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Web archive with thumbnails at - http://www.glerl.noaa.gov/seagrant/glwlphotos/Michigan/LakeMichiganGeo.htm

Manitowoc, WI - looking along the Lake Michigan shoreline adjacent to the UW-Manitowoc Campus. August 17, 2001. Water Level: 175.940-176.055. Credit: Phil Moy, WI Sea Grant.

  • looking north - MantShrN.jpg (67KB); Original/MantShrN.jpg (160KB)
  • looking south - MantShrS.jpg (71KB); Original/MantShrS.jpg (171KB)

Eagle Harbor in Ephraim, WI (northern tip of Door County peninsula). October 25, 1999. Water Level: 176.03-176.08.Credit: Kate Houston

  • Public docks at boat ramp. 1nodiving.jpg (56KB); Original/1nodiving.jpg (54KB)
  • small tender, high and dry. 2drydock.jpg (50KB); Original/2drydock.jpg (48KB)
  • more beach vegetation (from southern end of Eagle Harbor,looking toward "downtown" Ephraim). 3alotmorebeach.jpg (39KB); Original/3alotmorebeach.jpg (33KB)
  • puddles and birds on beach expanse. 4puddles.jpg (33 KB); Original/4puddles.jpg (25KB)
  • beach view. 5beach102599.jpg (32KB); Original/5beach102599.jpg (30KB)

Eagle Harbor in Ephraim, WI (northern tip of Door County peninsula). April 21, 2000. Water Level: 175.99-176.06. Credit: Kate Houston

  • beach view (same location as 10/25/99 photo). 6beach42100.jpg (29 KB); Original/6beach42100.jpg (26KB)

Fish Creek Harbor, Door County, WI. March 9, 2003. Water Level: 175.66-175.79. WEBMarch6to8_062.jpg (188KB); OriginalB/March6to8_062.jpg (1600KB)

Door County, WI. April 2001. Water Level: 175.68-176.09. Credit: Christopher Demeur

Door County, WI - Egg Harbor - Notice that the waterline of the boat is nearly even with the dock. In the later photos (2001), it's about a 4' drop. 1985 & 2001. Water Levels: 177.13 & ~175.7 respectively. Credit: Christopher Demeur

  • Demeur4WaterLevels.jpg (131KB); Web/Demeur5.jpg (38KB), Demeur6.jpg (21KB), Demeur7.jpg (31KB); Original/Demeur4WaterLevel.tif (2,219KB)

Naubinway to St. Ignace, MI. May 21, 2001. Water Level: 175.76-176.12. Credit: Ron Kinnunen, MI Sea Grant

Naubinway to St. Ignace, MI. May 22, 2001. Water Level: 175.76-176.12. Credit: Ron Kinnunen, MI Sea Grant

US Rt. 2, Moran Township, Mackinac County - part of 'Michigan Sea Grant Demonstration Erosion Control Program'. Fall of 1973. Water Level: 176.95-177.35. Credit: SG Technical Report #55 (Feb. 1977)

Moran Township, Mackinac County, MI - Sec. 25, Brevort Demo Erosion Project. October 31, 1976. Water Level: 176.65-176.77. Credit: John McKinney, MI Sea Grant.

Beaver Island, St. James Fish House - Commercial Fisherman's Fish House raised and moved. 1986. Water Level: 176.82-177.66. Credit: John McKinney, MI Sea Grant.

Beaver Island. 1986. Water Level: 176.98-177.67 Credit: John McKinney, MI Sea Grant.

  • 12BeaverIsland.jpg (202KB); Original/12BeaverIsland.tif (6,035KB), Enhanced/12BeaverIsland.jpg (6,153KB)
  • Foghorn Building at lighthouse - 09BeaverIsland.jpg (194KB); Original/09BeaverIsland.tif (5,813KB), Enhanced/09BeaverIsland.jpg (6,915KB)

Petoskey - Railroad bed eroded between Petoskey water treatment plant and Lake Michigan. 1988. Water Level: 176.33-176.75. Credit: John McKinney, MI Sea Grant.

Charlevoix - mouth of channel, elaborate shore protection structures protecting condos. 1988. Water Level: 176.33-176.75. Credit: John McKinney, MI Sea Grant.

Traverse City, MI - Bakers Acres, Hyd. Sand Fill. Early Summer 1952. Water Level: 177.22-177.33. Credit: John McKinney, MI Sea Grant.

Traverse City, MI - Bakers Acres Resort. 10/17/1952. Water Level: 177.01-177.20. Credit: John McKinney, MI Sea Grant.

Grand Traverse - Revealed by high water erosion - pipe placed under beach at lower levels. 1985. Water Level: 176.73-177.36.
Credit: John McKinney, MI Sea Grant.

  • 17GT.jpg (151KB); Enhanced/17GT.jpg (5,035KB)

Grand Traverse - 2008.
Water Level: 175.52-175.92
Credit: Mark Breederland, MI Sea Grant

Antrim County, Lake Michigan site - Innovative idea of beach stairs - stairs were moveable as the eroded bluff receded. 1985. Water Level: 176.73-177.33. Credit: John McKinney, MI Sea Grant.

