Brilliant flashes of sunshine like a strobe-light through the pines as we cruise down Lakeshore Drive around noon today.  A line of about 100 Harley's streak by...

...but PastyCam's batteries were dead! Power is retored just in time to catch this guy bringing up the rear...

For all of our Gitche Gumee friends, volunteer workers have been hard at it the last couple of weeks... new handicapped access bathrooms being added.

On the left is Mel Jones, our resident Civil War expert in the Keweenaw

By request, here's how it looks today at the old Dollar Bay school.  The big picture takes you around to the playground.

Sunny, dry conditions continue in the Copper Country.

Courtesy of Keweenaw Video Productions, the Pasty Cam makes a day trip to Isle Royale, just in time to see one of the big boats round the point at Passage Island.  An oil spill has been reported further south at Windigo, over 1,000 gallons of diesel fuel.  According to the Daily Mining Gazette, U.P. Engineering is developing a cleanup plan.

Our thanks to Don Hermanson of keweenawvideo.com

P.S.:  If you have an interesting shot of any Northern Michigan destination, we welcome guest photos on the Pasty Cam

Another Pasty Cam first:  Copper Country mud, showing how quickly dry conditions returned after last week's rain.  Big Picture makes interesting wallpaper.

spotted this morning in the very place where last Saturday's scene was captured

The forest fires across the U.P. in the past week have made for some dazzling sunsets... but then, Superior is always dazzling.

What a Great Lake!

Looking down on the Phoenix Church and Phoenix Store.  Another shot reveals the scene from below.

Hilltop Sweet Rolls