My friend Mel and I recently met in Grand Haven, Mich., to enjoy coffee. I brought my camera, so we strolled from Washington St. all the way to the end of the pier. Selected (clickable) images from that excursion follow.
A perpetual flame across from the Coast Guard station.
Bouy marking the other side of the channel.
A catamaran sits, unattended, on the beach on the north side of the channel.
It was in the upper 50s and breezy, so the beaches were quiet.
Some kids were flying a kite on the beach.
This ship supports marine research conducted by Grand Valley State University.
Mel says this sculpture used to be elsewhere.
A bird’s nest fit for a flock of queens.
Going on duty.
A close-up of the top of the lighthouse, retouched for effect.
A tern. Much less common than a gull.
This vessel went deep into Lake Michigan on aux power.
The top of the little marker at the end of the pier.
A sight of the end of the pier, from the channel boardwalk.
Many die diving into the channel or the lake from the end of the pier.
The front side features a heavy concrete structure that looks like a ship’s bow, to break waves headed toward the lighthouse.
All photos were shot with my Nikon D3100 with a Nikkor 55-300 lens, in auto mode.
