Do you think you can see Wisconsin?
Jim Sorbie wonders if that’s our cheese-loving neighbors you can see in this photo looking across Lake Michigan from Alligator Hill near Glen Arbor.
I thought it could be Washington Island, but would appreciate confirmation from anyone who knows about such things.
My first guess was Washington Island, but I’m leaning more towards the northern end of Door County. The bluffs along the northwest shore of the county rise 100+ feet higher than Washington Island. Just speculation though. It’s been ages since I’ve been to the dunes, so I don’t have a good feel for the angle of the photo in relation to Sleeping Bear Point.
That makes some sense. I’ll ask Jim about his orientation.
Good Thought Up_Skier! I tried to take a (not very accurate) compass bearing from Alligator Hill and got about 315M. Looking at the chart I looked at the bearings & distances of:
Door Penisula (elev 720′) 48.5 NM @ 303M
Washington Island (elev 740′) 46.65NM @ 313M
Rock Island (elev 760′) 46.21NM @ 318M
I’m guessing it’s Rock Island/Washington Island as they’re slightly closer and higher. No way to tell for sure, maybe I should go over there on a clear day and wave?
Can I change my answer? I lived on the western shore of Lake Michigan and always had a better view of the peninsula than the islands (maybe because it was closer to my position). I never realized that the islands were higher than the bluffs on the peninsula. Now that I look at the inflated picture, there appears to be a sliver of land on the left-hand side, which must be Door County. I guess the final conclusion is; you definitely saw Wisconsin!