Petoskey & Mackinac Straits Vacation Guide (2/6) | If you think you knew this region, think again! View our link in bio to explore 10 of our favorite ways to get up close and personal with the colorful history and bold natural beauty of Petosky & Mackinac Straits! 🍪🛶☀️ Hint: Each spot on this map is one we know you’ll love!
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Officially in love with the mitten! Hoping our next cottage looks something like this. 🌿🌸 ...

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This week has been really really hard. Almost three years ago my aunt left this earth and grief if tricky, because in this last week, the brokenness and pain from losing her has taken me down. So today, in the darkness, I went to my safe place, to try to find peace. I didn’t find much peace, and I didn’t find many blues or agates, but I did write a chapter of my book and I did breathe a little bit. Grief isn’t linear, grief is a fucking mess (pardon my French but I believe it truly is that extreme!) I miss my aunt so much, I wish she was here to visit with and hug, I wish I could text her and read her “I love you, niece”… So we keep keeping on, through the dark and through the pain, we find little joys like handfuls of blues and agates, like banter and laughter with my girl, like little afternoon trips with the kids to the county fair…we have to do what we can do to find the light in the dark. Sorry I don’t have anything profound to say today, but here’s to brighter tomorrows while we still remember how important it is to feel.
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#lelandblue #lelandmichigan #lelandblues #agate #agates #petoskey #petoskeystones #traversecity #traversecitymichigan #upnorthmichigan #puremichigan #michigan #rockhounding #rockhound #rockhoundingmichigan #lakemichigan #lakemichiganrocks #michiganstones #mentalhealth #mentalhealthawareness #mentalhealthmatters #rocks #writer #girlswhokissgirls #girlswithtattoos #writersofinstagram #writingcommunity #writersofig #writerscommunity #michiganders ...

Does this shape look familiar to you?
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#michigan #michiganrocks #petoskey #petoskeystone #mittigan #Hexagonaria #rockhound #midwestliving #midwest #greatlakesstate #greatlakes #lakemichigan #beachlife #michiganstate #upnorth #m22 #charlevoix #home ...

Off we go!! ✈️ The last few weeks have been a whirlwind of emotions as we eagerly awaited a last passport renewal to arrive and had about 3,247,794 alternate plans in play, but alas the passport arrived yesterday in time to make our flight to Athens 🇬🇷

We’re excited to be heading out again on some epic adventures across the pond. We don’t yet even know all our destinations yet as we’re keeping a super duper close eye on covid. If at anytime we feel unsafe or that we’re trying to force travel we will come home. Simple as that. But, in the meantime we hope Greece is ready for us and that we didn’t under pack! 🧳 ...

Sent out this piece yesterday. It was purchased for a lobby in the new wing of McLaren Hospital in Petoskey! That being said, I hope no one has to see it in person. 🏥🌳
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#michigan #petoskey #treetops #woodburning #pyrography #wood #tree #pyrographyart #artist #woodburningart #woodworking ...

Not every day that a 209 ft, $85M famous superyacht shows up in the harbor. Helipad, glass elevator, sauna, greenhouse, jacuzzi with swim-up bar, a crane to lift separate boats out and 17 person crew.
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#harborsprings #lakemichigan #puremittigan #petoskey #puremichigan #greatlakesstate #greatlakes #yacht #superyacht #greatlakesloving #unsalted #michigan #midwestliving ...

levitatorband doing their thing at the Manthei barn tonight. Blues licks and old sticks make for cool pics. 😎 #Petoskey #OldBarnBlues ...

Today is August 31. Summer has slipped by like a vacation. We had a crazy amount of rainy days making it seem even shorter. The evenings stayed cool making my house pleasant to sleep in with only a fan softly humming at night. I stuck to my plans of no new photography clients and enjoyed all the weekends I could. We tried new beaches, kayaked, and took a lot of walks. I didn’t go on vacation which would have been a nice bonus, but it’s hard to leave northern Michigan at its peak. While fall is just around the corner, and I saw my first plume of a tree turned red already, I’m still hanging on to these last warm moments as much as I can. #aframegirl #aframe #harborsprings ...

downtownpetoskey treasures 2/3

Eventually, all things merge into one, and a (pier) runs through it...or whatever 😜 #Petoskey #PureMichigan ...

downtownpetoskey from harborspringsarea. I swear, we live in a freshwater, “seaside” town. puremichigan is all things awesome. #Petoskey #HarborSprings ...

Caribbean blue winter hues on Little Traverse Bay.
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One spark can brighten the entire world 🔥🔥🔥
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#puremichigan #travelmichigan #travelmi #travel #northern #northernmichigan #north #northmichigan #northernmi #michigan #mi #onlyinmichigan #mittenstatelove #mittigan #puremichigancamping #puremittigan #harborsprings #harborspringsmichigan #harborspringsmi #travelphotography #michiganphotographer #michiganphotography #michiganphotographers ...

I want to get away
I wanna fly away
Yeah yeah yeah

#harborsprings #littletraversebay #harborpoint #lakemichigan #greatlakes #greatlakesstate #northernmichigan #michigan #awesomemitten #mittenlove #mittenstate #michiganders #puremichigan #mittigan #puremittigan #enjoymichigan #michiganoverboard #petoskey #mavic2pro #lighthouse #raw_lighthouses #djimavicpro2 #uppermichigan #michigansummer #midwestmoment #greatlakesloving ...

Majestic beauty. They just do not make them like this anymore💕💕 ...

Quite the catch. A big, beautiful Petoskey stone wet from last night’s rain. This was actually found in the winter, one of the best times for rock hunting along the empty beaches. Made of fossilized coral, ancient and unique to our little corner of Michigan. #petoskeystone #petoskey #harborsprings #aframe ...

Hi! It’s a gorgeous day in northern Michigan. I’m going to work a bit on an illustration from my home office in the A, then hopefully get some nature time in while the sun is out. I can’t let this beautiful day pass me by! #aframegirl #aframe #harborsprings ...

Have you been to this beautiful town yet? Explore downtown then wait for the sunset!
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Nikon Z6 w/ FTZ Adaptor
Mode: Manual
Lens: Nikkor 10-20mm @ 10mm
Filter: B+W 3.0 - 10 stop ND filter
Settings: f/7.1, 30 secs, ISO 100
Cheap tripod
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Layered with detail, our Harbor Springs project is a beautiful haven right on Lake Michigan. Lake life really is the best life.
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If you've ever lived in Michigan, you've probably heard of or maybe even found Petoskey stones. And if not, consider me honored to introduce you to them.

Petoskey stones are pieces of extinct, fossilized coral from 300+ million years ago, back when this part of the world was covered by a warm, inland sea. Each dark spot represents an individual animal (its "mouth," specifically)! You can find Petoskey stones mostly around the city of Petoskey, Michigan, in the northwest corner of the lower peninsula, although they're also found elsewhere.

These fossils helped get me into geology/Michigan science, and I made a YouTube video about them a while back if you want to learn more. But the current news is: Petoskey stone stickers are now a thing that exist in the world, and I love them. ☺️

They're dishwasher safe, waterproof, come with free shipping — and you can find them in my Etsy shop! Link in bio, or Etsy.com/shop/AlexisJDahl.
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