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Old Mission Point Sunrise

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Old Mission Point is located at the tip of the Old Mission Peninsula, which juts 18 miles out into Grand Traverse Bay. In 1836, the U.S Government agreed to provide local native tribes with both a mission and schools for their reservation. In 1838 the Presbyterian Board of Missions, sent the Reverend Peter Dougherty to establish the mission, now known as Old Mission, for which the peninsula would eventually become known, it was the first community founded by Europeans in the Grand Traverse Bay region. A replica of the original mission for which the peninsula is named can be found in Old Mission, MI.

Japanese Garden

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The earliest recorded Japanese gardens were the pleasure gardens of the Emperors and nobles. Japanese gardens are traditional gardens whose designs are accompanied by aesthetic and philosophical ideas and highlight the natural landscape. Plants and worn, aged materials are generally used by the designers to suggest an ancient and faraway natural landscape, and to express the fragility of existence as well as time's unstoppable advance. Bridges first appeared in the Japanese garden during the Heian period and symbolized the path to paradise and immortality.

Misty Morn #1

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This picture was take one early morning at the mouth of the Tahquamenon River. The Tahquamenon River is an 89.1-mile-long river in Michigan that flows in an eastward direction through the eastern end of the Upper Peninsula. It begins its journey in the Tahquamenon Lakes and empties into Lake Superior near the village of Paradise. The river is best known for the Tahquamenon Falls, a succession of two waterfalls (the Upper Falls and the Lower Falls), which total approximately 73 feet in height. Because the headwaters of the river are located in a wetland that is rich in cedar, spruce and hemlock trees, the river's water carries a significant amount of tannin, giving it a brown to golden-brown color. The name"Tahquamenon" is Chippewa and its meaning is unknown.

Harvest Moon

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The Harvest Moon is the full Moon nearest the start of fall or the autumnal equinox and usually coincides with the September full Moon. It can also fall nearer to the October full Moon, occurring anywhere from two weeks before to two weeks after the equinox. For several evenings, the moonrise comes soon after sunset and results in an abundance of bright moonlight early in the evening. The extra light helps in aiding farmers to harvesting their summer-grown crops, which is why it’s called the “Harvest” Moon.

GEESE ON A POND

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Geese live in a great many habitats near lakes, rivers, ponds, or other small or large bodies of water, and in yards, park, and fields. In the spring, pairs break away from the flocks and begin defending territories with threatening displays, which may involve head pumping, hissing, honking, and vibrating of the neck feathers. The females select a nest site, builds the nest, and incubates eggs. Soon after hatching, goslings spend most of their time sleeping and feeding and often remain with their parents for their entire first year. As summer wanes, birds tend to become more social, gather in larger flocks. And with the approaching winter, they migrate shorter distances or not at all, even in extremely cold temperatures, depending upon open water and food resources.