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During which years were rollers used to pank the snow on the roads of Keweenaw County?

2007-"Good Morning"

20s & 30s

1880's to 1920's

1880s to1900s Good Morning

They were probably used from the 1880s until the 1920s and 1930s.

Rollers were used from the 1880's to 1920's - 30's

They were used in the 1880's and may I say I love the word "pank".

Have a great morning!!

I'll get it straight yet.1880's-1920's.

1880s to 1920s and 1930s

Yup, forgot to say they continued until the 1920's or 30's.

Good Friday Morning.... at least for me it is!! J

Good grief, looks like a free-for-all this morning. That poor ole' Bird didn't have a chance......

Woke up a little groggy this morning. Sorry for all the answers. Will be heading down to the ball park to watch the Tiger's beat the Royal's this afternoon.

You are so lucky, Dean. Cheer them on for me!!

Capt...no kidding! The bird is getting panked!

My Christmas cactus is blooming, does this mean Christmas will be early?

Good Morning. According to the plaque, panking was done from the 1880's until the 1920's, possibly '30s, when the mechanized equipment appeared in the area. LOL, Janie, that's a good one! Christmas cactus blooming in August, early September, ouch? I hope it will bloom until Christmas for you.

Janie, my Christmas cactus usually blooms right before Christmas (sometimes earlier) and in March or April. You really just never know. But when it blooms, it's gorgeous!

Christmas cacti are gorgeous! Easter cacti are gorgeous! Any flowers, any time.....

And you can PANK your snow around the foundation of your home and help to insulate it and keep it much warmer in the winter as well....Snow is insulation too!

Just went outside to ckeck on our CHRISTMAS cactus, It is just starting to form buds. We have two one red and a white , they bloom about 3 or 4 times a year. We keep them outside during the warm weather. You are so right Donna any flowers any time. Go TIGERS !!!!!!!

I love the word "pank" too and use it as often as possible in winter which confuses all of my friends, who probably think I am a bit "different" anyway, which I proudly attribute to growing up in the U.P.!

the only time someone not from the UP used the
word pank was a colleague from S. Dakota. I was
really surprised. It is a good word as regional
usage. We used to pank snow on hillsides for our ski runs. And also trails across the fields to my grandmother's house to go take a sauna. A long time ago now.

It seems that pank has made it into the Dictionary of American Regional English, according to this note on Wordnik:

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"Another word we have is pank. It means to pat down something, as, " He panked down the sand around his sand castle." (Dictionary of American Regional English)"

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Good slideshow.

Have to laugh at the word "pank & "gitney". People didn't know what I was talking about when I said we were giving out or exchanging "gitneys" at the Christmas party. Is is just a "Yooper" slang word? I live in Gwinn, which is part of the UP. LOL

As I sat outdoors this evening I saw what I believe is the last firefly in town. Poor fellow seemed to be looking for companions but no such luck. Bye bye summer. Too thick of air, breathing labored. I didn't last out there long. COME ON AUTUMN.

FRNash/PHX, AZ (Frnash) on Thursday, September 1, 2011 - 01:07 pm:

"re: Dictionary of American Regional English …

…I regret that I don't have a printed copy of this (after more than 46 years, still unfinished!) five volume tome, although the fifth and final volume should appear in the spring of 2012! I likely never will own it either, at anywhere from $438 - $470 for just the first four volumes! Unfortunately it is not searchable on-line either!"

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"How is daredictionary.com different from the six DARE volumes in print?

"The dictionary entries contain nearly the same text as the books in print, but you can now engage with the text in many new ways and access information behind the scenes. While the entries contain all the original maps from the volumes (look for the map icon)Map Icon, you may also Browse by Region with an interactive map and create your own maps using the DARE survey data. The digital version also enables you to hear clips from over 4,000 audio recordings—wherever the DARE interviews are quoted (look for the audio icon)Audio Icon. State-of-the-art searching enables you to find words in definitions, etymologies, and usage labels, in addition to regional labels."

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