Author Archives: Scott Hovind

Backyard Birds

Female House Sparrow by Scott Hovind European Starling by Scott Hovind Female House Sparrow by Scott Hovind European Starling 2 by Scott Hovind

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Fine Art Photography of Michigan Book

Fine Art Photography of Michigan By Scott Hovind The images in this book are not all that Michigan has to offer. Nor do they represent the the more popular tourist attractions like Sleeping Bear Dunes. “Fine Art Photography of Michigan” … Continue reading

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27 Images of Amazing Cloud Formations

The other day while I was at work I saw the most amazing cloud formations I had ever seen. I drive truck locally in Eastern Michigan and I had no camera with me so I had no choice but to … Continue reading

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21 beautiful shots of Downtown Flint, Michigan

Flint, Michigan is a lot of things but one thing it is never called is “Beautiful”. In the beginning Flint was known for being a lumber town. In the 20s Flint was born again as General Motors and various other … Continue reading

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Canadian National Railway

Canadian National Railway was started back in 1919 and still operates today as Canada’s largest railroad company with tracks stretching from coast to coast in Canada, down through Michigan and as far south as Louisiana. As a matter of fact, … Continue reading

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Detroit & Mackinac #7 Former Troop Sleeper

In 1943, as the United States was entering World War II the U.S. Army ordered 2400 troop sleeper rail cars to aid in shuttling thousands of Army, Navy and Marine troops to boats on both the East and West coasts. … Continue reading

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US Army Kitchen Car # 89639

Have you ever seen the inside of an army kitchen car? Built in 1950 by St. Louis Car Company as streamlined troop kitchen car for U.S. Army for the Korean War Effort. These cars were later sold in the 1970’s … Continue reading

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Great Lakes Central Railroad – 3 pictures

Great Lakes Central Railroad The Great Lakes Central Railroad (reporting mark GLC) is a Class II regional railroad, originally called the Tuscola and Saginaw Bay Railway (reporting mark TSBY) was formed on August 26, 1977 to operate over former Penn Central lines from Millington toMunger, Michigan, and Vassar to Colling, Michigan. Its name … Continue reading

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Steam Railroading Institute – 4 images

The Steam Railroading Institute is located at 405 South Washington Street, Owosso, Michigan. The Steam Railroading Institute is an organization dedicated to the preservation, restoration, and operation of historical railroad equipment and items. It operates a heritage railroadwhich offers occasional passenger excursion trains using steam … Continue reading

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St. Paul’s Episcopal Church

The Reverend Daniel Brown came to Flint, Michigan in 1839 to help form a new Episcopal parish. He became the first rector of St. Paul’s in 1840 when it received canonical sanction. The congregation met in a temporary chapel and … Continue reading

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