![The Manitou Passage with early morning light at Sleeping Bear Dunes](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/1471a5a944688427d4d8ded97048425e/761d3e3b-8b65-40d8-b145-e4c8c281ec6c_rw_1200.jpg?h=377835ff4be5b9b8afa2e1a151c3b182)
Home — Sleeping Bear Point
![The remnants of winter move through the Manitou Passage](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/1471a5a944688427d4d8ded97048425e/86e7e327-ad78-4739-9419-19b9d9d8a2aa_rw_1200.jpg?h=c2286f45c380a247d4f26e573d746ea0)
Manitou Islands — Late Winter — Sleeping Bear Point
![Looking North from the center of Sleeping Bear Point — early morning](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/1471a5a944688427d4d8ded97048425e/d089a780-0647-4524-a963-70f2a7b1f867_rw_1200.jpg?h=944faa0e0dd2747944ebf2b73fb48484)
Bring Me Back — Sleeping Bear Point
![Sunrise on the Manitou Passage — The sky glows over the turquoise waters](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/1471a5a944688427d4d8ded97048425e/286ebf06-f00d-4fa6-9184-a436c7bbe674_rw_1200.jpg?h=b52ceee01e52db1547ad853725c48e10)
The Twins — Manitou Islands — Sleeping Bear point
![From the Pierce Stocking Overlook bluff a snow squall moves across Lake Michigan](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/1471a5a944688427d4d8ded97048425e/da219ceb-fc9a-4634-b098-ec044efdb868_rw_600.jpg?h=0068930a4852c5941d3038d5abb7f261)
Snow Moving In — Pierce Stocking Overlook
![Pancake ice flows through the Manitou Passage — A flock of waterfowl — South Manitou Island](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/1471a5a944688427d4d8ded97048425e/0f18aa3f-44f9-4432-8296-cc93479f2ffd_rw_1200.jpg?h=49c48add34844b44b138b4f482738fb6)
The Last Ice — Pancake Ice in the Manitou Passage
![Sleeping Bear Point, Evening, Manitiou islands, ripples, Manitou Passage, Cloudy](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/1471a5a944688427d4d8ded97048425e/ce463bbe-05e2-4245-be0d-6dd26d15d697_rw_1200.jpg?h=a49bfaa14cbb76e5a112921885932222)
Blue Manitou — Sleeping Bear Point
![After sunset hues at Sleeping Bear point](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/1471a5a944688427d4d8ded97048425e/2f4d3003-1d3e-4a4a-9820-30c9e1b522bf_rw_1200.jpg?h=96985b8f004159879ad559eae57af0fc)
The Arc — Sleeping Bear Point
![Waves glance off Sleeping Bear Point after sunset](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/1471a5a944688427d4d8ded97048425e/904aa9cd-7903-438f-af2b-9d5998277e00_rw_600.jpg?h=04bb6fdf8658c9c4c8bc44ada68a5e78)
To the Right of Sunset — Sleeping Bear Point
![Beach willows turn Red on the bluffs of Lake Michigan near the Treat Farm Trail](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/1471a5a944688427d4d8ded97048425e/38dce0ee-6997-4aa5-869a-34ebe7d9e162_rw_1200.jpg?h=41d78c8362b0750388b67a25ed988216)
Willows — Treat Farm Trail
![At Sleeping Bear Point overlooking the Manitou Passage](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/1471a5a944688427d4d8ded97048425e/03f6d7d0-83a8-4c71-b6a7-1fba129f278a_rw_1200.jpg?h=8d55cc5da357b6b46424aa1e384e1a8d)
The Passage and Ghosts — Sleeping Bear Point
![On the Pierce Stocking Drive Lake Michigan Overlook you can climb a small dune and look east toward the Glen Lakes.](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/1471a5a944688427d4d8ded97048425e/dab6ff23-8ecd-499f-a98d-a76e058722e8_rw_600.jpg?h=1ec2239eb6ed6ac9d8c78480e549757c)
Looking Back — Pierce Stocking Lake Michigan Overlook
![After Sunset the Manitou Passage](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/1471a5a944688427d4d8ded97048425e/7329efd8-cf25-4e1f-9f7a-426aac89cadb_rw_1200.jpg?h=e5e22d74d739ff3854c93f1040bbc7c3)
