A flower near Muskegon’s Lakeshore Bike trail on the morning of June 13, 2008.
Author: Nick Kroes
The gulls and ducks seem to be watching the June 11, 2008 sunrise over the City of Muskegon.
The tower light near the Muskegon River bridge illuminates the northern railroad yards on February 1, 2008.
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White Lake dawn, June 7, 2008
The view at dawn looking across White Lake into Montague on June 7, 2008.
A spider inspects an old isolation spindle near a horse farm on Lakewood Road in Fruitland Township.
Looking east along the shore of White Lake on the morning of June 7, 2008.
Lakeshore Avenue heading towards Coles Bakery – just next to the fence above Lakeshore Yacht Harbor on June 4, 2008.
The June 2, 2008 sun rises over Muskegon Lake seemingly near to the B.C. Cobb power plant.
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Ducks on the pond, May 30, 2008
Ducks on a pond far too far from Muskegon on May 30, 2008.
The side stairway at Su Tienda Mexicana in Muskegon early on the morning of May 29. 2008.
From the breakwater behind the old SPX building in downtown Muskegon, May 28, 2008
This was taken early on the morning of May 27, 2008. It is a light that illuminates a small channel just off of the bike trail behind Michigan Steel.
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White Lake, May 25, 2008
The sunrise on May 25, 2008 as seen from the White Lake Yacht Club.
Looking past the White Lake Yacht Club docks at the May 25, 2008 sunrise over White Lake.
The WLYC is housed in a beautiful building just inside of and south of the White Lake channel. My understanding is that it has been there for over 100 years. For a little more background, here is the text from the club’s state historic marker:
By 1897 most of White Lake’s bustleing sawmills had given way to small hotels. Promoters advertised the area’s cool temperatures as a relief from the summer heat of cities and drew thousands of people to the area, many from Chicago.
During the winter of 1902 – 1903 the White Lake Yacht Club formed. The club hired Chicago architect Robert Rae, Jr. to design the clubhouse which opened in 1906 with a large ballroom and bays for boats.
By 1922 summer tourists were traveling more by car than boat, and golf surpassed sailing in popularity. The White Lake Yacht Club fell into disrepair.
In 1925 Henry Sturtevant saved the building, mostly with his own funds, and Clarence Pitkin brought national power boat races to White Lake. Interest revived and the club reopened, offering a sailing school, boat races, swimming lessens, and social events to members and their families.
The increased water levels have really changed the look of this Lake Michigan beach. The newly eroded sand casts a long shadow in the morning light.
A wonderful old building on Delano just east of Park on May 23, 2008.
Is the mysterious “828” just the street address or an inscription to memorialize the last year in which this place was cleaned up?
A tugboat just across the channel from the Muskegon Fisherman’s Landing boat lauch on May 20, 2008.
An admonition from the young tenders of the neighborhood garden at Isabella and Terrace in Muskegon on May 20, 2008.
May 13, 2008 sunrise over Muskegon as seen from the Muskegon’s Lakeshore bike trail.
The McGraft Memorial at Muskegon’s Evergreen Cemetery on May 8, 2008