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For as crazy busy things have been since we started this barnDeeminimum project, I believe the past 2 weeks have been the busiest. It has been so busy and my mind has been so full of things to do and concerns, that I have actually been forgetting peoples names, or even what I did the day before! So this entry will be more about the last week’s activity, as I cannot remember what I did the week before!

I do remember that on Friday the 18th, I had the satellite internet installed. That was a nice addition, although at the time, my office was still at the camper, so the better quality internet service only paid off when I was here during the day and doing my midday update.

Then last Sunday was a very challenging day for me. I spent 11 hours moving all of my big woodworking machinery from it’s shelter in the portable car port to the shop. The main reason was that the cast iron on the bigger machines was beginning to rust. Rust is probably the biggest nightmare for woodworkers with cast iron in their equipment. When I put the machines in the carport back in August, I did coat the cast iron with a heavy layer of wax. That protected the machines very well from any rust that would have formed due to condensation as the temp and humidity levels rise and fall during a 24 hour period. The first couple of weeks, I did check on them frequently and they were doing fine. So I got lazy in checking and when I checked about 2-3 weeks ago, I saw that rust had started to form on all the cast iron! Thankfully, it looked like all the rust was surface rust, but I knew I had to act quickly to keep the rust from penetrating deeper into the iron.

What had happened is that now that the nights were getting so cold, condensation was starting to form on the underside of the roof of the shelter. It is just the same material that plastic tarps are made of, so it would hold the moisture evaporating from the ground very well, but also get very cold at night and cause large water drops to form on it, which then fell onto the machinery.

The weather has been anything but favorable for doing outside activity. We were stuck in a pattern where it would rain for around 3 days. We would have one good day and then back to rain for another 3 days. That was the case two weeks ago, as we had rain for three days and then Sunday was forecasted to be beautiful, with temps in the 60’s and sunshine and then another 3-4 days of rain to follow. So Sunday, I got up early and got my regular work done. Then headed over to the build site to pick up Big Red. My plan was to use Big Red to shuttle the heavy machinery over to the shop and put them in the shop, one by one. It sounded simple enough, but lots of little issues kept fighting me the entire time. I did finish up moving the last piece in by around 7 in the evening and then headed back to the camper to collapse.

On Monday evening, I took a sander to all the rust and removed most of it, at least enough to keep it from spreading deeper. The shaper table was in the worst shape, so I decided to see what it would look like if I sanded through all of the grits to get the iron back to great shape. It only took about 30-40 minutes and I was quite happy with the results. As soon as I have the time, I will do the others, but at least they are in a shape where no more rust will form.

Just as the forecast had predicted, the day after the machinery relocation happened, the skies opened up and rain fell all day. In addition to the rains, we also had very strong winds from the east. That stirred up the lake pretty good, so Grace and I drove by the Jacobsville cliffs to catch some of the wave action. The high water levels have been causing a lot of erosion and I wonder how long that little cabin will be able to stay perched where it is. There is already one structure that has been abandonded and is very close to being taken by the lake and her waves. Although this latest storm did not take it.

The past few weeks have seen quite a bit of activity on the barnDeemimimum. Most of the siding is up. The entire back wall is done and so are the sides. All that is left to do is part of the dormer and the entire front wall. Inside, the boiler was installed as was the well pump. So we now have heat and water. I have been busy wiring electrical circuits and have most of my office done, as well as the upstairs bathroom. I also plumbed in the toilets, bathroom sinks and shower, so the place has become livable.

That is exactly what happened on Wednesday. We pulled most of our belongings from the camper and settled into the new digs. We have since made a few more trips back to the camper to get the rest of our belongings and Nora is there right now, giving it a good cleaning and we will officially be done with it!

I must say that although the barnDeeminimum is far from being finished, it feels so much better to be here than in the camper. So much more room and the two biggest things I was longing for: good internet for work and a good bed to sleep on, are here. We don’t even have a functioning kitchen and cannot drink the water, but I don’t care and neither do Nora and Grace. I will be setting up the kitchen in the next few days and the water situation is not going to change, but once the kitchen is set up, we will have a 5 gallon bucket of the water from the shallow well and bleach in it to rinse the dishes in. We will just go with hauled in drinking water. Our stay in this situation is quite limited. We will be moving into the house next door in 3-4 weeks, so there is no longer even a rush to finish this place. Just add a few more conveniences and creature comforts to get us by for the next 3-4 weeks.

