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The Great Lakes....Michigan Side...Huron

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A general map showing all the Great Lakes, with Lake Huron darkened.
Also, the area to the right of the larger lake is the Georgian Bay; This bay has a history all it's own; by rights this is Canadian territory, but i wll cover it in another
posting.  I welcome any Canadian Rainers to add to that particular posting which I plan to create on Sunday 7 /10/ 11. 

    [credit to general photos / images]


   When I was a child, these sands seemed to be 'whiter', but then to a child's eyes sandy shores were much lighter than dirt--the waves and water upon which the waves played are as the memory-recalled.

We lived on Lake Huron on a cove around Harbor Beach for a little while. We did walk the water and moved with the waves-such as they were int he summer-; watched the ships as they moved far out to our East- N.E; they came from
the St. Clair River  and ports far from Michigan.




This is a panorama collage of one such ship traveling N. East to Lake Huron--in  this case the photo moves from Right to Left.  took these shots at a restaurant  South of Port Huron.

A second collage just due S. of Port Huron; another ship moving on the River to Lake Huron. This is a pier where a static tour ship [small] is open to the public during seasonal weather.  When this was taken in late Fall, the tours were not being held.

 

The St Clair River flows into Lake Huron;  the next photo was taken at
The Edison Inn at the Blue Water Bridge connecting Michigan, USA to 
Sarnia, Canada. This is another panorama collage.


From here to the North East we move into the Lake proper.

Lake Huron is the second largest Great Lake and the fifth largest fresh water lake on the planet. Surface measures 23,000 square miles.
It forms the Eastern outline of Michigan's "Mitten"; this includes the "Thumb". this side ofthe  Michigan mitten is called the "Sunrise Side" for the obvious reason.
Lake Huron also touches the Eastern Upper Peninsula where it
meets Lake Superior at the  area known as Sault Ste. Marie where there is another International Bridge to Canada's  own Sault Ste Marie.

At the straits of Mackinac Lake Huron mingles with the waters of Lake Michigan  
on the Western side at the "Tip of the Mit".
Here we find the Mackinac Bridge that links the Lower & Upper Peninsula.  The ferry to Mackinac Island is also found in this area.

Lake Huron's waters have been treacherous to shipping  with deadly results.
November 9, 1913 saw 10 ships wrecked & sunk while driving many others into port.
There are more than 1,000 known shipwrecks that rest on the bottom of
Lake Huron.
These sites are protected by The Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary.
It is a favorite and famous site for scuba divers, snorkelers and small boat explorers.  Visitors can tour the Great Lakes Maritime Heritage Center in Alpena. 

More information can be found at: http://www.michigan.org clicking on the Michigan Economic Development Corporation / Pure Michigan Travel /Great Lakes,Land of the Inland Seas.

Enjoy your search and trip here; perhaps planning an actual trip of your own.
  

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Barb & Sal

Comments (6)

Randy Ostrander
Lake and Lodge Realty LLC - Big Rapids, MI
Real Estate Broker, Serving Big Rapids and West Central MI

Good evening Barb and Sal. Gotta love our Michigan History and you have done a great job sharing Lake Huron.

Jul 09, 2011 02:22 PM
Ellen Caruso
Daniel Gale Sotheby's International Realty - Glen Head, NY

Barb, what a refreshing blog! Love the photos! I just got back from a ride to the beach with my husband. A beautiful night out. Love those lakes too!

Jul 09, 2011 02:45 PM
Kathy Clulow
Uxbridge, ON
Trusted For Experience - Respected For Results

Barb - your comments on the number of ship wrecks reminded me of an old song "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald"  a song written, composed, and performed by Canadian Gordon Lightfoot about a ship that sunk on Lake Superior in 80 mile an hour winds and 25 foot waves

Jul 09, 2011 03:05 PM
Barb & Sal Dragotta
Macomb, MI
Macomb County Michigan

Randy...this is a fun series of posts planned for all the Great Lakes that surround Michigan.  The pictures that i had taken did come in handy for this # 1 posting.  thanks for your comment. Hopefully, the other Lake posts will be pleasing as well.  Have a good week.

Barb 

Jul 10, 2011 01:37 PM
Barb & Sal Dragotta
Macomb, MI
Macomb County Michigan

Ellen.. what a .great experience you describe --a beach trip for just the two of you.  Grand.  Thanks for your comment.  Have a good week.

Barb

Jul 10, 2011 01:39 PM
Barb & Sal Dragotta
Macomb, MI
Macomb County Michigan

Kathy...yes. That is such a great song. Gordon Lightfoot has a beautiful voice and one can listen over & over.  The shipwrecks are numerous, but I didn't realize that there were so many. 

Hope that you can add to the Pt # 2 Huron--Georgian Bay post of today. Am counting on Canadian Rainers to have more information on that area.
Thanks for your comment. have a good week.

Barb

Jul 10, 2011 01:41 PM