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Jim Koski
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History Nerd. TV dork. Amateur photographer. Professional smart aleck
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I am loathe to utter the phrase "Back when I was a kid", but, uhm, back when I was a kid Novembers in Marquette (or anywhere around Lake Superior) sure did not look like this.

#photography #streetscapes #marquette #marquettemi #yesthisisnovemberandnotseptember
November 2, 2025 at 8:37 PM
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It was just a few weeks ago that the big lake was shining with the brilliance of several million diamonds...

#photography #lakesuperior #marquette #marquettemi #sailboats
A picture of a sailboat sitting on the water in Marquette's Lower Harbor, awaiting on an eventual voyage onto Lake Superior.
October 26, 2025 at 6:47 PM
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Apparently, this whole concept of "Autumn" is now starting to take hold around here.

#photography #streetscapes #marquette #marquettemi #autumn
A shot looking up a sidewalk outside of the site of the old Longyear Mansion in Marquette, showing trees finally deciding to turn orange for the year.
October 19, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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The calm before a film festival, a car rally, and a mass of pickleballers bring a city to life.

#photography #streetscapes #marquette #marquettemi #williamspark #fcff #lspr
The sun rising over the tennis courts at Marquette's Williams Park, on a day when the Fresh Coast Film Festival and the Lake Superior Performance Rally guarantee things won't stay this quiet for long.
October 18, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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Uhm...do I really wanna know what went on here?

#photography #streetscapes #marquette #marquettemi #picklesandbeer
A shot of someone's porch after what must have been an interesting night, considering the shot consists of a bunch of empty beer cars and a jar of dill pickles.
October 3, 2025 at 8:57 PM
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It felt like summer today, but there was one sure sign it wasn't.

#photography #streetscapes #marquette #marquettemi #harlowblock #changingleaves
A picture of a once green tree--now ablaze in red--in front of Marquette's historic sandstone Harlow Block.
September 28, 2025 at 9:49 PM
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Either someone's started to celebrate Halloween a little too early or one of my neighbors has a secret none of us know about.

Yet.

#photography #streetscapes #marquette #marquettemi
#tistheseason
A car with a disembodied hand trying to crawl out of its hood. That's something you see every day, right?
September 21, 2025 at 10:32 PM
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The storm clouds, they are a-gathering...

#photography #streetscapes #marquette #marquettemi #downtownmarquette #clouds
A shot of an insanely cloudy sky during a span of time when we seem to have nothing BUT cloudy skies around here. Sigh...
September 4, 2025 at 9:25 PM
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It's not even September yet. What the what, Mother Nature??

#photography #marquette #marquettemi #winteriscoming
A picture of leaves that are in the process of changing color, even though it's (checking the calendar here) still August.
August 29, 2025 at 9:25 PM
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I dare say that on the days when the sun DOES come out Marquette's quite the green place.

#photography #streescapes #marquette #marquettemi #green #willthesunevercomeoutagain
A picture of Front Street in downtown Marquette, MI, on one of (what seems like) only three sunny days this summer.
August 24, 2025 at 9:07 PM
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Well, then, where am I SUPPOSED to park it?

#photography #streetscapes #marquette #marquettemi #timemachineproblems
A picture of a no parking sign that has slightly been altered by someone who obviously has a few issues accommodating fourth dimensional travel.
August 21, 2025 at 9:17 PM
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Parks are wonderful. Parks smack dab in the middle of a city are even better.

#photography #marquette #marquettemi #lowerharborpark
A shot along the bike path running through Marquette's Lower Harbor Park. A park that, by the way, was built upon an old coal yard right on the shore of Lake Superior. If the Marquette residents of 60 years ago could see what we've done with their dirty, grungy, disgusting piece of land, I'd like to think they'd be proud.
August 17, 2025 at 8:13 PM
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Look...no fire haze. It's a mid-August miracle!

#photography #marquette #marquettemi #streetscapes #miraclescapturedonfilm #technicallycapturedondigitalbutyouknowwhatimean
A simple picture of blue sky in Marquette today. First the first time since the era of mammoths--no fire haze in the air!
August 14, 2025 at 9:18 PM
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Happiness is a Smelted pizza truck Goat Yoga pizza.