If you will pardon the mess, I can take you on a little tour. Here is the main room on the first floor. It will be my woodworking shop when completed. It is 30 feet wide by 40 feet long and has 14 foot ceilings and in-slab electrical chases to run the power to the stationary tools that will be out away from the walls of the shop. I took that shot from the stairs leading up to the second floor. This next shot is of my office, it is 10 feet by 20 feet with 10 foot ceilings. It has a small bathroom with a toilet and it will also have a small vanity for washing my hands. Right now, my bed is in there too. Up on the second floor is a full bath, a bedroom and then the kitchen/living area. The entire size of the upstairs is 17 feet by 40 feet. Here is a shot of the bedroom and bathroom and here is a shot showing the living/kitchen area.

I actually plan to use some of the bays in the trusses upstairs as closets and/or storage areas. However, that process has now been pushed back a bit, as we will be moving into the house soon and we thought at one point that we would be spending at least the winter in here.

Despite all of the hustle and bustle associated with the building, Nora and Grace have been able to have a bit of “normal” life things going on. Grace has started ice skating for the winter and last Friday was homecoming. The figure skating club was invited to partake in the homecoming parade, so Gracie was able to walk the parade route and toss candy. Here is a shot taken by Nora of her trying to toss a few pieces directly into my mouth. Came up a bit short and I did not feel like diving for it!

Now that the list of things urgently needing to be done is smaller for me, some “normality” will also be put back into my life. I did not make my deadline for my seasonal outlook last week, but will get it out this week. I also plan to start the snowfall forecasts next month, November 4th. Other things like the AlCam, Woods Cam and weather station will also be coming on line in the next week or so. It will feel so good to be settling back into the old routine!

Good Night from the Keweenaw..
–JD

It’s getting out that the best autumn colors can be found in the western UP. Picture by picture, visitor by visitor, the true nature to the color show we are blessed with each year is getting more and more well known. I’ll admit that there is no way to scientifically quantify this statement and that there are folks that will argue it’s validity. I am fine with that and would never argue about it, but I have been in many places during the autumn color show and I have never seen colors that are as impressive as we have here.

Some years are less dramatic than others, but none disappoint. Plus, when we are having a dandy of a show, it actually will boggle your mind. Your eyes will be sending info to your brain that is just cannot fully handle. This seasons show was a dandy. I almost feel like I should be locked up for not taking more pictures than I did, but I have been just so busy with the build project, I selfishly enjoyed the show as I came and went across the area or worked outside, but did not stop to properly capture it for the rest of you to see.

Don’t fret, I do have a few shots and I strongly suggest you get on social media and do some searching for others pictures. Part of the issue was that we did not have very good picture taking weather while the show was at it’s peak late this week. The first half of the week was quite good, especially Tuesday and Wednesday when we hit the low 70’s and had loads of sunshine. The same weather had be going gang-busters making connections to our stand-by generator and helping the lads out with getting the septic field done. I also got the annometer and cell signal booster put up on the top of a 30 foot pole that was initially going to be for the power.

Anyway, on Friday, on my way home from getting the mail that is still going to Mohawk, I snapped this shot of the color show going on near the head of the Traprock Valley. It was a dull afternoon, with some scattered rain showers occurring. Even so, the trees appeared to be ablaze.

Yesterday, on my way to the the build site, I passed by the Jacobsville cemetery. The cemetery is a beautiful, country, cemetry. Nothing fancy to it, but sits peacfully- half in a field and half in a wooded area. The wooded area is the “Old” section of the cemetery. So old that most of the headstones can hardly be read anymore. If you think I was mistaking the back for the front, here is the other side! Most of the graves in the “old” section have dates of death prior to 1900. It just boggles my mind that folks were living way out here over 120 years ago!

Speaking of living out here, the build continues to progress. The roof was completed this week, as was the septic system. Inside, I am working on the electric and outside I worked to get the generator all ready to go. I only need to make a few connections and run the cabeling through electrical conduit (which I already have dry fitted) and then when the propane tank gets set this Wednesday, we could use it for power.

