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Almost at the East end of Mott and looking towards Saginaw Point.

From opening week, many years ago, tiny flowers on the Mott loop.

Mott in the morning.

The Ranger III coming into Mott on its first trip of the 2010 season. Bruce and Ray are getting the bow ready and Bill is on the wing. 

Island opening view from the water tower. The little white dot over the Caribou islands is the Rock Harbor Light lighthouse. 

Mergansers.

Blueberries. There is just something about wild blueberries that just makes them better. 

Little on on the east end of Mott.

Trail watcher.

Several years ago, about the middle of April and it is about 25 miles to the island. This year, the March 17th. MODIS pictures show lots of blue water and not much ice on the lake. The island still has plenty of white showing though.

Mott sunrise.

On the string.

I believe this is a Painted Skimmer dragonfly.

Low spot on the Mott loop.

Butterfly.

Thimbleberries!

Spring time and the skunk cabbage is getting ready for summer. Although here in Kingsford, winter sent us a little reminder last night. A little bit of snow. Not enough for the plows to come out, not enough for the snowblower but enough for some light shoveling. Or I could wait until this afternoon when it should melt. 

If you are portaging from Chippewa harbor to Lake Richie, or coming from the other way. Here is the start or end of carrying of your canoe.

Since it was a spring weather weekend here in Kingsford, some summer flowers from the island.

The Windigo visitor center.

On Washington harbor's ice, a selfie of me in the reflection on a Forest Service Beaver's spinner.

Another from long ago, We are about over Washington Harbor and Lake Desor is up there in the distance.

Rock of Ages light in the ice. This was from a flight to the island for winter study many years ago. Rolf and Donny flew the Flagship (super cub) out first to make sure the ice in Washington harbor would handle the fully loaded Forest Service's D.H. Beaver. Lately W.S. has been using helicopters instead of the Beavers. 

Fall flowers from the island.

A merganser leaving Mott.