These 13 Aerial Views In Michigan Will Leave You Mesmerized

There's nothing quite like taking a trip by plane and watching the tiny world below you. It reminds you that even though we have so much going on in our lives, we're really just a tiny dot in the big picture. We thought we'd put together some shots of Michigan from way up high, just in case you can't spring for a flight this summer.

13) Snow pile

Remember that massive blizzard that slammed the Midwest back in early 2011? This giant snow pile is the accumulation of that.

12) Detroit, with a glimpse of Belle Isle and Lake St. Clair

Love how Flickr user yooperann encompassed so much of the city and the lake.

11) Downtown Detroit

This shot reminds us just how small the city has gotten over the years... Welp

10) Aerospace shot of Michigan

Hey, it's Michigan waving Hi! to outer space.

9) The Big House

Not so big from this angle, eh?

8) Charlevoix Beaver Island

Looks kind of like a tropical island.

7) Lake Charlevoix

LOVE this Flickr user's ability to find cool, vintage pics.

6) Downtown Kalamazoo

Cool bird's eye view of downtown.

5) Humboldt, MI

You can really appreciate the engineering genius it takes to build our roads and byways.

4) Kent, MI

Wait, is that Grandma's house I see?

3) Ice on Lake Huron

Brrrr.... Must be chilly in the water.

2) Manistee

Look how water and land intersect.

1) Walloon Village

This village is just a speck on the map from up here.

Here are some great pics shared by a few of our favorite Flickr folks. Please, don't hesitate to share your best aerial shots in the comments below!