Joel Dinda's photos with the keyword: munising

Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore (on Lake Superior), Munising, Michigan. July of 1998. One perhaps-unexpected result of playing with OpticsPro (photo post-processing software) and Photo Supreme (a photo indexing system) has been that I've been looking at old pix. Though this one was processed using AfterShot Pro, it's one of those "found" photos.

Just outside Munising there's a park overlooking Munising Bay. We're looking in the general direction of Pictured Rocks. 1998 photograph taken with my Nikon N90s. Some day I'll find the original and post a better scan....

This is all that remains of a town called Onota, built in 1868, which smelted iron on the shores of Lake Superior. The town burned down in 1877 and was abandoned; only the furnace remains. The structure's been restored somewhat in recent years; 20 years ago it was in danger of collapsing into its component rocks. They've also added some historical commentary which wasn't there when I first found the place. The current town at more-or-less the same place is called Christmas. Really. It's near Munising, and the Pictured Rocks lakeshore. The Bay Furnace campground is one of the finest I know, albeit with only minimal facilities. This photo dates from June of 1998. I have earlier pictures; perhaps someday I'll post them. ================ You'll perhaps have noticed that I'm kinda partial to iron-foundry ghost towns....

Beach, Pictured Rocks National Seashore, Lake Superior, Michigan.