Yesterday the ground was covered with autumn colors. After yesterday's weather change.... we're white again! Sharon Smith gives us a visual somewhere on US 41, looks to be on the way to or from Copper Harbor.

I'm sure all the hunters are happy with the change in weather. Last evening during the windiest part of this little storm, I could hear the tree branches slapping the roof and sides of the house, like they were hollering... let me in, I'm freezing out here!

So, how much accumulation did you get?

Some where between 5-8 inches.Looks nice but there is some serious ice on those roads...

How's the state roads in Houghton County ???
Did the State Forces do a good job of keeping the roads safe ???

In Painesdale we received 4.5" of the white stuff. The roads were actually pretty good. No problems this AM making it to work :( Higher on the Keweenaw end is where most of the snowfall went. Lucky them !!

Just checked the Bridge Cam and could hardly see the bridge because of the snow.....burrrrrrrr.
My hubby is heading up to Houghton Lake today to begin the deer hunting season. Hang on to that steering wheel..

High winds last night and this AM down here in Troll Land. Lots of electrical wires and trees down. And the fun begins!!!!! Hope there are not freighters on the Great Lakes today.

Hey all -

At one point you had a link to a place that made the yooper scooper snow pusher things. I was wondering if someone might be able to supply that link again.

Thank you!

Mary Drew - You are doing a wonderful job in Toivo's place! Thanks for all the great pictures.

snow scoops at
http://www.silverbear.biz/

Try this for the snow scoop


http://www.silverbear.biz/products/scoops/index.html

The picture of bridge is the one from Wed.Webcam must be dowm..Bob

To Mi lower...yucky...
They're called snow scoops. If you ain't got a snow blower in 'da yoop, you have one of these.
I've got one here in Redford, and I use it on our annual three snow falls a year. I get the wierd looks from my passing neighbors. "What is that thing, and where can I get one?"
They work pretty good. Highly recommended from someone that spent alot of his childhood pushing one!!

Copoper Harbor didn't appear to get much snow - there is a coating of ice on my deck, though. However, the power went out around 6 pm for six hours, and I understand it went out even earlier in Hancock.

Not much snow here, but gale force winds most of the night and a really angry lake...

Yesterdays picture was more my taste. The one good thing about being under the bridge is the snow doesn't fly this early. We might get 4.5 inches by January 1st

There you go again... zooming me back to childhood days, when my family and I went driving around on the "backroads". We only had one channel on the TV so going out in the car was entertainment. Those drives are one of the things that made me LOVE my Yoop and all it's beauty.
It's windy as can be here today, blowing more Oak leaves into my yard! Thought I was finished raking for the season! Some snow would solve that problem. But, it's supposed to stay fairly warm here, as usual. RAIN today or tomorrow.

Thanks, Mary, for the beautiful pics you choose. As I'm gradually packing our R.V. for winter in Texas, this scene reminds me of my youth in Milwaukee in the "old days" when a snow looked more like this picture. We too had a day of tremdous winds yesterday. All the thick carpet of leaves from our 9 trees in the yard have relocated in the beanfield across the road :) (our version of a leaf blower). I still wish in my young thinking heart that I could be in the UP right now (that's said in a whisper) Keep warm and safe everyone.

The Gaylord area got socked with blizzard conditions over night. Schools are all closed, some power outages, and still high winds today. Sure glad I don't have to head to the UP over the Mighty Mac. Should clear up later today. Just like being back home in the Copper Country. I always enjoyed a good blizzard. Drive safely everyone.

Regarding the yooper scooper.. Thanks for the posts with the link!!!!

much appreciated!

State crews were a little slow getting going, but they at least got out unlike the county. No state trunk line excuses this time!

Escanaba, here in the UP. didn't get snow...it was windy last night......beautiful sunny day today...check out our web-cam at "Fudgie Pastie.com"......from the UP's "Banana Belt...... Beautiful Escanaba"

Gale warnings were posted for all the lakes.
Most of the lake freighters took shelter or
delayed their departure. [Boatnerd.com]- news
The storm wasn't as powerful as predicted -
but you don't chances with "The Gales of November"

Hello All!!! Thanks so very much for the updates. My husband left this morning for Lac LaBelle, hunting. I am praying he gets there safely. I love the picture of the snow. Thanks alot. I have gone up there my whole childhood and have never been there in the fall or winter. 41 has always been my favorite drive.
Drive safe to all the hunters and good luck!

