Here in the U.P. the northernmost county is Keweenaw, and for those of you unfamiliar with the area, this county reaches almost to the shores of Canada. Of course I'm talking about Isle Royale National Park, which is part of Keweenaw County, but about 42 miles out in Lake Superior (if you leave from Eagle Harbor that is!). Dan VanWasshenova snapped a shot looking out towards distant Thunder Bay, which is actually about 18 miles from the Island. Looks like Dan and friend took an early trip to the Park, to enjoy hiking and camping before the busy summer season starts. Not too much longer and I'll be over there capturing a few scenic sights myself... can't wait!

Good Morning to the UP and around the world.

Looks like a great day in the Keweenaw....Great shot from the Island! Hope every one has a good day

Good Morning from Wisconsin, the other part of God's Country. I love the UP. Have spent time there snowmobiling and just enjoying the trees in the fall.Can't wait til we come back in the fall.

Looks like Sharon Smith must be back in the Harbor-

Last night, Copper Harbor Cam

Morning all! What a gorgeous picture.

I'm leaving for Copper Harbor saturday morning to go to Isle Royale. Ninety five percent of the time people will ask me "where's Isle Royale?" These are Michigan people, mind you. At first I will be amazed by their lack of knowledge of their own state geography, but then I suddenly come to my senses and realize that it's the widespread lack of awareness of Isle Royale that makes it the least visited National Park. In other words, it is nice.

I see the Giant is still Sleeping. Good to know.

Well, Here's the Harbor the day before our rains started. Looks like we have a good week ahead of us weatherwise, Sure would be nice!! Here's a view from the 'Lookout', I spent many hours here during my 2 summers tending bar at the old "Last Frontier Bar". Wonder if Dan and his friend left for Isle Royale from here, the Isle Royale Queen is moored at the dock.

As a very recent transplant to the UP (Sedar Bay), I'm slowly beginning to forget the "City Lights" and "ANY TIME" shopping hours; and am especially enjoying magnificent sunsets over Lake Superior. I look forward to all interesting/fun stuff the Keweenaw has to offer, including the four seasons which I have yet to experience. It's fun to view UP photos on Pasty.net as well as comments by Yoopers (current, displaced, and wannabees). To all, best wishes and welcome to the UP whenever you can make it up here! We welcome you all. Just watch out for the drivers who don't signal and turn right in front of you and then drive 20 miles an hour! EEK!

"its borders" and "its northern" are possessive and do not take an apostrophe.

To Andytofu: when you live here long enough, you won't need turn signals either. In a small town, everyone knows where you're going!

Greetings from sunny Finland!!!

To "Read Me":
Don't be pedant. (Look that up in yer Funk & Wagner)

Maybe someone from IRNP can verify this, but I believe that the Park, FOR ITS SIZE, has the most visitors of all the National Parks. Read that somewhere--maybe in the park's Management Plan.

I love the beautiful pics this morning....oh how I wish I was there. I'm thinking a trip to the CC this summer may have to be in the cards. Even if I can only make it for a night or two. Thanks for posting these today!

Manners count also, if you "read me"

Brent, I looked it up in my Webster's. The word you want is "pedantic". As I am an editor by trade and inclination, you can't insult me by hurling either word in my direction. Do permit me to suggest, however, that any criticism of Mary and the other Pasty Camers be delivered directly to them, and not via this board. Manners matter.

2 summers ago we camped around Lake superior

One of our best days was at sleeping giant
in Canada, we biked 6 k to the head, climbed
2 k up and back down and then 6 k bike back.

And I swear the 6k bike ride was uphill both ways!

I think that is sleeping giant in the background
of the picture.

Bob

The picture of today brings back many great memories, having spent two summers on the Island,
in 1962 and 1963.

geez guys, chill out on such a nice day, we're not turning in a thesis for grading, try to enjoy the thought.....

Checking in from the hot & sunny Central Valley.
Good Morning all!

Heikki and Uno were building a house in Copper Harbor. Heikki opened a pack of nails, and asked: "Ay Uno, why's it dat half of da nails are lying in da wrong direction?"

