November 30  8:11 am

Temp is ?.  Cold and it snowed some last night.  Not much though.  Tv guys say the first two weeks of December will be colder than normal with lake effect and system snows.  Should see some snow on Thursday........

 

 

November 29  9:11  am

Temp is I don't know.  Batteries died in both the thermometers, but I can tell you it is raining!!!!

 

November 26  4:55 pm

Temp is 37.  Raining and has been on and off all day.  More on than off.  Happy Thanksgiving to everyone.  Hope everyone had a good day and counted your blessings.  I canned the carrots, 21 quarts .  We should have 20-20 eye site by spring.  :) If it were only that easy.  Now I think I am going to grab my book and read for awhile, if I don't fall asleep that is!  Tv guy says maybe 2 inches of snow by morning, so maybe we will have a snow covered yard in the morning on the camera picture, which has the wrong time on it I see. 

 

 

November 25  7:53 am

Temp is 44.  Rain and fog.  A lot different weather this year than last.  Hope it starts snowing soon.  Our income depends on the weather and this is not good.  I had some cabbage up in the garden yet, so I canned 14 quarts of it yesterday. Now I have one nice big head left for the fridge.  Also a couple small heads of purple.  I think if the rain lets up some I will go pull some carrots and get them canned today.

 

 

November 24 7:22 am

Temp is 43.  Suppose to be a cloudy day again.

 

November 23  6:26 am

Temp is 43.  Nothing to comment about.  No snow and cloudy dreary days.  I have only heard of 4 or 5 deer being shot around here so far.

 

November 20  7:47 am

Temp is 36.  I think it is going to be a cloudy day with some rain.  Tv guys say weather takes a turn for the worse next week with a cold Thanksgiving with a chance of lake effect.  Last year at this time we had lots of snow on the ground already.

 

November 19  7:04 am

Temp is 43.  Not raining yet, but I think we are suppose to have a few showers today.

 

 

November 17  7:47 am

Temp is 23.  Baby it's cold outside!!!!!

 

November 16  7:51  am

Temp is 26.  Lots of frost on the ground.

 

November 14  7:00  am

Temp is 45.  The deer hunters don't like this weather.  I think it is just fine.........

 

November 13  6:01  am

Temp is 41.  Everything went just fine at the dentist yesterday. :)  

 

November 12  6:03  am

Temp is 30.  Still dark out, so I don't know what it looks like out today.  We have been having nice weather, just cold at night.  I am off to the dentist today.  Should be back shortly after noon, I hope.  Lots of things I want to get done today.

 

 

November 11  7:34  am

Temp is 25.  Everything is white outside this morning.  When I first looked out I thought it had snowed.  This is Veterans Day, and a special prayer goes out to one and all, and the ones that are still fighting for our freedom.  Both my father and father-in-law fought in the last world war and my husband was in during the Vietnam war,  so I have heard a few stories first hand.............

 

 

 

AN ADDED NOTE;  We'll have the camera back going this evening.  Have to rehook up some things that we unhooked when we were looking for the problem on Friday.

 

November 9  10:34  am

Temp is 53.  Well we're back on line again.  You won't believe this, but the repair man just came and checked everything out, and ended up calling the office, where they had cut us off on  Friday morning because they thought we were a seasonal customer. I knew I had paid my bill!!!!  Now I know how addicted I (we) are to this computer.  Thanks to the lovely lady who stopped in with a donation, even though the camera wasn't working the other day.  Come and try again to  wave at your sister!!!!  :) 

 

 

 

October  31  5:46  pm

Temp is 48 with LOTS of rain.  Power was out for 13 hours starting last night at 9 pm.  All the leaves are down now, and we are getting a few repairs done.  Woods and roads are pretty muddy with all the rain we have had, and are still having. 

HAPPY HALLOWEEN

 

 

October 11  6:58  am

Temp is 29.  The ground is covered with that white stuff!!  That dreaded four letter word "SNOW".  I am glad  I picked all my acorn squash yesterday and got them inside.  I still have cabbage, carrots and beets up in the garden tho. 

 

 

September 22  11:50  am

Temp is 72.  I am still around, just extremely busy.  Thanks to Eric  (swat 2001) for the camera donation.  Sorry I missed you.

 

 

August 27  6:56  am

Temp is 45.  Well I finally made it here to do comments.  I was busy with the motel for awhile, then we got the week of HOT weather, then it was the blueberry festival, and oh yes in there somewhere we had to get a new modem.  Then for awhile I couldn't get into the comments to update it.  So I guess everything is getting back to normal, whatever that is. Thanks to all of you that stopped in with a donation for the camera this summer.  Special thanks to Joe for the visit, and donation, I really appreciate it.  Hope you enjoyed those pies!!  Business has slowed a lot in the last couple days, so yesterday I got out to pick a few blueberries.  The first time this year.  Today I have some peaches waiting to be made into jam, and a few other things to do.  I bought a bushel and a half of peaches yesterday.  I heard the weather is suppose to be cold and yukie this weekend, so figured it would be a good time to can them.  Hope to be back here soon............

 

 

 

   August 4  4:22  pm

Temp is 67.  A nice cool windy day with sunshine.  My kind of day.  We are here waiting for summer to come, and it is almost over, that is sad.  Just to report that the blueberries are getting ripe.  A few people have been picking some.  I haven't had a chance to go out looking yet.  Maybe soon............

 

 

 

July 16  1:27  pm

Temp is 67, cloudy and windy with a few sprinkles now and then.  A friend that has a place up here stopped in yesterday and said the blackberries in his "special patch"  have dried up and fallen to the ground.  This means no blackberries there.  He says maybe a frost got to them.  Anyway he wanted me to pass this along. The blueberries are still very green, not even starting to turn yet.  I know someone that went and checked on them yesterday.  It has been a cold spring/summer, so everything is behind.  I have been keeping busy playing "FarmVille" on facebook.  Anyone else out there playing it to?  I am always needing friends and neighbors.  Also before I forget, it hasn't been a very good year for fishing either.  My family hasn't been able to get out fishing for salmon, because of the wind all the time, and the friend who told me about the blackberries was up here fishing, and he never had any luck.  Back to "FarmVille" to check out my farm!!!  :)

 

 

July 4  7:10  am

Temp is 47.  Happy Fourth Of July!!  The sun is out already, and looks like a nice day.  Hope everyone has a safe and happy holiday. 

 

 

July 1  7:14  am

Temp is 46.  Well here it is another month.  We made it through the hot weather and now we are going through the cold weather and rain.  I must say I like the cold weather better.  Still lots of mosquitoes.  Have been renting a few rooms, and since I do all my own laundry, I am forever starting up the washer and dryer.  So by the time I get all my daily chores done, I am tired and I fall asleep.  Mike has the garden all under control and it is growing nicely.  For all you fishermen, no one is catching many so far this year.........

 

 

 

June 24  9:11  am

Temp is 79.  Now that is toooo hot for 9:11 in the morning.  I got what few rooms we had cleaned early this morning.  Probably won't rent any tonight, because we do not have ac.  We usually need to put our money more towards heating than cooling.  There is usually a week or so every summer when it is like this.  At least I hope it only lasts a week or so.  We also need rain badly.  I guess we will have to hand water the garden again today.  Now that is really fun in this weather.  Let's face it, this family is better off in cooler weather.............

 

 

June 22  8:22  am

Temp  is 63.  The sun is out.  HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO CHET!!!!!   Hope you have a good day.  I know you have to juggle today. 

 

 

 

June 21  7:32  am

Temp is 53.   It is a very foggy morning in Paradise.  Yesterday was cool, with the furnace running.  Yes, I know it will soon be the 4th of July, but someone in the rooms was cold.  It was a bit chilly in the 60's.  Happy Father's Day to all you dads out there.  Hope you have a relaxing and bug free day.  Also happy birthday to our friend Bill today. 

 

 

June 7  8:21  pm

Temp is 51.  LOTS and LOTS of mosquitoes!!!  We are now officially ready for the digital switch this week.  We have all new tv's, and 130 channels of satellite tv in our rooms.  Directv.......

 

May 25  4:09  pm

Temp is 69.  Wow, where does the time go?  Seems like I was just on here a couple days ago.  Have been busy getting ready for the digital switch for the tv's that is coming up fast.  More about that soon.....  BUGS are starting to come out, but not too bad yet. 

 

May 15  6:37  am

Temp is 30.  Days have been cold and windy.  I understand there is still some snow spots in the woods, and guys, there is still snow across the road in the snow pile!!!!!!!

 

 

May 11  7:19  am

Temp is 29.  Hope all mothers had a happy mothers day yesterday.  I have been spending every day that I can outside enjoying the sun, wind or whatever is out there.  I am soaking it all in before the "bugs" come out.  Then I will be staying in the house.  My first hummingbird showed up yesterday morning.   It was here a couple times yesterday, but not yet this morning.  Probably up in a tree somewhere shivering.......................

 

 

May 6  7:04  am

Temp is 44.  Nice morning.  I am still around, just have a lot of things going on.  Mother-in-law is sick and went to see her, and I had a couple kidney stones decide to pass, so I have been dealing with that.  Not fun, but it wasn't as bad as others that I have had.  Anyway, hope everyone is having a nice spring, and you can still find some snow here in Paradise....

 

 

April  30  6:32  am

Temp is 42.  Tv guy says cloudy with rain today.

April 28  7:35  am

Temp is 35.  Suppose to be a nice warm day today.  It is a bit chilly out right now with a small breeze.  Still have piles of snow around............

 

 

April 25  7:31  am

Temp is 42.  We had a rain storm last night.  I don't ever remember seeing lightening like there was then.  The sky was lit up with one big flash right after another.  Then the thunder and the pouring rain.  Seems weird to hear thunder again.................

 

April 23  7:24  am

Temp is 28, and the sun is out.  Tv guys say it is suppose to start warming up today.  That will be a nice change........

 

 

April 20  12:17  pm

Temp is 38.  Dark, cloudy and rain.  The power went out at about 10:35 and came back on at 12:08 pm.  But we haven't received any snow yet.............

April 19  6:49  am

Temp is 31.  Rained yesterday.

 

April 18  8:08  am

Temp is 38.  Cloudy and looks like rain.  Rumor has it that the smelt were running for the last couple nights at the local creeks. 

 

 

April 16  7:23  am

Temp is 27.  Looks cloudy out this morning.  Yesterday was a beautiful day and it reached the 50"s.

 

 

April 14  7:57  am

Temp is 36.  Can you believe it?  36 already?

 

April 13  7:39  am

Temp is 29.  Hope everyone had a wonderful Easter.

 

 

April 12  8:04  am

Temp is 22.  HAPPY EASTER!!!!!!!!!

 

April 10  7:50  am

Temp is 26.  However the sun is out.  It was cold out yesterday.  Had a guest last night from Grand Rapids and they couldn't believe all the snow we still had. When you go off toward Newberry or the Soo, there doesn't seem to be as much.  Well I guess it is what we were wishing for all winter.  I like snow, but it is almost the middle of April, it would be nice to go out with maybe just a sweater or jacket, and NOT your winter coat.  Remember we have been wearing that coat since last November.................

April 9  7:53  am

Temp is 26.  Looks like the wind finally stopped.  Maybe it won't be so cold outside today. 

 

 

April 7  8:39  am

Temp is 25.  The furnace is running full blast and it is COLD outside.  We will get spring, we will get spring, we will get spring.......................................

 

 

April 6  7:49  am

Temp is 25.  Do you think we will ever get spring with a little warmer weather?

 

April 4  7:32  am

Temp is 29.  I just took the dog out and it is windy, but it didn't feel that cold.  Maybe I wasn't awake enough yet!!   We have a couple guests that are snowmobiling and say it isn't bad out there. 

 

 

March 30  7:40  am

Temp is 23.  Trusty tells me we got about 6 inches of snow yesterday.  It was really windy for awhile also, blowing it around.

 

 

March 29  7:41  am

Temp is 30.  Windy with just a dusting of snow over night.  A few flakes falling now.  IT IS NOW 12.56 AND IT STARTED SNOWING AT 8AM, AND WE HAVE 4 INCHES OF FRESH SNOW AND IT IS STILL COMING DOWN.

 

 

March 28  8:23  pm

Temp is 30.  We have a winter storm warning from 2am until 11 pm Sunday.  Six to eight inches of heavy wet snow with some wind.  Not going to be a very nice day tomorrow.........  it will be April in 4 more days  :)

 

March 28  11:58  am

Temp is 40.  Cloudy, cold and damp.  Waiting for the storm for tonight into tomorrow............  (yep, just can't wait) NOT!!!

 

March 27  7:46  am

Temp is 28.  Some snow last night.  Not much, maybe an inch. 

 

 

March 24  9:14  am

Temp is 30.  Windy and cold.......

 

March 22  7:54  am

Temp is 24.  Still had guests snowmobiling yesterday.

 

March 21  7:30  am

Temp is 30.  That's 24 degrees warmer than it was yesterday morning.  Looks like it snowed an inch or so last night.  We have guests that said they rode 120 miles yesterday and are headed back out today.  So yes, we still have snow............

 

 

March 20  7:55  am

Temp is 6.  Brrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!  Yep that's right, a balmy 6 degrees on this first day of spring. 

 

 

March 19  8:17  am

Temp is 17.  Wow, the 19th already.  Where does the time go?  It was warm here this week, with a temp of 55 the other day.  Now we are at 17, with maybe a few flakes today.  I think we still have a bit of snow to come, after all it is still only March in the up.............

 

March 13  7:51

Temp is -6.  Quiet, no wind or fresh snow.  Friday the 13th!!!!!!!

 

March 12  8:06  am

Temp is 6.  We received some snow last night.  Looks like 6 inches or so.  We never lost our power yesterday, but it was very windy and yuckie all day.  Looks like I have a sidewalk to shovel today.  No, I don't mind. :)

 

March 11  7:44  am

Temp is 18.  WINDY!!!!  I thought I would get this done before we lose power.  It has went off and came back on twice already this morning.  We have a winter weather advisory from 8am until 5pm.  Two to four inches of snow and windy with gusts 50 to 60 mph, and stronger gusts of 60 to 70 around whitefish bay.  Not a nice day by all means.  The big mac bridge was still open to cars and trucks only earlier, but I don't know if they have closed it completely yet or not.

 

 

 

March 10  7:44  am

Temp is 25.  No new snow. 

 

 

 

March 8  8:28  am

 

Temp is 17.  Time change, everyone is sleeping in this morning.

 

 

 

 

 

March 7  6:50  am

Temp is 25.  Everything is frozen up this morning.  Snowmobile covers are white with frost.  Didn't listen to the tv guys yesterday to see what we have in store for today.  I guess I will wait and see, and let it be a surprise...........

 

March 6  7:35 am

Temp is 34.  I don't know if it rained last night or not. Last time I listened to the tv guys they were saying a major winter January like storm for Wednesday, followed by COLD temps again.............

 

I see the camera image is all orange.  I have no idea why, if it doesn't repair it's self, we will try and deal with it tonight I guess

March 4  6:48  am

Temp is -4.  Not quite as cold.  No new snow, nothing exciting going on.................

 

 

March 3  6:42  am

Temp is -7.  Tv guys say this is the end of the cold mornings.  Suppose to start warming up the end of the week.  I hope it just warms gradually, so we will have snowmobiling yet for awhile. 

 

 

March 2  7:23 am

Temp is -22.  That's right, -----22.  I think this is the coldest it has been all winter. No snow over night, and it looks calm with no wind. It turned out to be a sunny, but very windy and cold day yesterday, so I don't know what to call it, lion or lamb.  Lamb I suppose because it was sunny, I wonder what will happen at the end of the month...........

 

 

March 1  6:45  am

Temp is 4.  Hey that's 21 degrees warmer than yesterday morning.  Amazing when you think 4 is warm hey?  It is snowing a little and it looks windy.  I haven't actually poked my head out the door yet, but soon.  So I wonder how March weather will be today.  Will it be like a lion or a lamb?????

I'm back, I just walked the dog and it is windy big time outside.  The whole sky is pink except to the north.  It's lookin more like that lion...........

 

February 28  6:32  am

Temp is -17.  BRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!  It is cold!!! 

 

 

February 27  7:40  am

Temp is 5.  Windy and it snowed I'd say 10 inches to a foot last night.  I didn't go out to measure or shovel yet.  Don't want to start the shovel up to early while people are still asleep. 

 

 

February 26  6:22  am

Temp is 22.  It snowed an inch or two yesterday, and I guess we have and advisory from 4pm until 7am in the morning for snow.  It could snow 1 to 2 inches per hour tonight.

