There’s nothing quite like taking a trip by plane and watching the tiny world below you. It reminds you that even though we have so much going on in our lives, we’re really just a tiny dot in the big picture. We thought we’d put together some shots of Michigan from way up high, just in case you can’t spring for a flight this summer.
- Snow pile
Beth/Flickr Remember that massive blizzard that slammed the Midwest back in early 2011? This giant snow pile is the accumulation of that.
- Detroit, with a glimpse of Belle Isle and Lake St. Clair
yooperann/Flickr Love how Flickr user yooperann encompassed so much of the city and the lake.
- Downtown Detroit
Barbara Eckstein/Flickr This shot reminds us just how small the city has gotten over the years… Welp
- Aerospace shot of Michigan
Stuart Rankin/Flickr Hey, it’s Michigan waving Hi! to outer space.
- The Big House
MGoBlog/Flickr Not so big from this angle, eh?
- Charlevoix Beaver Island
Don…The UpNorth Memories Guy… Harrison/Flickr Looks kind of like a tropical island.
- Lake Charlevoix
Don…The UpNorth Memories Guy… Harrison/Flickr LOVE this Flickr user’s ability to find cool, vintage pics.
- Downtown Kalamazoo
Michigan Municipal League/Flickr Cool bird’s eye view of downtown.
- Humboldt, MI
Save the Wild UP/Flickr You can really appreciate the engineering genius it takes to build our roads and byways.
- Kent, MI
Humberto Moreno/Flickr Wait, is that Grandma’s house I see?
- Ice on Lake Huron
Doc Searls/Flickr Brrrr…. Must be chilly in the water.
- Manistee
Don…The UpNorth Memories Guy… Harrison/Flickr Look how water and land intersect.
- Walloon Village
Charles Dawley/Flickr This village is just a speck on the map from up here.
Here are some great pics shared by a few of our favorite Flickr folks. Please, don’t hesitate to share your best aerial shots in the comments below!
Beth/Flickr
Remember that massive blizzard that slammed the Midwest back in early 2011? This giant snow pile is the accumulation of that.
yooperann/Flickr
Love how Flickr user yooperann encompassed so much of the city and the lake.
Barbara Eckstein/Flickr
This shot reminds us just how small the city has gotten over the years… Welp
Stuart Rankin/Flickr
Hey, it’s Michigan waving Hi! to outer space.
MGoBlog/Flickr
Not so big from this angle, eh?
Don…The UpNorth Memories Guy… Harrison/Flickr
Looks kind of like a tropical island.
LOVE this Flickr user’s ability to find cool, vintage pics.
Michigan Municipal League/Flickr
Cool bird’s eye view of downtown.
Save the Wild UP/Flickr
You can really appreciate the engineering genius it takes to build our roads and byways.
Humberto Moreno/Flickr
Wait, is that Grandma’s house I see?
Doc Searls/Flickr
Brrrr…. Must be chilly in the water.
Look how water and land intersect.
Charles Dawley/Flickr
This village is just a speck on the map from up here.
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