The technical name for this sea of blue flowers is Chionodoxa, but more commonly called Glory of the Snow. Judy Byykkonen spotted them in the Keweenaw and said she was enraptured by this collection of blue flowers and had to photograph them. These star-like beauties flower in the Spring and then go dormant until the next spring, so they don’t last long, but sure are beautiful when they bloom.

The bottom two photos are from Barbara Bouwkamp... Trailing Arbutus, also known as Mayflower, is a low spreading shrub, which she said are all over Big Traverse right now. Their smell is fantastic and Barbara said it’s too bad the Pasty Cam doesn’t have “scratch and sniff”. Someone also mentioned you can find them along the roadside by Little Betsy, out past Gay. These small flowers are a sure sign of Spring, also.

Visit Keweenaw shares a Crossing Place video – Michigan’s Best Mid-Summer Celebration: Juhannus Summer Solstice. It will take place June 17 - 21st in Hancock, MI. You can find more details here: Juhannus Summer Solstice. The lead-in says: “For generations, the midsummer bonfire has burned along the shores of Lake Superior as Finnish families in the Keweenaw celebrated Juhannus - a tradition rooted in light, nature, and community. What began with Finnish immigrants arriving in the Copper Country in the 1860s has grown into Hancock’s multi-day Juhannus Summer Solstice Celebration, blending historic customs with contemporary Finnish culture through music, dancing, folk traditions, and community gatherings. This story explores why these traditions continue to matter and how the city’s growing embrace of its heritage - including its recognition as the first Finno-Ugric Capital of Culture outside Europe - continues to create connection beneath the long summer sunsets over the Copper Country.”

Blue-tiful set of pics!
And the video was very
informative.

Beautiful flowers. Thanks for capturing them.
Spring flowers are so beautiful. But don't blink,
cuz they're gone before you know it. Why can't this
beauty last as long as the snow lasts, lol? Some
gone in an instant and the other here for months.

Hi
The blue flowers are taking advantage of their time in
the sun. That wasn't poetry; as soon as the trees leaf
out, the woodland flowers pretty much disappear.

It's nice to see Finnish heritage being celebrated. I
have some Celtic ancestry and have attended the Saline
Celtic Festival off & on over the years.

Love the “second spring” we get from PastyCam!
Down here in northern Indiana, most of these spring
Wildflowers appear in April, and we had some late
hard freezes which shortened the bloom season
even more. Many thanks to the ladies for sharing!

Those flowers are absolutely glorious!

Jim Kurtti...he is the Finnish King for this area,
NO question there!

This fits today's pics:

Occasionally we will be overwhelmed, but mostly we
will be enchanted.

Jean Houston

Beautiful Glory of the Snow.

My UP favorite, the Lupines later this summer.

My Hawthorn tree is blooming this week.
Sadly, it smells like urine.

I've been to this celebration on my many work trips to Finland. There may be places that go to the extent of Hancock, but all I saw were the bonfires and copious amounts of adult beverages. Kudos on keeping the traditions.