 

 

February 25  7:37  am

Temp is 20.  Winter weather advisory again, then a winter weather watch for tomorrow through Friday. Seems like all we have had all winter is warnings, watches and advisorys.  We have plenty of snow, the trails have been reported as excellent by our guests, so come up and ride.  It will be spring before we know it. (3 months ????)...............

 

 

 

February 24  7:38  am

Temp is 5.  I can't believe I was here at the same time yesterday morning.  HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO KENA!!!  (our daughter)  Won't tell you how old she is, because you wouldn't believe we could have a child sooooo old!!!!!  She is so old that.............well I guess I better not get into that!  No fresh snow overnight, but it remains cold, so get in your reservations and come up and ride in the beautiful up.  Hope to see ya soon.........

 

 

February 23  7:38  am

Temp is -2.  Back to the cold again I guess.  Nothing different happening around here.  For everyone who wonders if we have snow here and if there is enough for snowmobiling, go to the message board and check out the pictures I took yesterday.  So what ya think?????

 

 

February 20  7:46  am

Temp is 8.  It looks like the storm is over.  Now just have to work on getting the sidewalk all cleaned off again............

 

 

February 19  7:12  am

Temp is 8.  Snowing and blowing.  Big drifts on the sidewalk especially on the side that goes south.  There is no way to measure the amount of snow that fell, because it is blowing around to much.  So I guess I get to shovel again today..................  (not complaining as long as the customers keep coming)...............

 

 

Noon update:  WINTER STORM WARNING until 7pm tomorrow.  2 to 4 inches this afternoon and 6 to 10 tonight with   amgusty winds.  Blizzard conditions, guess I will cancel my appointment tomorrow morning in Newberry............

 

February 18  7:03  am

Temp is 28.  It snowed last night, a few inches.  Tv guy says blizzard conditions to  night and tomorrow, with up to a foot plus of new snow.  Let er' come, we can handle it...............Mardi Gras De Snow this weekend

 

February 17  8:02  am

Temp is 22.  Looks like an inch or so of fresh snow fell last night.  We are in some sort of winter storm advisory until Thursday night.  I will try and keep you informed what is going on..........

 

 

February 16  11:20  am

Temp is ?  I know it was 17 this morning at 7am.  In case you are wondering why we don't fix the thermometers, well they are both out behind the motel, and when the roof was shoveled off some snow hit one of them, and I imagine that is what happened to the other one.  There is way to much snow back there from the roof to try and walk there let alone fix them.  Every once in awhile one of them pops up with the temp!!  I can tell you that it is cloudy with a few flurries on and off.  Thank you to the "Brooks" gentlemen for the camera donation this weekend. We truly appreciate it.

 

 

February 14  1:06

Temp is 19.  HAPPY VALENTINES DAY  

 

 

February 12  7:38  am

Temp is 33.  No new snow yet.

 

 

February 11  6:58  am

Temp is 33.  Well it is close to freezing............  Our guests were out riding all day yesterday.  It did not rain here during the day. I think it is suppose to rain today, then back to winter tomorrow.  We needed a break from all the cold temps, but not this drastic of a change.  When I went to the post office yesterday the temp gauge in the blazer said it was 38.  Then the thermometers magically started to work and they said it was 43.  I don't think it ever got really, really warm here like other places. We have a lake along the sidewalk where the snow is dripping off the roof. It looks like a lake and it will be a fun time when it does freeze again. Anyone want to go skating??????????????

 

 

February 10  7:23  am

Temp is ??.  We have two indoor outdoor thermometers here, and neither one is working this morning.  I checked and it says it is 37 in Newberry, so it is probably close to that here.  Not raining, but snow is dripping off the eves, creating a big puddle, that will be very slippery when it freezes again. yuk yuk yuk 

 

 

February 5  8:18  am

Temp is 4.  I see the sun shining across the road.  Maybe it won't be so cold today.

 

 

February 4  8:31  am

Temp is -5.  It was -10 this morning at 5:30  am.  Is this cold weather ever going to stop?  Tv guy says one more night of it, then it is going to warm up some.  I know it is hard to heat a bunch of motel rooms when they are all sitting here empty for the last couple weeks.  :(

 

 

February 3  8:06  am

Temp is -1.  We have a couple inches of fresh snow on the ground this morning.  It is windy and cold!!

 

 

February 2  8:07  am

Temp is 8.  The sky is pink again this morning.  I guess I believe the sailors take warn part.  It snowed and the wind blew most of the day yesterday and we have about 6 inches of fresh snow on the ground.  Since business is so slow, maybe I should look into getting a job forecasting the weather............ (as long as I don't go color blind)

 

 

February 1  8:11  am

Temp is 27.  This is a major heat wave.  The sky over the lake is pink.  I don't know what that means, other than the old saying, Pink sky at night, sailors delight, pink sky in the morn, sailors take warn!  So maybe we have something brewing weather wise??  I haven't checked the forecast yet to see what it says..........

 

 

January 30  7:55  am

Temp is 10.  It snowed last night.  Looks like 3 or 4 inches. 

 

January 28  7:32  am

Temp is 12.  Just a dusting of snow last night.  This is the perfect time for outdoor activities.  Yesterday the sun was out and it was beautiful. 

 

 

January 26  7:13  am

Temp is 1.  It is warming up, it was 0 when I got up. :)   Hi to Pat, hope you made it home safely.  Pat is the guy who had a rented snowmobile that broke down at the lower falls on Saturday night.  He called the rental place and they told him they were just about to leave the store and they would pick it up in the morning.  So this leaves him and his buddy stranded at the lower falls.  They did have one snowmobile that was theirs.  So they had to get a ride into town with someone and rent a room for the night.  Yesterday morning the owner of the shop said they would go pick up the sled, but couldn't help them get back to their vehicle over in St. Ignace.  So Pat rode his snowmobile over there and picked up his truck an drove back here and picked up his buddy.  So I guess before anyone rents a snowmobile anywhere they should ask what happens if it breaks down somewhere, will I be stranded????  Anyway thanks Pat.  (the sled was NOT rented in Paradise)

 

January 25  8:18  am

Temp is 0.  A few inches of new snow last night.  Winter weather advisory until 5 pm.  Not much work to do today, so maybe I can catch up on a few things. (reading and knitting??????)

 

 

January 24  6:45  am

Temp is -1.  Happy Birthday Jessica!!!

 

 

January 23  7:19  am

Temp is 25.   We have a winter weather advisory from 1 pm until 5 am.  Up to 6 inches of lake effect around M-123 with winds 15 to 25 mph, with gusts up to 35mph, and MUCH colder temps.  So it is back to winter...........

 

 

 

January 22  7:20  am

Temp is 24.  Oh what a difference a couple a days make!!!  On that note, in a couple days the temp is suppose to go back the other way again...................

 

 

 

January 20  7:44  am

Temp is 0.  No new snow.  Today is a big day in Washington DC. , and in our country.  Thank you President Bush.

 

January 19  7:54  am

Temp is 3.  What happened to our warm up?????????   No new snow over night.  I don't have to shovel this morning. yeaaaaaaaa.............

 

 

January 18  7:49  am

Temp is 12.  Getting warmer................

 

 

January 17  7:37  am

Temp is 7.  A heat wave, since it is not below 0 for once.  It is still kinda dark outside,  no new snow over night, but it looks windy, as snow is blowing off the roof.  Forgot to measure the snow fall yesterday morning, but we did need to plow.

 

 

January 16  8:03  am

Temp is -7.  It was only -2 this morning at 5:30.  It snowed last night.  Looks like about 5 inches.  I am too lazy to put on my boots to go out with "trusty" to measure it.  I will do that when I have to go out to shovel.  Today I will have to venture up to the post office and store I guess.  Haven' checked on the mail all week, and I just know there is something good up there waiting for me!!  NOT!!!!!!!!!!!

 

January 15  7:41  am

Temp is -8.  We have a winter weather advisory from 4pm until Friday morning at 7am for 5 to 8 inches of snow.  Snowmobile trails are in great shape, with not many people around.  So this is the perfect time to come snowmobiling.

 

January 14  8:05  am

Temp is -12.  Our guests just left on their snowmobiles.  Brrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!!   Yesterday when I took "trusty" out there was 8 inches of fresh snow on the ground.  That was from the two days.

 

January 13  8:24  am

Temp is 5.  Snowing and blowing.  It was 10 this morning at 5:45 am, so it is getting colder.  I will try and remember to take "Trusty" out when I go out to shovel.  We didn't plow yesterday, so it will be a total of the snow that was there yesterday, as well as what fell last night and this morning.  I know there was more than 2 or 3 inches out there yesterday morning like I thought.  Probably closer to 4 or 5. 

 

 

January 12  11:46  am

Temp is 29.  Snowing very lightly right now.  It did snow some last night and this morning.  I'd say 2 or 3 inches. It looks like we are in for some very cold temps in the next few days.  I just read that wind chills will be -30 late tonight.  I know where I will be.........

 

 

 

January 9  9:01  am

Temp is 16.  "Trusty" says we got 8-9 inches of fresh snow out in our parking lot this morning, and it is snowing now.  I had to go up town last night about 9 pm and it was snowing really hard.  It was big flakes, and it was pretty.  Well I have to go move my blazer so he can plow, and get my shoveling done.  I have a nasty cold, first one I have had in about 4 or 5 years................

 

 

 

January 7  8:46  am

Temp is 24.  We had a dusting of snow last night.  Trails are all reported to be in GREAT shape, now we just need some guests to ride on them! Yesterday morning when I got up it was 5.  That was cold.............

 

January 2  11:49  am

Temp is 26 and it is snowing.  Snowing hard at that.  Mike just finished plowing, and it looks like he will have to do it again tomorrow.  I know he just can't wait. :)  Hey Lucky Randy, are you still around?  I haven't noticed you on the message board or heard from you for awhile.

 

January 1  8:47  am

Temp is 17.  Happy New Year to everyone.

 

 

December 30  1:48  pm

Temp is 24.  Snowing.  We did get rain the other night, but after it quit, and got colder everyone jumped on their snowmobiles and went riding.  No one complained and everyone had a good time.  It is now cold again and snowing some each day/night.  We have some folks here from Florida and they liked the fresh fluffy snow this morning.  Took down the Christmas tree yesterday and we are pretty much back to normal in here, what ever normal is for us that is.  :)

 

 

December 27  10:52  am

Good morning.  36 degrees and foggy.  Weather is calling for 30-50mph wind gusts and up to 6 inches of snow late tonight/early tomorrow morning. 

~Chet

 

December 25  8:53  am

Temp is 20.  Merry Christmas everyone, and have a safe holiday!!!!!!!!

 

 

December 22  8:48  am

Temp is 7.  It is cold.  I wish it would at least get up to 20 or so one of these days.  Not too warm to melt the snow, or rain, but just to warm it up a bit.  Not much to comment about these days.  Saw a few sleds go by on the town trail yesterday.  Have a few gifts to wrap and some cookies to bake yet and that is about it I guess.  Happy birthday to our grandson Josh, who had a birthday yesterday!!!

 

 

 

 

December 16  2:45  pm

Temp is 15.  It was 4 below this morning when I got up.  It was brought to my attention that the gremlins are messing with the web cam picture again.  Well actually it is Ralph that is trying to get it so it is not so bright in the day time and so dark at night.  It is hard to adjust with all the white snow, and he isn't here in the daylight to do it.  He leaves for work in the dark and comes home in the dark.  So just think of it as a Christmas decoration of "green".  I notice it isn't as bad today so maybe he is getting closer...............

 

 

 

December 15  8:12  am

Temp is 22, snowing lightly.  Wow, what a difference from yesterday.  It got up to 40 yesterday with on and off rain.  Never actually poured, but did settle the snow.  This morning it was still 33 at 5 am, now it has gone down to 22.  A nasty day is in store for us today.  Cold, snow and windy is the forecast. A good day to stay in the house and do laundry, and maybe start some baking.  

 

 

December 9  3:16  pm

Temp is 27.  Just a cloudy day, a good day for chili for supper.  Not much going on, getting some reservations for Christmas, which is good.  That ole propane truck pulls in the driveway every two weeks!!!!  Now that gas prices are not so bad, maybe we will have more business this winter. 

 

 

 

December 4  3:57  pm

"Trusty" says about 5 or so inches so far to day.  Not to bad!!

 

December 4  10:35  am

Temp is 24 with SNOW SNOW AND MORE SNOW    It is coming down pretty good right at this moment.  If I remember I will take "trusty" out this afternoon, and get a measurement for you. 

 

 

 

December 2  5:35  pm

Temp is 32.  Winter storm watch in effect Wednesday evening through Friday morning, with one to two feet possible north of M 28.  Well that's us folks!!!  I'll keep ya posted.......

 

 

 

December 1 2:12  pm

Well I took "trusty" out after I posted the first time and there were 17 inches of fresh stuff on the ground.  I have been shoveling the sidewalk, trying to get it cleared off, but finally got so cold I came in to warm up.  I might even wait until tomorrow to finish it up.  I know I am a short person, but when I went to clean off the blazer I was wading in snow up to my crotch. Mike has been plowing all day, and still doesn't have the plowing done.  May have to leave some of it for tomorrow also. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 1  11:26 am

Temp is 26 with SNOW lots and lots of SNOW!!!!!  

Well as you can see, I'm back from deer camp.  No deer for me, but Chet got a nice 8 point.  There was no snow at camp, and the drive home yesterday was nice.  Clear roads all the way to Paradise, and it is a good thing we had to come home yesterday, cause we woke up to all this snow.  I haven't went out side yet, but I will take "Trusty" with me when I do, and come back with what he says a little later.  I know we have a snow warning until 7 pm, so.........!!!

 

 

 

November 20  1:56  pm

Temp is 27  Not snowing at the moment, but we have lake effect winter weather advisory until 7pm Friday.  5 to 10 + inches more through Friday.  I just took "Trusty" out and we have about 10 inches of snow on the ground.  I went to the dentist yesterday morning at Bay Mills, and it was a snowy drive back.  Just got back from the post office and the road is all bare, but I thought it was a little slippery.  The county plows have been spreading salt.  According to the reports on tv6 out of Marquette they are having snow and dangerous driving conditions over that way. 

 

 

 

 

November 18  12:57  pm

Temp is 31.  It has been cold with snow showers nearly each day.  Firearm deer season is upon us, and I am sorry to say that no one in the Mitchell family has gotten a deer yet.  Guess I will have to go and show them how it is done!!  :)  We had a deer walk through the yard here last night or early this morning.  Tracks came from across the road and went by our sign and walked out into the woods out back. 

 

 

 

 

November 15  12:38  pm

Temp is 39.  Snow showers and sun.  We have it all today.  According to the tv we are in for some snow tonight, and every day for about the next week.  Am I ready?  No!!!  Doesn't do anyone any good now, maybe the hunters for tracking snow, but that is about it.  It can wait until after Thanksgiving, then snow and stay on the ground.  Hoping to get some snowmobile business this winter. 

 

 

 

November 9  1:49  pm

Temp is 37. If anyone still checks out my comments, since I haven't been on here for almost a month now, it snowed last night, or early this morning.  We also have a winter weather advisory until 11 am tomorrow.  Bands of locally heavy lake effect snow are expected to impact northern portions of Chippewa county with total accumulations of up to 8 inches possible.  Heaviest totals expected around the west side of whitefish bay, and that is Paradise!!!  Right now the sun is out and the sky is blue, but we all know that can change in a few minutes.  Thanks to the ladies from the "Weavers" place for the donations to the camera. 

 

 

October  16  2:08  pm

Temp is 51.  Wow is this month ever going by fast.  Can't believe it has been so long since I have been on here.  Don't know what I have been doing, but I must have been busy.  :)  The leaves are falling fast and it is windy and cold outside.  People are telling me that there are still lots of high bush blueberries out in the woods.  I never went picking them this year, but I would like to.  I think by the time I get a chance to go out, it might be to late.  I missed wishing my son Ralph, and my son-in-law Brian , Happy Birthday.  So guys here ya go, HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

 

 

 

September 19  9:37  am

Temp is 63.  The sun is out and it is a beautiful day.  I went picking blueberries yesterday.  Picked a schwans ice cream pail full.  They are getting very ripe and falling to the ground.  A sad time for me.  If I decide to go again, I will have to go and find some high bush ones that ripen in the fall.  Haven't been doing anything out of the ordinary, just the same old stuff.  Leaves are starting to color, and I think it will be a pretty fall this year.  My favorite time of year.

 

 

 

September 4  8:14  am

Temp is 57, and I'm lovin it!!!  We had two days of 90 and then yesterday it was in the 60's.  Looks like today will be another cool day.  Perhaps I will take a drive out in the woods and see if there are still any blueberries out there.  They are probably all gone, but it doesn't hurt to check it now does it?  :)  I have been working on my canning for winter and that is about all.  Still have more to do, but hey, it's suppose to rain tomorrow, so I can work on it then........

