I have lived in West Michigan my entire life, and one of the reasons I love about it is Lake Michigan. Its waves can rival those of the ocean, and its fresh water is...well, refreshing.
One day in late July last summer, my family decided to check out the big lake. The wind was pretty brisk, resulting in huge waves for the kids to enjoy.
I caught this snapshot of Bug just as she was jumping backwards into a wave. Then I took this one of the only body part the wave didn't consume.
The kids enjoyed every minute we spent at the lake that evening. We stayed there well after sunset.
The pictures above and below are of my nephews enjoying the waves in their own ways.
This beach is called Pier Cove and is one of the few public beaches that doesn't charge a fee to use. Pier Cove did have a pier at one time, which was used to load peaches and other produce grown in the area onto ships heading to Chicago. Nothing of it remains visible above the water, and Lake Michigan has taken over quite a bit of the shore since the pier's heyday in the 1800's.
But it is a very popular beach and suits our purposes whenever we want to enjoy the lake on a late Sunday afternoon.
Can you see the pier under water or access it for pics? I've never been there. I remember going to Dumont...;)
ReplyDeleteI remember reading an article about a group of SCUBA divers looking for it. I'm sure it is now quite far from the current beach.
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