I am hoping that the power gets hooked up this week though. We were told than once the power company was notified we were ready for service, they had 14 days to get it done. This Friday will be 14 days. Ms Dig has been out and marked other utilities in the vicinity, so we shall see! The addition of electric to the building will change A LOT. Not only will we have power, but we will have a back up source of heat, probably our regular source as well. We will have a fully functioning septic system (power to the pump) and could have a water supply with little work at all, as we have the pump and water line and the line could be buried after the water is hooked up to the well. It will also be very nice to not have to turn on the diesel generator each time myself or the contractors want to have power. You can only imagine how anxious I am to have power!

This past week was a very busy one for Grace and Nora as well. The traveling childrens theater was in Calumet again. This was the third year in a row that Grace took part in the play. It is a very insensive thing, as they have auditions Monday after school and then a quick rehersal after the auditions are done. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday evenings are all rehearsals. The first show is then Friday night and the second Saturday afternoon. Nora and I split the shows, with her taking Friday night and I taking Saturday afternoon. We did it that way to keep things simple with the dogs. Anyway, the play they did was a rendition of the Jungle Book and Grace was one of the monkeys. Here is a shot of the entire cast at the end of the play. She is back row, 6th from the left.

After the show is completed and they all take their bows, they head up into the ballroom of the Calumet Theater, where the families and friends can all meet up with the actors and take more pictures. Grace and I took a selfie before she took her monkey contume off. I kept mine on, as it does not come off!

The weather for most of the day yesterday was nasty. Rain and snow and even some minor coatings in spots. Grace and I got home and then the three of us had some nice warm soup and fresh bread for dinner. The girls then settled in for the night and put a movie on, while I headed over to the property to run the propane heater in the shop enough that it would not freeze inside. We have our paint stored in there and did not want it to freeze. While the heat was running, I did a few things to get the progress a bit closer to being done.

It was fully dark out by the time I headed back to the camper and I decided to take the long way home. The skies were actually clear at the moment and as I made the turn to get back to the Jacobsville Rd, I was heading west and looked up and saw what looked like the northern lights directly over head. This is not an impossible thing to happen up here, but is very, very rare, as it takes a very, very strong aurora event to produce. I stopped the truck, turned it off and looked up at the night sky. It was not the northern lights, but rather some high cirrus clouds being lit up by the rising, nearly full, moon in the east. I tried my best to capture what I was seeing, but only had my cell phone and they do not have the settings that a SLR does. In any case, you can see the wisps of illuminated sky in this image. Just imagine them going all the way across the sky in a west/east orientation.

This morning, much of the Keweenaw awoke to a coating of snow. I surfed through the different webcams on the site and it appeared that the most snow overnight had fallen in the highter terrain from Calumet north. That made sense, as most of the snows were lake enhanced and the winds were from the SSW, so the banding would have been most confined to the northern peninsula. Here is a shot that one of Gracie’s friends sent here. The friend lives in Mohawk. It did snow in many areas of the Keweenaw off and on most of the day. Twin Lakes looked to have picked up similar amounts to Mohawk during the day today. Here in the bananna belt, we had a few flakes fall overnight, but only enough to “freckle” the ground and vehicles. A few sprinkles and even a few peaks of sun is what we saw during the day. It’s going to take some time to get used to this new climate we are living in!

I see that there were some donations made to the Keweenaw Snowmobile Clubs building fund in the past week. Thanks so much to those that took the time to send us some of their hard earned money. Every dollar helps, so THANK YOU! If you would like to know what this is all about and make a donation yourself, please click here.

That does it from the colorful Keweenaw for now. Talk to you all next week!

Good Night from the Keweenaw..
–JD

As I have said in the past, sometimes I struggle with much to write and then there are times when the situation is the opposite. I don’t have ton of things to say, but for sure have some material to go with.

First and formost, I would like to thank all that have made donations via the Keweenaw Snowmobile Club’s GoFundMe page for our new groomer barn. We still have a long way to go, but are making progress. Please visit the page and click on the “read more…” link to open up the rest of the write up on our situation, plus you can view a video that was put together by our groomer boss illustrating the bad and dangerous state our current building is in. I call it a “building”, as it is not a structure built for storing grooming equipment, or really anything else besides lumber. It was picked up by a former board of directors as a very temporary storage facility about 15-20 years ago. It is actually an old building center that was built back in the 50’s and had little to no upkeep done to it. Over the years, we have made “patch” type repairs to it to keep it from totally collapsing, but two years ago, we did lose an entire wall due to the snow load against it. That was repaired by us.