Uno replied: "Heikki, you moron! Dere sposed to be used on da other side of da house!"

Dave, Laurium,I agree!!

A beautiful picture again today.

Temps should be in the low 70°'s tomorrow. Soon we will be able to go to Isle Royale without our parkas. So beautiful. Can't wait for my annual trip after seeing this photo.

I agree Dave- Part of the joy of this site is the friendly discussions, I'd hate to worry that every little thing I type is being critiqued. I know there are alot of people out there that are ten times smarter than me for sure!

Morning from Houston!!

To rob in dc:
Brent is correct.
PedŽant
n. 1. A schoolmaster; a pedagogue.
A pedant that keeps a school i'th' church.
2. One who puts on an air of learning; one who makes a vain display of learning; a pretender to superior knowledge.
A scholar, yet surely no pedant, was he.

You can't always address the person because they do not leave an e-mail address.

the only time people speed up between calumet and hancock is when they get on the 4 lanes so you cant pass them unless you go 80--then they slow down again when its back to 2 lanes

I think there are only about 6 people in the CC who use turn signals and they never make that turn they are signaling for. It just blinks mile after mile. I guess you have to remember if "Eino" is going to "Rudy's" farm up da road. The beauty of it is...no-body ever gets a ticket for it.

Heikki and Uno use to work at the old smelter in Hubbell. Neither could tell time ,but Heikki had a watch. At least once a day Uno would ask "Wat is da dime". Heikki would pull out that ol' pocket watch,open it up with great flare and he and Uno would look at it. Heikki would say "Der se iss";Uno would say "Dang if se ain't"
Then one day they notice it's not running,so they took the back off. Inside there was a dead bug. Heikki said "Well no wonner iss not running da eingonear iss deat"!
Hope the language passes inspection.Tank you please.

To Bob Fartas, re: 'where's Isle Royale' from Michigan(d)ers...I remember hearing about some comment made about my adoptive state of Illinois that some were unaware that the Mississippi River borders the state's west edge! For some one who's hobby is maps and geography in general, I cringe to hear such ignorance!

This is a "fun" site. I don't think the grammar and spelling corrections are too much. We all have the opportunity to learn from them. Just don't get too "picky".

It is suprising how many folks do not even know that the UP is part of Michigan. I have dealt with merchants and suppliers who are adamant that the UP is part of Canada or Wisconsin. I have even seen maps, online, which round off the UP entirely. You just want to ask them if they have ever seen Wisconsin's Lake Superior shoreline ?

A guy I worked with wound up his watch every day in the lunch room--after over a yr it stopped--then he found out it was battery--lol

Does anybody really know what time it is?

www.worldtimeserver.com
They know !

The mother of a friend of mine used to work at the state park (Ft Wilkins) over the summer when she was younger. One day she saw to elderly ladies standing on the shore of Fannie Hoe looking *south* when one remarked to the other "I never realized Canada was so close!"

:-)

Good morning from sunny San Jose. Today's pictures are BEAUTIFUL!!! Thanks!!!

We have many clocks in the office, on the computer, on the phone, the microwave, watches...but we always pick the one thats closest to 5:00!!!! :)
I always think of how Fred Flinstone reacted when he got off work, wouldn't it be fun it we could all yell "Yabadabado?" at quiting time? :)

It's 5:00 somewhere!

Watch out for the 6 foot tall mosquitos now featured on the copperharbor.org cam. That should scare the tourists.

If Brent wanted to be correct, he should have said "Don't be 'a' pedant". Pedant is a noun, requiring the use of 'a' or 'the'. I am now being 'pedantic', which is a descriptive adjective, as Rob in DC knew the correct usage of, and the way Brent used it whether he intended to/knew it or not.

Pendantic - adj - Characterized by a narrow, often ostentatious concern for book learning and formal rules: a pedantic attention to details.

Neither a Pedant person nor Pedantic qualities are necessary on this site.

Hey, Jimmy Buffett snuck one in there....cooooll!!

