Yooper Sunday
BobJudy
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Living down here in mid Michigan, I am sometimes jealous of my friends in the Upper Peninsula. Talking to some friends yesterday that live in the upper Upper Peninsula, on the Keweenaw peninsula and the snow for this month is way down. Had 80" in December but only 7.5" so far this month. At least Jason hasn't had to shovel off his elderly folks roof in a couple of weeks. While I love the hunting, fishing, and good folks up there I don't think I would like all the snow. Last year they broke the 300" amount for the season. They tell me I'd get used to it but I don't think so. So for our members that have the pleasure of living it in da U.P. I'll pass along this that was sent to me by a good Lutheran gentleman that lives in Houghton;
I'm still jealous, but not so much this time of year! Bob
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That's alot of snow,,,
A co-worker who was also National Guard told me of maneuvers that took place in the UP. He said those folks hated their presence and let them know the were not welcome.
Not sure if true, but I've heard those folks are fiercely independent.
I've had a few "troll" friends that tried to live there in da UP. One was there for a bit over 10 years and was never really accepted. Things may have changed since then, I don't know as it's been several years. I have found the UP to be a vacation PARADISE. In the summer months! ☺️
Just don't forget to never leave home without yer swampers!! ay!
I love snow.
And fiery auto crashes
Some will die in hot pursuit
While sifting through my ashes
Some will fall in love with life
And drink it from a fountain
That is pouring like an avalanche
Coming down the mountain
The Guard always does that in deer season. Makes those boys nervous riding with their guns loaded.
Im a couple of hundred miles South of the yoopers and they speak their own language LOL.
The U.P. is a lot like NorCal. I was a logger for 37 years, live in the woods, have a generator for when the power goes out and we cut & burn about 8 cord of wood per year. We eat a lotta fish, squirrel, venison and an occasional bear. We spend more time visiting at the grocery store than shopping. We pick elderberries, apples, plums & gooseberries for canning, in MASON jars! We share our garden with the deer. Gotta watch them coyotes though, they like chicken, and so do we, especially their eggs. I wouldn't trade our lil place fer nothin'.
Sounds like you got it covered
Congrats on such a self reliant life style
What so many dream of bur few would be willing to put all the effort into
I would say I am jealous .and have to could my self as a arm chair off the grid or better put at my age and spoiled with conventinces
just running out of mountain dew and Hershey bars I would hAve to go into rehab lol
trying to switch life styles and living that way would kill me