Now why did I move to Arizona?.....
Oh, yeah! now I remember!

Yah, I got one a dose snow scoops too. All my neighbors laugh at me, but come blizzard time look who's laughing. If dem trolls want to break their backs wit shovels, that's dere problem. They're out dere shoveling, I just make a coupla passes and I'm done. Also good for leaves.

Yooper in Mattawan;
'Nough said. Spoken like one of 'dem true blue Yoopers like me. Too bad I gotta be down 'ere wit all da trolls. I have a hard time scoopen' dem leaves tho. Kinda hard to push. Wah!!

A snowy day in da Keweenaw is better than a sunny day in Green Bay. Wish I was there.

No hunting contest on Pasty.com? Maybe one ought to be started,,,
Would be nice to be there,,,

Hello ya' all!
I live in Lac La Belle. It's always been very nice here during hunting season. Today the waters were real rough because of the WIND ADVISORY. Them lower peninsula people sure have been hit hard with the wind! HA,but we always seem to get hit harder and always get more snow then them. Which I have always enjoyed, feeling like we got something that they could never get "Tons of SNOW!" I heard they shut down the bridge for almost the whole day! Yikes! Hope nobody was stupid and wen't on the bridge anyway. (EVEN THOUGH IT WOULD BE HARD TO WITH DA COPS!)

Samantha: Been watching the Mackinac Bridge cam off and on all day. Traffic has been real heavy at the toll booth going into the UP. When was the bridge closed?

Call me crazy, but after seeing the snowy pics from today, I am day dreaming of leaving San Diego to visit Copper Harbor....a reverse snowbird!

To David S. yesterday: Try Toni's Pasties in Laurium. Also do a search on Pasty.com. This topic was covered to a great extent earlier. Also,I saw the Food Channel spot on Dobber's. I have had their pasties in Iron Mountain, and thought they were good also. (and reasonably cheap)

Ahhh, indeed 'tis almost high time for we riflemen to wander awood and seek to harvest the mighty and elusive white-tail. May our hunt be safe, may our shot be true, and may we pause to give thanks to our Creator for his most wonderful gift to us.

Well said Rivera, may said hunt enrich our soul, and if it is "in the cards", our palate also for the frigid months we are soon to embattle indeed. Hunt well, hunt safe and above all treasure nature's bounty.

Wheatman

Like the hunter who came home and yelled at his wife for not packing him any extra socks. She smiled and said "they were in your gun bag dear."
(Wonder if he enjoyed Hurley, WI, but those were the bad old day) No name tonight

My Hunter packs his own hunting crap!!! So he has himself to blame if he forgets his "socks"!!!!

Enjoying the remote for a change!

Whats the website for the Mackinaw Bridge cam?

Don't be like the Colorado Hunter who told me of his day out hunting. He shot an elk from a great distance with his high-powered rifle. Then, no one in his party was in good enough physical condition to make it to the elk he shot. They never found it.

In Colorado, a lot of folks worry that hunters will shoot Bambi and they think it's bad. It's a better fate for Bambi to be shot and eaten than the more certain fate of being hit by a car.

Today might be a good day to watch "Escanaba in Da Moonlight" to celebrate!

Great website for the Mackinac Bridge is
www.mackinacbridge.org/ Has a tremendous amount of information plus the Bridge cams.

almost two feet today! what's the best snow scoop out there

Last easter my mother had ran over a bunny with my little sister in the car.My little sister was so worried that there would be no more easter so we were worried that mabey there would be no easter too.

Well in Airzona i guess you have to becareful where you drive!!!

Does anyone back home in the UP have plans on how to make a Yooper Scooper. We just got a huge dump of the white stuff and since I lived in the UP for 9 years going to NMU. I figured someone must have a set of pans so I could build my very own, I am pretty handy with common tools so I am sure it would not be a problem. I appreciate any help I can get. Put something in the subject line so I know it is not a SPAM and delete it accidently.

jeff. silverbear snow scoops in laurium will send you the kit, and you can assemble it, check out their website. i think they have a link on this site.