Bridgefest, seafood and music at the waterfront, fireworks, floats and marching bands.

Old Glory keeps vigil over Ottawa Visitor Center at Watersmeet.

A while back somebody asked for a good closeup of a pileated woodpecker.

The Escanaba River is where Donn de Yampert found the end of the road...

The northern climate produces an abundant variety of interesting vegetation.  Peggy Riemer spotted some morels at the base of an ancient dying apple tree.

There are some enterprising guys down in Wisconsin who pick these and ship them all over the country.

see: www.morelmaster.com

This weekend was some kind of record for graduation open houses across Upper Michigan.

Shoebox memories of a difficult time in our country.  Though the U.P. was far from battle lines, life everywhere was affected.