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Straight up, gliding along.

Green on the Mott loop.

Early June at the Menagerie Island lighthouse. That little island waits for quite awhile for summer to arrive.

Merry Christmas to all. A little May 30th. ice and snow on the South side of the island near Epidot mine.

Splash pool on the Mott loop.

Lake John, you really want to go there if you go there.

Another middle of May pic..Some years, spring takes awhile to get to the island. Small icicle hanging on the towers water collection gutter.

Middle of May moose behind my place. Many times the moose will rub their hair off trying to get rid of the moose ticks that are attached. A engorged moose tick can easily be about the size of the tip of your index finger. Hair on this one still has not come back, but the legs look like it is starting to grow. 

Springtime on the greenstone ridge where a turkey vulture is cruising.

Springtime on the Mott loop and the maples were flowering.

 Middle of May snow from the boat shop dock.

Mott loop raptor.

A little more of the calm water. And here in Kingsford we are having a warm spell, up to 21 right now and a high of 28 for today, no snow in the forecast for the next ten days either. 

Some mornings, when you are looking at the water from the Mott main dock, you just know it is going to be a good day for a boat ride.

A Mott rainbow overhead. I had to look what they are actually called and it is a Circumzenithal arc

Lichen on the Mott loop.

Opening crew 2009, Joe and lyle have taken their boat back to Houghton, so we are the only ones left on the island, Thor L., Dave P., Keith B. Ken I. and me.

Opening crew walking to Mott. With Dave P., Ken I., Thor L, and Lyle G..

Back to 2009's WS. Snow covered solar panels, one is for measuring the fuel level in the bulk tanks and the other powers tagged trout monitoring in Washington creek. 

Coming through Middle island passage on the opening boat.

Way out there is the island. About the middle of April some years ago. From  Gratiot lake radar station.