Joel Dinda's photos with the keyword: township

The folks who settled Eaton County, Michigan, called the swamp that covered much of Windsor Township " The Old Maid Swamp ." Nowadays, to the extent it's called anything, it's the Secondary Complex Marsh or (if you're an old state employee) Lake Austin. At least in this corner of the bog. I think we should resurrect the old name.... Photo shot from the parking lot of the Secretary of State building, where I worked more or less forever without knowing the swamp's True Name.

Two crops--and two ways of processing-- the same photograph . I planned this one as a sharp-edged, no nonsense "print." The other's more "moody." And this one's quite crooked. I rather like it that way. ========== This photograph is an outtake from my 2012 photo-a-day project, 366 Snaps . 366 Snaps project discussion and stats for November 22 .

Two crops--and two ways of processing-- the same photograph . I was trying for "moody" on this version; on the other I wanted a sharp, no-nonsense "print." ========== This photograph is an outtake from my 2012 photo-a-day project, 366 Snaps . 366 Snaps project discussion and stats for November 22 .

A couple miles south of Mulliken, Michigan; shot from what's probably my most common photo location.

tenOFnine has a couple pix [ more , now] of a house I've also photographed on Mount Hope, a few miles south of my place. Here's the local ownership pattern as of 1895, according to a plat map I acquired several years back. Just a note: Louck's School, which shows on this map segment, was still functioning into the 21st century; it finally consolidated with a larger district on June 7, 2002 .

Everything a downtown needs, I suppose. Main Street, downtown Mulliken, Michigan. Another view of Farmer's Steakhouse , next door to the the Township Hall and Fire Station; then the Masonic Temple across the sidestreet from the fire barn. Beyond the Masons is Mulliken's downtown park; the building in the distance is the park pavilion. The same fire that did in the Mulliken Library destroyed the Fire Station (they shared the building). That's an embarrassing way to get a new fire building, but the new one certainly looks better than its predecessor, and appears to be far more functional. The Masonic Temple is apparently one of the buildings which moved from Hoytville in 1888. Friends tell me it used to be an attractive building, but they covered everything with siding a couple decades back. Now it's just a big white box. It seems to be my day to complain about featureless siding ....

Mulliken, Michigan. I explained this building a few weeks back.