1893 für die Weltausstellung in Chicago erbaut, wurde dieser Leuchtturm zum Symbol technischer Innovation. Nach seinem Umzug per Schwimmbarke (1917-1919) folgten Elektrifizierung, Funkfeuer und schließlich die Automatisierung 1979. Heute steht er als geschütztes Wahrzeichen für über 130 Jahre maritime Geschichte.

#Chicago #greatlakes #geschichtsmontag

Happy summer solstice! In this June installment of Polylith, I share some notes from long days of work along the shores of the Great Lakes.

https://cscottmills.com/polylith/082/

#towardThePolylith #greatLakes #solstice #animism

RE: https://mastodon.social/@Livelakesuperior/116744526633261734

At first glance one might think they are looking out over a sea.
They don't call it 'Lake Superior' for nothing.
#greatlakes

June 10 derecho produces widespread wind damage, tornadoes, and large hail across Midwest and Great Lakes

The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) said a fast-moving convective system that crossed parts of the Midwest and Great Lakes on June 10, 2026, has been preliminarily classified as a derecho after producing widespread wind damage, downed power lines, and measured gusts exceeding 145 km/h (90 mph). #weather #derecho #Midwest #GreatLakes
https://watchers.news/2026/06/13/june-10-derecho-midwest-great-lakes-damage-tornadoes-large-hail/

The view toward the lighthouse: storm clouds at Grand Haven, Michigan, 11 June, 2026. Photo by Walter Elliott.
#LighthousesOfMastodon
#GreatLakes
#LakeMichigan

“By the pricking of my thumbs, something wicked this way comes.” - Willam Shakespeare, “MacBeth.”

Enhanced Risk issued, strong tornadoes, giant hail, and damaging winds forecast across the Midwest and Great Lakes

The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) has placed parts of the Upper Mississippi Valley, Midwest and Great Lakes region under Enhanced Risk (Level 3 of 5) through June 11 and 12, 2026, warning that thunderstorms may produce hail larger than 5 cm (2 inches), wind gusts exceeding 120 km/h (75 mph) and several tornadoes, including a few strong tornadoes. #weather #Midwest #GreatLakes
https://watchers.news/2026/06/10/enhanced-risk-issued-strong-tornadoes-giant-hail-and-damaging-winds-forecast-across-the-midwest-and-great-lakes/

A different perspective of the Mackinac Bridge today. Standing beneath it in the fog, the steel seemed to disappear into the mist while the gentle waves lapped at the shore. A quiet moment in a place that has always felt like home.

#MackinacBridge #Michigan #StraitsOfMackinac #PureMichigan #Fog #GreatLakes #today #gratitude