors while we were there. This cool little road is actually the exit off one of the vineyards. So many great wineries in the Traverse City area.
Cross Village Beach
I love this photo. I love the sky, Lake Michigan water, the beach with the fallen trees, and just the mood of the photo. MJ and I explored this beach following lunch at the Old World Café (by the way, it’s a great restaurant) in Cross Village Michigan. This was our second visit to Cross Village this year. On our first visit, we didn’t drive down to the beach. I’m so glad we did on this 2nd visit.
Burt Lake Sunset
Nice little time-lapse sunset video from Burt Lake Michigan…. I captured this in 2020, during a time when we all need a little sunshine.
Lighthouse Point Betsie
Here is another photo from Point Betsie Lighthouse near Frankfort Michigan. This is a great spot for a quick visit.
Chateau Chantel By Air
Here is a photo from a long, long time ago (last October….COVID time is like dog time). I took this while traveling in Old Mission Peninsula near Traverse City Michigan. There are a ton of vineyards, distilleries and places that make hard cider in this area. Not to mention, it is just beautiful…rolling hills, numerous peninsulas, Lake Michigan as the backdrop, fall color and much more. It was great getting back up there, since it’s probably been over 10 years since our last visit. Much too long.
I took this photo looking down on the Chateau Chantel vineyard/winery. They have an amazing spot, and it is worth a stop. Plus, the wine is great as well.
Wine With A View
I captured this photo on our last trip to Michigan (October 2020). We visited a small handful of vineyards (all outdoor activities only at tables/chair sitting far apart) including this location. This specific winery had this unique view out the back of the building. The vineyard is called Hawthorne Vineyards, which sits on Old Mission Peninsula near Traverse City.
Loon Song Covered Bridge
Long before our recent trip to Michigan, I had found a photo of this covered bridge by northern Michigan photographer @snaphappymichigan (Heather Higham). Per my normal process, I saved the photo and cataloged it as a potential future destination…. I do this all the time when I find a unique photography spots around the world. I usually find these while scrolling through social media sites or sometimes by conducting a specific Google search. The result is a database of thousands of sample photos from hundreds of locations world-wide. That means that when I’m heading to a specific location, I can go to my database and have locations ready queued up to go explore. Often, I want to capture a photo similar to the sample photo I found from another photographer, but most often it just gives me an idea of the location allowing me to explore it looking for my own angle and perspective at a site I might otherwise never know about.
About a week before we left for this trip, my friend Karalee Kowatz shared the same photo by Heather Higham that I had saved over a year ago. Karalee has a habit of finding and sharing the best photographs from around the world on FB. So below you can see Heather’s photo and my version which I took this week.
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Heather’s photo
Chateau Chantal
This is one of my favorite wineries!! If you’re ever in the Traverse City Michigan area, head up Old Mission Peninsula, do yourself a favor and stop in for a sip. By the way, the views overlooking West and East arm of Grand Traverse Bay are amazing from their location as well.
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Burt Lake Sunset
Short post tonight….. I didn’t sleep well last night and put in a great workout at the gym tonight after work. It’s safe to say, I’m tired!! So, here is a sunset photo I took from Burt Lake Michigan during our trip last July.
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Grand Hotel
This extraordinary and historical hotel is located in a very special place for me. This is the Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island…. I took this photo last month on our trip to Michigan. This island is another great spot to visit, if you haven’t already.
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Above Burt Lake
Great view of the cottage we borrowed last month on Burt Lake in northern Michigan. Can you spot the cottage we used? By the way, I love the storm in the distance.
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Gibson's Tree
During our trip to Burt Lake in northern Michigan, I took this photo of Gibson’s tree sitting right next to the lake…. There isn’t much more to say about it.
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