Past-E-Mail: Cam Notes - 2003: March: Mar 07-03 |
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By Charlie at Pasty Central on Friday, March 7, 2003 - 03:29 pm: Across the bay from Ashland, Wisconsin, is Washburn - apparently the winter home of the Isle Royale Queen. Back on Super Bowl Sunday, we witnessed the races on the ice of the Bay between the two towns. ![]()
By calumet boy on Friday, March 7, 2003 - 03:57 pm: Got an old letter sent from Isle Royale -rock harbor lodge,1907--Jim Mc Naugton C&H big shot is talked about in it vacationing there By EM,MI on Friday, March 7, 2003 - 04:03 pm: Happy Birthday to two Stillwaters residents, Mr Charron who turned 100 & Mr Hoffman who turned 103 this week. Best wishes to you both. :) By Yooper in Indiana on Friday, March 7, 2003 - 04:12 pm:
Does anyone have any knowledge of a Minong Lodge on Isle Royale? If so the ownership? This would be from before it was nationalized. By EM,MI on Friday, March 7, 2003 - 04:46 pm: Congratulations to the Calumet Copper Kings! They just beat Cranbrook 4 to 3 in overtime in the semi-finals of the State Hockey Championship. Final game tomorrow. By Captain Ben Kilpela on Friday, March 7, 2003 - 04:58 pm: Hi, Charlie. Washburn is just an occasional home for the Queen. We bring her down to the marina there to do hull work and get her inspected. Most years she spends the winters in the ice on Portage Lake at the Houghton Municipal Dock up the waterfront from the Ranger III. She'll be sailing back to Copper Harbor in early May and the run to Isle Royale will be starting in mid-May. By the way, if people are interested in photos of Isle Royale from summer 2002, I have posted a photo essay on last year at wwww@msu.edu/user/kilpela. Just follow the links concerning my Isle Royale web pages. By Ben Kilpela on Friday, March 7, 2003 - 05:00 pm: Oops. I made a mistake in that last email. That web address for 2002 Isle Royale photos is www.msu.edu/user/kilpela. By Janie, IA. on Friday, March 7, 2003 - 05:42 pm: I know this boat..she gave my husband and I one of the nicest evenings we ever had under the sailing of Capt. Donnie! Took the sunset cruise on her and was able to take us within 100yrds or so, of the Mesabi Miner. A wonderful time indeed! I would highly recommend to anyone to take the sunset cruise aboard her from Copper Harbor, Mi.! By js, chassell on Friday, March 7, 2003 - 05:45 pm: Go Kings! I'm still a Copper King at heart! By Kerry J, Mich on Friday, March 7, 2003 - 05:52 pm: This question doesn't pertain to the picture above but I was just curious when I looked at the web cam pic of the life bridge and noticed the time was off by 2 hrs. Is the web cam having problems or is the time not set correct. just wanted to inform someone at Pasty.com if they didn't notice it By Kerry J, Mich on Friday, March 7, 2003 - 05:53 pm: oops not a life bridge but a lift bridge. :-) By Charlie at Pasty Central on Friday, March 7, 2003 - 06:02 pm:
Kerry, ![]() By Darrell Oinas on Friday, March 7, 2003 - 06:22 pm: Go Copper Kings, all of us Displaced yooper's are cheering for Youse. By pikkuleipa on Friday, March 7, 2003 - 06:39 pm:
Gave her duct tape for Valentines's Day....she's gone to Washington State....now he decides to head west?? Hmmmm....a guy doesn't give a girl duct tape unless he's serious. By Star, aka Jeanne currently in NM on Friday, March 7, 2003 - 07:15 pm: Thank to EM for remembering Bob Charron. I'm proud to say that's my Grandpa! By FC MI on Friday, March 7, 2003 - 07:42 pm: Copper Kings Rock! I saw the photo and story of the two gentlemen that are 100 & 103 years young in today's Daily Mining Gazette. Both are residents of Stillwaters. Happy Birthday young 'uns. As for Toivo and being the Mel Gibson look-alike that he is - he should make the Hollywood scene and sign a few autographs while enroute to WA. Maybe he could make a few bucks to buy a new car to be sure he makes it back to the UP. By FC MI on Friday, March 7, 2003 - 07:45 pm: Copper Kings Rock! I saw the photo and story of the two gentlemen that are 100 & 103 years young in today's Daily Mining Gazette. Both are