Wilderness State Park

On Friday (April 19) I travelled an hour north of the cottage to Wilderness State Park, located 11 miles west of Mackinac City. From the Michigan Department of Natural Resources The State of Michigan began acquiring the land for Wilderness State Park in Mackinaw City back in 1896, through purchase and tax reversion proceedings. In the early twentieth century, the site operated as Emmet State Game Refuge, with the land set aside for the breeding of game birds and other animals. When the reserve was placed under the administration of the Parks Division in 1927, it officially became Wilderness State Park.

I first visited this park in May of last year and have returned several times now. On this visit I was able to take a long hike on Waugoshance Point - a 2.5 mile long cape of mostly wooded dune and swale complex that juts out into Lake Michigan, separating Sturgeon Bay and the Straits of Mackinac.
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The above two photos were taken at the gate to Wilderness State Park, about seven miles east of Waugoshance Point.

The above three photos were shot using a Canon 50mm f2.5 macro lens with a Neewer LED panel light.