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A night shot right after we had installed the Lift Bridge Cam, eight years ago.

Good morning! As usual, I love seeing that bridge.

Good morning everyone! Looks like rain here in Ferndale.

Good Morning, Y'all! Saginaw (about 20 miles southeast of here) broke the previous high temp temp record of 87 for the day, set in 1937, yesterday with its new high temp record of 90. It did not feel that warm because of the fairly low humidity. Today, they are predicting a high of 84, but the humidity is back. I am not complaining because I would much rather have this than the cold weather that will be here all too soon. One of the anchors for one of our local TV stations here, a native of the Thumb area, has the exact same sentiments that I do. :-)

Good morning! As usual, Deb has the Early Bird :P

I don't know, I think I'd rather have the cold than to live with the horrendous humidity we have here. The past few days have been quite nice without the dampness though, but it looks like the tropics are getting restless once again.......

But that's Houston, Capt Paul, and it is notorious for its humidity. About the only places that I know of that are worse than Houston for humidity are Miami and New Orleans. :-)

We have had some mighty cold weather some days, in the years we have lived here in Midland, which is since 1979. :-)

I'll gladly take the cold of the UP (or any part of Michign for that matter) over the hot and humid weather of South Florida any time.

I'm with you Richard, you can always add a layer.

Sharon says it was 85 in Copper Harbor yesterday, too! I'll be at the Harbor Haus in a week and a half!

I love the U.P. don't get me wrong,it's where my roots are. I just don't like the weather! Well it's okay for a week or so to come up and play in snow,see the colors,walk the Big and little Lakess,on a nice day,pick berries,ect. but then get out of there before you got to swat fly's,rake leaves,or shovel snow.So it's why i packed up the truck and moved to Tennessee,hills that is. Where the weather for me is perfect.

Sharon Smith's childhood home is a lovely and grand looking home, she has pictures that you can view on her latest journal. I can see why it was hard to move and say goodbye. But then again to live in Copper Harbor has a bit more pull to it!

Bobbysgirl - I wouldn't call it "grand", since it isn't that big, but it is a nice house in a nice neighborhood...but it isn't Copper Harbor. Too many people going too many places in too many cars with too many chips on their shoulders for my taste...

Hello dears friends there in USA area! This again one so charming album;

http://photo.net/photodb/member-photos?user_id=1579252&include=all

Deb S.
Reference your post in today's cam notes regarding skunks in live traps. A vet told me to take a garden hose and spray the skunk. He says that if you keep the rear end wet and cold they cant spray. So far it's worked for me.

Ahhh, I'm just lovin' autumn in da Arizona desert this week!

Kind of a nice change of pace after 48 days of monsoon, from July 19 to September 11 (more like a nonsoon this year) with a record 32 days with maximum temperatures of 110 or higher.

With the autumnal equinox on Sunday, Sept 23, 2007 at 2:51AM (MST), the effect was immediate: The daily high temperatures have been below 90°F, morning lows below 70°F (official temperatures at Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport)!

Of course, it has actually been cooler in my neighborhood (North Central Phoenix), with the morning lows under the grapefruit tree in my back yard the last three days headed down from 59.3°F on Sunday to 58.5°F this morning!

Wow, I've actually been able to drag my laptop out on the patio in the morning for surfin' da UP wit a cuppa kahvi in da cool .

I musta died and went to da Copper Country!

David Hiltunen (Davidcorrytontn):
"I packed up the truck and moved to Tennessee, hills that is.

Hei Dave, isn't dat da "Beverly Hillbillies" in reverse? ("So they loaded up the truck and moved to Beverly. Hills, that is.")

David, my mom is another Finn who fled to Tennessee. Last time she was up here in the winter we got 2 feet of snow in 1 day, wow can that woman cuss!

FRNash, my mind was running in a similar vein: I was thinking about the Beverly Hillbillies, shooting, and striking oil, black gold, that is...and wondering if David H has found gold in dem der hills? LOL

Also, FRNash, maybe it's time to move back to Michigan, or at least summer up here? :-)

Brooke, there aren't enough layers to add, when the wind chill is -50! They had to call off school two days that year, if I remember right, because of the kids who walk to school, and the high probability of frost bite, etc. :-)

I thought that the hillbillies were Northern Michigan Potato farmers.

No Mikie, those would be "spud studs".....

I'm with you David (TN), my roots are in the UP also, but I don't like the cold weather. Why we moved south. Frnash, we are in Phoenix today, the temperature is very comfortable.

Being from the north, wouldn't they be hillwilliams?

I guess it's time to confess the real reason we are not living in the U.P. Barbie,pictured with me in my profile,(which I would like to see more of you do) don't like large body's of water.Her oldest sister drowned in Ford Lake when she was 16 back in the early sixties.After that her Mother,who passed away 12 years ago today,put the fear of water into her.Of course when you are in the start of the Big Mack bridge is not the time to find this out about her in the pasengerseat.We had just been together for a short time,when she first ever crossed it.It scared the begevers out of her.And then what do I go and do while we were up there? Like a fool i took her up towards Copper Harbor,to that spot where you go up some steps and WOW what a view of the Bog Lake.It had been raining some and the steps were wet and a bit slick so she had her head down watching her step,but at the top she let out such a big gasp,that she sucked all the air out of a vast area around us. I said,"Ya don't you just love it"? She said," take me home!"Then once we was up in Feb.there was so much snow she said,"take me home"!Then we camped out the bugs were so bad,she said,"take me home"!She don't even care to ride over the Bridge in the picture above!Let alone drive it herself.So the thing I must do to be happy,is to make her happy,down yonder here in da TN.hill's.She loves hights with no water below,she wants to be here somewhere in the Smoky Mountain Range,carring my love for her.Not far from Gatlinburg. So that is how it goes.And they tell me i talk funny? I'am happy,i'am happy,i don't miss the U.P.her happiness is more inportant.If i keep saying that maybe some day i will start to belive it. Naw never!

