My friend Mel and I recently met in Grand Haven, Mich., to enjoy coffee. I brought my camera, so we strolled from Washington St. all the way to the end of the pier. Selected (clickable) images from that excursion follow.
It was in the upper 50s and breezy, so the beaches were quiet.
A sight of the end of the pier, from the channel boardwalk.
The front side features a heavy concrete structure that looks like a ship’s bow, to break waves headed toward the lighthouse.
Some kids were flying a kite on the beach.
A tern. Much less common than a gull.
Many die diving into the channel or the lake from the end of the pier.
A perpetual flame across from the Coast Guard station.
A bird’s nest fit for a flock of queens.
A close-up of the top of the lighthouse, retouched for effect.
This vessel went deep into Lake Michigan on aux power.
Going on duty.
Mel says this sculpture used to be elsewhere.
The top of the little marker at the end of the pier.
This ship supports marine research conducted by Grand Valley State University.
Bouy marking the other side of the channel.
A catamaran sits, unattended, on the beach on the north side of the channel.
All photos were shot with my Nikon D3100 with a Nikkor 55-300 lens, in auto mode.
