Bright green colors reflected off the Straits of Mackinac – the waterway that flows under Michigan's Mackinac Bridge, connecting Lake Michigan and Lake Huron – as the Northern lights paid a welcome visit to the area over the weekend. I’ve always wanted to see the Northern Lights!" Northern lights, also known as aurora borealis, are created when space particles hit Earth's atmopshere. "Northern Michigan sits in a great location latitude-wise, as the auroral oval dips further south on nights of stronger auroral activity," Pure Michigan explains in a blog post. Locals hinted at other great viewing spots by tagging their locations in social media posts.

Source: Fox News May 08, 2018 22:18 UTC