• Saturday-What'sUP January 16 - 05:23 pm

Wah! -28° below this morning with wind chill (which is actually warmer than yesterday!) Quite the unique shot taken by Bill Haller (or Mrs. Bill) through their window at Bete Grise. The frost on the glass frames the scene just perfectly, giving it a sense of looking into another world. Which, of course, here in the U.P. is what it seems like when you walk out into the sub-zero temperatures we get, along with the blowing and drifting snow. Just beyond that little gazeebo you can see the edge of the channel wall which connects the big Lake to Lac La Belle. To get your bearings, the Mendota Lighthouse is further to the right of this scene.

Lot's of stuff goin' on here in the Keweenaw this weekend, in spite of the cold. The VFW pasty sale in Calumet from 10am-2pm, Big Buck Night tonight in Dollar Bay, and Heikinpäivä happenings in Hancock. All I can say is - - bundle up!

Today's pic is just awesome, its cold here in Afghanistan now, we did get some snow the other day but it melted as fast as if hit the ground, but I really love this pic. Take care everyone and Keep the Faith.

Every day the pictures get better and better. I'm such a winter freak and we get so little around here it makes me crazy. The 8 inches we had last Saturday disappeared by Tuesday. It finally feels like winter now but the ground is bare. Thanks for sharing. Have a nice day.

That is a beautiful shot. Just checked out the bridge cam. How long is the blizzard suppose to last? How many inches of snow do you already have? No snow here in Mishawaka its just cold. Have a good day and keep warm everyone.

good morning yoopers, put another log on the fire! stay warm, have a great day!!!

Very nice picture this morning...all of the snow we had is pretty much gone, only a light dusting remains. A lot of the rivers are at or near flood stages in some parts of lower michigan with all the thawing and rain the past few days. I am looking forward to visiting the Houghton/Hancock/Copper Harber area in July and leave the hustle and bustle of lower michigan behind. I hope everyone stays warm, and have a great weekend:)

My freezer is not 28 below 0, enjoy the day.

Well, it's just another balmy day in the Copper Country. The sunscreen and bug spray is flying off the shelves today. Here's a shot of Bete Gris with Mt Houghton in the background on the nice blue sky winter day earlier in the week....

I love todays picture, it is now on my desktop. As cold as it is here today, it is beautiful to look at. Stay warm fellow yoopers.

Latest NOAA weather warning...
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST SUNDAY...

LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY. EXPECT ADDITIONAL
SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES TODAY...WITH ANOTHER 5 TO 10
INCHES POSSIBLE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY. THE SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS
WILL BE VERY LOCALIZED IN NATURE...WITH THE GREATEST AMOUNTS EXPECTED
BETWEEN PAINESDALE AND CALUMET. A WEST WIND OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL
CONTINUE TO CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH NEAR
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES IN OPEN AREAS. THE STRONG WINDS AND
BELOW ZERO TEMPERATURES WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 25 TO 35
BELOW ZERO THIS MORNING.

I'd like to be up there but I can't get my wife out of Florida in the winter, photos are great , the colors wow,keep up the good pics.

Looks like Jack Frost did some artwork on the top of that window. I remember seeing that at the bottom of our old drafty windows when I was a child and imagined ferns and jungles and animal pictures in them. The adults just saw it as heat loss. LOL

Beautiful picture...definately another pic to add to my screen saver.

SGT Nate, Thank you for protecting our freedom.

Hancock was mentioned on the Weather channel this morning. Now I know you guys are getting hammered. Be using the saying, "Made'r Eh?" At least the plow drivers know what there doing up your way. They are clueless down here in Iowa. Have a good one eh.

Have a look at the Granite Island Lighthouse webcams right now. The sun is shining, and there's a weird sea mist on the lake. Granite Island is near Marquette.

http://www.graniteisland.com/cam1.shtml

To Sara and Rachel who were wondering about double bladed skates. There is an ad for them this morning from a store in Green Bay.

This photo would look nice on a Christmas card. BRRR! Good day to be in looking out it sounds like with your temps so low.

Thanks for the link to Granite Island. Loved those pictures as well.

SGT Nate, Keeping the Faith, You are Blessed and in my prayers... love your photos and sharing! Keep it coming.... Todays pic are Awesome - from everyone... Thanks Dave,,, yes 13 here in Fruitport and I keep putting logs on the fire in my small woodburner insert I put in my fireplace...live in a cabin built in 1945 then made into house.. original cabin is my BIG living room...wish I was going to Finn Fest and picking up those pasties!!!!!!

Definition of "blizzard" from the Audubon Society's
"Field Guide to North American Weather" by David M. Ludlum, A.E. Knopf, c1991, pp.143-144: "...winds with speeds of at least 35 miles per hour are accompanied by considerable falling and blowing snow, and temperatures of 20 degrees F or lower...[and] expected to prevail for an extended period of time. 'Severe blizzard' warnings ... expect wind speeds of at least 45 mph along with a great density of falling or blowing snow and temperatures of 10 degrees F or lower." Feel sorry for the college kids racing at Ripley today!!!!

well we dont have the snow but it was down to -21 with out wind chill, around -46 with wind chill out here in grand forks...

Pam,fruitport,Mi
Thanks for your info. on the weather there in Fruitport. I get there quite often as my son and family live down the street from your town,on Hemlock Rd. I last visited there in July.
Calumet,yooper. Clf.

Sgt.Nate - Our thoughts are with you and your fellow troops. Keep up the good work. We fly the colors each and every day to honor your sacrifices.

Looks like you guys are getting pelted by Mother Nature. Stay safe!

Wow, you can't see the bridge or the hotel. -4 degrees. Now, that's cold! Hope you all have a great time at Big Buck's tonight. (Be sure to check the What's Up page for today.)

cold front came thru tampa only 69 today

Beautiful pictures all. Thanks for sharing.

Sgt. Nate, do not hesitate to leave a note now and then, we appreciate hearing from you and thanks for the good work all you guys and gals are doing!

Gorgeous picture!
SGT Nate, thanks for your service and the sacrafices you are making for all of us :-)

SGT Nate .... thanks for posting. May you always be
blessed and stay safe. Thanks for everything you and all
the troops are doing.

"... -28° below this morning with wind chill..."

Naw, I'm not going to start in on a tirade about how when I was a kid we didn't have this wind chill stuff...but still, this is the yoop! I think this talking about the temperature with the windchill is undignified!! ;) Tell what the real temperature is, and let the weather channel addicts brag about how cold it is "with the wind chill".

What a wonderful picture! Nice to see a window touched by Jack Frost.

What gorgeous pictures, as always. Sgt. Nate - it's good to hear from you. Thanks for your service to our nation - may God bless you and all the troops.

Jack Frost is one heck of an artist!