This photo was taken at 8:46:56 PM on July 23, 2023 on the shore of Lake Superior near Ontonagon, Michigan. The shore of Lake Superior is quite possibly one of the best places to have a bonfire with friends. Despite the highway hardly a couple minutes walk away it’s perfectly quiet aside from the sound of the waves on the shore, and when the skies are clear the stargazing is amazing with the lack of light pollution.

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.