Anyone from or travel to the U.P. of Michigan?

[clamum]

Does anyone that posts here live in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan? Or travel here?

I only know of one other poster that does but he's my brother (eagle).

 

[Lola]

nice place...quite...not alot to do..kinda cold...hmmm.....
thats all i can say about the u.p., eh?!

 

[conjur]

My mom's going to Mackinac Island in a couple of weeks.

 

[ScottyB]

It sucks when it snows and you have to drive 30 mph across the entire thing going back to school.

 

[clamum]

Yep it's not exactly known for it's warm weather! But it's not as bad as some people think, I've heard the 6+ months of winter more than once and that ain't true. Maybe just people joking around.

Anyways, we can definately have some hot days during the summer and into August. I like the weather. There's four distinct seasons and you can do summer activities and winter activities; during the fall the colored leaves are beautiful.

 

[clamum]

Originally posted by: conjur
My mom's going to Mackinac Island in a couple of weeks.

Mackinac Island is pretty cool although I've only been there once or maybe twice when I was younger. We biked around part of the island and went into all the shops and of course had some of their famous chocolate. I would like to visit there again soon.

 

[Fausto]

Bunker went to school in the UP and I vacationed up there a fair amount growing up (Midland).

 

[cjchaps]

I go to the U.P. every now and then. Michigan Tech on the Kewanee pennisula has a really nice Rock museum. There a bunch of really scenic state parks. Check out the http://travel.michigan.org/ website, it's really a great guide to michigan and the communities.

 

[iamwiz82]

Originally posted by: americangigolo
Yep it's not exactly known for it's warm weather! But it's not as bad as some people think, I've heard the 6+ months of winter more than once and that ain't true. Maybe just people joking around.

Anyways, we can definately have some hot days during the summer and into August. I like the weather. There's four distinct seasons and you can do summer activities and winter activities; during the fall the colored leaves are beautiful.

I would say winter is 6 months there. The first snow is usually in Oct and doesnt let up until late april, early may. :disgust:

 

[clamum]

Originally posted by: iamwiz82

Originally posted by: americangigolo
Yep it's not exactly known for it's warm weather! But it's not as bad as some people think, I've heard the 6+ months of winter more than once and that ain't true. Maybe just people joking around.

Anyways, we can definately have some hot days during the summer and into August. I like the weather. There's four distinct seasons and you can do summer activities and winter activities; during the fall the colored leaves are beautiful.

I would say winter is 6 months there. The first snow is usually in Oct and doesnt let up until late april, early may. :disgust:

Not the last few years, just this past winter I wasn't even sure if we'd have any snow for Christmas and it was definately gone by mid April. Although my mom has pictures when she was a kid, the snow banks were so high you couldn't see over them. Like 6-7 feet.

Now that I think about it, it depends on where you are in Upper Mich. In the Keweenaw peninsula they get a ton of snow, where I live in lower central Upper Peninsula on Lake Michigan we barely get any. The local ski hill could barely run this year cause there was no snow. :Q

 

[pyonir]

I've been to Ironwood for snowmobiling, Mackinac Island, and Su Saint Marie (sp?). Only other thing i remember is a tiny town called Christmas.

 

[sygyzy]

I used to visit Iron Mountain / Kingsford every single summer for like 5 years in a row. I love it there, I'd retire if the races were a bit more diverse. Regardless, it's very quiet and clean and the skies are clear. Everything kicks butt, except maybe the winters. I have never been there in the winter.

 

[stormbv]

I went snowmobiling up there two winters ago, it was awesome!

 

[bunker]

I lived in Marquette for 5 years while going to Northern Michigan Univ.

My uncle has a place on a lake in Curtis, MI which is smack dab in the middle of the UP.

My sister lives in Iron Mountain.

 

[Mani]

Went up there recently. Say yah to da UP eh!

 

[iamwiz82]

Originally posted by: americangigolo

Originally posted by: iamwiz82

Originally posted by: americangigolo
Yep it's not exactly known for it's warm weather! But it's not as bad as some people think, I've heard the 6+ months of winter more than once and that ain't true. Maybe just people joking around.

Anyways, we can definately have some hot days during the summer and into August. I like the weather. There's four distinct seasons and you can do summer activities and winter activities; during the fall the colored leaves are beautiful.

I would say winter is 6 months there. The first snow is usually in Oct and doesnt let up until late april, early may. :disgust:

Not the last few years, just this past winter I wasn't even sure if we'd have any snow for Christmas and it was definately gone by mid April. Although my mom has pictures when she was a kid, the snow banks were so high you couldn't see over them. Like 6-7 feet.

Now that I think about it, it depends on where you are in Upper Mich. In the Keweenaw peninsula they get a ton of snow, where I live in lower central Upper Peninsula on Lake Michigan we barely get any. The local ski hill could barely run this year cause there was no snow. :Q

I was near there this past april and we had 6 inches of snow fall that day plus an inch of ice. Fun times

 

[duragezic]

mHubs lives or did live in Manistique. Represent! :beer: :beer: