Joel Dinda's photos with the keyword: pilings

Fayette State Park again. The Superintendent's House ("The White House") is on the hill to the left, where the boss can oversee the blast furnaces, which are just to my right. Snail Shell had everything Jackson Mining was looking for: A deep water harbor, large nearby woods for fueling the blast furnace, and (very) nearby limestone to use for flux in the blast operation. Not to mention, of course, a convenient rail connection to bring Jackson Mine's ore to the furnace. Fayette lives on, well over a century after the last blast, partly because of the ruined buildings, and partly because the location's just beautiful.

Saint Ignace.

Charlevoix, again.

The prettiest place I know: Sleeping Bear Bay on Lake Michigan, on a cold February day. Glen Haven, now a cute little near-ghost town, was once a Great Lakes port, originally shipping lumber then later shipping fruit products. The pilings in this photo are a remnant of that past . That acknowledged, I find it really quite difficult to imagine this place as an active harbor .

There's some sort of large construction project going on at the harbor in Manitowoc, Wisconsin. These folks were doing some of the work the day we were there. Photo shot from the deck of SS Badger.

Back in the day, Cheboygan was a major shipping port for lumber. There are remnants of old docks all over the harbor....