Photo Friday: Frankfort, Michigan, beach in winter

Tourists, sunbathers, fishers, and sand castle builders often fill Lake Michigan beaches in Michigan's Lower Peninsula during summer months, but tourist towns like Frankfort, Michigan, see a quieter season as winter arrives and brings a bit of snow into the mix of sun and sand along the lake's edge.

This beach swing frames a view of Frankfort's North Breakwater lighthouse, although the frigid lakeside temperatures and winds discourage lingering in one place very long.

A brisk walk along the beach takes me past intriguing landscapes frozen in a moment where sun and sand meet ice and snow. I stop for a quick photo before hustling back to the warmth of my car and heading into town for a bowl of soup and something warm to drink.

Check out yesterday's story about the Frankfort North Breakwater lighthouse and a previous Photo Friday post for my winter photos of nearby Point Betsie lighthouse.

Thanks to Debbie Dubrow of Delicious Baby for creating and coordinating Photo Friday to link travel photos and blog posts across the Web.

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Comments

[Sarah V.]

Beautiful photos! It's so fun to see the beach during winter.

I bet it was cold out there, especially with the wind. Thanks for venturing into the cold to bring us these lovely pictures!

[Helly (Travel by the Calendar)]

It's funny, it doesn't look that cold in the pictures. Hurrying back to soup suggests it might have been. Thank you for sharing.

[Lora]

Really nice shots. I can only imagine how cold it is there in the winter. (looks cold to me, anyway.)

[Bonnie]

That first photo is easily a favorite! I love empty scenes like that where it suggests "come here, sit, think..." (well...maybe if it were warmer :)

Thank you!
~Bonnie

[Sharlene]

Beautiful shots! I love the view from the swing.

[Dominique King]

Sarah-The wind -does- make it seem colder than it probably is when you head out to the beach :)
I do like the crisp looking photos you often get in weather like this, though.

Helly-The wind whipping in from off of the big lake can make it pretty nippy! Great day for hot soup.

Lora-We don't get quite as cold and snowy here in metro Detroit as they get in northern Michigan and/or out on one of the big lakes. I'd rather have a little snow, ice and cold than the six months of "November" I'm often treated to at home!

Bonnie-I'm always intrigued when I find a "frame" within a photo. I'm always looking for a window, doorway, or other "frame" when I shoot photos.

Sharlene-Thanks! I'd love that view from a swing in my own backyard, wouldn't you?

[Cindy La Ferle]

These are beautiful. Those of us who live in this gorgeous state might complain about our weather sometimes, but I do think we also appreciate the beauty of our seasons -- winter too! Thanks for the view.

[Dominique King]

Cindy-I don't complain about the snow...I'm usually complaining about the lack of it around here :lol: I love the change of seasons, and I really enjoy it when I have a chance to spend a little time Up North in the winter.