Rivers & Streams

Rivers are the lifeblood of the forest. Providing home, water, and food to many different animals. And of course, there is the natural and unique beauty that can be found nowhere else.

Known as the Great Lakes State, Michigan is renowned for its vast expanses of water, including its numerous rivers and streams. Thee waterways, each unique, weave their way through the state’s diverse landscape from the rolling hills of the Upper Peninsula to the sand shores of Lake Michigan.

This collection of photographs celebrates the beauty and diversity of Michigan’s rivers and streams.

Crystal clear river
Yellow Dog River
Othala
A Huron River Sunset
Red, orange, and yellow mix of trees along the Dead River
Autumn on the Dead River
Large rocky riverbend
Around the Bend
Slate River
Seven Mile Creek after the sun has set in Pictured Rocks National Lake Shore
Seven Mile Creek
Fall colors at peak on the West Branch Yellow Dog River
Peak Fall on the West Branch Yellow Dog River
pink hues of the setting sun reflecting on the Manistee River
Hues of Sunset on the Manistee River
Bridge over water with fall trees in the background
Yellow leaf on a rock surrounded by the Yellow Dog River
Yellow on the Yellow Dog River
Three leaves on a rock in front of a waterfall
The Colors of Autumn

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Elk
Forest, Flowers, and Fauna
Pink colored-skies and Mackinac Bridge.
Mackinac Bridge
Massive Hungarian Falls
Waterfalls
White and red lighthouse on the edge of an island
Lighthouses