Just Some Shots of the Bridge

 Just some shots of the Bridge while I was waiting.

I think the Mackinac Bridge is one of the most beautiful out there.  Besides being more solidly engineered than the Tacoma Narrows Bridge built just before her, she has a pretty graceful look about her.

I liked the way the towers looked in the water, so I took a picture.

The lights were starting to come on as I got to the other side.

One more before moving on.

It was a long day but I had fun.

The Algoma Innovator Passes Under the Mackinac Bridge

 As I was crossing the bridge to head home, I saw a ship off to the west about ready to pass under.

I had some time, so I headed to the other park to get a picture of her.

The sun was a little lower, but I liked the colors.

The ship in question was the Algoma Innovator.

She was headed to Bruce Mines but I'm not sure where she was going after that.

Obscured by Clouds

 It was still a pretty nice evening.  I wanted to get pictures of the Bridge with my drone.

Before taking off, I checked the FAA app to make sure that I was good and it said, "Cleared for Takeoff".  I didn't get too close to the bridge though.

While I was flying, I figured I could get a picture of the lighthouse too.

I kind of like this one.

I decided to get some pictures with my regular camera.

I was kind of happy to to do that because it was a nice sunset.

And then the fog started to come in.

Made for some nice pictures.

I haven't been able to get pictures like this in a while.

So I kept snapping.

As I was getting back to my car, I saw that the bridge was almost completely covered.

One more.

It Would Have Worked Too

 After Bay City, I headed up to Mackinaw City.

As I was getting out of the car, I saw this guy.  I was glad I wasn't wearing a rubber mask.

The Mackinac Bridge at Dusk

So I had to get one more set of pictures before continuing home.

 I stopped at the park to get a couple of dusk shots.  The lights were starting to turn on and I wanted those.

The sky looked pretty cool but it looked cooler as I was heading back.

The Fog Shrouded Straits of Mackinac

So I left the Soo after catching the Hollyhock.  I decided that I would have dinner at a hot dog place in Mackinac City.  It is pretty good.

 As I was passing over the Bridge, I looked out and saw that the fog was obscuring the other shoreline.  I thought it looked cool, so I decided to head over to the park to get pictures after dinner.

 The sun was starting to set, so the Bridge had some pinks to it.

 I kind of liked how the fog was obscuring the far shoreline.

I decided to get one more picture.

Another Stop at the Bridge

Before completing the trek home, I had to make one more stop at the Bridge.

 The lighting was just about perfect for me.

 The clouds were pretty cool.

 I tried to get the trees in the foreground to get some of the color.

 Another angle of the bridge.

 The shot where you can get an idea of the full five miles of it.

 As I was waiting for a ship to appear, I saw this seagull down on the beach.

 As you can see, it was a little on the windy side.

Okay, more than a little.

The Great Republic Passing Under the Mackinac Bridge

After getting lunch at a place called Scalawags, I decided that I wanted to get a few pictures of the Bridge.  Little did I know that my boatwatching would start early.

 As I arrived at the park, I saw that the Great Republic was passing under the Bridge.  The lighting was just about perfect for me and the clouds were even better.

 I think she was on her way to Port Dolemite to pick up a load of stone.  She would end up appearing later in the week for me.

 She finishes passing under the Bridge.

 I loved the clouds.

From this point, it was only a couple hours to her dock.

A Stop at The Bridge

When you say "The Bridge" in Michigan, pretty much everyone knows what you mean by that.  The Bridge of course refers to the Mackinac Bridge.

 So I was hoping to get some pictures of the Northern Lights with the Bridge in the foreground.  Like I said in the last post, it was a nice enough day and the sun was shining pretty well.  I kind of liked the way the light was hitting the bridge.

 I decided to use another lens.

 I also brought my lens ball with me.  I'm not sure how I like this shot though.

 I loved all the colors.

 The dusk looked pretty cool.

 It wasn't long before the lights came on.

 I think there were high winds yesterday, so there were cars being escorted.

 I think this is my favorite picture of the bunch.

I was starting to get late and I didn't really feel like driving back through all hours of the night.  So I took one more picture of the Bridge before heading home.  We ended up taking US-23 back in the hopes of seeing the Northern Lights over the water somewhere.  That was not to be.  Oh well, may have to try this again when there is a better forecast and we can actually stay up there.

The other surprising thing was how many people were up in Mackinaw City.  It looked like many of the hotels were full (at least the ones that were open).  Because of the snow up there, many of the parking lots were full of people waiting to get a glimpse of the Northern Lights.

A Stop at the Mackinaw

The lighting was just about perfect yesterday.  There were clear skies and the temperature was in the 40s.  We arrived in Mackinaw City at about 6:00.  After having dinner, I decided to get some pictures of the Mackinaw Icebreaker.

 I have posted pictures of this ship before, so I'm not going to go into the details of her.  But she certainly looks better than the last time I saw her.

 the light was hitting her just about perfectly.

About the only thing cooler would have been getting the Northern Lights behind her.