Lake Michigan

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We Energies coal ash spills into Lake Michigan

We Energies coal ash spills into Lake Michigan

Wisconsin news made The Rachel Maddow Show again last night. That's because on Monday, coal ash from the grounds of We Energies' Oak Creek Power Plant was swept into Lake Michigan when a shoreline bluff collapsed during construction — ironically, for an air quality...

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Wind Point Lighthouse, Wind Point, Wisconsin

Wind Point Lighthouse, Wind Point, Wisconsin

Wind Point, Wisconsin — The Wind Point Lighthouse on Lake Michigan, viewed from the southeast. Here's the text of the lighthouse's Wisconsin Historical Society sign:   THE WIND POINT LIGHTHOUSE To assist navigation...

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Simmons Island Beach House, Kenosha, Wisconsin

Simmons Island Beach House, Kenosha, Wisconsin

Kenosha, Wisconsin — The Simmons Island Beach House, on the Lake Michigan shore of Kenosha's Simmons Island Park, was designed in the Tudor Revival style by architect Chris Borggren and built in 1934. It was added to the...

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Coast Guard Station Kenosha, 1866 lighthouse

Coast Guard Station Kenosha, 1866 lighthouse

Kenosha, Wisconsin — At left, Coast Guard Station Aids to Navigation Team (STANT) Kenosha. At right, the 1866 Kenosha Southport Light. Both are situated on Simmons Island and are seen here across the water of Kenosha's...

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Spanish-American War cannon, Kenosha

Spanish-American War cannon, Kenosha

Kenosha, Wisconsin — Cannon from the Spanish-American War (1898) in Eichelman Park, pointed out toward Lake Michigan. A 1939 photo of the same cannon can be found in the University of Wisconsin Digital Collections.[includeme...

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Boat House Pub & Eatery, Kenosha, Wisconsin

Boat House Pub & Eatery, Kenosha, Wisconsin

Kenosha, Wisconsin — Back view of the Boat House Pub & Eatery at 4917 7th Avenue, one of several Kenosha restaurants located on the city's Lake Michigan harbor — in this case the Simmons Island Marina small boat harbor....

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Feeding Lake Michigan gulls

Feeding Lake Michigan gulls

Kenosha, Wisconsin — A man feeds bread to Ring-Billed Gulls at Pennoyer Park on Lake Michigan. Please don't do this. Quoting from the article linked above:   The rapidly expanding ring-billed gull population has led to...

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Boat House Pub & Simmons Island Marina

Boat House Pub & Simmons Island Marina

Kenosha, Wisconsin — The lights of the Boat House Pub & Eatery, a harborside restaurant, seen from the 50th Street bridge, with the boats and boat slips of the Simmons Island Marina on Lake Michigan below.[includeme...

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