 

 

 

August 25  8:11  pm

Temp is 60.  Wow, I can't believe it's been 20 days since I have left you a few comments.  Been to busy I guess. First off I want to say hi to Joe and say thanks for the generous donation to the camera.  I appreciate it very much.  Smoke is a beautiful dog, even if he doesn't like the falls!   Maybe he is just a troll for life and doesn't want to be a yooper!! :)  I hope you enjoyed those blueberry pies.  (i saw joe leaving the blueberry festival with a couple pies).  Blueberry festival was a success for most of the crafters that stayed here.  Some said it was the best one yet.  More of my ramblings coming soon..............

August 5  8:39  am

Temp is 69, and it is muggy.  I didn't realize it has been so long since I have been on here.  I even missed my hubbys birthday, so anyway happy late birthday Mike!!  Ralph got me back on the message board last night, so that was nice.  I checked it out this morning, and see we have a couple new people.  Garden is coming along nicely, we had some wax beans last night, and a couple cukes and of course we have been picking zucchini....  Don't know what we will get for green peppers, but I do have some left in the freezer from last year, so I think it will be ok.  Can you believe the blueberry festival is almost here?  Yes the blueberries are ripe for the picking.  I managed to pick a few and make a pie and some muffin thingys.  They are actually a yellow cake mix with blueberries in it, and baked in muffin pans.  Maybe I should just say blueberry cupcakes hey???  On another note I want to let you know that Joe's dog, chip walked out of the woods last Friday morning.  I understand he was very skinny, and some people are still looking for Joe, but haven't found him yet...........

 

 

 

 

July 26  6:38  am

Temp is 59.  Hi, how is everyone doing?  I still can't access the message board, so I don't know what is going on.  Joe Clewley still has not been found.  My heart goes out to that family.  It sure is a mystery.......   We've had lots of rain and the blueberries are getting ripe. I managed to go out the other day for an hour or so and found a couple quarts.  Pretty soon the garden will be keeping me busy each day when I finish my cleaning.  Business seems to have picked up a little.  We had the grandkids up to visit for four days last week.  It was nice seeing them.  Son-in-law picked them up yesterday.  Well that is all I can think of for now, so will get going on the many tasks that lay ahead of me today........

 

 

 

July 17  11:31  am

Temp is 78.  It seems like dark clouds have fallen over Paradise this last week.  A week that I wish didn't have to happen.  On Monday a small child (two year old) drowned in Lake Superior near his home.  Also a 73 year old man and his dog are missing.  Joe Clewley and his dog chip are missing. It is believed that he was walking his dog chip on the north country pathway, off of Tahqua trail south of Paradise.  His vehicle was parked there.  If anyone has seen Joe or chip please call the Chippewa county sheriff dept, or 911. He was last seen around 3:30 pm on Saturday. 

 

 

July 16  8:08  am

Temp is 68.  I am still here alive and well, just not much to comment about these days.  For some reason I can not connect to the message board, so I don't know what is going on there.  Seems as though everyone else can connect except me.  Maybe it is trying to tell me something, ya think???   Anyway my flowers are doing pretty good and my roses are very pretty.  I planted a white one this year and hopefully it will grow and have beautiful white roses next year.  Our garden is way behind I think , but we haven't had any warm weather to speak of.  Furnace still runs each night when we have guests.  Don't look like we will have any peppers this year after a banner year last year.  Tomatoes are in blossom, and I think the beans were in bud.  Cabbage looks to be doing good.  So I am outta here to bake some cookies for the guys to take fishing with them..............

 

 

 

   July 2  10:59  am

Temp is 77. It is sunny and windy. It is nice to hear the birds singing outside.  We had a robin make a nest in our tree and she had 4 eggs in there.  They are all hatched and flying around.  Then we also have a flicker that made a nest in a dead tree out front.  It made a round hole like a woodpecker hole.  It has babies in here, and do they ever make the noise when she comes to feed them.  Then after she flies away, one of them makes a weird noise.  I suppose they will be flying away soon too.  We have been eating radishes and lettuce from the garden.  So all and all I would say it is a beautiful day in Michigan's wild blueberry capital..............

 

 

June 27  1:47  pm

Temp is 74.  PARADISE IS THE WILD BLUEBERRY CAPITAL OF MICHIGAN,  the House of Representatives recently adopted a resolution naming Paradise as the wild blueberry capital of Michigan.  Since I didn't get to go picking much last year, I am anxiously awaiting for this year.  :)   Also a reminder that the wild blueberry festival is August 15, 16, 17 this year.

 

 

 

June 22  7:20  am

Temp is 51.  HAPPY BIRTHDAY CHET!!!!!!!!!  Hope you have a nice fun filled day.........

 

 

 

June  19  2:16  PM

Temp is 64.  Me again, twice in one day, can ya believe it??  Just had a thought, we ordered some raspberry plants from Gurneys, and they didn't send very good ones.  Planted them, and about five or six have died already.  They were nasty when we unpacked them.  Yes, they are the same company we ordered the grapes from.  Anyway if anyone has any raspberry plants they are thinning out, we'd be happy to take them off your hands.  Just let me know before hand, and maybe we can trade a room for them or something. :) 

June 19  7:50  am

Temp is 50 and it is raining, again!!!!!!!!!!  We have had a lot of rain this year, which is ok I guess, better than the dry summer we had last year.  It has been windy and cold also.  The furnace is still running each night and day.  Can't believe we are heading toward the 4th of July and still paying for propane........Not much going on around here.  Let me tell you that we still have plenty of mosquitoes too.  Remember a couple years ago when some very nice people brought me a couple peony plants?  Well I think I see a couple buds on one of them this year.  How exciting.  The garden is all in, and growing nicely I might add.  (thanks to husband that does all the work).  We had a big wind a week ago and a tree fell on our son's boat.  So he is dealing with the insurance company.  By the way, the canned rhubarb turned out really good..............

 

 

June 4  9:21

Temp is 59. How is everyone doing these days?  We have lots and lots of BUGS here.  Mosquitoes and blackflies!!!!  They are awful today, but it is cloudy.  We did manage to get two rows of tomatoes planted yesterday afternoon.  I planted flowers in the pots yesterday.  The hummers are feeding all the time.  I am going to try and keep track of how much nectar they eat this year, I bet I will be surprised come fall.  Picked rhubarb yesterday, so I have that to take care of in the next couple days.  Strawberry-rhubarb pie, and I am going to try canning some this year for the better half.  He loves it, and says it is good on ice cream too.........

 

 

 

 

 

   May 28  7:12  am

Temp is 33.  We had frost last night, I'm glad we know what to expect frost wise.  That is why we never plant the garden and flowers until later on.  Cut the grass for the first time yesterday, and the black flies are out. Not really too bad though, YET!!!  The hummingbirds are busy at the feeder until way late at night, when it is almost dark. 

 

 

 

May 24  7:58  am

Temp is 44.  The sun is out and it looks like the wind has stopped.  It is looking like it will be a nice day.  Went to the community yard sales yesterday.  Didn't find much that I couldn't live without.  I did get a nice puzzle for next winter though.  Guess I will try and get some more weeds and grass dug out of my flowers today, so I can plant some flower seeds.  I might try just planting seeds this year instead of buying flats of flowers for there, (save my money for gas)...................

 

 

 

May 21  8:25  am

Temp is 40.  Cold, rain and wind with maybe a few flakes is the weather of the day.  It has been cold here for forever....The wind has been strong each day and yesterday afternoon it was snowing.  Our furnace is still running each night.  When will it ever end.  Tv guy says it is suppose to warm up this weekend, so I will probably be on here next week complaining that it is too hot!!!  Remember those grapes?  When we finally opened the package there was only one grape plant in it.  There should have been four.  I called and we both decided that it would just be best to cancel the order for a refund, so that is what I did. 

 

 

May 15  7:37  am

Temp is 36.  It froze last night.  The first hummingbird of the season showed up yesterday at the window feeder.  I am so glad.  I love to watch them.  Well I am off to the dentist this morning, and need to be there at 9, so I better get going.  Not my favorite place to go...........

 

 

May 14  9:07

Temp is 43 with rain.  We had thunder and lightening last night with lots of rain.  It is still raining this morning, so it must have rained all night.  We needed the rain, and the grass is getting all nice and green. I guess we got all the raking done just in time for the rain.  Don't know what today will bring, probably do laundry, even though I will have to use the dryer.  I usually hang the clothes out to dry.

 

May 11  8:14  am

HAPPY MOTHERS DAY!!!!!!!!  Looks cloudy and dreary out today. 

 

 

           

 

May 6 8:03  AM

Temp is 41.  The sun is out and it looks like it is going to be a beautiful day today.  It has been windy for forever, and the wind is so cold.  It would be nice to have a sunny day with no wind for a change.  A day when you didn't have to  wear a jacket outside.  Nothing much going on here.  Chet has been finding a few mushrooms in the Petoskey area..........

 

 

 

 

 

 

April 29  7:21  am

Temp is 27.  It's cold out there with a nice white frost.  Still patches and piles of snow and there are still roads you can not travel.  It has been cold and windy for the past three or four days.  Looks like the wind has stopped this morning.  That would be nice.  Remember the socks that I am trying to knit?  Well I am down to starting the heel flap on it.  Thanks to Vicki at Village Fabric and Crafts yesterday, that got me back on the right track. :)  Once I knit a pair then I will know what to do where.  I hope!!  Nothing much going on around town, other than people out cleaning up after the winter.

 

 

April 21  11:22  am

Temp is 54.  A beautiful day in Paradise.  A nice day to watch the snow melt away.....  The only thing bad about that is the yukie stuff under the snow that  has to be raked up, and tons of rocks from the side of the road that the plow threw up into the yard all winter.  This year is especially bad because when they redone the road last year and put all the new stones along side of it.  Now a lot of those new stones are in everyone's yards.  Our guests that were here last weekend were smelt fishing.  They caught one smelt on Saturday night, then they had to leave Sunday morning.  They said there were a few people at the creek that caught 3 or so.  It was warm again yesterday and  is much warmer again today, so I suspect they will run soon, maybe even tonight.

 

 

 

April 16  10:15  am

Temp 50.  It is a nice warm but windy day.  Snow seems to be going down some each day.  Someone called yesterday and wanted to know if the groomers were still out.  He also wanted to know if we had any snow coming, and I said "hopefully not until next fall"............... 

 

 

April 11  10:39  am

Temp is 34.  No you are NOT seeing things, it is SNOWING like crazy here.  Our power was out from 4:30 this morning until about 8:30.  I guess there was a lot of freezing rain south of town, and it snapped a couple tree tops on the lines.  I suspect there is a good chance of losing it again before it is all over with.  This snow looks to be quite heavy.  Since I am not having very good luck with the socks that I am trying to learn to knit  (ripped them out again last night for the 3rd time)  I guess this afternoon will be the perfect time to try again.  :)  Thank you to John T for the camera donation.  Hope to see you again next hunting season. 

 

 

April 10  2:10  pm

Temp is 46, but it is cold.  The wind is very cold.  We have a winter storm watch for late tonight through Saturday afternoon.  In excess of 8 inches possible north of M 28 with 35 mph winds.  Just wonderful is all I have to say about it.  From Luce county west they have a storm warning, so I guess we are better off than some.  It was 28 this morning at 8 am. I had to scrape the ice off the blazer windows.  Enough is enough, I don't want to have to pay for propane in May to keep warm.............

 

 

 

April 8  9:24  am

Temp is 35.  I am glad I don't live in Marquette or the surrounding area (Ishpeming haha)!!  My daughter will know what I am talking about.  So, here's the story.  Where she lives they got 36 inches of heavy wet snow last week during the storm.  They were actually snowed in.  They had to use the plow truck to plow about 3 feet, then it was stuck, so they had to pull it back, and go another 3 feet or so.  Had to keep doing this for the whole drive, which is quite long.  Well anyway, they have 9 to 11 inches suppose to hit there again.  She said last week when she opened her door in the morning, snow fell into the house.  She did send us pictures...............  It was spring break for Chet in Petoskey, so him and his girlfriend decided to go to Marquette for a few days.   Right into a blizzard!!!! There must be something about snow and this family.  We must be connected in some way or another to piles of the white stuff!!!!!!!!

 

 

 

April 4  8:19  am

Temp is 27.  The sun is out and it looks like it is going to be another nice day.  Hello to Bill and Karen in Florida.  I went over to the Soo yesterday to pick up the medications for the month, and gas was $3.38 a gallon over there.  I worked on starting the "socks" the other afternoon, and I am sorry to say, I haven't "got" it yet!! :)  But I will keep trying.  Since I didn't try yesterday, maybe today will be the day.  Starting to get spring fever, and wanting to do outdoor things, but there is not much you can do when snow is piled up all over the place.............. (wish I could go pick blueberries this afternoon) :)

 

 

 

 

 

April 1  10:20  am

Temp is 70 and it is a beautiful sunny day!   APRIL FOOL!!!!!!!!!!!! 

Temp is 28 and it is snowing and blowing. Husband is out plowing now.  Yesterday late afternoon it rained, then turned to snow.  Wet heavy stuff.  "Trusty" tells me we got 5 to 6 inches last night.  We are under a snow and blowing snow advisory until 5 pm, with winds gusting to 40 to 50 mph, with an additional  one to four inches for today.  Yesterday we had snow sliding off the roof all day. Now when you look out the bathroom windows you see snow!!  I am going to try and teach myself how to knit socks. (this should be an experience)  So I may have to brave the weather and head up to the craft store and pick up some yarn.  A good way to spend a snowy April first.............

 

 

March 31  1:54  pm

Temp is 48.  We have a winter storm warning from 5 pm this afternoon until 5 pm tomorrow afternoon.  Five to ten inches of snow with wind. 

 

March 24  6:37  pm

Temp is 33.  We have a winter weather advisory from 5 am until 2 pm tomorrow.  Three to six inches of snow with gusty winds.  I swear we will still have snow here on the 4th of July.  We won't see the snow melt on our garden anytime soon.  Won't be planting those grapes anytime soon either! :)  

 

 

March 23  8:09  am

Temp is 15.  Happy Easter to all.  Not much happening around here to comment on.  Yesterday the wind was so very cold.  Haven't been outside yet this morning, but there are a few snow flakes falling.  All our guests are leaving this morning, so I have some work to do. 

 

 

 

 

March 21  9:59  pm

Temp is 14.  It was 2 this morning at 7:30 am.  It is still cold up here and quite a few snowmobilers in town tonight.  I didn't get back here the other day, but it stopped snowing about 1 pm, then snowed a little more later.  We probably ended up with 4 inches. Some one called this morning and wanted to know if we had snow yet.  I said yes about 3 to 3 1/2 feet. They said is that in the woods?  I said it is everywhere!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!   Last summer we ordered some grapes.  Some concord and some other ones, I can't think of the name right now.  Well the concords came, but the other ones never arrived.  So the company said they never had anymore and they would send them in the spring.  Well Wednesday I get an e-mail from them saying your grapes were shipped today.  YIKES!!!!  Three feet of snow on the ground yet.  So yesterday they arrived.  I told my husband, "there's your grapes, go plant them." We had a good laugh anyway.  I e-mailed the company and asked them what I was suppose to do with them now?  They don't usually ship until it is time to plant in your zone.  Needless to say I never got an answer from them ...............

 

 

 

March 18  12:23  pm

Temp is 33.  I just had to get on here and tell you it is snowing like it hasn't snowed before.  Got about 3 inches, and it is still coming down.  I'll try and get back on later and tell you how long it lasted..............

 

 

March 17  9:25  am

Temp is 19.  It was 0 this morning at 6 am.  Tv guy says we have 2 to 5 inches of snow coming late tonight into tomorrow.  We still have lots of snow and trails are very good, as reported by our guests.  A gentleman told me that they rode 28 miles Saturday morning before they saw another sled.  They went to Grand Marias, and said trails were perfect.  HAPPY ST. PATRICK'S  DAY!!!!!!!!!!!

 

 

 

March 16  5:10  pm

Temp is 33.  It was a chilly 7 this morning at 7:30 am.  Snowmobilers are all reporting beautiful trails with light traffic.  We still have LOTS of snow.  So make your plans to come up for an Easter ride.  The camera seems to be very dark today.  Don't know what got in to it, but I'll see what we can do about brightening it up here a little later, when Ralph comes home.  Hey Lucky Randy, where ya been?  Haven't heard from you for awhile?  Have you been up snowmobiling this winter?? 

