Two flowers

Two flowers entwined, neither of whose name I'm certain about. The pink one is some species of inedible wild pea (perhaps a beach pea), while the second is a common weed in the Keweenaw area.

Sunrise Tree

This tree spends its life looking out over Mirror Lake at the Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. It's a tough life...

Paavola Window

Looking through the ruined windows at an abandoned farmhouse, at the Paavola Wetlands north of Hancock, MI.

Fisher

Another new photo from the reception tables at my wedding. This one ended up not being used (we took more photos than necessary). This is my home building at Michigan Tech -- Fisher hall. Not the most beautiful photo ever, but interestingly abstract.

Eagle Harbor Lighthouse

So, I got married recently! At the reception, we gave each table a name of a local landmark -- as well as putting some small photo cards on the table as take-home gifts for the guests. Some of these photos are old ones which I've previously posted (such as my old favorite, Fall Tram at Quincy).

But some are new photos which I took specifically for the tables. I'm going to be posting several of those, starting with this one -- Table #1, the Eagle Harbor Lighthouse, now open for historical tours.

Alien Boiler

The Carp Lake mine's boiler tubes... or an ancient iron face?

OK, it's the Carp Lake mine's boiler. This is one of the least accessible ruins in the Copper Country, but also one of the most spectacular to find. It's hidden near Lake of the Clouds, far over the Escarpment Trail, down a long and rocky hill with no trail to be found. But at the bottom is the only in-place Cornish stamp mill in the Copper Country -- possibly in the entire United States!

Brockway View

A view towards the top of Brockway Mountain, on a hazy summer day. This was one of the photos which we used as "table cards" at our wedding reception.