  • 19AntrimCity.jpg (196KB); Original/19AntrimCity.tif (4,673KB), Enhanced/19AntrimCity.jpg (5,779KB)

Traverse City River Walk Underwater. 1985. Water Level: 176.73-177.36. Credit: John McKinney, MI Sea Grant.

  • 20TC.jpg (179KB); Original/20TC.tif (4,709KB), Enhanced/20TC.jpg (5,400KB)

Traverse City, MI - Boardman River Walk, Underwater. 1986. Water Level: 176.82-177.66. Credit: John McKinney, MI Sea Grant.

West Grand Traverse Bay, MI - Titled "Fort of Grand Traverse" indicative of a homeowner's courageous fight against the raging lake. July 1986. Water Level: 176.82-177.66. Credit: John McKinney, MI Sea Grant.

  • mckinney15.jpg (71KB); Original/mckinney15.tif (1,193KB), Web/15WGTB.jpg (159KB), Enhanced/15WGTB.jpg (4,813KB), Original/15WGTB.tif (6,048KB); similar (Credit: Carol Swinehart, MI Sea Grant): web/swinehart15.jpg (72KB), Original/swinehart15.tif (1,490KB)

West Grand Traverse Bay - Residential protection. 1986. Water Level: 176.98-177.59. Credit: John McKinney, MI Sea Grant.

  • 16WGTB.jpg (213KB); Original/16WGTB.tif (25,338KB), Enhanced/16WGTB.jpg (7,205KB)

Grand Traverse Bay, West Bay - Erosion Mitigation Project - " Bring on the quarried rocks" - quarried rock from Lake Huron being placed on Lake Michigan shore site. 1986. Water Level: 176.82-177.66. Credit: John McKinney, MI Sea Grant.

  • mckinney16.jpg (67KB); Original/mckinney16.tif (1,222KB), Web/14WestGTBay.jpg (198KB), Enhanced/14WestGTBay.jpg (5,988KB), Original/14WestGTBay.tif (5,192KB)

Grand Traverse Bay - West Arm. June 1987. Water Level: 176.94-177.21. Credit: Carol Swinehart, MI Sea Grant.

Traverse City, MI - East Bay, High water revealed a septic pipe illegally placed. 1986. Water Level: 176.82-177.66. Credit: John McKinney, MI Sea Grant.

  • mckinney17.jpg (51KB); Original/mckinney17.tif (1,224KB), PrintMcKinney17.tif (4,933KB)

Traverse City West Bay - Beach at high water. 1986. Water Level: 176.98-177.59. Credit: John McKinney, MI Sea Grant.

Grand Traverse Bay - Offshore Breakwater Demonstration site adjacent to Harbor West Condo Village - #3 is a mold for making pre-cast cement breakwater structures. October 1986. Water Level: 177.42-177.58. Credit: John McKinney, MI Sea Grant.

Grand Traverse West Bay - Winter Protection. 1987. Water Level: 176.6-177.29. Credit: John McKinney, MI Sea Grant.

  • 26WGTB.jpg (215KB); Original/26WGTB.tif (5,243KB), Enhanced/26WGTB.jpg (6,788KB)

Grand Traverse Bay, MI - Old Mission Point Lighthouse. July 2000. Water Level: 175.95-176.52. Credit: Greg Lang, GLERL.

Grand Traverse Bay. October 10, 2001. Water Level: 175.93-176.07. Credit: Dave Brenner, MI Sea Grant.

Northport Point, Leelanau County, MI - High Water. 1985. Water Level: 176.72-177.38. Credit: John McKinney, MI Sea Grant.

  • 04Northport.jpg (173KB); Enhanced/04Northport.jpg (5,204KB)
  • Similar (Credit: Carol Swinehart, MI Sea Grant): Web/swinehart16.jpg (66KB) Original/swinehart16.tif (1,525KB)

Northport, MI. 1986. Water Level: 176.8-177.9. Credit: Kurt Byers, MI Sea Grant.

North Manitou. 1990. Water Level: 176.04-176.66. Credit: John McKinney, MI Sea Grant.

  • 18NMannitou.jpg (180KB); Original/18NMannitou.tif (4,648KB), Enhanced/18NMannitou.jpg (5,630KB)

South Manitou Lighthouse Protection. 1990. Water Level: 176.04-176.66. Credit: John McKinney, MI Sea Grant.

  • 02Mannitou.jpg (220KB); Original/02Mannitou.tif (6,132KB), Enhanced/02Mannitou.jpg (5,614KB)

Benzie County, MI. 1990. Water Level: 176.03-176.62. Credit: John McKinney, MI Sea Grant.

  • 11Benzie.jpg (175KB); Original/11Benzie.tif (6,031KB), Enhanced/11Benzie.jpg (6,168KB)

M-22 South of Arcadia, Bar Lake. 1986. Water Level: 176.94-177.65. Credit: John McKinney, MI Sea Grant.