Melt into Manitou — Sleeping Bear Point
![A panorama of Platte Bay at Sunset](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/1471a5a944688427d4d8ded97048425e/b8da74b4-af59-4083-a231-1b8e48ae7f6d_rw_1200.jpg?h=f8f54a2ce601580fe47e2c761165d076)
Platte Bay — Esch Dunes
![At Sleeping Bear Point a gale force wind leaves it's impressions in the crown of the dunes — early morning light](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/1471a5a944688427d4d8ded97048425e/69fce879-2523-40fb-be8d-3e788b3f1db3_rw_1200.jpg?h=8c4cfe52c68d536e28f03bb256df07b8)
Wind Whipped — Sleeping Bear Point
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/1471a5a944688427d4d8ded97048425e/16b5c171-ac0b-4b89-a4ee-1114f64bef88_rw_1200.jpg?h=8762570dab679ef58a8c4848e8beffb5)
Expanse — Platte Bay
![A weathered poplar tree holds a pyramid of sand in place atop the dunes](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/1471a5a944688427d4d8ded97048425e/db90d059-f771-4da3-8c43-3ca96d9f215d_rw_600.jpg?h=5c4534e09f95adbd8032884b0d5f536b)
Hanging On — Sleeping Bear Point
![A 270 degree panorama atop Sleeping Bear Point at Sunrise](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/1471a5a944688427d4d8ded97048425e/9e261e3b-2e98-4f1e-897d-8bb7f9450368_rw_1200.jpg?h=0470dbe16f08f1cf37d11184fa1e2912)
Space — Sleeping Bear Point
![A Sunset at the overlook on the Pierce Stocking Scenic Drive at Sleeping Bear Dunes](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/1471a5a944688427d4d8ded97048425e/9a8f2fda-102f-4bf7-b7c2-096b1991a6cb_rw_1200.jpg?h=0308828d4673049a1cd192e37f5219db)
I Don't Make Sunsets — Pierce Stocking Overlook
![A deep sunset from Pyramid Point](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/1471a5a944688427d4d8ded97048425e/adca78ff-5242-4b00-ae80-1079bf524747_rw_600.jpg?h=3e633a5fa7adc437bd11227b4cf1ad6f)
After a Crazy Day — Sleeping Bear Point
![A willow tree immersed in water along North Bar Lake at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/1471a5a944688427d4d8ded97048425e/100be833-9447-426a-90ea-6723d3ee6747_rw_1200.jpg?h=41672c6bac832f555d7e7b98bd3fc1e8)
High Water Willows — North Bar Lake
![A large cloud hangs in the sky at the Lake Michigan Overlook on the Pierce Stocking Scenic Drive](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/1471a5a944688427d4d8ded97048425e/f6596288-ee21-4a9e-9dfb-f8318e37981b_rw_600.jpg?h=92913dbee22bc737d3c03f16560b0fb6)
Lucy in the Sky — Pierce Stocking Scenic Overlook
![A view of the boardwalk leaving the Lake Michigan Overlook on the Pierce Stocking Drive. Beautiful Wispy Clouds](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/1471a5a944688427d4d8ded97048425e/6814ae35-e054-4a5a-89a2-450498131cdd_rw_1200.jpg?h=f677d1440afbbc2a626ff2a0029f5a48)
Recession — Pierce Stocking Scenic Overlook
![Autumn on the Pierce Stocking Scenic Drive. A combination of movement and static images showcases the beech and pine forests along the drive.](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/1471a5a944688427d4d8ded97048425e/623e7f7e-8534-4724-8ecd-27d35adc3ad7_rw_1200.jpg?h=8c580eb0c9ae1865b68a36befc9ce51e)
Pierce Stocking Autumn Drive
![At the base of the dune climb lives this ancient maple that has sheltered many a climber. This autumn view presents the beautiful yellow/red foliage of a maple tree.](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/1471a5a944688427d4d8ded97048425e/e9f4b39b-7195-4ac0-ac9d-346baa6db143_rw_1200.jpg?h=dab0d9cd5008ba5d66e52bbe10d128ff)
Dune Climb Maple — Sleeping Bear Dune Climb
