Chris G Thelen, Author

Words and Works in Progress

Living near Lake Michigan has given me the opportunity to have a front row seat to the beauty of Michigan. It’s a great setting to inspire stories and characters for books.

Dunes of November along the Lake Michigan shoreline near Frankfort, Michigan.
An early fall snowstorm with a backdrop of vibrant maple leaves.
Rainbow over Round Lake in downtown Charlevoix.
Sunrise at St. Helena Island Lighthouse in the Straits of Mackinac.
October sunset on Frankfort beach.
Rainbow over Betsie Bay with fall color.
Dune grass on Frankfort beach.
Autumn sunset on Frankfort beach.
Sunset on Lake Michigan Near Frankfort.
St. James Harbor, Beaver Island.
Lake Michigan Near Frankfort
Beaver Island
Beaver Island
Beaver Island
Lake Michigan Near Frankfort
Frankfort Harbor
Pancake ice on Betsie Bay.
Ice collecting on Frankfort pier.