Lake Michigan Sunset
by Bill Gallagher
Title
Lake Michigan Sunset
Artist
Bill Gallagher
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
Description
Growing up in Michigan means groing up near rivers, lakes and streams. I spent my teen years first on the shores of Lake Huron and then later after high school on the shores of lake MIchigan.
Summer time on the lakes means long days and short nights with some of the best sunsets that can be imagined.
I recently went back to visit old friends and had a chance to go sailing. We started the day out on Lake Charlevoix slowly drifting around the lake as the winds were low most of the day. We cooked up some dinner and made our way out onto Lake Michigan The winds were calm but blowing enough to put the sail up and cruise around and catch the sunset. This is one of the images I was able to capture.
Even though the summers are short, the days are long when yo live on the eastern shore of Lake Michigan. Considering a large portion of the lake is above the 45th parallel and the shore line is the western edge of the eastern time zone the sunrise comes up around 5 and doesn't set until aroung 10 pm. This makes for long days where a young teen can burn off plenty of energy.
Lake Michigan is one of 5 of the Great Lakes and is the only Great lake that is completly within the boundries of the United States.Lake Michigan is the second largest great lake in regards to vloume and the third largest in regards to surface area. The area around the Lake Michigan is often refered to as the third coast. The beaches along the lakes have very soft off white sand sometimes known as singing sand for the sound ones foot prints make as the walk across undisturbed beaches.
Featured in the following groups:
Monthly Themed
USA Photographers Only
The Road To Self Promotion
Photography Beauty Of The USA
The World We See
Images That Excite You
Your Very Best Photography
Camera Art
Go Take A Hike Photography
Five Star Artist
Unlimited Art You'll Love
From Rise To Set
Gentlemen Club Art Group
Uploaded
July 27th, 2012
Statistics
Viewed 9,620 Times - Last Visitor from Fairfield, CT on 04/23/2024 at 9:31 AM
Embed
Share
Sales Sheet