 

 

March 10  8:24 am

Temp is -13.  Another cold morning.  It looks like the sun will be out today.  This cold is getting ridiculous.  No one likes it, except the propane guy!!!!!!!!  I wonder what summer will be like?  Hopefully it is not as hot and dry as the past couple of summers.  What do you think of the time change?  It is definitely hard for me to get used to this year. 

 

 

 

March 8  6:16  pm

Temp is 15.  When I got up this morning at 7:30 it was -10.  The sun was out today, but it was cold.  Thanks to Chet for getting me back in the comments business!! 

 

 

 

March 3  1:19  pm

Temp is 34.  It rained some during the night.  I think it was more of a drizzle, then turned to snow.  It snowed hard, then stopped, now it is snowing again.  It is windy and very cold.  I just love these people who have a room rented for the weekend, go riding all day Saturday , come back, load up and come in the office and say, we're leaving now, do we get our money back for tonight??  This is anywhere between 5:30 pm to 9:30 pm.  I say Hell no, it is kinda late for that.  The room has to be cleaned before it can be rented again, and that don't take place until morning.  "But we didn't use anything in there today"  duh......  Don't they understand that the bathroom has to be disinfected and the beds changed????  Until you've owned a motel,  you can't imagine what people say and do!!!!   I wonder if these same people go to a restaurant, order a meal, eat until they are full, then ask if they can have some of  their money back, because they didn't eat all the  food??   It just makes me wonder when people buy a carton of cigarettes, or a case of beer, no problem, but just hate to pay for a room.  Well now that you have read my complaints for the day....................

 

 

 

 

February 29  2:50  pm

Temp is 32.  It is snowing and a little windy.  Thanks to Paul and Joyce for the donation.  Hope you had a good time on the snowshoes.  We'll see you next trip. 

 

 

 

February 28  7:57

Temp is -4.  It is cold again.  Looks like the sun will be out today.  Tv guys say we have snow headed this way for tonight and tomorrow.  Still lots of great riding out there, and more than enough snow.  So this is the time to get in those last few weekends that we have left.  

 

 

February  27  8:26  am

Temp is 4.  It is cold.  No new snow to speak of in the last few days.  A skiff yesterday morning. 

 

 

February 24  8:00  am

Temp is 7.  HAPPY BIRTHDAY to our daughter KENA!!!!!   I won't tell everyone how old you are today, except that I am 20 years older than you, and I am #&!!!!  It was a nice sunny day yesterday, with lots of sleds in town.  I wonder if they all came to enjoy the Mardi Gras?   They had a nice weekend for it.  Thank you to Mike from Virginia for the camera donation.  Nice seeing you again, and I hope you had a fun filled safe weekend in Paradise.  Enjoy the rest of your vacation.  The first afternoon that Mike and the Mrs. went for a ride, someone came around a curve on the wrong side of the trail and Mike had to jump out of his way.  He was shook up for awhile after that.  So please people stay on your side of the trail, and slow down.  Remember that there are actually some people out there enjoying the scenery..............

 

 

February 21  2:51  pm

Temp is 33.  A beautiful sunny day.  Lots of people should be in town this weekend.  Please stay on the trail.  Speed limit is 15mph on the town trail.  Stay off M-123.  I understand this will be enforced and tickets will be given.  If you ride on the road and get a ticket, don't complain.  It is the law!!!  Hope everyone has a fun filled and safe weekend.

 

 

February 20  9:03  am

Temp is 5.  Not snowing for a change.  People are reporting that the trails are the best they have ever been. We do have plenty of snow I can tell you that.  Thanks to Ed for the donation to help keep this site going.  Hope you made it back safely.  Donations do help us a lot and we do appreciate each and every one of them.  I took some pictures yesterday, and maybe some of them will show up on the message board one of these days.  Check out the pile of snow at the credit union behind their sign.  This is where they blow the snow when they clean the drive, but still, I think it is pretty impressive.  I didn't get any good pictures of it yesterday, but I might try again today.  

 

February 17  11:51  am

Temp is 27.  It is snowing and snowing and snowing some more.  You will probably see a lot of snow on the pick up that is parked in the camera image.  I was outside doing a little shoveling and there seems to be a lot of people on the town trail, and also a few dummies on the road.  People, that is why we have the trail, please use it.........  I was just thinking, I know that Chet is a juggler, but he is not a magician, but it seems like ever since he put "let it snow"  on the top of the camera image, it has been snowing a lot.  Now if he could just figure out how to pull money out of a hat..............

 

 

February 16  5:30  pm

Temp is 27.  Another weekend and another WINTER STORM WARNING from Sunday 10 am until Monday 7 am.  Strong winds possible with 8 to 10 inches of snow.   We have enough snow for awhile.  Running out of places to put it.

 

 

 

February 11  8:22  am

Temp is 6.  Looks like the blizzard is over.  Boy it was quite a day yesterday.  It is snowing lightly, but there is no wind. Can't tell how much snow we got, because of the wind.  But I know we will be shoveling and plowing again today.............

 

 

February 10  8:07  am

Temp is 5.  Cold, snow, wind and blowing snow!!!  We do have blizzard conditions here now.  Some of our guests decided to leave late yesterday afternoon after their ride.  That was a very smart move on their part, as they wanted to avoid the storm. 

 

 

February 9  8:03  am

Temp is 27.  Well here we go again folks, the national weather service has issued a BLIZZARD warning from 10 pm until 1am on Monday.  Up to seven inches of snow with wind gusts of 40 to 50 miles per hour.  So not that much snow is expected, but it is the wind that will be blowing it all around. It snowed a little last night, and it is snowing now.  It looks like heavy stuff.  

 

 

February 8  7:01  am

Temp is 2.  We have a winter storm watch for Saturday evening until Sunday evening, with possible blizzard conditions at times. Another interesting weekend I guess.  Thank you to ERICPOL 700 for the camera donation.

 

February 6  8:07  am

Temp is 12.  Not much going on.   We did have probably about 4 inches of snow Monday night. 

 

February 3  5:40  pm

Temp is 31.  Not much going on around here since the blizzard.  Had a few rooms rented this weekend.  And I mean a FEW.  Thank you to MATT and MARK for the donation for the camera.  It sure comes in handy this year, with keeping this site going.  Hope you guys had a good time and a safe trip home. 

 

 

 

January 31  8:11

Temp is 4.  Well we got the drive all plowed and the sidewalk all cleared off, so we are ready for more snow.  We actually have plenty now for awhile.  Yesterday was a dandy blizzard.  It may be strange, but I like the snow storms and blizzards, as long as our power doesn't go out.  I see Chet worked his magic, and the camera image now updates every 5 to 10 seconds and you don't have to keep refreshing.  :)  Thanks Chet..........

 

 

January 30  10:36  am

Temp is 11.  Chippewa county is in a civil emergency state until noon today.  The office of emergency management in the Soo issued the following.  Due to whiteout and blizzard conditions throughout Chippewa county...The Michigan state police and Michigan department of transportation advise everyone to stay off area roadways until further notice.  It was valid through noon.  One of the lines of power coming into town was out this morning.  Thankfully it wasn't the line we are on.   Couldn't measure the snowfall this morning, because of the wind blowing it all over.  I know there was a big drift on the entire sidewalk.  Lots of snow, then where the wind blew it, there wasn't much.  The truck in the camera picture this morning didn't have hardly any snow on it, that is because it all blew off.  But it was/is a blizzard out there.  I can't even see the credit union across the street right now.  A good day to do the laundry and bake some bread.............

 

 

January 29  2:54  pm

Temp is 37.  We never had any rain here, so that is a good thing.  With the temp above freezing, the snow has settled some.  We are in a BLIZZARD warning from 8pm until 5pm tomorrow.  Up to 9 inches or more of snow, with up to 50 mile per hour winds.  Well I survived the trip to the dentist!!  I was thankful they had an opening for this morning.  So I had my tooth fixed and was back home by 11 or so.  :)  I was so glad I  could get it done before the storm hits............   

 

 

January 28  9:38  am

Temp is 29.  Good morning everyone.  Hi to Frank in West Liberty, keep checking here for the weather conditions. :)  Maybe we will have some fresh snow for you.  Trying to get a call into the dentist this morning. He must be busy, as the phone is always busy.  Had a piece break off a tooth that has lots of filling in it, and hopefully I can get in to get something done with it before it starts to hurt. :(  Right now it is fine, but I really don't want to be chewing on that side, for now.  

 

 

January 27  4:18  pm

Temp is 30.  Just a dusting of snow last night.  It looks like our next snow will be Tuesday evening.  We do have plenty on the ground right now. 

 

January 24  11:47  am

Temp is 24.  About 5 more inches of snow last night.  Happy birthday today to our grand daughter JESSICA. She is 12 today.  I see a couple people out in front of the camera getting their picture taken.......... 

 

 

 

January 23  10:49  am

Temp is 14.  A heat wave!!  "Trusty" tells me we had about 6 inches of fresh snow last night.  We have some more coming for tonight.    

 

January 22  7:04  pm

Temp is 9.  No snow today, and the sun was actually out, and the sky was blue.  It was cold out though.  I think it is suppose to snow some tonight. 

 

 

January 21  8:40  am

Temp is 1.  I don't think it snowed much more after I reported the 3 inches last night, but it is COLD, that is for sure. 

 

 

January 20  9:06  pm

Temp is 7.  We had 5 inches of new snow this morning.  Since we plowed, we have another 3 inches on the ground.  We still have lake effect snow warnings.  So that is about 24 inches so far since Thursday!  Now that is some serious snow........

 

 

January 19  10:55  am

Temp is 12.  I just got in from shoveling.  Trusty was happy to go outside this morning again, and there was 9 inches of fresh snow on he ground since we plowed yesterday and it is still coming down.  I took a bunch of pictures and if I ever figure how, I will post some on the message board.  (but don't hold your breath).  Maybe I can e-mail them to Chet and have him do it when he has time.  I parked my blazer Thursday and never brushed it off at all yesterday, and boy did I have a pile of snow on when I went to brush it off now.  Anyone that isn't here this weekend is missing some good riding on fresh fluffy snow. 

 

 

 

January 18  4:56  pm

Temp is 19.  It snows so hard you can hardly see across the road, then it clears up and when you look out again it is snowing hard again.  The groomer just went by on the town trail. 

 

 

January 18  9:45  am

Temp is 19.  Seven inches of new snow on the ground this morning.  We have a snow advisory until 10 am this morning.  A lake effect snow warning from 7pm to 7am on Sunday. Tonight through Saturday one foot is expected near Paradise and Whitefish Point, with gusty NW winds.  So I guess you could say that winter has arrived.  How many of you saw our dog "maggie" doing her thing this morning.  Well I guess when ya gotta go, you gotta go!!!  Going to shovel, if anything exciting happens I will be back on later................

 

 

January 17  8:10  am

Temp is 31.  It snowed a little last night.  Maybe an inch???  We have snow advisories until 7 am Friday morning, with 4 to 7 inches expected.  Lots of rooms available for the weekend.  Lots of snow, cold weather and smooth trails........  What are you waiting for????????

 

 

January  15   3:43  pm

Temp is 24.  No new snow since yesterday, but it remains cold.  The town trail looks pretty smooth................

 

 

January 14  10:17  pm

Temp is 19.  I measured 6 inches of snow in the parking lot this morning. That includes the inch or two from the 13th, cause we never plowed yesterday.  It was cold all day, so it should help to freeze up all the water holes.  The groomers are out, so make plans to come up and ride............... 

 

January 13  10:09  am

Temp is 26.  An inch or two of fresh snow.  The wind is blowing some. 

 

January  12  5:01  pm

Temp is 24.  The national weather service has issued a snow advisory from 7pm until 7pm Sunday night.  I saw a groomer go by here last night on the town trail,  so they ARE grooming.  That is ice that you see in the parking lot under the snow, not bare ground.  It looks very quiet and still out now. Could this be the quiet before the storm???  :)

 

 

 

January 11   4:58  pm

Temp is 26.  I just read on the Paradise Nightriders trail report that the groomers are out. 

 

 

January 11  9:40  am

Temp is 26.  Cold, windy and SNOWING!!!!!  "Trusty"  (my measuring stick)  tells me that we have 7 inches of new fresh snow on the ground this morning, with a 9 inch drift on the sidewalk.  And notice I am not complaining that I have to shovel. :)   Hopefully this will bring some business to us, and save the winter.  Also I want to say Hi to DALLAS down in sunny Florida.  I just got off the phone with him and he is about to turn on his ac...................

 

January 9  4:20  pm

Temp is  30.  Well it finally quit raining last night, and turned cold.  Now the parking lot is like an ice rink again.  The power was off this morning for a couple hours.  It was very windy and as a matter of fact it is still windy.  Haven't been on here much, as there was no change in the weather.  If we get  any snow, I will be on here right away to let you know.  THINK SNOW!!!!!

 

 

January 6  1:25  pm

Temp is 38.  I don't believe we have had any rain, it is just warm and foggy.  It feels cold outside, I guess that is because of the dampness.  We have a dense fog advisory until 5 pm, at least that is what I read earlier today.  Hopefully when it gets cold later in the week, it snows on Paradise and the eastern up.  It is getting pretty nasty up here for us people who are trying to keep going................ 

 

January 4  5:51  pm

Temp is 27.  Just a ho-hum, dreary day today.  Chris, one of the groomer drivers reported on Biskits message board that the trail to the falls is very good and flat.  Also the trail to Pine Stump is good.  Hopefully the rain will miss Paradise and we can keep our snow and have lots of customers with in in the next few weeks.  :)   We do have the Blessing Of The Sleds coming up on January 26th in down town Paradise. 

 

 

January 3  8:34  am

Temp is 8.  It is cold out this morning folks.  It snowed about 4 inches yesterday.  We have a wind advisory starting at 1 pm today, until 1 in the am. We could have gusts up to 45 mph.  So I suppose we will lose our electricity, we usually do. Paradise is like a ghost town.  There were a few sleds going by on the town trail yesterday. There is just no one around.  Went past the bar last night at about 7pm and there were 4 sleds out front.  No business is hard on  everyone, because when there is no business, the locals don't have any work either. 

 

January 2  11:10  am

Temp is 22.  It was 0 this morning when I got up.  So that should help the water holes to freeze up.  It is snowing hard out right at the moment.  Groomers are out, at least I saw one yesterday on the town trail.  With so little traffic, I would think the riding would be pretty good now.  A thank you is in order to SWAT 2001 and the Mrs. for the donation to the web cam.  Thank you very much.  It was nice meeting you and talking for a bit.  I have been keeping up with you on the message board. A very interesting job you have there.............. 

 

January 1  9:09  am

Temp is 24.  HAPPY NEW YEAR to everyone.  Not much to comment on these days. 

 

 

December 29  8:41  am

Temp is 26.  We have about 6 inches of fresh snow on the ground.  Our guests are headed out to the falls.  They rode to Raco, Brimley and Strongs yesterday and said the trails were very good and groomed.  Not to many people around, so this is a good time to get up here snowmobiling.  We have rooms available, so give me a call. 

 

 

 

December 26  5:16  pm

Temp is 34.  Well as you can see, I'm back!!  Even though there isn't much to comment on.  No new snow, and the parking lot is like an ice rink, thanks to the rain the other day.  Which means that Paradise is a pretty quiet town again this Christmas week.  Tv guys say maybe a couple inches of that beautiful white stuff will be falling from the sky tonight. Joe, how's Ralphie doing? 

 

 

 

December 26 3pm

Chet here...  Trying to figure out why mom can't update the comments all of a sudden.  I think I figured it out, but it looks like we had to sacrifice the page counter below...  Oh well...

 

December 14  10:07  am

Temp is 18.  Let it snow Let it snow Let it snow!!!!!  Trusty tells me there is about 5 inches of new snow on the ground.  I measured in 3 places.  One was 4, one was 5, and the place where I had to shovel was 6, (of course).  So since it was windy last night I will say 5.  So all we need now is some snowmobilers, and I will be one happy person.  This weekend would be a good time to get a ride in before the Christmas rush, hopefully it will be a rush, and have nice fresh snow.  If anyone of you read the message board, then you know that "Ralphie the wonder dog" is sick.  Joe, be sure and keep me posted!  Please feel free to go to the message board and give Joe some encouraging  thoughts.  I am sure he is having a rough time with this since Ralphie is his best friend!!

 

December 10  5:11  pm

Temp is 19.  A couple guests in the motel rode 300 miles on Saturday and had a good time.  Hasn't snowed now for a couple days, but sounds like some is on it's way the middle of the week. 

 

December  6  4:35  pm

Temp is 19.  No new snow today, but it did snow a couple inches yesterday morning.  We have been busy processing the deer we got this season.  We eat lots of deer meat through the year.  We would rather have that, than beef.  We still have rooms available for Christmas week, so give me a call.............

