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How far is Bethany Lutheran off of M-26?

2 blocks

"Good Morning"- 2 Blocks to the right.

LOVE...LOVE....LOVE...the 2007 picture.

It is not off of M-26 but US-41

...and just to be irritating, according to Google, its Stanton Ave.

Nice set of pix.

Yooper Joe made it to his ninth birthday today. We just hope and pray that we have a bit longer with our best friend.

Happy Birthday Joey, this is for you;

"He is your friend, your partner, your defender, your dog.
You are his life, his love, and his leader. He will be yours,
faithful and true, to the last beat of his heart.
You owe it to him to be worthy of such devotion."

John W (Jwahtola):
"It is not off of M-26 but US-41"

Actually its both (M-26 & US-41 coincide through Mohawk, no?)

Alex "UP-Goldwinger" (Alex):
"...and just to be irritating, according to Google, its Stanton Ave."

As far as that goes, so it seems, as Stanton Avenue apparently also coincides with M-26 & US-41 up to the 6th Street intersection, where M-26 and US-41 then diverge to the left, while Stanton Avenue continues straight ahead on the original M-26/US-41 alignment for a 'nuther block or so before it deviates to the left, to run parallel to M-26/US-41 by about 3rd Street or so. True?

But of course Bethany Lutheran Church is on 6th Street, about two blocks south of that intersection, as is correctly shown in Google Maps.

… Although strangely, Google Maps also shows Stanton Avenue continuing to the left of that intersection (coincident with M-26/US-41) for about a half block whereupon it magically becomes Mohawk Avenue. (A mid-block name change, huh? Really?) Of course, given some of the thoroughly illogical/inscrutable road/street names and alignments that exist in the ol' Copper Country, that wouldn't surprise me at all.

Perhaps more perversely, there are many parts of the UP, including the Mohawk vicinity, where Google Maps shows US-41 as "US Route 41 in Illinois", a peculiarity that I reported to Google about two months ago, with the following reply:

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Hi Frank,

Thank you for reporting this problem. Unfortunately, for various reasons, the problem you reported isn't easy for us to fix at this time:

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"U.S. 14 in Illinois"? Huh? But the location shown is in MICHIGAN! (The same error is repeated elsewhere on U.S. 41 in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.)

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We did want to let you know that we've escalated your report to the appropriate engineering team. Even though we don't have an immediate fix to your problem, please be assured that we're working hard for a resolution.
Thanks for helping us to improve Google Maps!

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A big heartfelt Happy Birthday to Yooper Joe.:)
Hollidays, what a beautiful tribute!

Frnash---I'm sort of guessing about the numbering deal. My wife was the director of "Building and Zoning" for Crawford County (Grayling area). Her office established the street name and lot numbering based on the instructions from the government.

We are back from the UP. So enjoyed swimming in Lake Superior at such an early date. Couldn't believe the people who were actually out swimming in it. Didn't turn the computer on once the whole time we were there. We go back in August!

Love Dino's "Shadows and Rays" and Shawn's "Relaxing UP Scene"!

Welcome back Deb! Glad you had a great visit back home!

Thanks, Janie. Hope you're feeling better every day :-)