#marquette #marquettemi #smelted #foodtrucks #pizza
#aperfectlunch
It's a great lunch--a Goat Yoga pizza from Smelted Pizza in Marquette.
August 12, 2025 at 9:09 PM
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Summers rock.

#photography #streetscapes #marquette #marquettemi #greenasfarastheeyecansee
A picture of a Marquette sidewalk (on East Arch Street, if anyone cares) that actually looks like a big green tunnel, thanks to all of the trees on it.
August 1, 2025 at 9:29 PM
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Happy Lake Superior Day!

#photography #marquette #marquettemi #picnicrocks #lakesuperior #lakesuperiorday #thegreatestoflakes
A couple sitting on a beach looking at the greatest of lakes, one that's celebrated today and, if we're being honest, every day around here!
July 20, 2025 at 10:42 PM
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Okay. Thanks for letting us know.

#photography #streetscenes #marquette #marquettemi #pepperoni
A shot of a priority mail sticker on the back of a stop sign, with a rather enigmatic message left by a street artist. And not all of us smell like pepperoni. Some of us DID shower today, after all.
July 17, 2025 at 9:17 PM
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In my humble opinion, at least, this is what a summer day should look like.

#photography #marquette #marquettemi #lakesuperior
#sailboats
A shot of a sailboat out on Lake Superior, framed by (of all things) street signs. The lake, as usual, is shining like a couple of million diamonds.
July 15, 2025 at 9:23 PM
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I heard that it's #wordlesswednesday around here, so this is my contribution.

(Taken in Tübingen, Germany a few years ago)

#photography #streetscapes #altstadt #tubingen
A shot of a couple of people from one evening a few years ago in Tübingen, Germany. It wasn't until many months later that I looked at the shot and realized exactly where the hands of the guy in the shot were.
July 9, 2025 at 9:18 PM
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I'm guessing this was not a factory paint job.

#photography #streetscenes #marquette #marquettemi #livinginavandownbytheriver
A picture of a van in the parking lot of the house next to mine with a rather custom paint job. The sentiments on it, though, are quite nice.
July 6, 2025 at 8:51 PM
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The color contrasts in Mother Nature this time of the year are nothing short of amazing.

#photography #streetscapes #marquette #marquettemi #puremichigan #trees
A shot of a bunch of trees and leaves on Marquette's East Side. The color around town this time of the year can be breathtaking.
June 27, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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The view out my front door at work today.

#photography #streetscenes #marquette #marquettemi #downtownmarquette #historynerd #abunchofclassicbuildings
A shot looking up Front Street in downtown Marquette, featuring the First Presbyterian Church, the Longyear Building, and the Landmark Inn. Oh, and an interesting pre-rain sky, too.
June 25, 2025 at 8:32 PM
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I'm sure there's a story here. I'd be curious to know what that story is.

#photography #streetscapes #marquette #marquettemi #whowearstheseshoes
A picture of a pair of shoes left on the sidewalk outside of Marquette's Peter White Public Library. How did the shoes get there? Why did someone leaved them? Inquiring minds want to know!
June 24, 2025 at 11:17 PM
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A first day of summer shot from last year, taken about 9:20 pm local time. Enjoy the long days while they're here!

#photography #streetscenes #marquette #marquettemi #hewittavenue #firstdayofsummer
A shot of a street during the evening of the first day of summer last year. In Marquette, the sun sets tonight at 9:48 pm, meaning we have just under 17 hours of sunshine. It's all downhill from here. 8-)
June 20, 2025 at 9:33 PM
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I'm sure there's a story behind this. I'd be curious as to exactly WHAT that story is.

😎

#photography #streetscenes #marquette #marquettemi #downtownmarquette #oops
A shot of a big pole in the Downtown Parking Deck in Marquette. The pole is at an (approximately) 45 degree angle, which makes one wonder just exactly HOW it ended up at that 45 degree angle.
June 15, 2025 at 8:50 PM