Tower Lake

Tower Lake is located in the center of Grattan Township in eastern Kent County. This private, modest Michigan lake of only seventeen acres,  has reported depths of 50 feet and is surrounded by nature. Most of the land parcels surrounding Tower Lake are larger than most lake front properties in the area. In fact,  this spring [...]

Bradford Dickinson White Nature Preserve

Now is the time of year when the wild leeks are greening the forest floor at Bradford Dickinson White Nature Preserve. Of course, you can find this twin-leaved, odoriferous member of the onion family carpeting sections of rich woodland pretty much anywhere in Michigan. But it’s a double pleasure to see the leeks announcing spring’s [...]

Shapes of Nature

This amazing, black-winged butterfly is nothing you’re ever likely to spot flitting among the milkweeds in a Michigan field. You can find it, however, at the Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park in Grand Rapids, where the annual butterfly exhibit is underway in the tropical conservatory through April 30. The fellow here is just one [...]

St Patrick’s Parish

In preparation for tomorrow’s St. Patrick’s Day, I thought I would post a view of St. Patrick’s Church in Parnell Township, Kent County.
Scattered throughout the Michigan countryside there are many older country churches, but not many with the beauty and character of St. Patrick’s.  Founded in 1844, the church is located on the corner of [...]

Fallasburg Powerhouse

There is a building that has always intrigued me, and that is the Fallasburg Powerhouse on the Flat River, near Lowell Michigan. It is a small, well kept building, something I would envision nestled into some European hillside. I have tried finding out the history of this building, but have had no success. There is [...]

Murray Lake

Murray Lake is located in Grattan Township.  This all sports Michigan lake of 320 acres with reported depths of up to 50 feet, is the third largest lake in Kent county.
The lake is shaped like a horseshoe.  The peninsula, or the inside of the horseshoe,  was originally an island. In the 1950’s Mr. Murray filled [...]

Michigan on Ice

I wanted to get out and see it while it was still there to see. This time of year, once can’t count on its sticking around; it could linger for several more weeks or be gone within a day or two. I’m talking about ice.
Granted, ice is not normally the most compelling subject. I mean, [...]

Bostwick Lake

Bostwick Lake is located in Kent County’s Cannon Township.  You will notice the lake on the north side of M44 (Belding Road). This popular Michigan lake of 221 acres has reported depths of up to 24 feet.
Bostwick Lake was the site of our family cottage when I was a kid. I have many happy memories [...]

Grand River

With the warmer weather and the storm that rolled through this past weekend, I took the camera into town to try to capture the mood of the river with all the ice chunks covering the the surface as they came down river.

About eight hours later I thought I would go back and practice some night [...]

Campbell Lake

Campbell Lake is located in Bowne Township in Kent County. This is a small Michigan lake of only forty six acres. It is located 1 1/2 miles east of Whitneyville Road on 84th Street.
The DNR maintains a public access site on 84th Street, the east side of the lake, with plenty of parking and a vault [...]

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