Belle Isle 4th of July [Pics]

90 degrees, mellowed by a stiff breeze, BBQ smoke and aromas, it's the 4th of July on Belle Isle.

High rise apartments in Windsor form a backdrop for boaters.
http://detroityes.com/webisodes/2010...Isle/62923.jpg

Water lilies blossom in Lake Okonoka...
http://detroityes.com/webisodes/2010...Isle/62931.jpg

...and swan hatchlings glide by with their parents.
http://detroityes.com/webisodes/2010...Isle/62935.jpg

Water intake tower, Grosse Pointe and Lake St. Clair fade into the summer haze.
http://detroityes.com/webisodes/2010...Isle/62953.jpg

The Roostertail -- famed locus of Detroit's recreational and speed boating scene. Behind it can be seen the massive water works building on Jefferson..
http://detroityes.com/webisodes/2010...Isle/62958.jpg

Lazy days of summer beneath Belle Isles' spreading trees.
http://detroityes.com/webisodes/2010...Isle/62962.jpg

Masts of sailing yachts at the Detroit Yacht Club frame the Renaissance Center in downtown Detroit.
http://detroityes.com/webisodes/2010...Isle/62969.jpg

A police patrol boat drifts past the "Two Brothers" power plant -- a landmark for sailors approaching Detroit from Lake St. Clair but weak siblings to their mighty "Seven Sisters" that once stood before them. The Seven Sisters were detonated in 1996.
http://detroityes.com/webisodes/2010...Isle/62952.jpg

Picnics sprout across the shady lawns.
http://detroityes.com/webisodes/2010...Isle/62971.jpg

Summer in Detroit is here.
http://detroityes.com/webisodes/2010...Isle/62907.jpg

BEAUTIFUL PICTURES!

What is the alien aircraft doing in the last photo to the right of the Ren Cen?

I wish I could have taken some pictures high atop the Greektown Tower/garage. You could see fireworks everywhere, as far as the eye could see!

Happy 4th of July, DY!

Hamtramck was wild tonight. Fireworks going off in all directions, about 1 second. Probably a lot of them were in Detroit, or who knows, the suburbs? Beautiful fireworks in the sky in all directions.

I especially love the swan hatchlings picture.

Great pictures Lowell, thanks.

Awesome pics! My favorite is the baby swans too.

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Originally Posted by slick

BEAUTIFUL PICTURES!

What is the alien aircraft doing in the last photo to the right of the Ren Cen?

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I guess that calls for a detail shot...
http://detroityes.com/webisodes/2010...kite-62914.jpg

Thanks all for the kind remarks.

Not to be outdone by Lowell, I upload my own picture of my 4th of July barbecue.

http://harmonicaboogie.com/picture/G...Barbecures.jpg

I would have invited everyone over, but I accidentally burnt down the neighbor's house.

^^^hahaha:p^^^

love the last photo lowell

Belle Isle is my favorite place. When I lived in Oregon, I always tried to describe it's splendor and it's lack of support. No one understood. To tell you the truth, I think I do. It's sad. Loved the swans and the Roostertail pic. I didn't know Seven Sisters was gone, and I thought something was wrong. I was gone when that happened.