Manistee Lake - Wave Attenuation tire barrier. 1985. Water Level: 176.77-177.36. Credit: John McKinney, MI Sea Grant.

  • 21MannisteeLake.jpg (147KB); Original/21MannisteeLake.tif (5,101KB), Enhanced/21MannisteeLake.jpg (4,584KB)

Manistee - Setback - Moving house back from bluff edge. 1986. Water Level: 177.03-177.58. Credit: John McKinney, MI Sea Grant.

  • 01Manistee.jpg (213KB); Original/01Manistee.tif (4,376KB), Enhanced/01Manistee.jpg (3,368KB)

Manistee. 1987. Water Level: 176.6-177.29. Credit: John McKinney, MI Sea Grant.

  • 10Manistee.jpg (188KB); Original/10Manistee.tif (5,975KB), Enhanced/10Manistee.jpg (5,924KB)

Manistee - "Where's the path and steps?" - Land and water side of same site. Sand blown into woods is covering path and steps. 1999. Water Level: 175.82-176.5. Credit: John McKinney, MI Sea Grant.

  • 22Manistee.jpg (232KB); Original/22Manistee.tif (6,880KB), Enhanced/22Manistee.jpg (6,736KB)
  • 23Manistee.jpg (264KB); Original/23Manistee.tif (6,880KB), Enhanced/23Manistee.jpg (8,037KB)

Magoon Creek, Manistee County (MI) Nature Reserve. 1985. Water Level: 176.70-177.55. Credit: John McKinney, MI Sea Grant.

Magoon Creek, Manistee County - Creek overnight breakthrough foredune and dewatering of part of bed. May 17, 2000. Water Level: 176.32-176.51. Credit: John McKinney, MI Sea Grant.

5/25/2000 to 9/13/2001. Water Level: 175.75-176.21. Credit: GLERL. Muskegon WebCam Series. Images from Webcams #1 and #3 of GLERL's Muskegon array are archived twice daily beginning November 20, 2001.

Stickney Ridge near Grand Haven, MI. 7/90. Water Level: 176.4-176.65. Credit: Carol Swinehart. MI Sea Grant.

Ganges Twp., Allegan Co., MI - Sec. 5. 5/3/1978. Water Level: 176.508-176.595. Credit: John McKinney, MI Sea Grant.

South Haven, MI - Erosion Rings. July 1952. Water Level: 177.29-177.33. Credit: John McKinney, MI Sea Grant.

Covert Twp., Van  Co., MI, Sec. 7. 6/4/1975. Water Level: 177.03-177.19. Credit: John McKinney, MI Sea Grant.

Shoreham, MI - Groins near US 12. 12/1953. Water Level: 176.83-176.66. Credit: John McKinney, MI Sea Grant.

Town groins near St. Joseph, MI. October 1976. Water Level: 176.3-177.15. Credit: MI Sea Grant (from U of M archives).

Lincoln Twp., Berrien Co., MI, Sec. 20 - Z wall, Note settling. 4/20/1976 - part of MSG Demostration Erosion Project. Water Level: 176.985-177.075. Credit: John McKinney, MI Sea Grant.

Ogden Dunes, IN. April 1986. Water Level: 177.00-177.55. Credit: Carol Swinehart, MI Sea Grant.

Probable Lake Michigan images - Thumbnails at - http://www.glerl.noaa.gov/seagrant/glwlphotos/GLWLHelp.html

John McKinney - M-213, October 1963 Lake Michigan - looks to be the bank at the entrance to Muskegon State Park. The State Park building can be seen, the three light houses on the Muskegon Channel are in the background. I think the jetties date to the early 50s or late 40s. McKinney05.jpg(49KB); Original/mckinney5.tif (1,481KB)

John McKinney - NW Lower 1980 - possibly Lake Michigan, Leelanau County (looks like it anyway), 1980's. mckinney12.jpg (76KB) ; Original/mckinney12.tif (1,556KB)

John McKinney - Van Buren Co., South Haven Twp.  - from DNR Shorelands or Waterways Division Files (rescued in late 1980's). mckinney18.jpg(52KB) ; Original/mckinney18.tif (1,261KB)

John McKinney - 8/76 - from DNR Shorelands or Waterways Division Files (on way to dump, rescued in late 1980's). mckinney 19.jpg(89KB) ; Original/mckinney19.tif (1,357KB)

John McKinney - Manistee County Grave Yard - Coastal Erosion Mitigation - 50+ years of efforts overlain. Good study site. mckinney20.jpg(67KB); Original/mckinney20.tif (1,518KB)

John McKinney - #40 - Imprinted with January 1985 - from DNR Shorelands or Waterways Division Files (rescued in late 1980's) mckinney21.jpg(51KB); Original/mckinney21.tif (1,518KB)

John McKinney - from DNR Shorelands or Waterways Division Files (rescued in late 1980's) mckinney22.jpg(49KB); Original/mckinney22.tif (1,326KB)


   
 
 
   

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