UP_gal Yes I have seen Wisconson's Lake Superior shoreline. Right around Ashland WI. ;)

Does Houghton airport (CMX )have jet service Now??? I see a jet on the web cam @ 12.22 pm

ts,
I drive to Hancock every A.M.--I know what you mean by people speeding up in the 4 lane so you can't pass and you have to go 80 miles per hour and the cops are parked on the side hiding out to catch those of us going 80 mph. I also know about the people who pull out in front of you and then go 20 mph and the people who pull out in front of you and turn 20 seconds later and the people who drive in the fog w/ no headlights on and the people who drive for 8 miles w/ a blinker light on so you never know when they are actually going to turn and I could go on and on!!:)

As long as we're discussing grammar, punctuation, etc
today: please note that the spelling for the Copper Harbor
cam site is incorrect. It should be copperharbor.org, not
copperharber.org. This is one case where spelling is very
important.

Note taken...spelling corrected, but only because it's a link!

To all "youse" Webster Dictionaries out there.... who cares what "pedant" means,or "its borders, its northern" is correctly used. Like Dave in Laurium said, chill out already.

Chill and enjoy your pasties people!

GO LAKERS GO :) BEAT THOSE PISTONS

Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at an Elingsh uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoetnt tihng is taht frist and lsat ltteer is at the rghit pclae. The rset can be a toatl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae we do not raed ervey lteter by it slef but the wrod as a wlohe. ceehiro

As Alice Cooper once sang...schools out for the summer.......

Sorry KC, it's "school's out for summer"

A finnpole:
Thk u....eye thynk u got yer pownt A crs....

Alice Cooper rocks! I'm outta here.....

Technically, not all U.P. schools are out for the summer. :) I think the pic of the day is great and it reminds us of how close we are to Canada. Oh wait, Sault Ste. Marie, MI is about 2 miles from Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. Now I know some of you Copper Country dwellers don't believe we (The E.U.P.ers) are part of the U.P. but we are! But I definately enjoyed my time at Tech and my time spent in the copper country.

Sorry to be slow but I just dont get why
ReadMe said what he/she said .. was it about something in todays postings?...I think its flown
right over my head somewhere ... please someone
help me out on this one .. thanks :)

Regarding the message from (ts). We don't like getting our winshields splattered in the winter time. EH.

Finnpole: I tink iss spelt iprmoatnt not iprmoetnt. Da latter item der having to do more with maleness than a hirearchial of significance.

I didn't understand either. I read all of the posts before READ ME and I saw nothing resembling those corrected words.

me too Amy in the E.U.P .. Im stumped :/

Mary says: The offending "it's" have been corrected. They were on The Pasty Cam page...my apologies for the blunder! :->

Sorry yep, MI. haven't heard the song in awhile. I'm also at work, so one must always be articulate.? In Minnesotah, school is out "for summer" or at least my daughter's school is :)

Being a Polish Finlander excuses me from all mistakes.

Children
Please take out spelling list number 29, and write each word 5 times.
Say
Ya
to
da
U.P.
eh

Maybe Mr. Wheatman could help us out! Nobody could explain it better using big words! LOL

A finnpole:
I dunno if you made that up or not, but it's true!! I never knew that; interesting chunk of info... :)

When I was in high school in the U.P., in the 1950s, I took two years of a foreign language.
ENGLISH!
Should there be an apostrophe in the 1950s?

Because today's posts are obviously for the most edumacated of us all how about a few palindromes?

1. racecar
2. mom
3. pop
your turn ;-)

by the way are most of your noses frozen off?
:) :-)

WOW

Delia and Edna ailed

"Do nine men interpret?" "Nine men," I nod

:-}

A man a plan a canal panama.

Whoa, you guys are good!

Regarding crazy drivers. I find it hilarious that you can be driving down a freeway (those of you "up north" will have to get to one to test this out) and someone will be in the fast lane going slower than you would like to. If tailgating to get them to move over isn't your thing then you may decide to pass on the right. Once they see you are passing on the right they will immediately locate the accelerator and go as fast or faster than you. Amazing... :) (Note: I don't endorse tailgating.)

