My husband, Chris, and I met in an unconventional way and at the time we lived 500 miles apart. I was in St. Louis, Missouri and he was in Michigan. While we were dating we would travel back and forth to each other’s state. We were pretty lucky then; a roundtrip ticket from St. Louis to Michigan was only $80! When I came to Michigan for my visits, Chris would take me to places that really highlighted how beautiful Michigan is. I’ve always said that he wooed me with Michigan. Eventually he proposed to me on the shores of Lake Michigan and were married on those same shores a year later.
We live in a small village outside of Ann Arbor, Michigan. It is said that you have to live in this town for more than 30 years to even be considered a true resident. I really hope that’s not the same for the state of Michigan. I’ve lived here for only 9 years but I consider it my home and always will.
I have a zillion photos of Michigan, so in honor of it’s 175th anniversary of statehood I wanted to share a few with you. I had to narrow it down so I chose a few landscape images taken mostly in the last year and a half. Enjoy.
OH, Anne, I’m in South Carolina right now, far from Michigan, my Michigan so I so needed these pictures!
They’re beautiful. Thank you so much, Ramona
(BTW, I can’t go back to “fix” things again. I get this black line around the comment box and I can only go forward, never backward. Is this a glitch you’ve heard about before?)
Thanks Ramona!
I’ll check into the comment thing. Sorry about the problem.
Just beautiful images Anne! Knowing exactly where many of them were taken just adds to the pleasure even though we haven’t been there together!
Anne,
Like your feet – very sexy!
Beautiful pics Anne!
Bill
I’ve never been to Michigan but your pictures make me want to visit! Really beautiful
Thanks for this Anne, makes me appreciate living in MI all the more. Truly beautiful pics.
Wow these are just stunning!! I have never been to Michigan but have family roots from there.
I would sure love to visit someday! Amazingly beautiful photos as always Anne!!
From one photographer to another – BEAUTIFUL!
I’ve always know that Michigan was and is a unique state and your pictures reaffirm to me that I am right.
Beautiful, stunning, magnificiant pictures of Michigan.
Thank you.