Mikie, That reminds me. One of my coworkers informed me that the term "hillbilly" was originally meant for people of Northern Michigan and Minnesota, not the south. Then asked so sweetly "So, how's your family?" I practice the cussing I learned from my mom on him quite often.

Now David H, you have been making a huge mistake here, if your wife has a phobia of lakes. Instead of going over the Big Mac bridge, take her around the other way, west of Chicago, west of Milwaukee, and west of Green Bay. What are a few extra miles if it buys some peace in the family? That's easy enough! :-) Most people have gone around the other way, at least once in their lives, anyway.

From here in TN.that would be the best route.We been here 4 years this month,the last time I was U.P. was just before the move,so have not driven here to there yet.All my uncle's and family who moved to Marion,IN. after the Wire Mill closed in Dollar Bay,used that route, but it's best for her to still belive there is no other way. Is my little white lie secert safe with you?

In lower MI. Saint Clare Shores,at Michigan Harbor Marina,the boats would start going into drydock in Oct.She won't get on a boat unless it's a Big Cruise Ship. I'd like to see some pictures of boats in the Marina's up there.

And if we did live up there, her favorite wine for the Winter would be non other then, "I WANT TO GO TO Flordia!"

The definition of a Hillbilly used to be a SOUTHERN MICHIGAN FARMER

Lowell La Fave (Lowell):
"The definition of a Hillbilly used to be a SOUTHERN MICHIGAN FARMER"

As a died-in-the-wool etymologist, that one got my curiosity up — even for this increasingly derogatory term. (… hills in southern Michigan?)

The most complete etymological information I've found so far is this: Wikipedia: Hillbilly which mentions the Michigan connection:

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"Strangely enough, early editions of Websters Dictionary include a definition of hillbilly as "a Michigan Farmer."

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Brooke and David H.- thanks for the laugh today!

Well, I sure learned something today. When I mentioned the Beverly Hillbillies, in relation to David H's description of moving south, "So it's why I packed up the truck and moved to Tennessee, hills that is," it was based solely on how that description sounded like a take off on a line from the Beverly Hillbillies' theme song. I had never before this evening heard Michigan even mentioned in the same sentence with Hillbilly (except of course a certain football game early in this year's season). Anyway, I had no idea that if I did a search, I could come up with all kinds of references to it. Live and learn!

David, Sounds like you need to find something to put Barbie to sleep so you can drive over that bridge. Poor woman. She just doesn't know what she's missing. Friends of mine from out here in MN are so excited because they're leaving for lower MI this weekend and can't wait to drive over that bridge. That is a sight to behold at first view.

Well it's about time this pasty site is getting back to normal!!! I was beginning to think this site was hopeless what with all the boring almost whinney posts. At least some of that was boring. Maybe not so much whinney. My goodness we may even get to having a few jokes or chuckles one day. Maybe it's the change in the weather? Or are jokes outlawed? Glad to see the improvement you guys.(I'm being a smarty pants today aren't I?)

Japei, I enjoyed seeing the beautiful pictures. Hello to Hannele!

I've gone the Chicago thru Wisconsin into the UP once by train! Nice trip except one long day in the old Union Station in Chicago waiting for "The Milwaukee Road" train. Also Went that way by car once, crossed into Iowa, up to Duluth to pick up a friend who came from North Dakota then all of us up to the Keweenaw for a few days.

I always heard the definition was "Northern MI Farmer" specifically meaning the NELP areas of Montmorency, Oscoda, Alpena, Presque Isle countys. There are many people from the south that settled there many years ago.

"Hills in Southern MI"? You bet, lots of them. Though Southern MI is mostly flat farmland there are several rugged hills in many areas! Of course they don't compare to the UP hills but almost do to the rugged hills of Antrim,& Kalkaska countys.
The Irish Hills one example. Most suburban Macomb residents don't realize there is a "mountain" in Macomb county! Not man made, in the very hilly far NW part of the county where Oakland and Lapeer countys share many decent adjoining hills. The Macomb "mountain is at 34 Mile Rd. & Dequindre! The maps show it as "Trombly Mtn." Elevation 1167'
Here in St. Clair county we have the "Beard Hills" and Port Huron SGA along the Black River in the North central part of the county. Very unusual area misplaced geologically from the UP! Steep rocky hills, ravines, canyons, sandy soil, Hemlocks, Tamarack, Birches and a few species of wildlife found only "up north" Perhaps Capt. Paul has been here or heard of this unique geological area of SE MI? Maybe an elaboration? To the east over in Ontario there is also some of this habitat/terrain!
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oops! the picture posted is the place they call "The Grand Canyon of St. Clair county"!

Some above postings talked about high temperatures, and wanted 2 share some info on the U.P.'s record high. It's 108, and shared by 2 communities: Marquette (July 15, 1901), and Menominee (since 1899). Houghton and Keweenaw Counties have record highs of 104 and 102 respectively.