 

 

December 4  6:21  am

Temp is 21.  Yesterday morning when I went out with "trusty" I measured 6 1/2 inches of new snow.  It snowed on and off all day yesterday, so I don't know how much more we got since then.  I will be going out to finish shoveling the sidewalk here pretty soon.  I got sidetracked yesterday and never finished it.  For some strange reason I have been wakening up at 4am for the last couple days.  So this morning I decided to just get up.  I do see a nap in my future this afternoon though. :)  

 

 

December 2  4:08  pm

Temp is 27.  I took "TRUSTY" out this morning and checked a couple different places and there was 10 1/2   inches of snow on the ground.  It snowed last night and the wind was blowing pretty hard.  So maybe there is more snow in other places.  Husband has been plowing most of the day.  The first plows of the season are yukie, until the ground gets nice and frozen so you don't dig it up to much.  I have been putting everything away that we brought home from deer camp, and doing laundry.  Had a couple guys come in last night with their snowmobiles.  Went for a ride last night in the storm, and had a good time.  They said there was plenty of snow for riding, and they went out this morning and are still not back yet, so they must be having fun. 

 

December 1  8:08  pm

Temp is 18.  I'm back everyone, safe and sound.  Lots of snow in the driveway to get plowed tomorrow.  Also I will take "Trusty" out in the morning before we plow .  He has been standing in the corner all summer and is anxious to get outside!!  It sure is different coming back to all this snow.  There was none on the ground when I left here.  It is windy and snowing and blowing out now. 

 

 

 

 

 

November  20  6:59  pm

Temp is 37.  It is raining out now.  Has been off and on all day.  I will be busy the next few days and spending Thanksgiving with my family, so I won't have any comments for a few days.  Happy Thanksgiving to everyone !!

 

November 19  2:33  pm

Temp is 36.  Rain...... 

 

 

November 17  7:55  am

Temp is 29.  It is SNOWING!!!!   I wondered why it was so dark out this morning, now I know.  I didn't even see this coming.  Tv guy didn't say anything about it while I was listening.  Good tracking snow for the hunters.  Now all the snowmobilers can get excited , at least the ground is getting white.  Good day to get some reading and knitting done..................

 

 

 

November 14  11:47  am

Temp is 54.  Actually a nice day so far.  The sun was out this morning.  I have been busy and just checked things out and I see some things are missing from the message board.  Chet was trying to switch it around so the most recent posts would come up first, and he must have did something.  I have an e-mail out to him.  He was here this weekend and fixed our motel page and was quite busy with the computer for a couple days.  As you can see, he also hung the Christmas lights.  The earliest they have ever been put up I think.  I will not be turning them on until closer to Christmas though.  Please be patient  with us with all the problems we have with this site.  Someday it will be like we want it and hopefully will stay that way.  :)

 

 

 

November  11  7:33  am

Temp is 41.   Happy Veterans Day!!!!!    Just a simple Thank You!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

 

November 10  5:29  pm

Temp is 40.  It was a nice day out today.  Gave us an extra day to get more things done before winter.  I am happy to say that our web page for the motel is back.  www.upmich.com/vagabond, if you want to check it out. 

 

 

 

November 8  9:42  am

Temp is 36.  A few flakes falling.  Got a covering of snow last night.  Not much though.  This should make my daughter happy, as she was watching the camera to see if we got snow the other day.  She lives in Ishpeming and they got 10 inches.  She said it was so not fair that we didn't get any.  The school over there where the grandchildren go was even closed.  We want snow when the time comes, but this isn't the time yet!!  It just makes everything a slushy mess.  Bring it around Thanksgiving and  then keep it here, when it counts.  :)    Tv guy says it will be 40 on Saturday and 50 on Sunday, so it will all be gone..........

 

November 5  10:12  am

Temp is 41.  Pouring down rain.  Tv guy says windy from 3pm until 6pm tomorrow.  Gusty west winds with gusts up to 50-60 miles per hour.  So I hope everyone has everything tied down that might blow away.  I have to go over to Newberry, that should be a fun drive.  The electricity was out again this morning.  It went out at 5:30 until 7:42.  This is the third time in less than a week that I know of.  There are two lines coming into Paradise.  We are on one, and the credit union across the street is on a different one.  Naturally our line is the one that keeps going out.  Now it is very hard to explain to our guests why there is power across the road and we don't have any.  I have been asked all kinds of questions like "do you turn the power out at a certain time?"  "do we have to put coins in the tv or something?" " is my room the only one without power?"  "why doesn't the heat work?"  etc etc etc............  

 

 

November 4  6:52  am

Temp is 29.  Frost on the pumpkins this morning folks!!!!  

 

 

November 3  4:52  pm

Temp is 44.  Not a bad day, a little cool.  There was a lot of frost last night.  But we do have to remember that it is November.  Made some banana bread today so I can send some with the guys to deer camp.  That will be happening pretty soon.  Tv said last night that we are suppose to get snow Monday night and Tuesday that will be more than just a few flakes.  Glad I messed up on my dentist appointment, it isn't until the following week.  I haven't listened to any weather at all today, so maybe it has changed by now........

 

November 2  6:38  am

Temp is 36.  Good morning.  The sky was full of stars this morning at 6 am when I took Maggie out for her morning walk.  Tv guy says it is suppose to be a decent day today, but it gets worse each day here after.  Even talking snow on Tuesday and not just a few flakes.  It figures, I have to go to the dentist on Tuesday.......... 

 

 

November 1  8:34  am

Temp is 37.  I haven't been outside yet this morning, so I don't know what it is like.  I don't think it is raining tho.  It sure was windy last night, and our electricity was out from 8:15 until 10:15.  I just looked out the window and it is not raining, but it is still quite windy. 

 

October 31  8:43  am

Temp is 54.  HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!! Hey Joe, tell Ralphie that Maggie had a good day yesterday.  :)   It is quite windy out side, hopefully it won't rain until all the kids finish their trick or treating tonight.   

 

 

 October 30  8:36  am

Temp is 42.  Happy Birthday to MAGGIE, our dog.  She is 11 years old today.  Tv guy says it is suppose to be windy and warm today.  That's ok with me.  Maybe the wind will blow all the leaves away! :)  

 

 

October 29  8:09  am

Temp is 39.  Can't really tell what it is going to be like outside yet, it is still darkish.  I will be glad when we get the time change on the weekend.  It sucks at being dark so late in the morning.  I see Chet has fixed the message board again.  I hope it continues to work like it is suppose to from now on.  Where is everyone?  Haven't heard from Lucky Randy or Joe and Ralphie for awhile now.  Maybe you can jump on the message board now that it is back.  Lake Superior Girl, nice picture! :)

 

October 27  8:42  pm

Temp is 37.  It is windy and cold.  Ended up raining all day.  Chet had to redo the message board again, and now he says that you can post pictures.  However I see you can't get anything when you hit the "message" on this page.  So for now you will have to go to www.upmich.com/yabb, and that will get you there. 

 

October 27  8:23  am

Temp is 47.  Not raining, that's a good thing for a change.  Tv guys say it is suppose to rain this evening .  It is windy.  I see the message board is not cooperating this morning.  I sent Chet an e-mail letting him know.  I am sorry this is all happening, but I am here in Paradise posting the comments, and he is in Petoskey doing everything else.  So sometimes it takes us a while to communicate the problems.  At least the camera is working good and you can read my ramblings...............

 

 

October 26  8:37  am

Temp is 43.  Cloudy, but not raining so far.  Tv guy says rain tonight. 

 

 

October 25  6:16 pm

Temp is 48.  It was sunny today, but cool.  I would like to thank everyone that brushed the snowmobile trails here last weekend. If anyone is looking for a club to join, how about the Paradise Area Night Riders?   You can reach them at www.paradiseareanightriders.com.  Hopefully Paradise will have LOTS of snow this winter, and of course we would like to have your business too. 

 

 

October 25  8:17 am

Temp is 31.  Cold folks!!  Tv guy says sunny today, so we will have to wait and see.  WWW.UPMICH.COM/YABB

 

 

October 24  8:20  pm

Temp is 37.  We now have a message board again.  THANK YOU CHET!!!!!!!!!

 

 

October 24  8:19  am

Temp is 41.  I think it rained all night last night.  Not raining at the moment, but it is cloudy, and windy.  All canning is done!!!!!  I think it is time to start picking up and putting away for winter now, and I have to get the storm doors on the rooms.  I have to take the screens out and put the windows back in.  I have a freezer to tidy up and then I guess I will be ready for winter.  Now that the message board is still down, I can't check in and see what is going on with everybody.  How is everyone?  Haven't noticed some of you on here for quite awhile. 

 

 

October 22  6:40  pm

Temp is 47.  I think it is drizzling some.  It was a beautiful warm day yesterday.  Ok, I decided to dig in and get this canning finished.  I made pickled carrots and canned 14 quarts today.  Have some more to finish up tomorrow, and some cabbage to get taken care of.  Then I can put the canners away for awhile.  :)    I understand the Haunted Trail was a big  success this year as always.  Tv guy says the weather is suppose to be going down hill from here.  Colder and rainy.  Maybe even a flake or two in the air Wednesday or Thursday.  It doesn't have to bother snowing yet.  Mother nature can save it until after Thanksgiving, then it can snow and stay on the ground for the winter.  Lots of snow for snowmobiling I hope!!!

 

 

October 20  3:17  pm

Temp is 59.  Well as you can see, the message board is NOT fixed.  Chet says he doesn't know what happened to it, or how to fix it.  Sooooooooo, I asked him to just put a plain old message board on where people can just post their thoughts.  But I haven't heard from him and I see he hasn't done anything yet.  It has finally stopped raining and the sky looks blue right at this minute.  However it is windy. 

 

October 14  8:14  pm

Temp is 43.  It has been brought to my attention that the message board is down.  I have an e-mail in to Chet to have him fix it, so please check again tomorrow or Tuesday and see if he has had a chance to get it fixed.  Thank you for your patience.  It was a sunny but chilly day today.  I still have some canning to do, and I think I'd better get going on it.  It is different when you have to do it, or if you can just do it when you feel like it.  I keep putting it off, because I know I can!!

 

 

October 13  12:50  pm

Temp is 52.  Windy.  Happy birthday to our son-in-law Brian!!  Now the next birthday in our family belongs to yours truly, and I think we will just skip that one.  :)    I would like to say thank you to Dan, and whoever his helpers were that gave of their time to brush the snowmobile trail for us in Paradise.  I understand that Dan brought up a tractor and worked a day on our trails.  I don't know who else was with him, but I am thinking it was Sevie.  I have missed the last two chamber of commerce meetings, because I have to stay here, so I don't know if it was talked about there or not.  I heard about it from Biskit's Closet.  I do want you to know that we here at the Vagabond appreciated it very much. 

 

 

October 11  2:08  pm

Temp is 53.  It is windy and the wind is cold, but it is way better than 90 that we had this summer.  I wet to Newberry the other day and lots of the leaves were falling.  Took the camera, but I didn't even take it out of the bag.  I have zucchini bread in the oven, and thought I would post a few comments while it is baking.  Don't forget the HAUNTED TRAIL next weekend.  Eve and her helpers do a wonderful job making sure everyone gets scared out of their wits!!!  It is held at sawmill creek park, which is next to the paradise inn, and we can hear screams all the way down here.  I don't know if I will be able to work there or not.  If I do, I have to close the motel, and I really can't afford to do that this year.   But it is a fun place to volunteer, maybe I will just show up on Sunday and help with the clean up. 

 

October 5  7:07 pm

Temp is 64.  A belated happy birthday to our son, Ralph.  By the way, the zucchini salsa is pretty good.  Chet was here for a couple hours last night to drop off some "stuff" and get some firewood.  He is taking his floor from college camping tonight.  Being an RA he has to have some activities for the people on his floor, so that is one of them.  Not much else to comment on. When I find a few extra minutes, I have been knitting a dishrag.  I made one with a jack-o-lantern on it, and one with a butterfly, it is something different than just the plain old knitted ones.  

 

 

October 2  4:45 pm

Temp is 65.  Wow, I can't believe it has been so long since I have been on here.  I went to the Soo today via lakeshore drive and the colors were in my opinion beautiful!  I would say you should plan your color tour this weekend or next weekend.  Tv guys says rain next week and that always starts to knock the leaves off the trees.  Some leaves are starting to fall here in the yard.  I have been busy trying to catch up on everything I didn't do this summer when it was sooo hot!  I still have some carrots in the ground that I need to can and pickle, and I am going to try a new recipe for zucchini salsa given to my husband by one of his friends. 

 

 

 

September 18  8:28  pm

Temp is 70.  I was over to Newberry today and the color is just starting.  Not much colored yet with still a lot of green.  Have any of you been up here for the HAUNTED TRAIL?  It is sponsored by the Paradise Area Chamber Of Commerce and it is a fun couple of nights. This year it is Oct. 19 and 20th.  It is from 7pm to 10 pm each night with an admission fee of $3.00 per person.  If you haven't been to it yet, come on up this year and check it out....

 

 

September 10  9:34  pm

Temp is 46.  Thought I'd better get on here for a bit and let everyone know I'm still alive and well.  I have been busy with the garden veggies.  Getting everything put up for winter.  Then it was so hot for awhile there, it took all my energy away.  The garden is winding down now, and the motel business is slow, so I will start to have more time here soon.  We have been getting a lot of rain so far this month.  Sure wish it would have rained more this summer, but hopefully it will make up for it with snow this winter. 

 

 

August 31  7:29  pm

Temp is 66.  How is everyone spending the holiday weekend?  It has been slow the past week in the motel.  I had the opportunity to travel south on M-123 up to M28 the other day and I was surprised at how much color there is already.  Also I went to Newberry this morning on M-123 and there was color there also.  It is much too early for us to be having this much color.  But then it seems like everything is early this year.  Hopefully it all means lots of snow this winter for the snowmobile business. I find the snowmobilers in the winter are just nice ordinary people who love the snow.  Thankfully they love the sport and choose to come and stay with us, or it would be a very long (and poor) winter without them.

 

 

August 28  8:22 am

Temp is 64.  See the puddles in the camera picture??  It poured this morning for about one and one half hours with lots of lightening.  A new fire yesterday by Engadine.  Tv says it is contained, but still burning.  Maybe the rain helped put it out tho.

 

 

 

August 27  8:50  am

Temp is 64.  A nice morning,  just a little breezy.  Thought I would get on here before I go out to clean and let you know everything is just fine in our small town. (as far as I know).  This is always a busy time of year for me with the canning and freezing for winter.  I get the motel cleaning done and work on the veggies while I am doing the laundry.  The wax beans are all done now, and I am working on the green peppers again.  And I have half bushel of tomatoes sitting in the garage calling my name.  So that is why I am not on here much now, besides there isn't much to talk about.  No snow or rain to report............

 

August 22  8;02  am

Temp is 64.  I am still here folks, just really busy.  Survived the blueberry festival and have got everything caught up that I neglected over the weekend.  Thank you to Lake Superior Girl for the donation.  We appreciate it very much.  Chet and his girlfriend we here for a few days and daughter and new husband we here for the weekend.  It was a real nice weekend.  But now it is back to reality......meaning I have dilly beans to make today and pickles and don't know what else I will get into.

 

 

 

August 11  4:27  pm

Temp is 87.  Wow, this is the second post for today, how about that?  I just want to remind everyone that the Wild Blueberry Festival is the 17-18-19th.  I hear that the juggler will be back passing that hat!!!  :)    I was told that about 330 pies will be baked for this year.  I will be at the souvenir tent on Friday morning from 9 till noon.  Then Saturday from 2:30 till 5 and Sunday noon until 2.  So come over and buy a souvenir, and say hi.  Hopefully we won't get rained on this year.  I think mother nature saved up all the rain last year until the blueberry festival on Saturday and dumped it all on us at one time!!!!  I have had a few calls asking if the fire is going to hurt the blueberry festival.  The answer is NO!  The fire is a long ways from us.  I understand it is 50% contained as of this morning, with rain in the forecast for to night.

 

August 11  7:36  am

Temp is 58.  Looks like another sunny day and probably another warm one. guy says a cool down for next week.  That will be good.  The BROOKS and WILLACKERS family's from "down state" would like to say THANK YOU to all the firefighters that are working on the big Sleeper Lakes fire that is burning up here in the UP.  They appreciate all he hard work and effort being put forth to save our beautiful UP woods.   (and I would like to thank the Brooks and Willackers for thinking about us here in the up)   

 

 

 

August 9  1:16  pm

Temp is 85.  PARADISE Is NOT in danger of the fire.  Everything is still open, the shipwreck museum, the falls and everything else.  People have been calling and asking if the falls are open.  YES they are.  County road 407 over near Newberry that goes over towards Pine Stump is closed.  If you drove into Paradise today, you wouldn't even know there was a fire anywhere. 