There is a mantra among snowmobilers that you need to support the local clubs and this is the perfect opportunity to do just that. Our club has already been able to raise 50,000 dollars through fundraising events and donations, but we need to get to 130,000 to be able to build the building we need. It will be a no-frills building, just 4 walls and a roof. It will be heated so that the machines can thaw out between runs and worked on, so also needs to be insulated.

We were hoping to get started on the building this summer/autumn, but have been held up with the land aquisition. We have come to an agreement with Calumet Township for some land right alongside the trail just on the south side of town, but still do not have the deed, so cannot even move a rock yet. With winter closing in, we can only do site prep work at this point, but hope to have that done and hit the ground running next spring.

If you are sitting here thinking…”you need 80,000 bucks! what will my $20 or $50 do?” the answer is get us that much closer. EVERY bit helps. We got to our current $50,000 in savings in that very manner, in many cases, $1 at a time through the donation boxes. The Keweenaw is an exceptionally popular place to snowmobile and the donations can add up quickly, no matter the amount. So please, I cannot stress enough how much we need your help!

Speaking of fundraisers, we have three that will be going on this season to help raise money for the groomer barn. First is a good old fashioned Fish Fry being held at the Bear Belly Bar and Grill in Lac La Belle on November 8th from 4-8:30 pm. The cost will be $13. 95 and is for all-you-can-eat. All proceeds will be going towards the building fund. Our first attempt at this last year was nearly shut down by a tremendous snowstorm. Blizzard actually. Due to the storm, attendance was only about 20% of what is typical for other charity fish-fry’s that LLB has. So hopefully the weather will be more cooperative!

The second fund raiser will be an all-season long 50/50 raffle. We will be selling the tickets at various businesses up here, as well as on-line through the website. The tickets will be available as soon as we get our licence and the tickets printed. I will be sure to let you all know when that happens. It is sure to be a HUGE prize, with both locals and those that just love and visit the Keweenaw purchasing tickets. Tickets will be $1 each or 6 for $5.

The third fund raiser will be the annual trailside bonfire and cookout. It will be held at the Trailside Lodge in Calumet from 11 am to 2 pm on January 25th. We will have free food, as well as pop, coffee, water and hot chocolate. The fire is also a great way to warm up your bones and stretch out your muscles while riding that day.

Last but not least is our annual trail work weekend. It will be this October 25th and 26th. Volunteers will be meeting up at the Trailside Lodge in Calumet at 9:30 am to form into groups and hit the trails. As is always the case, no special tools are needed, but if you have things like loppers, or something to cut back brush, bring it! Pole saws are a useful item as well, as are a few chain saws. Free lodging is being made available by the Trailside Lodge to volunteer workers, so give them a call 906-337-9905. Space is limited, so do not wait until the last minute!

If you noticed, there are two businesses that keep popping up in our fundraising efforts. The Lac La Belle Lodge/Bear Belly Bar and Grille and the Trailside Lodge in Calumet. This is no accident. These businesses, year after year, step up to the plate to help us out. I wanted to recognize these two for their constant generousity and commitment to the snowmobiling program and I hope they are rewarded for that by business from snowmobilers.

In other news…The color show in the Keweenaw is getting ramped up and in some cases, very near peak. On average, I would say most spots will be at peak in a few days and by next weekend, all will have reached peak, or will be very close. I can say that it looks like it is going to be a banner year for the colors as well. The trees that are changing have incredible colors and when they all reach peak, it will be a sight you will not find anywhere else. In years like this, we have had folks from New England say that our colors beat theirs. I am sure hoping I can sneak away for a bit of a tour, although the drive around Bootjack and Jacobsville is going to pretty spectacular in itself. We are still about 4-5 days away from peak here, but as I said, the trees that are changing are glowing. This was the view this afternoon as I was driving down the Jacobsville Rd.

The weather this week looks to be pretty spectacular for the leaf-peeping activity. Warm temps and little to no rain. That is until Friday, when some rains will be produced by a passing cold front. The air behind the front looks to be cold enough to create some lake effect precip. Right now it looks to fall in the form or rain and snow, depending on where you are. The higher terrain, especially further inland, will see more snow than rain, while areas right up against the lake or at lower elevations will see more rain than snow. Not much in the way of accumulation looks to occur, perhaps a wet inch or two in the higher terrain, but to the west of us a much different story. A major snow storm looks to shape up for ND, SD and possibly far NW MN. It is still very early in the game to be putting a lot of faith into the details, but as things stand right now, some areas of ND could see 2 feet or more of snow fall. Plus winds Friday night into Saturday could be 45 mph sustained, with gusts over 55. So if you plan to travel through the Dakotas this weekend, best keep an eye on the forecast, or change your plans!

We had a bit of slush fall here Thursday morning. I had to pick up some things in Houghton, so shot down there in between my work duties and at around 11 am, I was getting back into my truck to head home and saw a few very slushy flakes hit my hood and windshield. They were not true flakes of snow and thus will not be counted as such, but it was nasty! That time of year I guess.

The barndeminimum is progressing. The weather held the progress on the exterior back a bit, but they did come on Saturday and got some of the metal roofing up, as well as the septic drainfield pretty far along. With the help of my brother on Sunday and then a friend Tue, Wed and Thursday, got all the windows in, as well as one of the three garage doors. The other two had to be ordered and should be here in a week or so.

The partition walls on the second floor also got done, so I can run electric there, as well as water supply lines. The drains and venting for the sinks, toilets and shower were also done this week and the hot water boiler for heat and domestic hot water is well on it’s way to being done.

I am really hoping that with the good weather, the roofing and siding can be wrapped up this week, as well as the septic and that the boiler can be finished up as well. It is really crunch time for ALL the contractors up here and mine is included, so I know I am sharing their resourses with others. I plan to get all the supply lines done and as much electrical as possible. We still have not been attached to the power grid, but I am also hoping that happens this week. As soon as we have power to the building, I am moving in! The stand-by generator is nearly ready to go. All that needs to be done is for me to connect the generator to the transfer switch and for a propane line to be hooked up to it. I am not going to be using the generator for full time power until we are hooked into the grid though. Just a progress report!

Also, we got a call from the folks who’s home we will be moving into and living out the rest of our years in, on Friday and they made an offer on a place and it was accepted! So as long as all goes well with that, their closing date is Nov 18th and they will be moving into their new place the following weekend, or not too long after…depending on how the packing goes.

So lots of exciting things going on up here. I do plan to get my seasonal outlook out sometime next week. I really would like to be out of the camper and into the office in the barndeminimum when I do that.

I guess that covers it for this one. I got a lot more long winded than I thought, but I guess that comes with old age!

Good night from the Keweenaw..
–JD

I am not sure how many of you heard the news that the Calumet Colosseum was chosen as the 2019 Kraft Hockeyville ice rink. It is an annual contest in which a rink goes through a pretty extensive process to be picked the winner. This past spring, the Calumet Colosseum was chosen and one the grand prize o $150,000 in rink upgrades as well as the opportunity to host a pre-season professional hockey game.

Ever since the announcement was made that Calumet won, there has been a lot lot of excitement about it and many were wondering how it would go to obtain a ticket. The way the tickets ended up being distributed was the every child in the Copper Country Hockey league and Copper Country Figure Skating program were to get a ticket for themselves and a parent/guardian. The rest of the tickets were distributed by a drawing process.

With Grace being in the figure skating program that meant she got a ticket for herself and one for Nora or I. Nora graciously said I could be the one to accompany Grace to the game.

The festivities started on Monday, with a gathering open to the public at the Calumet Greens, a park in Calumet. I was busy with several different things, so could not attend, but everyone I talked to that had been to it said they thought it was great.

The Stanley Cup was in town for the event and it made it’s apperance at several places. It spent quite a bit of time at the Calumet schools. Each classroom was able to get their picture taken with the cup, as well as the administration. So Nora and Bleau got to get their picture taken with the cup. Bleau then asked if he could drink some water from the shinny bowl on the top, but the Keeper of the Cub refused, which caused Bleau to avoid getting his picture taken in any further attempts.

All of the elementary school kids also had the chance to skate on the rink. Some of the younger ones even were able to attend a clinic with some of the pro players. Grace’s age level were part of the group that got to skate on the rink. The rink had several special additions made to it for the game, one of them being the addition of the NHL logo on the ice.

