Brockway Mountain near Copper Harbor, Michigan is a fantastic place to visit with a 360 degree view that seems to go forever. Being up top gives you an advantage to see all types of weather. After shooting the sun rising above Copper Harbor, I went to the second viewpoint on Brockway Mountain Drive and found this scene. During the autumn season the weather is very temperamental. Which is great for nature lovers and photographers because it creates incredible scenes with great atmosphere. It was almost as if the sun shined a spotlight on those beautiful fall colors.
If you ever have a chance to visit Eagle Harbor Lighthouse, please check out the lighthouse museum if it is open. You will learn about the interesting history of this lighthouse, the trickiness of navigating the harbor and heroic stories of the Life Saving Station. The story of a late November storm in 1926 stands out the most to us after visiting the museum. The station got word that the ship Thomas Maytham had gotten stuck on rocks about 40 miles away leaving the ship and its 22 crew members stranded. Luckily the Life Saving crew was able to reach the boat and take those 22 crew members to shore. However, that wasn't the end of the story, on the way back they spotted another ship that had run aground. This ship was identified as the City Of Bangor, which had a crew of 29 men and over 200 brand new 1926 Chryslers aboard. If you visit the museum you can learn the captivating details story of this rescue and much more about the areas history.
While driving around on the back roads in the Western Upper Peninsula of Michigan I came upon this view. I immediately thought "Sorry, Rob Ross! Nature has you beat on this one." It was like someone had painted this beautiful scene. I loved the pop of fall colors, mixed with the nice contrast of snow.