 

 

August 5  7:09  pm

Temp is 82.  Warm again today and dry!!  The big fire over towards Newberry is out of control at this time.  It jumped the northern fire line this afternoon, and is headed towards Pine Stump.  Pine stump area was being evacuated about two hours ago.  It is reported to have burned over 13,000 acres now.  Highway M-123 is closed between Paradise and Newberry until it is under  control.  I understand they burnt a two mile strip along M-123  to prevent it from crossing over, and it worked.  Cathy over at www.yooperyarns.com usually has up to date information if anyone is interested.  We are not smelling any smoke here today. 

 

August 3  7:28 am

Temp is 58.  Finally some cooler air.  This hot stuff was getting to me.  There is a fire 16 miles out of Newberry on county road 407.  It started yesterday afternoon around 3 and had burned 1500 acres by 8 pm.  They say it is out in the middle of the woods and was started by lightening.  It is 20% contained this morning.  We can smell the smoke here in Paradise, and you could see clouds of smoke last night in the sky.  So it must be quite a fire.  No homes or cottages around it I guess as they say none are in danger.  So that is good. 

 

 

July 31  7:27  am

Temp is 64.  It was hot yesterday and suppose to be hotter today.  Will be in the 90's again.  I got up early this morning to get some things done while it wasn't so hot, and I didn't get much done, as I shouldn't have sat down here at the computer first.  :)  Anyway all is well and I am still hanging in there.............

 

July 26  2:46 pm

Temp is 84.  Warm!  Joe and Ralphie the wonder dog just stopped in to say hi, leave a donation and get their picture taken.  Thanks Joe!! I really appreciate it.  Hope you and Ralphie have a wonderful vacation. 

 

 

July 22   3:59 pm

Temp is 90.  Way to hot again and dry.  I wish I could post pictures on here so everyone who has not been up here this year could see how low the water is.  Maybe I can get one of my family to take a couple pictures and post them on the message board. 

 

 

July 19  6:34 am

Temp is 58.  It was quite warm yesterday, but tv guy says cooler today, with scattered showers.  Our garden is doing quite well, however we had a visitor sometime yesterday.  Munched a couple beans and a bite or so off the corn.  Mike found a deer track in there yesterday afternoon.  Hopefully he was just passing through!!

 

July 16  1:08 pm

Temp is 74.  Not to much to comment about these days.  So what do you think of the new colors for the site?  I like them.  The green and yellow was getting old. 

We picked zucchini twice from the garden.  It sure is good.  Have lots of green tomatoes and some small peppers, so it won't be long before we can enjoy some of those also............

 

 

July 13  8:09 pm

Temp is 60.  Just thought I would give this a try before Chet leaves tomorrow, in case I have any problems.  So far so good!  :)  If you have been checking the camera images and saw lots of activity on the road, they are resurfacing M-123.  It looks nice. 

 

July 13  10.16 am

Temp is 68.  Hopefully I am back now.  Guess we lost the message board for a few days tho.  It will be back up soon.  Our computer died and we had to get another one, that is why I haven't been in here. 

 

June 30  8:11 am

Temp is 55.  It has been chilly up here the last few days, but no complaints from me.   Yesterday morning they had frost over in Newberry.  A guy called up and cancelled his reservation because we never had air conditioning, and I guess he didn't want to believe it was only 65 here then, anyway the furnace was running before the night was over. We do still need the rain. Of course the tv guys say the first chance is on the 3rd and 4th.  We go along time without it, then when a holiday comes along  it rains.  

 

June 28  9:01 pm

Temp is 50.  It has been cool for the last couple days.  Tv guy says cool for a few more days also.  We need rain again.  Everything is drying up and the grass is getting crunchy.  Enjoying the grandchildren and today we weeded the garden.  Chet came to visit tonight also. 

 

June 25  1:12 pm

Temp is 90.  Wow, where does the time go?  Almost the end of June.  Seems like it was just spring.  It is very hot today and the tv guy says hotter tomorrow, then maybe some rain for the next three days, and a little cooler for the weekend.  Guess I should go out and water my poor flowers. The grandkids are here for the week, so we get to visit with them.

 

June 22  12:41 pm

Temp is 67.  My kind of day!  HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO CHET!!!!!!!!   

 

June 19  2:26 pm

Temp is 67.  What a difference a day makes!  Yesterday it got up to 93.  It was awful hot, then it rained last night.  Today is cloudy and windy and real comfy outside!!

 

June 18  10:12 am

Temp is 81.  I liked yesterdays temp a lot better.  It is suppose to reach the 90's today and it has a good start.  We did get some much needed rain last night.  Tv guy says it is suppose to cool off some tomorrow.  Rain at night and warm during the day is good for the garden tho I guess.  I have three batches of rhubarb sitting here on the table waiting to be made into jam, so I guess that will be my project for this morning. 

 

June 17  8:58  am

Temp is 64.  Now that's more like it for 9 am.  HAPPY FATHERS DAY     The father that lives in this house is going fishing!

 

June 16  10:05 am

Temp is 81!!!  This really sucks unless you love the warm weather.  I don't!!  Give me 70 and I am happy.  Hi to Leepster, stop in and say hi this winter when you are in the area.  Hopefully you won't hear me complaining about the heat then. :)  But ya never know with these crazy winters we have been having............

 

June 15  11:23 am

Temp is 84.  HOT again, with NO rain.  This is starting out like last summer.  I had a wonderful day yesterday visiting with my two grandchildren for the day.  Their dad brought them up to visit us.  This is the first time we saw them since Christmas, so it was a pleasant surprise. They are growing up too fast.......... 

 

June 12  2:36 pm

Temp is 93.  HOT HOT HOT!!!!!  Way too hot for me.  I just got back from Newberry and the gas was $3.27 per gallon.  It dropped two cents while I was in town.  Glad I waited until I was on my way home to fill up!!!!!!!!!!!!!  I couldn't get online earlier when I tried to post this, so I will try again.  It is now 8:41 and the temp is 70.

 

June 10  12:03 pm

Temp is 75.  Well I got the rooms cleaned and the hummingbirds fed, so thought I'd see if anyone has been on the message board lately.  Gas is down to $3.52 here in town now. 

 

 

June 8  11:08 am

Temp is 64.  Windy.  Tv guy says it will be cooling off about 10 degrees later this afternoon.  Not much to say, except things are starting to come up in the garden.  I did make some rhubarb strawberry jam yesterday.  The kind with jello.  I have to make quite a few more jars yet too.  It tastes good in January when it is snowing and blowing outside.

 

June 5  8:32 am

Temp is 48.  Cloudy and windy.  It rained all day yesterday, and we sure needed it.  I have some flowers to plant today, so I will get that done.  Since the wind is blowing away the bugs, it will be a good day to do it.  Someone asked on the message board if the mosquito magnet worked.  Yes it works!!  We have had it for a few years now.  We sure have caught a lot of the little "buggers" with it.  You can't imagine the amount of them that is in the bag when we have to empty it out.  Howling winds and snow in Montana and Idaho today!!  Guess they don't have to worry about the bugs hey? 

 

June 1  9:43 am

Temp is 74.  Hot and muggy feeling to me!  On Wednesday night, I got a little older!  No it wasn't my birthday, but the 8th grade graduation of my one and only grandson, Joshua, or Josh as we all call him.  (sometimes grandma can call him Joshie, I don't think he reads this)  :)     What a fine young man, and handsome too, I might add.  Did I say I am his grandma?  ha ha   Anyway he graduated 8th grade at Aspen Ridge School in Ishpeming and next fall watch out Westwood High in Ishpeming!!!  I heard he is interested in football, so go Josh!!  (Joshie)!!!!   Westwood will never be the same again...........  (or will grandma)  :) 

 

May 31  9:10 pm

Temp is 74.  Too hot for nine o'clock in the evening.  Went to the Soo today.  Remember awhile back when Chet had to get a new tranny in his ranger?  Well he had it back in Petoskey for a week and found out he no longer had 4-wheel drive.  He put in a  call to Soo Motors right away.  They told him they wanted him to bring it back to them because they put in the tranny.  He wasn't very happy to have to spend money for gas and bridge fare, when it was their fault.  To make a long story short, the guy who worked on it said a wire was in his face when he was under the truck, so he tucked it up out of the way and forgot to plug it in again.  He plugged it in right away and it was fixed in 10 minutes.  Now Chet wanted to just take it to the ford dealer in Petoskey, but they said no.  So he asked for gas and bridge money.  They did say they would take him to the station and fill up his truck.  But he had filled it up when he left Petoskey, so actually they just gave him the gas it took to get there.  Guess it was better than nothing, but considering he paid $3000.00 plus for a tranny and it was their mistake, I think they could have at least paid for the whole trip.  Don't think his next vehicle will be a ford.  Unless his little talk with the rep goes good!!  :)

May 30  6:58 am

Temp is 62.   Cloudy.  Looks like there is a small breeze.  That is good, it will blow away the bugs.  I must say that they aren't too bad yet tho.  Of course there has been a breeze almost everyday, and that blows them away.  It got hot here yesterday afternoon.  I know it was 80 for sure.  Have to go over to Newberry this morning for a bit.  The propane guys are suppose to come this afternoon and exchange our propane tanks.  Ours are badly in need of a paint job.  I guess that is what they do in the summer when there isn't much propane being used.  

 

May 28  7:32 am

Temp is 48.  The sun is out and it looks like a beautiful day today.  Happy Memorial Day! 

 

May 26  7:20 am

Temp is 41.  The sun is out, the hummingbirds are eating, and I am getting ready for the yard sale.  I have a couple rooms to attend to first.  We hung up a new hummingbird feeder by the window.  It is red, and the hummers won't go to it to eat.  Been there for a couple days now.  They only keep going back to the original one that suctions to the window.  Maybe I should put the new one in the yard sale and go buy another suction to the window one!  :)

 

May 25  8:28 am

Temp is 56.  Looks like it is going to be a nice day, but cooler.  No rain showers last night that was predicted by the tv guys.  I was in Newberry yesterday and gas was $3.57.9 per gallon.  That is unleaded, no fancy stuff.  When will it stop?  It is getting totally out of hand at this point.  Don't know what I will be doing today.  Maybe working on the yard sale "stuff".  I know I have some laundry to do also.  Remember the community yard sales are Sat. and Sun., from 10 to 5. 

 

May 24  8:15 am

Temp is 67.  Well as you can see, I'm BAAAAAAACK!!!   Can't get rid of me that easy. :)   Actually the power supply in our computer died, and we had to order a new one.  We did have an old computer that we hooked up, and it was good enough to go online with, but we didn't have our e-mail or anything like that.  So I know the camera has been doing it's think just fine.  It was hot here yesterday.  Temp was in the 80's, and it was windy.  We lost our power from 6 pm until 8:30. 

 

May 16  8:12 am

Temp is 40.  It is raining.  We needed the rain.  Everything is getting all nice and green.  My peonys that were so generously given to me last year are up and growing. I have some work to do in the flowers yet, like pulling weeds etc.  Many THANKS to the BROOKS family for the donation for the camera.  It is appreciated very much.  Did you notice our sign is back up and going?  It looks nice in my opinion.  Lots of work by Mike and Ralph to make it happen, but I think they did a good job. 

 

May 13  8:04 am

Temp is 39.  Sunny and bright.  Happy Mother's Day.  Hope you all have a wonderful day..............

 

 May 12  7:49 am

Temp is 44.  Well folks, a few things have happened since I was last on here.  We had our sign taken down, and a new one is in the making.  We got the ranger back from the garage, and it seems to be working fine.  Last but not least the BLACKFLIES are out in full force.  It is cloudy right now, so I am sure they are very hungry this morning. 

 

May 10  8:40 am

Temp is 53.  Well I finally got my hummingbird feeder out yesterday, and at 6 am this morning we saw the first hummer.  He is out here right now.  So I guess it truly is summer. :) 

 

May 6   6:15 pm

Temp is 59.  Nice day, but windy and DRY.  We need rain.  It is starting out like last year with no rain.  Not good!  I was busy cleaning out and sorting some "stuff" for a yard sale.  I decided I have more "stuff" than I need.:)  I am running out of room to store it.  I said I would never have another yard sale, but this one will probably be the last one.  Today I was in a getting rid of "stuff" frame of mind, so it was a good day for me to start.  It sure is a lot of work.  Deciding what I can part with and piling it up, then it will take me a whole day to price it.  A day to set it all out and a day to sell it.  Then I can only hope I sell it all, so I don't take it back inside again. 

 

May 5  9:22 pm

Temp is 49.  Another beautiful day.  I have been spending as much time outside as I can now, enjoying it before the "bugs" come out.  My husband did find a tick on his leg tonight.  Yuk!!  We have a camp over by Crystal Falls, and there are so many ticks over there in the spring especially.  You have to check your body every night to make sure there aren't any on you.  Not to mention finding them during the day.  Haven't  been over there in the spring now for two years, and I don't miss the ticks one bit.  We don't realize how lucky we are here not to have them yet.  But I know they are headed  in this direction.  I was told they have quite a few of them in Curtis and Newberry.  We have a chickadee making a nest in a tall stump.  It was a tree that we cut down and left the stump about three feet high.  It is now dry and getting rotten.  We were watching them today.  They have a hole in the tree that looks a lot like a woodpecker hole, only it goes down inside.  One chickadee goes in there and you can hear him pecking away, then he leaves and the other one goes in and takes a beak full of the wood and flies up in a branch and drops it. I was watching them for at least half an hour and they never stopped their "house cleaning."  So it will be interesting to keep an eye on them.  Last year they made a nest in a little birdhouse we have up by our garden. Speaking of garden,  I think we are going to make some toad houses either in or around our garden this year.  I will leave that topic for another day.

 

 

May 4  8:21 pm

Temp is 55.  Today was a beautiful day.  There is a  ford ranger parked in the camera image!  It is a 2001, 4 wheel drive extended cab.  It has only been driven to church on Sunday by a little old lady.  Well actually it has also been driven by a poor college student who juggles, (CHET)  and would like to continue driving it, but there is just one problem.  It needs a new transmission to the tune of $3100.00!  And to make matters  worse, it is 400 miles over the warranty!! It was leaking fluid and he took it in and they told him to drive it and bring it back the next week.  So he did!!!!  Then when they found out it was a bad tranny, the warranty was expired.  So we have shopped around and found the best price we could find for him.  So if there is anyone out there who is a ford executive or just wants to help a poor juggler out, feel free to do so!!!  I will make sure he gets anything that is sent here for him, and maybe he can even post contributors and thank you notes here. and remember no amount is too small.......................... 

May 3  8:12 am

Temp is 42.  A nice sunny day.  Guess what I saw last night?  A MOOSE!!  It was a small one and it looked yukie.  It was/is shedding his winter coat.  He was not frightened at all and was munching on some new tender little trees that were in bud. 

 

 

May 2  1:20 pm

Temp is 59.  It is sunny, but it feels cool outside.  Just got back from Newberry, saw a couple deer on the way over.  We went to Gaylord last night and picked up Chet's truck.  He has a problem with it, and so we have it here for Mike at Paradise Service to take a look at it.  He is an A-1 mechanic, so we feel much better with it in his hands.  I haven't been doing much other than working on spring cleaning.  There is an awful lot of washing when you have all the stuff in the motel to do.  The grass is greening up and I am still not done raking.........

 

 

May 6 8:03  AM

Temp is 41.  The sun is out and it looks like it is going to be a beautiful day today.  It has been windy for forever, and the wind is so cold.  It would be nice to have a sunny day with no wind for a change.  A day when you didn't have to  wear a jacket outside.  Nothing much going on here.  Chet has been finding a few mushrooms in the Petoskey area..........

 

April 29  7:21  am

Temp is 27.  It's cold out there with a nice white frost.  Still patches and piles of snow and there are still roads you can not travel.  It has been cold and windy for the past three or four days.  Looks like the wind has stopped this morning.  That would be nice.  Remember the socks that I am trying to knit?  Well I am down to starting the heel flap on it.  Thanks to Vicki at Village Fabric and Crafts yesterday, that got me back on the right track. :)  Once I knit a pair then I will know what to do where.  I hope!!  Nothing much going on around town, other than people out cleaning up after the winter.

