Racine, Wisconsin — Wind Point, with its white Wind Point Lighthouse at far right, as seen looking north in the morning light from the Lake Michigan Pathway at the north end of North Beach Park, near Michigan Blvd. and Yout...
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Beachside Oasis mural ‘Fiesta,’ Racine, Wisconsin
Racine, Wisconsin — West facade of Beachside Oasis (formerly North Beach Oasis) at 100 Kewaunee St. in Racine's North Beach Park on the Lake Michigan shore, featuring a Latino-themed mural entitled "Fiesta." The mural was...
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...
Reefpoint Marina, Racine, Wisconsin: Fuel dock
Racine, Wisconsin — Fuel dock at Reefpoint Marina on Lake Michigan.
Birdwatching: Cedar Waxwing circus at Kenosha’s Kemper Center
The Cedar Waxwing makes for some striking birdwatching, as the Cornell Lab of Ornithology notes: ... the Cedar Waxwing is a silky, shiny collection of brown, gray, and lemon-yellow, accented with a subdued crest, rakish black mask, and brilliant-red wax droplets on...
Women’s beach volleyball, North Beach, Racine, Wisconsin
Racine, Wisconsin — Women's beach volleyball pros compete at Racine's North Beach Oasis during the 2008 Extreme Volleyball Professionals (EVP) Pro Tour World Championships. [includeme...
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...
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...
Tall ship at Tall Ships Festival, Kenosha, Wisconsin
Kenosha, Wisconsin — Tall ship docked in Kenosha's harbor on Lake Michigan as part of the Tall Ship Festival.
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...
Double rainbow over Kenosha Harbor
Kenosha, Wisconsin — A double rainbow appears inn the eastern sky over Kenosha's harbor following a rainstorm.
Holiday Inn Express, Kenosha harbor
Kenosha, Wisconsin — The Holiday Inn Express at the west end of Kenosha's harbor. To the right of the hotel is the 50th Street bridge onto Simmons Island. [includeme...
Kemper Center, Kenosha: Lake Michigan sunrise
Kenosha, Wisconsin — Self portrait: At work on an Apple computer workstation in my home office, surrounded by books.
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...
Kenosha harbor, cloudy sunrise
Kenosha, Wisconsin — Clouds obscure a Lake Michigan sunrise at Kenosha's harbor.
Kenosha harbor: Boats in the Water Day, 2000
Kenosha, Wisconsin — On one mid-April weekend every year, cranes are used to lower recreational vessels into Kenosha's small boat harbor to begin the boating season. [includeme...
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....
Simmons Island, Kenosha, Wisconsin at dawn
Kenosha, Wisconsin — Beach and trees bathed in the rosy light of dawn at Simmons Island on the Lake Michigan shoreline.
Pennoyer Park flooding at dawn
Kenosha, Wisconsin — Poor drainage creates pleasing reflections at Pennoyer Park, along the Lake Michigan shoreline.
Polar Bear Plunge 2000 crowd, Kenosha
Kenosha, Wisconsin — Bathers emerging from Lake Michigan on New Year's Day after Kenosha's annual Polar Bear Plunge at Simmons Island Beach.
Polar Bear Plunge 2000, Kenosha, Wisconsin
Kenosha, Wisconsin — Bathers dash into Lake Michigan on New Year's Day for Kenosha's annual Polar Bear Plunge at Simmons Island Beach.
Cheesehead at Polar Bear Plunge 2000, Kenosha WI
Kenosha, Wisconsin — A participant wears a Green Bay Packers Foam Cheesehead Hat to Kenosha's annual New Year's Day Polar Bear Plunge at Simmons Island Beach on Lake Michigan's western shore, celebrating the first day of the...
Kenosha lighthouse: No wake warning sign
Kenosha, Wisconsin — Closeup of speed warning sign — "Slow No Wake Zone" — on Kenosha North Pier Light at the entrance to Kenosha Harbor.
Lake Michigan: Boat and bird at sunrise
Kenosha, Wisconsin — Sport fishing boat and Ring-Billed Gull drift lazily in Lake Michigan at the entrance to the Kenosha, Wisconsin harbor.
Kenosha, Wisconsin lighthouse at sunrise
Kenosha, Wisconsin — The Kenosha North Pier Light at the entrance to Kenosha Harbor on Lake Michigan, with an observer watching the sun come up.
Heading out of Kenosha Harbor
Kenosha, Wisconsin: A small boat heads out of the harbor past the Kenosha North Pier Light into Lake Michigan at dawn.
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...
Mouth of the Pike River, Kenosha, Wisconsin
Kenosha, Wisconsin — Mouth of the Pike River, with clouds over Lake Michigan in the background.
Pike River delta, Kenosha, Wisconsin
Kenosha, Wisconsin — Mouth of the Pike River, with clouds over Lake Michigan in the background.
Fishing Lake Michigan, Pennoyer Park, Kenosha
Kenosha, Wisconsin — Fishermen wading into the water of Lake Michigan at Pennoyer Park Beach. At top left is the mouth of the Pike River. This area has been the site of many drownings over the years.[includeme...
Lake Michigan from Kennedy Drive in Kenosha
Kenosha, Wisconsin — Lake Michigan, seen from Kennedy Drive near Cohorama Point.
Kenosha, Wisconsin skyline at night
Kenosha, Wisconsin: The downtown skyline at night, seen from the Lake Michigan shoreline, across the harbor from the foot of the North Pier.
Kenosha: Simmons Island Marina, June 1999
Kenosha, Wisconsin — Boats in boat slips at Kenosha's Simmons Island Marina on Lake Michigan, with Harbor Villa condominiums in the background at right. [includeme...
Simmons Island Park and Beach House
Kenosha, Wisconsin — Simmons Island Park and 1934 beach house on Lake Michigan.
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...
Moonlight: Amy on Kenosha harbor North Pier
Kenosha, Wisconsin — Amy, lying on the North Pier of Kenosha in the moonlight shining over Lake Michigan.
Simmons Island Marina boat slips, May 1999
Kenosha, Wisconsin — Boats in boat slips at Kenosha's Simmons Island Marina on Lake Michigan, viewed from the 50th Street bridge at night.