![This birch stands high on Mount Baldy near the Treat Homestead south of Empire. The Turquoise waters of Lake Michigan provide a backdrop](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/1471a5a944688427d4d8ded97048425e/4df285ea-78a7-4780-a9c3-a6f6b9886865_rw_600.jpg?h=1b3cae8c4aa0690fafce9784142843f5)
Mt Baldy Birch — Treat Farm Trail
![Gale force winds blow across Sleeping Bear Point](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/1471a5a944688427d4d8ded97048425e/07fbec17-3b96-4f08-89d6-84c3a286c794_rw_1200.jpg?h=5c23f3e9f1783549d26fb5773c1910bf)
Singing Sand — Sleeping Bear Point
![Lake Michigan, boardwalk, Petersen beach, weathered boards](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/1471a5a944688427d4d8ded97048425e/f1a5064d-4c90-46fe-a5b6-ed777d96a484_rw_1200.jpg?h=47e622a120cf535aee136853bddeacae)
Weathered — Peterson Beach
![Pyramid point, sand dune, autumn, morning, Willows](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/1471a5a944688427d4d8ded97048425e/36f21f9f-a476-4090-9670-8380600f8055_rw_1200.jpg?h=34914b90f6c6c12acb061f8d44ee242e)
The Cradle — Pyramid Point
![Wetlands, Platte River, swamp, reflection](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/1471a5a944688427d4d8ded97048425e/e14067d8-01b7-4bb7-a796-54eeba2c4ad9_rw_1200.jpg?h=11f89ab9e3da522fbbd019ce02f16e54)
Mid-Century Modern — Platte Wetlands
![Sleeping bear point, winter, Sand dune, morning sky, texture](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/1471a5a944688427d4d8ded97048425e/b77ca7db-9f43-4cde-b8cc-1394cc8f2a5d_rw_600.jpg?h=b95aa58205f97782c0be47a826d57ea3)
Winter Break — Sleeping Bear Point
![Frost, dune, sunrise, patterns, Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/1471a5a944688427d4d8ded97048425e/7103b6c1-f26c-4fff-9a1b-860d27915d45_rw_1200.jpg?h=7b35724b110f9611934abf325d195f5f)
Dragon Skin Hill — Sleeping Bear Point
![Early morning on Sleeping Bear Bay near Glen Arbor, MI](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/1471a5a944688427d4d8ded97048425e/8677c4b7-aac1-4b7a-9a23-068f9dce70a7_rw_600.jpg?h=ebb532ca160b5ebf6495805e95554a8b)
Sandbar — Sleeping Bear Bay
![A 180° panorama of the forest canopy and the ceiling of the Cathedral of St Stephan in Metz, France](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/1471a5a944688427d4d8ded97048425e/3c60f97b-d55c-461a-a629-d7580d5ccfa2_rw_600.jpg?h=3d14885bb4f2d6adc27f1e611ca431f5)
Cathedral — Pyramid Point Trail and Metz, France
![Spring, marl, cedars, otter creek, sunlight](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/1471a5a944688427d4d8ded97048425e/5ab87219-1551-47b3-bf60-9e312bdf78ed_rw_600.jpg?h=8d33c9210ca7b828cd02db4a4772eca9)
Marl Spring — Otter Creek
![Panorama, sleeping bear point, manitou islands, winter, clouds, sculpting](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/1471a5a944688427d4d8ded97048425e/97987c9a-2e96-4ce0-9467-ab4e02cd7beb_rw_1200.jpg?h=074f30f91963a110200739a263fd77c0)
Sand Symphony — Sleeping Bear Point
![Wave, Stones, Sunset, Orange, reflection, sleeping bear dunes](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/1471a5a944688427d4d8ded97048425e/f4e41bc4-b26b-4725-a10b-6dbdb1780e31_rw_1200.jpg?h=94729e05735cd8bd5169b0105abf35d8)
Pulling Back — Sleeping Bear Point
![Pre-dawn light fills the sky and waters of the Manitou Passage at Sleeping Bear Point](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/1471a5a944688427d4d8ded97048425e/381858a8-87da-41bd-959b-c1d059091fa4_rw_600.jpg?h=c7d98037de5d8aa86397080f1f01995b)
Passage 7 — Sleeping Bear Point
![Looking out toward the Manitou Islands from Sleeping Bear Point before dawn](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/1471a5a944688427d4d8ded97048425e/7b38ca1f-7cc1-4eab-85eb-49427acb1e52_rw_1200.jpg?h=25d1f0e33e1bec086e6b0a612a7449a0)