 

April 21  11:22  am

Temp is 54.  A beautiful day in Paradise.  A nice day to watch the snow melt away.....  The only thing bad about that is the yukie stuff under the snow that  has to be raked up, and tons of rocks from the side of the road that the plow threw up into the yard all winter.  This year is especially bad because when they redone the road last year and put all the new stones along side of it.  Now a lot of those new stones are in everyone's yards.  Our guests that were here last weekend were smelt fishing.  They caught one smelt on Saturday night, then they had to leave Sunday morning.  They said there were a few people at the creek that caught 3 or so.  It was warm again yesterday and  is much warmer again today, so I suspect they will run soon, maybe even tonight.

 

 

April 16  10:15  am

Temp 50.  It is a nice warm but windy day.  Snow seems to be going down some each day.  Someone called yesterday and wanted to know if the groomers were still out.  He also wanted to know if we had any snow coming, and I said "hopefully not until next fall"............... 

 

 

April 11  10:39  am

Temp is 34.  No you are NOT seeing things, it is SNOWING like crazy here.  Our power was out from 4:30 this morning until about 8:30.  I guess there was a lot of freezing rain south of town, and it snapped a couple tree tops on the lines.  I suspect there is a good chance of losing it again before it is all over with.  This snow looks to be quite heavy.  Since I am not having very good luck with the socks that I am trying to learn to knit  (ripped them out again last night for the 3rd time)  I guess this afternoon will be the perfect time to try again.  :)  Thank you to John T for the camera donation.  Hope to see you again next hunting season. 

 

 

April 10  2:10  pm

Temp is 46, but it is cold.  The wind is very cold.  We have a winter storm watch for late tonight through Saturday afternoon.  In excess of 8 inches possible north of M 28 with 35 mph winds.  Just wonderful is all I have to say about it.  From Luce county west they have a storm warning, so I guess we are better off than some.  It was 28 this morning at 8 am. I had to scrape the ice off the blazer windows.  Enough is enough, I don't want to have to pay for propane in May to keep warm.............

 

 

 

April 8  9:24  am

Temp is 35.  I am glad I don't live in Marquette or the surrounding area (Ishpeming haha)!!  My daughter will know what I am talking about.  So, here's the story.  Where she lives they got 36 inches of heavy wet snow last week during the storm.  They were actually snowed in.  They had to use the plow truck to plow about 3 feet, then it was stuck, so they had to pull it back, and go another 3 feet or so.  Had to keep doing this for the whole drive, which is quite long.  Well anyway, they have 9 to 11 inches suppose to hit there again.  She said last week when she opened her door in the morning, snow fell into the house.  She did send us pictures...............  It was spring break for Chet in Petoskey, so him and his girlfriend decided to go to Marquette for a few days.   Right into a blizzard!!!! There must be something about snow and this family.  We must be connected in some way or another to piles of the white stuff!!!!!!!!

 

 

 

April 4  8:19  am

Temp is 27.  The sun is out and it looks like it is going to be another nice day.  Hello to Bill and Karen in Florida.  I went over to the Soo yesterday to pick up the medications for the month, and gas was $3.38 a gallon over there.  I worked on starting the "socks" the other afternoon, and I am sorry to say, I haven't "got" it yet!! :)  But I will keep trying.  Since I didn't try yesterday, maybe today will be the day.  Starting to get spring fever, and wanting to do outdoor things, but there is not much you can do when snow is piled up all over the place.............. (wish I could go pick blueberries this afternoon) :)

 

 

 

 

 

April 1  10:20  am

Temp is 70 and it is a beautiful sunny day!   APRIL FOOL!!!!!!!!!!!! 

Temp is 28 and it is snowing and blowing. Husband is out plowing now.  Yesterday late afternoon it rained, then turned to snow.  Wet heavy stuff.  "Trusty" tells me we got 5 to 6 inches last night.  We are under a snow and blowing snow advisory until 5 pm, with winds gusting to 40 to 50 mph, with an additional  one to four inches for today.  Yesterday we had snow sliding off the roof all day. Now when you look out the bathroom windows you see snow!!  I am going to try and teach myself how to knit socks. (this should be an experience)  So I may have to brave the weather and head up to the craft store and pick up some yarn.  A good way to spend a snowy April first.............

 

 

March 31  1:54  pm

Temp is 48.  We have a winter storm warning from 5 pm this afternoon until 5 pm tomorrow afternoon.  Five to ten inches of snow with wind. 

 

March 24  6:37  pm

Temp is 33.  We have a winter weather advisory from 5 am until 2 pm tomorrow.  Three to six inches of snow with gusty winds.  I swear we will still have snow here on the 4th of July.  We won't see the snow melt on our garden anytime soon.  Won't be planting those grapes anytime soon either! :)  

 

 

March 23  8:09  am

Temp is 15.  Happy Easter to all.  Not much happening around here to comment on.  Yesterday the wind was so very cold.  Haven't been outside yet this morning, but there are a few snow flakes falling.  All our guests are leaving this morning, so I have some work to do. 

 

 

 

 

March 21  9:59  pm

Temp is 14.  It was 2 this morning at 7:30 am.  It is still cold up here and quite a few snowmobilers in town tonight.  I didn't get back here the other day, but it stopped snowing about 1 pm, then snowed a little more later.  We probably ended up with 4 inches. Some one called this morning and wanted to know if we had snow yet.  I said yes about 3 to 3 1/2 feet. They said is that in the woods?  I said it is everywhere!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!   Last summer we ordered some grapes.  Some concord and some other ones, I can't think of the name right now.  Well the concords came, but the other ones never arrived.  So the company said they never had anymore and they would send them in the spring.  Well Wednesday I get an e-mail from them saying your grapes were shipped today.  YIKES!!!!  Three feet of snow on the ground yet.  So yesterday they arrived.  I told my husband, "there's your grapes, go plant them." We had a good laugh anyway.  I e-mailed the company and asked them what I was suppose to do with them now?  They don't usually ship until it is time to plant in your zone.  Needless to say I never got an answer from them ...............

 

 

 

March 18  12:23  pm

Temp is 33.  I just had to get on here and tell you it is snowing like it hasn't snowed before.  Got about 3 inches, and it is still coming down.  I'll try and get back on later and tell you how long it lasted..............

 

 

March 17  9:25  am

Temp is 19.  It was 0 this morning at 6 am.  Tv guy says we have 2 to 5 inches of snow coming late tonight into tomorrow.  We still have lots of snow and trails are very good, as reported by our guests.  A gentleman told me that they rode 28 miles Saturday morning before they saw another sled.  They went to Grand Marias, and said trails were perfect.  HAPPY ST. PATRICK'S  DAY!!!!!!!!!!!

 

 

 

March 16  5:10  pm

Temp is 33.  It was a chilly 7 this morning at 7:30 am.  Snowmobilers are all reporting beautiful trails with light traffic.  We still have LOTS of snow.  So make your plans to come up for an Easter ride.  The camera seems to be very dark today.  Don't know what got in to it, but I'll see what we can do about brightening it up here a little later, when Ralph comes home.  Hey Lucky Randy, where ya been?  Haven't heard from you for awhile?  Have you been up snowmobiling this winter?? 

 

 

March 10  8:24 am

Temp is -13.  Another cold morning.  It looks like the sun will be out today.  This cold is getting ridiculous.  No one likes it, except the propane guy!!!!!!!!  I wonder what summer will be like?  Hopefully it is not as hot and dry as the past couple of summers.  What do you think of the time change?  It is definitely hard for me to get used to this year. 

 

 

 

March 8  6:16  pm

Temp is 15.  When I got up this morning at 7:30 it was -10.  The sun was out today, but it was cold.  Thanks to Chet for getting me back in the comments business!! 

 

 

 

March 3  1:19  pm

Temp is 34.  It rained some during the night.  I think it was more of a drizzle, then turned to snow.  It snowed hard, then stopped, now it is snowing again.  It is windy and very cold.  I just love these people who have a room rented for the weekend, go riding all day Saturday , come back, load up and come in the office and say, we're leaving now, do we get our money back for tonight??  This is anywhere between 5:30 pm to 9:30 pm.  I say Hell no, it is kinda late for that.  The room has to be cleaned before it can be rented again, and that don't take place until morning.  "But we didn't use anything in there today"  duh......  Don't they understand that the bathroom has to be disinfected and the beds changed????  Until you've owned a motel,  you can't imagine what people say and do!!!!   I wonder if these same people go to a restaurant, order a meal, eat until they are full, then ask if they can have some of  their money back, because they didn't eat all the  food??   It just makes me wonder when people buy a carton of cigarettes, or a case of beer, no problem, but just hate to pay for a room.  Well now that you have read my complaints for the day....................

 

 

 

 

February 29  2:50  pm

Temp is 32.  It is snowing and a little windy.  Thanks to Paul and Joyce for the donation.  Hope you had a good time on the snowshoes.  We'll see you next trip. 

 

 

 

February 28  7:57

Temp is -4.  It is cold again.  Looks like the sun will be out today.  Tv guys say we have snow headed this way for tonight and tomorrow.  Still lots of great riding out there, and more than enough snow.  So this is the time to get in those last few weekends that we have left.  

 

 

February  27  8:26  am

Temp is 4.  It is cold.  No new snow to speak of in the last few days.  A skiff yesterday morning. 

 

 

February 24  8:00  am

Temp is 7.  HAPPY BIRTHDAY to our daughter KENA!!!!!   I won't tell everyone how old you are today, except that I am 20 years older than you, and I am #&!!!!  It was a nice sunny day yesterday, with lots of sleds in town.  I wonder if they all came to enjoy the Mardi Gras?   They had a nice weekend for it.  Thank you to Mike from Virginia for the camera donation.  Nice seeing you again, and I hope you had a fun filled safe weekend in Paradise.  Enjoy the rest of your vacation.  The first afternoon that Mike and the Mrs. went for a ride, someone came around a curve on the wrong side of the trail and Mike had to jump out of his way.  He was shook up for awhile after that.  So please people stay on your side of the trail, and slow down.  Remember that there are actually some people out there enjoying the scenery..............

 

 

February 21  2:51  pm

Temp is 33.  A beautiful sunny day.  Lots of people should be in town this weekend.  Please stay on the trail.  Speed limit is 15mph on the town trail.  Stay off M-123.  I understand this will be enforced and tickets will be given.  If you ride on the road and get a ticket, don't complain.  It is the law!!!  Hope everyone has a fun filled and safe weekend.

 

 

February 20  9:03  am

Temp is 5.  Not snowing for a change.  People are reporting that the trails are the best they have ever been. We do have plenty of snow I can tell you that.  Thanks to Ed for the donation to help keep this site going.  Hope you made it back safely.  Donations do help us a lot and we do appreciate each and every one of them.  I took some pictures yesterday, and maybe some of them will show up on the message board one of these days.  Check out the pile of snow at the credit union behind their sign.  This is where they blow the snow when they clean the drive, but still, I think it is pretty impressive.  I didn't get any good pictures of it yesterday, but I might try again today.  

 

February 17  11:51  am

Temp is 27.  It is snowing and snowing and snowing some more.  You will probably see a lot of snow on the pick up that is parked in the camera image.  I was outside doing a little shoveling and there seems to be a lot of people on the town trail, and also a few dummies on the road.  People, that is why we have the trail, please use it.........  I was just thinking, I know that Chet is a juggler, but he is not a magician, but it seems like ever since he put "let it snow"  on the top of the camera image, it has been snowing a lot.  Now if he could just figure out how to pull money out of a hat..............

 

 

February 16  5:30  pm

Temp is 27.  Another weekend and another WINTER STORM WARNING from Sunday 10 am until Monday 7 am.  Strong winds possible with 8 to 10 inches of snow.   We have enough snow for awhile.  Running out of places to put it.

 

 

 

February 11  8:22  am

Temp is 6.  Looks like the blizzard is over.  Boy it was quite a day yesterday.  It is snowing lightly, but there is no wind. Can't tell how much snow we got, because of the wind.  But I know we will be shoveling and plowing again today.............

 

 

February 10  8:07  am

Temp is 5.  Cold, snow, wind and blowing snow!!!  We do have blizzard conditions here now.  Some of our guests decided to leave late yesterday afternoon after their ride.  That was a very smart move on their part, as they wanted to avoid the storm. 

 

 

February 9  8:03  am

Temp is 27.  Well here we go again folks, the national weather service has issued a BLIZZARD warning from 10 pm until 1am on Monday.  Up to seven inches of snow with wind gusts of 40 to 50 miles per hour.  So not that much snow is expected, but it is the wind that will be blowing it all around. It snowed a little last night, and it is snowing now.  It looks like heavy stuff.  

 

 

February 8  7:01  am

Temp is 2.  We have a winter storm watch for Saturday evening until Sunday evening, with possible blizzard conditions at times. Another interesting weekend I guess.  Thank you to ERICPOL 700 for the camera donation.

 

February 6  8:07  am

Temp is 12.  Not much going on.   We did have probably about 4 inches of snow Monday night. 

 

February 3  5:40  pm

Temp is 31.  Not much going on around here since the blizzard.  Had a few rooms rented this weekend.  And I mean a FEW.  Thank you to MATT and MARK for the donation for the camera.  It sure comes in handy this year, with keeping this site going.  Hope you guys had a good time and a safe trip home. 

 

 

 

January 31  8:11

Temp is 4.  Well we got the drive all plowed and the sidewalk all cleared off, so we are ready for more snow.  We actually have plenty now for awhile.  Yesterday was a dandy blizzard.  It may be strange, but I like the snow storms and blizzards, as long as our power doesn't go out.  I see Chet worked his magic, and the camera image now updates every 5 to 10 seconds and you don't have to keep refreshing.  :)  Thanks Chet..........

 

 

January 30  10:36  am

Temp is 11.  Chippewa county is in a civil emergency state until noon today.  The office of emergency management in the Soo issued the following.  Due to whiteout and blizzard conditions throughout Chippewa county...The Michigan state police and Michigan department of transportation advise everyone to stay off area roadways until further notice.  It was valid through noon.  One of the lines of power coming into town was out this morning.  Thankfully it wasn't the line we are on.   Couldn't measure the snowfall this morning, because of the wind blowing it all over.  I know there was a big drift on the entire sidewalk.  Lots of snow, then where the wind blew it, there wasn't much.  The truck in the camera picture this morning didn't have hardly any snow on it, that is because it all blew off.  But it was/is a blizzard out there.  I can't even see the credit union across the street right now.  A good day to do the laundry and bake some bread.............

 

 

January 29  2:54  pm

Temp is 37.  We never had any rain here, so that is a good thing.  With the temp above freezing, the snow has settled some.  We are in a BLIZZARD warning from 8pm until 5pm tomorrow.  Up to 9 inches or more of snow, with up to 50 mile per hour winds.  Well I survived the trip to the dentist!!  I was thankful they had an opening for this morning.  So I had my tooth fixed and was back home by 11 or so.  :)  I was so glad I  could get it done before the storm hits............   

 

 

January 28  9:38  am

Temp is 29.  Good morning everyone.  Hi to Frank in West Liberty, keep checking here for the weather conditions. :)  Maybe we will have some fresh snow for you.  Trying to get a call into the dentist this morning. He must be busy, as the phone is always busy.  Had a piece break off a tooth that has lots of filling in it, and hopefully I can get in to get something done with it before it starts to hurt. :(  Right now it is fine, but I really don't want to be chewing on that side, for now.  

 

 

January 27  4:18  pm

Temp is 30.  Just a dusting of snow last night.  It looks like our next snow will be Tuesday evening.  We do have plenty on the ground right now. 

 

January 24  11:47  am

Temp is 24.  About 5 more inches of snow last night.  Happy birthday today to our grand daughter JESSICA. She is 12 today.  I see a couple people out in front of the camera getting their picture taken.......... 

 

 

 

January 23  10:49  am

Temp is 14.  A heat wave!!  "Trusty" tells me we had about 6 inches of fresh snow last night.  We have some more coming for tonight.    

 

January 22  7:04  pm

Temp is 9.  No snow today, and the sun was actually out, and the sky was blue.  It was cold out though.  I think it is suppose to snow some tonight. 

 

 

January 21  8:40  am

Temp is 1.  I don't think it snowed much more after I reported the 3 inches last night, but it is COLD, that is for sure. 

 

 

January 20  9:06  pm

Temp is 7.  We had 5 inches of new snow this morning.  Since we plowed, we have another 3 inches on the ground.  We still have lake effect snow warnings.  So that is about 24 inches so far since Thursday!  Now that is some serious snow........

 

 

January 19  10:55  am

Temp is 12.  I just got in from shoveling.  Trusty was happy to go outside this morning again, and there was 9 inches of fresh snow on he ground since we plowed yesterday and it is still coming down.  I took a bunch of pictures and if I ever figure how, I will post some on the message board.  (but don't hold your breath).  Maybe I can e-mail them to Chet and have him do it when he has time.  I parked my blazer Thursday and never brushed it off at all yesterday, and boy did I have a pile of snow on when I went to brush it off now.  Anyone that isn't here this weekend is missing some good riding on fresh fluffy snow. 