residents of Stillwaters. Happy Birthday young 'uns. As for Toivo and being the Mel Gibson look-alike that he is - he should make the Hollywood scene and sign a few autographs while enroute to WA. Maybe he could make a few bucks to buy a new car to be sure he makes it back to the UP. By FC MI on Friday, March 7, 2003 - 07:49 pm: Sorry 'bout the dup (double posting). Guess I got a little excited to read of Toivo's trip to see Tina..... By Bill P , Ca. on Friday, March 7, 2003 - 08:12 pm: Jonathan only had to travel to Marquette but Toivo has to travel 2000 mi. to Washington state. I don't know what conclusion to draw. By Bob, Portland on Friday, March 7, 2003 - 08:28 pm: Does anyone know if there is an internet broadcast of the Copper Kings game? By mechanic, west coast too on Friday, March 7, 2003 - 08:29 pm: From the looks of the old beater, Toivo's gonna need that roll of duct tape to make the trip home! Might wanna pick up some more baling wire, too, to complete his spare parts reserves. By LE - Montague, MI on Friday, March 7, 2003 - 08:38 pm: U.P. Power!U.P. Power! Go Kings! By Jason, MI on Friday, March 7, 2003 - 08:42 pm: I got pictures from the Calumet game today, if anyone would like to see, tell me your email address and Ill send them! By Doug the Goof, Wixom, MI on Friday, March 7, 2003 - 09:08 pm: It's always amazed me how just a few of those little jack stands can hold up a boat (ship?) of this size. Maybe Superior is a little higher now that all those boats are in dry dock for the winter :o) By Dave Whitten, MI on Friday, March 7, 2003 - 09:11 pm:
How about the particulars of tomorrow's finals? By Jason, MI on Friday, March 7, 2003 - 09:16 pm:
3:00 By Jason on Friday, March 7, 2003 - 09:20 pm:
3:00 PM By The Love Bunny on Friday, March 7, 2003 - 09:28 pm:
say yah to da UP eh? By dm on Friday, March 7, 2003 - 09:51 pm: From a Calumet Alumni ( would have been the class of 56) Go Copper Kings By Granny, UP MI on Friday, March 7, 2003 - 11:03 pm:
Dear Love Bunny, By The Love Bunny on Friday, March 7, 2003 - 11:26 pm:
Thank you for your answer. Until recently I had never heard of eh? I was told it was Canadian. By Paul in Illinois on Saturday, March 8, 2003 - 12:22 am:
Love Bunny, By Mary Lou on Saturday, March 8, 2003 - 08:44 am: While shopping in Fairport, Alabama...the clerk had to bring two women over to translate what I was asking her....I felt that I was in a foreign country.... By Mary Lou on Saturday, March 8, 2003 - 09:06 am: PS....Capt. Kilpela, wasn't the "Queen" built here in Escanaba by the T. D. Vinette Boat Builders?...Dale and Ruth are friends and I remember them telling me about her...what is the schedual for next summer??? By Minnesota on Saturday, March 8, 2003 - 06:10 pm: Minong lodge on Isle Royale: The Tobin Harbor Resort (Later called Minong Lodge)was operated by a Swede-Finn by the name Gust Mattson. He and his wife operated the resort from 1901 till approximately 1910. He then sold it to a school teacher from Calumet by the name of Martini. He kept it for a couple of years then sold it to Captain Ed Smith. Smith operated the resort until he died in 1916. Mrs.Helena Smith and her two daughters operated the resort till the middle 30's. It was then taken over and acquired by the State before it went into National Park Service ownership. By used to live out there too on Saturday, March 8, 2003 - 07:59 pm:
If Toivo is taking the direct route to Washington State he will never hit California "enroute". By Nicole, MI on Wednesday, March 19, 2003 - 10:10 am: When I was a student at Northland College I lived in Washburn. Whenever I got really homesick and wasn't able to get home, I would take a walk down to the marina and visit the Queen. By Dave Janke-colorado on Saturday, April 5, 2003 - 07:22 pm: As I remember the Isle Royale Queen, It was yellow and smaller. I used to watch this boat come in to Rock Harbor every day. Loved listening to the diesels! Also remember the IRQ II. It was a fish tug. What ever happened to that boat By yupper boy 6 on Thursday, January 1, 2004 - 06:50 pm: The only ship I have ever seen is the KEWEENA STAR. |