The big day was Thursday when the teams arrived at the airport and made their way to the rink. They were escorted by law enforcement, as well as fire engines. Grace, Nora and I gathered for dinner before the game and then Grace and I headed over to the rink. The doors opened around 90 minutes before the game started and Grace and I were among the first inside. Kraft had samples of some of their products, like Bagel Bites and Maxwell House coffee. The consession stand was also stocked with Kraft products. We found our seats and then went to check things out.

The players took the ice for their pre-game skate and so we headed back to the area by our seats to watch. There were a handfull of kids and parents lined up along the glass watching and some of the players were tossing pucks over to them as souviners. In one instance, a kids tried to chatch the puck, but bobbled it and it fell to the floor and rolled towards some steps. Grace made a nice running dive and got the puck. When she got back to me, I mentioned to her how I thought she sould really give the puck to the boy, as the player was giving it to him. She did so without any hesitation or complaint and I was very proud of her. I could see she was disappointed that she could not keep the puck, but promised I would do my best to get her one.

So as the playwer were leaving the ice, there was just a handful of them left. One was skating towards us with the puck and I was standing behind Grace, pointing to her and mouthing the word “puck…puck…puck”. He saw it and fliped the puck into his hand and then tossed it over the glass to her. There was a sudden on-rush of others that tried to get the puck, but thankfully I had a bit of a height advantage over them and was able to grab it. So in the end, Gracie got her puck.

When we first walked into the rink, I saw the scoreboard and it looked so different, I wondered if they had brought in a new one for the game. A second look revealed that it was the same scoreboard, just with professional teams on it and the Hockeyville logos. As the game was winding down, I took a panorama of the rink and all the fans packing the house. Among them were big names like Steve Yzerman a Red Wings great and current General Manager. The commissioner of the league Gary Bettman was also on had for the game. In typical yooper class, Bettman was not booed, but got a nice ovation. That made me very proud to be part of the crowd.

The Red Wings ended up defeating the defending Stanley Cup champion Blues 4-1. Watching the game was a very fun, but also very weird experience. I have been to many an event there. Most of them figure skating practices, but also quite a few high school hockey and Calumet Wolverine hockey games. Seeing the pros play there and also all the improvements and changes to the rink was very hard for me to get my mind around. It will be a memory that both Grace and I will remember forever.

The barndeminum project is moving along. It has been two weeks since I last wrote and it was nearly shelled in at that time. Two days later, it was completely shelled in and also had all the water proffing had been put on the roof and walls. The openings for the windows were also covered in house wrap to keep the weather out. A few days later, the spray foam insulation was blown into the wall cavities and the next day they did the clean up.

On some of the days I have been there working, I have brought my laptop computer along to be able to stay there and do my work, rather than commute the 5 miles back to the camper. I am looking forward to the day when my entire office is there and I am living there full time! With a bit of luck, that may come sometime this week, as all I need at this point is electricity and the service entry equipment as well as the main breaker panel are set up. The office currently does not have walls or ceiling up and the bathroom is not set up either, but I can actually live and work there with that setup, and plan to!

About a week ago, we hosted our first bonefire and cook out. It is a pretty regular event amongst the friends we have down here and we were very happy and excited to be able to do the hosting, rather than just show up and eat!

Despite the fact that it is late September, we are still having some days and evenings that are great to be at the beach and have been making visits to it pretty frequently. We do not stay long, but it allows the dogs to run free and us a bit of time to just relax and do nothing. The other evening, I was driving home from the build site around sunset. As I drove west down the road we will live on, the sun was setting directly ahead of me and the view was so beautiful and tranquil, I stopped to take a picture to share with you all. Pay no attention to the shape the road is in, it will be getting re-paved in a few weeks!

So I guess that covers it for this week. I am looking very forward to moving into the barndeminium. It will give me a nice jolt of energy and also a bit of extra time. I also am looking forward to getting the website back up and running at it’s typical clip. I will have a web cam down there, but also a webcam at my brothers place in Allouez, so you can see how the snow is doing in the high country and the banana belt. I also hope to get a wildlife cam going in the woods by the barndeminium, as we have it all down there. Lots of deer, coyotes, quite a few wolves and in the summer, bear. Plus porcupines and plenty of birds. I also plan to get my season outlook produced by the second week of October. So keep checking back, things will be getting a lot more active around here soon!

Good Night from the Keweenaw..
–JD