Passage 8 — Sleeping Bear Point
![Looking out over the Manitou Islands near sunset with whispy clouds overhead](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/1471a5a944688427d4d8ded97048425e/5856cf7e-5f68-4c3e-a9b1-827bb423e3cd_rw_1200.jpg?h=f652ab5675067362e8c787fc3ec4f415)
Colors of the Passage — Sleeping Bear Point
![Poplar trees, Wind, sleeping bear dunes, sleeping bear point, Impressionism](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/1471a5a944688427d4d8ded97048425e/545a72b2-d3de-4438-a96c-419b2efd4514_rw_1200.jpg?h=086d7570ff0afe3c70f8349cd4b45712)
Poplar Applause — Sleeping Bear Point
![Sleeping bear point, trail, grass, poplars, trees](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/1471a5a944688427d4d8ded97048425e/d7d4e03e-dd09-4795-9658-2d9324fe146b_rw_600.jpg?h=53aa8e71a229221c6d26613e40362df2)
Direction — Sleeping Bear Point
![ghost forest, sleeping bear point, clouds, skyscape, winter](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/1471a5a944688427d4d8ded97048425e/476ae372-df34-463b-b054-28a6137bcccb_rw_600.jpg?h=611090c1129d959dbf58abf3daabff2b)
Ghosts — Sleeping Bear Point
![Manitou islands, Lake boat, lighthouse, Lake Michigan, manitou passage, sleeping bear point](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/1471a5a944688427d4d8ded97048425e/f78a2b4c-f72b-4268-9477-0e9adf094faa_rw_1200.jpg?h=23fcb2b232d8dec836b4b1ec23162b0e)
Fast Laker — Manitou Passage — Sleeping Bear Point
![Grasses, Beach grass, Sunset, Wind, sleeping bear point](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/1471a5a944688427d4d8ded97048425e/1c873482-75ac-4f69-937e-e558cc124226_rw_600.jpg?h=e9e09ba0e4e33ba8e974b4473203f02a)
Life — Sleeping Bear Point
![Window, log cabin, kitchen, boekeloo, sleeping bear dunes](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/1471a5a944688427d4d8ded97048425e/6fe29e09-d513-4dbe-b803-24024d3f6d99_rw_1200.jpg?h=0b4ac209ee912c1ba5a6a90ead12cc06)
Boekeloo — Boekeloo Lodge
![Sleeping bear dunes, sleeping bear point, Gale, Wind, waves, Sunset](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/1471a5a944688427d4d8ded97048425e/a46aeba1-6e6b-4ae5-9560-bb31360e0fd2_rw_1200.jpg?h=f0c5e55ea0ebb0be23ddb5433f079337)
Manitou Madness — Sleeping Bear Point
![Panorama, winter, sleeping bear point, textures, sunrise, manitou islands](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/1471a5a944688427d4d8ded97048425e/e4d4384b-2f28-4d26-94b0-246363fad191_rw_1200.jpg?h=9537ee7e41a2134cfd9b3b512d308159)
Expectations — Sleeping Bear Point
![Sleeping bear point, pyramid, dune, erosion, early spring](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/1471a5a944688427d4d8ded97048425e/63785d0c-60a5-4a6c-becd-c0222e4aafe3_rw_1200.jpg?h=556040e7cf8bc5c9c358a399387f90cd)
Ziggurat — Sleeping Bear Point
![Sleeping bear point, Wind, drifting, winter, manitou islands, textures](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/1471a5a944688427d4d8ded97048425e/77ac3ea2-a5d9-4135-a66e-902374895825_rw_600.jpg?h=54c98de5795e2f37e38451d0ca52413a)
Clean — Sleeping Bear Point
![Sleeping bear point, Wind, drifting, winter, manitou islands, textures](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/1471a5a944688427d4d8ded97048425e/15f4a765-36bb-4373-b68f-a0c7a281758b_rw_1200.jpg?h=3ea6ffa6afc194d286e64b9daa0dfdd6)
Sugar Cookie — Sleeping Bear Point
![Gail force winds, manitou islands, waves, spray, Sunset, sleeping bear point](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/1471a5a944688427d4d8ded97048425e/be4f173c-7826-48c5-9560-045866c28aa7_rw_1200.jpg?h=e226e066538309b8edf4dc3065f125dd)
