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RE: A day at the beach. A story in photos.

I love it @ironshield, I wish I could have been there.
Down here, the "beaches" meaning Ocean side, are all gray, finely gritted
Sand, often dredged up from a river bed and pumped onto the beaches
To counter the erosion. As you may know, the Gulfstream is a river in
The ocean, that flows northward, so there is a southerly current along
The shore that counters it. The "Barrier Islands" and beaches are
Always trying to migrate south. It's natural, but people who own
Realestate do not want that to happen, SOOOoooo
Conversely, the RIVER sandbars are usually pure white sand, but even
There time is ruining my memories, as the river levels in general are
Declining and the pollution is increasing.
I had to look up "petoskey stone"... wikipedia gives an interesting
History of the name as it explains the origin of the stones.
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Thank you for your excellent comment!

We were hanging on Lake Huron, just north of Lake St. Clair. There was a sailboat race going on earlier in the day and we could see rows and rows of sails off in the distance. A huge storm came through around 7 pm, we left just in time to miss it.

The water levels were so much higher than last year - there was hardly any beach left. If it goes up a few more feet, it'll be on people's lawns! The home owners were complaining last year about low water levels and how the great lakes are drying up. Funny how things go sometimes.

Petoskey stones are usually found on the west coast of Michigan, but sometimes they show up on this side too. They're a bit rarer, but that makes finding them that much more exciting!

Yes, the wiki post said that about the stones locations.

Did you just experience a total loss of function in both Steemit
And Palnet? I did. Most frustrating. I wonder what happened?

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