Except for the last picture, these photos were taken during my second trip to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan during the last week April in 2014. Some snow remained, and Lake Superior was still frozen.
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Along M-77 on my way to Marquette.
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Frozen Lake Superior near Marquette.
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One lone patch of snow remains on this rocky slope near Marquette.
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Buds are starting to appear on this tree that is still surrounded by a snow bank. Spring is coming, but winter still hangs on.
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The town of Munising. Plenty of snow left here.
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The shoreline of Lake Superior in Munising.
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Deep snow remains in the hills south of Munising.
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After my return from the Upper Peninsula: one lone pile of snow remains on the campus of western Michigan University in Kalamazoo (April 28, 2014).
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