This photo was taken at 8:36:56 PM on July 22, 2023 looking out over the shore of Lake Superior near Ontonagon, Michigan. This sunset was particularly hazy due to smoke from the massive Canadian wildfires which caused poor air quality in the area. This caused the vivid red sun and purple hazy along the horizon.

This photo and the others in the Ontonagon – Mi category document an annual trip taken to a cabin west of Ontonagon with the same three friends I’ve been close with since my freshman year of high school. This photo was taken on the second year of this tradition. The cabin is owned by one of those friend’s family, some of which grew up in the area. Despite the cabin being located across a highway from the shore, there is still access to lakeshore of Superior through an abandoned property across the highway from the cabin. This makes the shore hardly a five minute walk from the cabin and allows for many trips to the beach and a perfect bonfire location. This trip is a tradition which we hope to continue for as many years as we all can.