• Sunday-What'sUP January 30 - 09:15 am

This week's Shoebox Memory is a mushy love story. Last week when we visited 1887, I also spotted today's Sault Ste. Marie couple in the U.P. Digitization Center, with the following description:

"Photograph showing Mr. and Mrs. Richard Endress, preparing to set out for Whitefish Point on their honeymoon with snowshoes and sled dogs. Picture was taken on the present site of the Japanese Torii, in Locks Park."

That was my first thought when you mentioned "honeymoon" too, Charlie. How romantic...not so much! We can count our blessings in today's world in so many ways! What a hard life that must have been!

Interesting story!

I don't know. I think a dogsled ride would make an awesome honeymoon. Of course my bride might think differently. Maybe that's why I'm still single. But if it was back in the day I think it would've been pretty awesome. Again. Still single.

But what other modern ways like we have now did they have back then to compare their ways with? Back in those days this was probably high tech.

Charlie, could it be the "Stormer Kromer" cap?;)
Paul, I'd be willing to bet you'll stay single if any potential brides visit Pasty-Cam and see your message.:>

Yup, Stormer Cromer. But I didn't want to say anything.

Kromer

No problem, dane, it happens to the best of us

Order any time

Dog sledding is still popular yet today.

Note the sled -- it looks more like a tobagon. No runners?

I meet a couple a few years ago in Munising driving the full Michigan Great Lakes Circle Tour on the back of a Goldwing...they were on their honeymoon.

Now we know what replaced 'honeymoon' sleds!:> But one question...Goldwings don't have much traction in snow, do they?

Hard to tell with no color but sure looks like they might have had a couple Golden Retrievers there as part of their team. Hmmm.... I have Goldens...wonder if they'd pull a sled, er, tobagon? Maybe they could earn their keep. 'Course, here in Western Washington, it would be a short "earn" as we only have snow for about a week per year. ;-)

According to the Stormy Kromer company website (http://www.stormykromer.com/history), the first Stormy Kromer hat was made in 1903.

Thanks, Gary, for the info. I had heard from a close e-mail friend (who is no longer with us) that the Kromer hat had something to do with a 'local' weatherman(Detroit area). Maybe it was that he wore one in winter, so people called him 'Stormy'. hmmm

I've always wanted to go for a ride in a one-horse open sleigh, myself. I think that would be romantic.

Shirley the way I look at it it'd be a special person that thinks that a dogsled honeymoon is romantic and if she's out there she'll find me! :)

I like your way of thinking there, Paul:)
uh, did I just hear your phone ringin?

Holy Freezing Cold, Batman! She's going on an intense dogsled trip in a skirt?! That's insane!

Yea Cindy...and even more insane, why is no one throwing rice?

Charlie at Pasty Central (Chopper):

"… the part of the description that puzzled me was about the "Japanese torii" (many references show it in lower case). First I wondered if it was a clan of Oriental Finns …"

Maybe not "oriental Finns", but I suppose the UP Finns could have a tori (Finnish marketplace, like the one at Heikinpäivä in Hancock yesterday) under the torii in Locks Park!

May very well have been, FRN, his picture looks familiar. She said he was funny and very popular.