Thanks Ann!
> On Oct 26, 2021, at 7:41 AM, ann sanfedele <[email protected]> wrote: > > Stan.. > I love both these galleries.. so much fine photography and a bonus for me is > familiar territory.. as I mentioned to you on FB.. > > I'm from Chicago, Alan, grew up on Lake MIchigan and as a child visited the > area Stan showed us in both galleries.. IF you look at a map of the USA > showing the Great Lakes you will note that Lake MIchigan and Lake Huron are > pinched together .. The bridge crosses the strait between the area called the > Upper penisula and the rest of the state of MIchigan... It is near the Island > but doesn't touch it. > > When I first visited Maciknac Island the bridge was not yet built across the > straits - went there as a child with my parents. And when I photographed the > Grand Hotel (from essentially the same angle as Stan's photo) in 1989 > Richard and I were on the way home from Alaska - we did not go on the bridge.. > we went into Canada and continued east above the Great Lakes.. the northern > shores of which help form the border between the US and Canada. > > as to a good place to retire... don't think many would want to.. the winters > are bitter and the summers are now overrun with tourists not to mention > the inaccesibility factor, which keeps it from being entirely spoiled.. I > doubt the year long residents are wealthy.. > > ann > > On 10/26/2021 1:50 AM, Alan C wrote: >> Stan, I found both your GESO's very interesting. A bit of everything, even >> horse-drawn transport. The island looks a nice place to retire for those who >> can afford it! That image of the long bridge with a suspension section at >> the far end puzzles me somewhat. Why would it be on an island or perhaps it >> is a distant shot off-island? >> >> On 25-Oct-21 11:02 PM, Stanley Halpin wrote: >>> A set of 40 images from our recent trip to Mackinac. >>> >>> For context for those who are not familiar with the island, it is largely a >>> tourist destination, reachable only by ferry or air (or on foot/snow >>> machine when the lake freezes over), there are only about 1,000 permanent >>> residents, and there are virtually no motorized vehicles on the island. >>> >>> This gallery is not intended as a travelogue but rather is is simply a >>> collection of some favorite images from our visit. The Grand Hotel, a few >>> of the “cottages”, the fortress, downtown traffic, and flowers. And flowers. >>> >>> Spoiler alert! One of these images may be seen in the upcoming November PUG… >>> >>> https://adobe.ly/3vI6wQz >>> >>> Stan >>> -- -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