Jets @ CMX: Unless something changed very recently, all the Mesaba/NWA traffic is SF 340 turboprops.

There are private jets that use the airport. I have a friend who maintains a summer "cottage" for someone who flies in with his company's Citation pretty regularly.

Go hang a salami! I'm a lasagna hog!

rats live on no evil star

don't forget: Madam I'm Adam;-)
to "chicago": does anyone really care??
to "a finnpole" taht was so geart...raed ervey wrod...
Love this site, what a hoot! You can get such a great education without even opening the door!

Traffic problems? Try Houston. I live about 13 miles from where I work, and it takes me over 45 minutes to get there! No-one uses blinkers, they pass on the right, or left, run red lights, tailgate, cut you off without warning, its usually bumper to bumper all the way. 20mph is fast compared to the crawling we do.

One thing I want to do when I come home in a couple of weeks is drive Route 2 on the way to Manistique. It is such a pretty drive, even if you do have to wait forever to pass Granpa Jones in his Rv hauling his boat!!!! :)

About time...

AMZANIG!

T. Eliot, top bard, notes putrid tang emanating, is sad. "I'd assign it a name: gnat dirt upset on drab pot toilet."

Wheatman

Fact-

Yellow Stone National Park has more visitors in a day than Isle Royale gets in a year.

:o)

sandstone princess, You know I can't imagine why.....

Here's what I tell my third graders about those confounded apostrophes--use them in possessives (except its--not it's) and use them in contractions. There are exceptions to this, of course, but it is a basic rule, and prevents the apostrophization (my own word for you pedants out there) of all plurals that is so common on those outdoor message boards.

So we gotta say good-bye....for the summer.

Displaced Yooper, Alabama !!
IT IS WisconsIn ..NOT wisconsOn..Sorry I just wanted in on the fun..

I would like to thank Wheatman for reminding me what I forgot at da store, a dictionary. And know, Wheatman, I will only be using it for your posts.

Wonder if Wheatman belongs to Mensa?

to DH and jerry The jet in the picture is:
N44SW is Assigned

Aircraft Description

Serial Number 5500733 Manufacturer Name CESSNA
Certificate Issue Date 07/25/2002
Model 550 Status Valid
Type Aircraft Fixed Wing Multi-Engine Type Engine Turbo-Jet
MFR Year 1994


Registered Owner

Name STEEL WAREHOUSE CO INC
Street 2722 TUCKER DR
City SOUTH BEND State INDIANA Zip Code 46619-4222

Wheatman:

I wasn't referring to this post. I actually understood this one! For next time.....

Wowsa, don't forget da thesaurus, eh?

To Gotta Love da UP--
Unless your back seat contains a woman giving birth or someone bleeding to death, you don't ever "have" to drive 80 mph. Look at where you live. Slow down and smell the pine trees!

I have often pictured Wheatman sitting in a wingback chair, pipe in hand, engaged in a good book. I wonder if he is a professor?

Bill in LA,
Both the team, and us loyal fans are very hungry for a championship. It has been too long since our "boys" have been to the finals.
GO PISTONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It is a beautiful day in the UP,,,drove home to Escanaba from Marquette......Trillium in bloom on both sides of the highway and the sun shinning on Lake Superior and Lake Michigan...a glorious day!!........I counted my blessings on the beautiful drive....

When people from lower Michigan ask me where the U. P. is. I tell them it's right next to Lake Wobegon. ;)

Boy do I wish they had jet service my wife will not get on a turboprops, I think it's a pretty good ride, I guess I will have to leave her home again.

Mr. Bob Fartas hit the nail right on the head in his early morning comments this morning, as he drank his coffee in preparation for his second and most important daily ritual, which is better left undescribed.

I have also occasionally experienced the phenomenon so eloquent described by Mr. Fartas. Perhaps Mr. Fartas would have a better conversation about world travel if he talked to his friend Marc rather than his friend Joe.

