Light at the Bight Breaks Through

 

October 9, 2020: Good Morning, Northport!

 

Northport Creek, Overflowing, in the Rain

The overflowing creek is flowing into Grand Traverse Bay, an arm of Lake Michigan with already-high water levels this year. 

Northport Harbor and Marina

Here are several views, from different perspectives, of our beautiful harbor and marina in Northport, Michigan.

Sailboat in the Fog

Good Morning For an Errand

Some mornings it's worth it to have an 8:30 a.m. appointment in another township, if only for the sunrise over Grand Traverse Bay.

Good Morning Across the Bay

Both Sides Now

Manitou Islands, Lake Michigan

Grand Traverse Bay from Northport

Do You Know Where You Are Now?

This is how Peterson Park looks now that all the old dead ash trees have been removed. Kind of stark, I know. Very different. Still, not absolutely hideous, as I'd feared, and new trees will be planted. For now the remaining cedar clumps add architectural interest, and the white birches along the edge are still beautiful. And the view -- of course, the view out over Lake Michigan is as stunning as ever.

My favorite songbird, the brown thrasher, was singing and flitting among the trees. Then I looked up.

The young eagle was an exciting surprise. 

Visitors who don't explore north of the M-22 loop miss a lot. Here's some more of what I saw this morning out past the village of Northport, and these are just ordinary, humdrum sights.

Along Peterson Park Road

High water by the bight

Morning bather

Of course, you have to get off M-22 even to discover Northport, and who would want to miss our little village, so charming and peaceful and welcoming?

Creek flowing to Grand Traverse Bay

Come in on M-201 and stroll around Northport. It's the perfect time of year to get to know us.

Morning Glow Over Grand Traverse Bay

A minute or two earlier the sun was blinding, but light effects change quickly on a winter morning in Michigan. Still, that sky behind the docks looks bright.

Weekend Ice

Visiting with new friends out at Cherry Home subdivision on Saturday evening, we were astonished to see how much ice was still there on Grand Traverse Bay, no doubt pushed to shore by east winds.

Christmas Cove on big Lake Michigan was still quite iced over, too, the following day, and we were not at all tempted to risk going for a swim.

Beyond the Marina, Across the Bay

Only Eight Days Ago, It Was Still Summer

Sliver of Morning Light