Slowly but surely we in Michigan have been seeing more of the sun lately. As we inch our way toward summer, the sun thaws our frozen ground to make way for spring flowers and gives us a few more hours of much-needed daylight after months of winter gloom. In honor of the glorious sun, we found these Michigan sunrises particularly inspiring.

16) Bass Lake State Forest Campground
Ann Fisher/Flickr
An arresting shot taken by Flickr user Ann Fisher of Bass Lake State Forest Campground before the morning fog breaks.
15) Detroit Boat Club
Mike Boening Photography/Flickr
This shot captures the brightness of morning on Belle Isle, one of the crown jewels of Detroit.
14) Kellogg Community College
Simon Thalmann/Flickr
This pink, violet and blue skyscape was shot outside of Kellogg Community College in Battle Creek.
13) Beaver Island
xray10/Flickr
This image is a serene balance of sandy shoreline, water, soft clouds and a hint of morning glow.
12) Black Creek Flooding
Nick Olejniczak/Flickr
Black Creek Flooding, where Heaven and Earth meet.
11) Downtown Detroit
Mike Boening Photography/Flickr
Downtown Detroit can be so beautiful in the morning, especially on the rooftop of a highrise, as pictured here.
10) Grandville
Rachel Kramer/Flickr
Pink, purple and orange tranquility, just as nature intended.
9) Lake Gogebic
Randen Pederson/Flickr
Dawn on Lake Gogebic, one of Michigan's many magnificent waterways.

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8) Lake Michigan
Phil Crisologo/Flickr
Look! Is that a bird?
7) Loon Lake
Total due/Flickr
The water captures the sun like a mirror here.
6) Maybury State Park
Scott Smithson/Flickr
The orange and yellow glow of a new morning lights up the plant life here.
5) Michigan Central Station
Mike Boening Photography/Flickr
Two of Detroit's most iconic images, Michigan Central Station and the Ambassador Bridge, both captured during this glorious sunrise.
4) Millennium Park, Grand Rapids
Rachel Kramer/Flickr
This shot was taken of a still sleepy Millennium Park in Grand Rapids.
3) Prescott. Mich.
George Thomas/Flickr
Here comes the sun in Prescott.
2) St Vital Point
Scott Smithson/Flickr
This rocky beach sunrise was captured in the De Tour State Forest Campground.
1) Pittsfield Park, Ann Arbor
Dan Wiedbrauk/Flickr
Shutterbug Dan Wiedbrauk caught this sunrise on his way to work.

These colorful, breathtaking images made us want to be early birds everyday. Where is your favorite spot to enjoy a peaceful Michigan sunrise? Please share with us in the comments below!

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