Huh?

shelly/Yankee in Texasland: It is bathroom humor in John's post as it is in Mr. Wheatmans. Better left undescribed. Ewe.

Doc, note, I dissent. A fast never prevents a fatness. I diet on cod

Ohhhhhh.... :)-

Well, on that note, I'll say goodnight. Time to go home.

Yabadabado!!!

Dave from Lennon
You don't hafta do anything but die and pay taxes... ;)
I agree though, slow down, but the ones who are nearly going backwards, get in the right lane, eh?

Can't wait for Pasty Fest to see what all you weird people look like! There will be a lot of surprises, I'm sure!

Wcath it I rsmbeele taht raemkre

I hope they have a lot of ketchup there for the pasties......

pasty in the oven....
I've never been to Isle Royal....
must do that before I croak....
its on my list

I grew up up there and didn't even see Bond Falls until I went on vacation back there about 10 years ago...
never saw the west side of the Porkies until last year...

was only to Marquette twice in before the age of 18....

never went East of Marquette, other than when KI sawyer was built....and the one trip over the straits on the ferry when I was 5.

Was only to Lanse once....

Now...I can finally see the UP.....

UP_Gal, cool site - here's another one.

http://time.gov which you can set in Win XP as an NTP server to sync your PC's clock.

What the heck is everyone talking about today? I do not know what a predimone or whatever they said (2 lazy to go back and ck proper spelling) even is. I do like proper grammar though and cannot stand all the double negatives that people speak with around here. Nice pics today. Thanks.

so many dynamos!

Love that evening light seen this time of day on the
Bridge Cam. Is there a Midsummer Fest in the UP?
You'd think so... baseball at midnight, bonfires, jolly little
tompten....

Too far away, no mere clay or royal ceremony, a war afoot.

It was easy to decipher our top poet today, Mr. Wheatman.

This all must have something to do with the fact that there will be a full moon tomorrow! By the way Dan, nice shot! Was this taken on Mount Ojibway?

The sad thing about today's banter is that I have to double-check each message to see if it's a palindrome!

Doc Note: I dissent. A fast never prevents a fatness. I diet on cod

by the way...
do you guys get just a whopping case of heartburn and indigestion from pasties????

I always do, and always have...but I keep eating them...

I realize it's late, and most everyone will have turned in for the night, but I must comment on the photo for today. When I saw it, before reading the post I thought it certainly looked like Isle Royale. Sure enough, it is. My son Jeff and I hiked the length of it on the Minong Trail last year. That was on my list of things to do before I turn 50 (everyone should have a list like that). In every shelter we stayed at, I carved something in the rafters. Yes, I defaced government property. Dav S of Madison WI, go and see it, go hike it! It is wonderful, grueling, but wonderful!
I thought I knew who Wheatman was, and if I ever bump into who I suspect he is, I'll ask him, but the South End has me confused. South End of the UP or the Copper Country? Inquiring minds want to know. Others want to know, too. If indeed it is who I think, I danced with him at last years hunters ball.....

Dave S - Same problem here. I pop a Zantac, or one of its relatives, a hour, or so, beforehand. Better living through chemistry.

To Pat Mich,

We know a Pat Mich in Kenosha. That wouldn't happen to be you, would it?

Well, it's only 8:30 here, but I'm sure everyone has already closed their computer for the night in the best place on earth. Cliffdweller-- if you are awake, email me. It was a beautiful day here in the East Bay.

What a funny day of conversation! Great pictures, amusing reading! Nighty, nite!

Morning all. Have a great yooper day.

Just what I thought when I looked at the bridge.cam just now - (It's a) good morning UP!

After reading, remembered this (for the german yoopers whose existence I assume with "Haus", "Fest" etc. around): Ein Neger mit Gazelle zagt im Regen nie!

Thank you, Mary.

Hey Bob Fartas I've met people in the LP who thought the Big Mac went directly to Canada.

I was once ATTACKED by a large herd of thesauri, I think...

After I was at da Board o Trade in Laurium one nite.

By the way my Grammar and Gramper live in Ohio.

(Musta bin a bad pastie)