Manitou Gale — Sleeping Bear Point
![Sleeping bear point, winter, erosion, drifting, sculpted](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/1471a5a944688427d4d8ded97048425e/f4ea3652-f494-4277-b7e9-109d857fce4c_rw_1200.jpg?h=14fc002b032ae4975ccbb567392a897d)
Forged — Sleeping Bear Point
![Layers, Snow, winter, sleeping bear point, pyramid point, sunrise](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/1471a5a944688427d4d8ded97048425e/7cf0d700-f09b-4d0f-ac7d-df6988b695c8_rw_600.jpg?h=70dbf4859cf55c774cdf94b0b81fd57c)
Winter Bear — Sleeping Bear Point
![Sunrise, orange, brilliant, wind effects, sculpting, erosion, Pyramid Point](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/1471a5a944688427d4d8ded97048425e/3b3ebefb-ca0c-4400-95a4-364a2c0e371b_rw_1200.jpg?h=f6506f136d7ca6c00438bf81b54186bc)
Swoosh — Sleeping Bear Point
![After Sunset, sky, Sleeping Bear Point, painted, grasses, Manitou islands](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/1471a5a944688427d4d8ded97048425e/76494a32-dd40-4b8c-b65a-5099229c8542_rw_600.jpg?h=cf97191fb634d9cd26ea5c75be15f560)
Twilight Sky — Sleeping Bear Point
![Sleeping Bear Point, dunes, Vertical, Panorama, morning, wispy clouds](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/1471a5a944688427d4d8ded97048425e/985b9b0b-c74c-4e76-91a6-90acff6dc4f3_rw_600.jpg?h=3e9d6cee824043cc82d104b9e28bc063)
Bear Claw — Sleeping Bear Point
![Sunrise, Scarlet Sky, Clods, Sleeping Bear Bay, waves, Twilight](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/1471a5a944688427d4d8ded97048425e/b36e5d75-be6c-489a-b7c1-95d1f28f737e_rw_600.jpg?h=9f526a2fc18a9a4bd52d453756c09f16)
Lake on Fire — Glen Haven
![Beach grass, storm, moon, Manitou Passage, Clouds, Leelanau, Glen Arbor](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/1471a5a944688427d4d8ded97048425e/26cb1a4f-63df-426b-ab8e-b349d39cd1af_rw_1200.jpg?h=cb54b5a33493c52ec1af19b734f8764a)
Soft Morning — Sleeping Bear Point
![Sleeping Bear Point, Beach grass, wind morning, Venus, crescent moon, Sleeping Bear Bay, Alligator Hill](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/1471a5a944688427d4d8ded97048425e/75427a97-6cb4-480b-8f15-6bd2120a124c_rw_600.jpg?h=123d809aea1ed4fedfc3de0f8b3e66e4)
Venus Rises — Sleeping Bear Point
![Autumn, Poplars, Windy, Sleeping Bear Point, Golden, Windswept](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/1471a5a944688427d4d8ded97048425e/97303fba-c91b-43bb-a236-0abc388b6ade_rw_1200.jpg?h=9da91eab00f46f4c861fbfb8404f1171)
Wind 7 — Sleeping Bear Point
![Alligator Hill trail Overlook, Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, Sleeping Bear Bay, Manitou Islands, Sunrise](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/1471a5a944688427d4d8ded97048425e/71fac443-50c8-418c-81fe-2397e57e3741_rw_1200.jpg?h=1c810d92eb6a73b8a9d97887d2b5bcb4)
Alligator Hill before Dawn
![Alligator Hill trail Overlook, Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, Sleeping Bear Bay, Manitou Islands, Sunrise](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/1471a5a944688427d4d8ded97048425e/dd2bd15e-ca1a-453a-8e96-5b70578b5e03_rw_1200.jpg?h=9ed4f9a5226f793a96ce60303ca342d2)
Contemplation — Alligator Hill
![The foreground shows a blade of grass curled in the sand and another blade etching marks in the sand. The Background is the Manitou Islands at dawn](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/1471a5a944688427d4d8ded97048425e/d05f4c4f-86b2-4402-aca3-fe1062fe3a95_rw_1200.jpg?h=cf4cbc44cdd1ac465f968326f426fc6a)
Time — Sleeping Bear Point