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