Your photograph of the flight crossing the Lake Michigan shoreline shows Muskegon Lake (the small lake north of Muskegon Lake is called Bear Lake) and, south of it, Mona Lake (which is near Muskegon County Airport (MKG)), and, south of that, the final few miles of the Grand River before it flows into Lake Michigan just below Grand Haven.

The longest river in Michigan, the Muskegon River, is prevented from flowing directly into Lake Michigan by some dune formations, hence the lake (the city of Muskegon is on the southeast end of the lake; the river enters the lake at its northeast end). This is typical of rivers flowing into Lake Michigan from the east

I grew up in Fremont, Michigan, 28 miles NE of the city of Muskegon; Fremont is the "Baby Food Capital of the World", as it is the home of Gerber Products Company (which is now owned by the Swiss food giant Nestle). My father used to take me salmon fishing on the Muskegon; we put his boat in the water at a place called Bridgeton, in Newaygo County about 8 miles south of Fremont. Your photo brought back a lot of happy memories for me (I've lived "in exile" in the DC area the past 33 years).

Keep writing and taking pictures. You are a natural journalist.