 

 

 

January 18  4:56  pm

Temp is 19.  It snows so hard you can hardly see across the road, then it clears up and when you look out again it is snowing hard again.  The groomer just went by on the town trail. 

 

 

January 18  9:45  am

Temp is 19.  Seven inches of new snow on the ground this morning.  We have a snow advisory until 10 am this morning.  A lake effect snow warning from 7pm to 7am on Sunday. Tonight through Saturday one foot is expected near Paradise and Whitefish Point, with gusty NW winds.  So I guess you could say that winter has arrived.  How many of you saw our dog "maggie" doing her thing this morning.  Well I guess when ya gotta go, you gotta go!!!  Going to shovel, if anything exciting happens I will be back on later................

 

 

January 17  8:10  am

Temp is 31.  It snowed a little last night.  Maybe an inch???  We have snow advisories until 7 am Friday morning, with 4 to 7 inches expected.  Lots of rooms available for the weekend.  Lots of snow, cold weather and smooth trails........  What are you waiting for????????

 

 

January  15   3:43  pm

Temp is 24.  No new snow since yesterday, but it remains cold.  The town trail looks pretty smooth................

 

 

January 14  10:17  pm

Temp is 19.  I measured 6 inches of snow in the parking lot this morning. That includes the inch or two from the 13th, cause we never plowed yesterday.  It was cold all day, so it should help to freeze up all the water holes.  The groomers are out, so make plans to come up and ride............... 

 

January 13  10:09  am

Temp is 26.  An inch or two of fresh snow.  The wind is blowing some. 

 

January  12  5:01  pm

Temp is 24.  The national weather service has issued a snow advisory from 7pm until 7pm Sunday night.  I saw a groomer go by here last night on the town trail,  so they ARE grooming.  That is ice that you see in the parking lot under the snow, not bare ground.  It looks very quiet and still out now. Could this be the quiet before the storm???  :)

 

 

 

January 11   4:58  pm

Temp is 26.  I just read on the Paradise Nightriders trail report that the groomers are out. 

 

 

January 11  9:40  am

Temp is 26.  Cold, windy and SNOWING!!!!!  "Trusty"  (my measuring stick)  tells me that we have 7 inches of new fresh snow on the ground this morning, with a 9 inch drift on the sidewalk.  And notice I am not complaining that I have to shovel. :)   Hopefully this will bring some business to us, and save the winter.  Also I want to say Hi to DALLAS down in sunny Florida.  I just got off the phone with him and he is about to turn on his ac...................

 

January 9  4:20  pm

Temp is  30.  Well it finally quit raining last night, and turned cold.  Now the parking lot is like an ice rink again.  The power was off this morning for a couple hours.  It was very windy and as a matter of fact it is still windy.  Haven't been on here much, as there was no change in the weather.  If we get  any snow, I will be on here right away to let you know.  THINK SNOW!!!!!

 

 

January 6  1:25  pm

Temp is 38.  I don't believe we have had any rain, it is just warm and foggy.  It feels cold outside, I guess that is because of the dampness.  We have a dense fog advisory until 5 pm, at least that is what I read earlier today.  Hopefully when it gets cold later in the week, it snows on Paradise and the eastern up.  It is getting pretty nasty up here for us people who are trying to keep going................ 

 

January 4  5:51  pm

Temp is 27.  Just a ho-hum, dreary day today.  Chris, one of the groomer drivers reported on Biskits message board that the trail to the falls is very good and flat.  Also the trail to Pine Stump is good.  Hopefully the rain will miss Paradise and we can keep our snow and have lots of customers with in in the next few weeks.  :)   We do have the Blessing Of The Sleds coming up on January 26th in down town Paradise. 

 

 

January 3  8:34  am

Temp is 8.  It is cold out this morning folks.  It snowed about 4 inches yesterday.  We have a wind advisory starting at 1 pm today, until 1 in the am. We could have gusts up to 45 mph.  So I suppose we will lose our electricity, we usually do. Paradise is like a ghost town.  There were a few sleds going by on the town trail yesterday. There is just no one around.  Went past the bar last night at about 7pm and there were 4 sleds out front.  No business is hard on  everyone, because when there is no business, the locals don't have any work either. 

 

January 2  11:10  am

Temp is 22.  It was 0 this morning when I got up.  So that should help the water holes to freeze up.  It is snowing hard out right at the moment.  Groomers are out, at least I saw one yesterday on the town trail.  With so little traffic, I would think the riding would be pretty good now.  A thank you is in order to SWAT 2001 and the Mrs. for the donation to the web cam.  Thank you very much.  It was nice meeting you and talking for a bit.  I have been keeping up with you on the message board. A very interesting job you have there.............. 

 

January 1  9:09  am

Temp is 24.  HAPPY NEW YEAR to everyone.  Not much to comment on these days. 

 

 

December 29  8:41  am

Temp is 26.  We have about 6 inches of fresh snow on the ground.  Our guests are headed out to the falls.  They rode to Raco, Brimley and Strongs yesterday and said the trails were very good and groomed.  Not to many people around, so this is a good time to get up here snowmobiling.  We have rooms available, so give me a call. 

 

 

 

December 26  5:16  pm

Temp is 34.  Well as you can see, I'm back!!  Even though there isn't much to comment on.  No new snow, and the parking lot is like an ice rink, thanks to the rain the other day.  Which means that Paradise is a pretty quiet town again this Christmas week.  Tv guys say maybe a couple inches of that beautiful white stuff will be falling from the sky tonight. Joe, how's Ralphie doing? 

 

 

 

December 26 3pm

Chet here...  Trying to figure out why mom can't update the comments all of a sudden.  I think I figured it out, but it looks like we had to sacrifice the page counter below...  Oh well...

 

December 14  10:07  am

Temp is 18.  Let it snow Let it snow Let it snow!!!!!  Trusty tells me there is about 5 inches of new snow on the ground.  I measured in 3 places.  One was 4, one was 5, and the place where I had to shovel was 6, (of course).  So since it was windy last night I will say 5.  So all we need now is some snowmobilers, and I will be one happy person.  This weekend would be a good time to get a ride in before the Christmas rush, hopefully it will be a rush, and have nice fresh snow.  If anyone of you read the message board, then you know that "Ralphie the wonder dog" is sick.  Joe, be sure and keep me posted!  Please feel free to go to the message board and give Joe some encouraging  thoughts.  I am sure he is having a rough time with this since Ralphie is his best friend!!

 

December 10  5:11  pm

Temp is 19.  A couple guests in the motel rode 300 miles on Saturday and had a good time.  Hasn't snowed now for a couple days, but sounds like some is on it's way the middle of the week. 

 

December  6  4:35  pm

Temp is 19.  No new snow today, but it did snow a couple inches yesterday morning.  We have been busy processing the deer we got this season.  We eat lots of deer meat through the year.  We would rather have that, than beef.  We still have rooms available for Christmas week, so give me a call.............

 

 

December 4  6:21  am

Temp is 21.  Yesterday morning when I went out with "trusty" I measured 6 1/2 inches of new snow.  It snowed on and off all day yesterday, so I don't know how much more we got since then.  I will be going out to finish shoveling the sidewalk here pretty soon.  I got sidetracked yesterday and never finished it.  For some strange reason I have been wakening up at 4am for the last couple days.  So this morning I decided to just get up.  I do see a nap in my future this afternoon though. :)  

 

 

December 2  4:08  pm

Temp is 27.  I took "TRUSTY" out this morning and checked a couple different places and there was 10 1/2   inches of snow on the ground.  It snowed last night and the wind was blowing pretty hard.  So maybe there is more snow in other places.  Husband has been plowing most of the day.  The first plows of the season are yukie, until the ground gets nice and frozen so you don't dig it up to much.  I have been putting everything away that we brought home from deer camp, and doing laundry.  Had a couple guys come in last night with their snowmobiles.  Went for a ride last night in the storm, and had a good time.  They said there was plenty of snow for riding, and they went out this morning and are still not back yet, so they must be having fun. 

 

December 1  8:08  pm

Temp is 18.  I'm back everyone, safe and sound.  Lots of snow in the driveway to get plowed tomorrow.  Also I will take "Trusty" out in the morning before we plow .  He has been standing in the corner all summer and is anxious to get outside!!  It sure is different coming back to all this snow.  There was none on the ground when I left here.  It is windy and snowing and blowing out now. 

 

 

 

 

 

November  20  6:59  pm

Temp is 37.  It is raining out now.  Has been off and on all day.  I will be busy the next few days and spending Thanksgiving with my family, so I won't have any comments for a few days.  Happy Thanksgiving to everyone !!

 

November 19  2:33  pm

Temp is 36.  Rain...... 

 

 

November 17  7:55  am

Temp is 29.  It is SNOWING!!!!   I wondered why it was so dark out this morning, now I know.  I didn't even see this coming.  Tv guy didn't say anything about it while I was listening.  Good tracking snow for the hunters.  Now all the snowmobilers can get excited , at least the ground is getting white.  Good day to get some reading and knitting done..................

 

 

 

November 14  11:47  am

Temp is 54.  Actually a nice day so far.  The sun was out this morning.  I have been busy and just checked things out and I see some things are missing from the message board.  Chet was trying to switch it around so the most recent posts would come up first, and he must have did something.  I have an e-mail out to him.  He was here this weekend and fixed our motel page and was quite busy with the computer for a couple days.  As you can see, he also hung the Christmas lights.  The earliest they have ever been put up I think.  I will not be turning them on until closer to Christmas though.  Please be patient  with us with all the problems we have with this site.  Someday it will be like we want it and hopefully will stay that way.  :)

 

 

 

November  11  7:33  am

Temp is 41.   Happy Veterans Day!!!!!    Just a simple Thank You!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

 

November 10  5:29  pm

Temp is 40.  It was a nice day out today.  Gave us an extra day to get more things done before winter.  I am happy to say that our web page for the motel is back.  www.upmich.com/vagabond, if you want to check it out. 

 

 

 

November 8  9:42  am

Temp is 36.  A few flakes falling.  Got a covering of snow last night.  Not much though.  This should make my daughter happy, as she was watching the camera to see if we got snow the other day.  She lives in Ishpeming and they got 10 inches.  She said it was so not fair that we didn't get any.  The school over there where the grandchildren go was even closed.  We want snow when the time comes, but this isn't the time yet!!  It just makes everything a slushy mess.  Bring it around Thanksgiving and  then keep it here, when it counts.  :)    Tv guy says it will be 40 on Saturday and 50 on Sunday, so it will all be gone..........

 

November 5  10:12  am

Temp is 41.  Pouring down rain.  Tv guy says windy from 3pm until 6pm tomorrow.  Gusty west winds with gusts up to 50-60 miles per hour.  So I hope everyone has everything tied down that might blow away.  I have to go over to Newberry, that should be a fun drive.  The electricity was out again this morning.  It went out at 5:30 until 7:42.  This is the third time in less than a week that I know of.  There are two lines coming into Paradise.  We are on one, and the credit union across the street is on a different one.  Naturally our line is the one that keeps going out.  Now it is very hard to explain to our guests why there is power across the road and we don't have any.  I have been asked all kinds of questions like "do you turn the power out at a certain time?"  "do we have to put coins in the tv or something?" " is my room the only one without power?"  "why doesn't the heat work?"  etc etc etc............  

 

 

November 4  6:52  am

Temp is 29.  Frost on the pumpkins this morning folks!!!!  

 

 

November 3  4:52  pm

Temp is 44.  Not a bad day, a little cool.  There was a lot of frost last night.  But we do have to remember that it is November.  Made some banana bread today so I can send some with the guys to deer camp.  That will be happening pretty soon.  Tv said last night that we are suppose to get snow Monday night and Tuesday that will be more than just a few flakes.  Glad I messed up on my dentist appointment, it isn't until the following week.  I haven't listened to any weather at all today, so maybe it has changed by now........

 

November 2  6:38  am

Temp is 36.  Good morning.  The sky was full of stars this morning at 6 am when I took Maggie out for her morning walk.  Tv guy says it is suppose to be a decent day today, but it gets worse each day here after.  Even talking snow on Tuesday and not just a few flakes.  It figures, I have to go to the dentist on Tuesday.......... 

 

 

November 1  8:34  am

Temp is 37.  I haven't been outside yet this morning, so I don't know what it is like.  I don't think it is raining tho.  It sure was windy last night, and our electricity was out from 8:15 until 10:15.  I just looked out the window and it is not raining, but it is still quite windy. 

 

October 31  8:43  am

Temp is 54.  HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!! Hey Joe, tell Ralphie that Maggie had a good day yesterday.  :)   It is quite windy out side, hopefully it won't rain until all the kids finish their trick or treating tonight.   

 

 

 October 30  8:36  am

Temp is 42.  Happy Birthday to MAGGIE, our dog.  She is 11 years old today.  Tv guy says it is suppose to be windy and warm today.  That's ok with me.  Maybe the wind will blow all the leaves away! :)  

 

 

October 29  8:09  am

Temp is 39.  Can't really tell what it is going to be like outside yet, it is still darkish.  I will be glad when we get the time change on the weekend.  It sucks at being dark so late in the morning.  I see Chet has fixed the message board again.  I hope it continues to work like it is suppose to from now on.  Where is everyone?  Haven't heard from Lucky Randy or Joe and Ralphie for awhile now.  Maybe you can jump on the message board now that it is back.  Lake Superior Girl, nice picture! :)

 

October 27  8:42  pm

Temp is 37.  It is windy and cold.  Ended up raining all day.  Chet had to redo the message board again, and now he says that you can post pictures.  However I see you can't get anything when you hit the "message" on this page.  So for now you will have to go to www.upmich.com/yabb, and that will get you there. 

 

October 27  8:23  am

Temp is 47.  Not raining, that's a good thing for a change.  Tv guys say it is suppose to rain this evening .  It is windy.  I see the message board is not cooperating this morning.  I sent Chet an e-mail letting him know.  I am sorry this is all happening, but I am here in Paradise posting the comments, and he is in Petoskey doing everything else.  So sometimes it takes us a while to communicate the problems.  At least the camera is working good and you can read my ramblings...............

 

 

October 26  8:37  am

Temp is 43.  Cloudy, but not raining so far.  Tv guy says rain tonight. 

 

 

October 25  6:16 pm

Temp is 48.  It was sunny today, but cool.  I would like to thank everyone that brushed the snowmobile trails here last weekend. If anyone is looking for a club to join, how about the Paradise Area Night Riders?   You can reach them at www.paradiseareanightriders.com.  Hopefully Paradise will have LOTS of snow this winter, and of course we would like to have your business too. 

 

 

October 25  8:17 am

Temp is 31.  Cold folks!!  Tv guy says sunny today, so we will have to wait and see.  WWW.UPMICH.COM/YABB

 

 

October 24  8:20  pm

Temp is 37.  We now have a message board again.  THANK YOU CHET!!!!!!!!!

 

 

October 24  8:19  am

Temp is 41.  I think it rained all night last night.  Not raining at the moment, but it is cloudy, and windy.  All canning is done!!!!!  I think it is time to start picking up and putting away for winter now, and I have to get the storm doors on the rooms.  I have to take the screens out and put the windows back in.  I have a freezer to tidy up and then I guess I will be ready for winter.  Now that the message board is still down, I can't check in and see what is going on with everybody.  How is everyone?  Haven't noticed some of you on here for quite awhile. 

 

 

October 22  6:40  pm

Temp is 47.  I think it is drizzling some.  It was a beautiful warm day yesterday.  Ok, I decided to dig in and get this canning finished.  I made pickled carrots and canned 14 quarts today.  Have some more to finish up tomorrow, and some cabbage to get taken care of.  Then I can put the canners away for awhile.  :)    I understand the Haunted Trail was a big  success this year as always.  Tv guy says the weather is suppose to be going down hill from here.  Colder and rainy.  Maybe even a flake or two in the air Wednesday or Thursday.  It doesn't have to bother snowing yet.  Mother nature can save it until after Thanksgiving, then it can snow and stay on the ground for the winter.  Lots of snow for snowmobiling I hope!!!

 

 

October 20  3:17  pm

Temp is 59.  Well as you can see, the message board is NOT fixed.  Chet says he doesn't know what happened to it, or how to fix it.  Sooooooooo, I asked him to just put a plain old message board on where people can just post their thoughts.  But I haven't heard from him and I see he hasn't done anything yet.  It has finally stopped raining and the sky looks blue right at this minute.  However it is windy. 

 

October 14  8:14  pm

Temp is 43.  It has been brought to my attention that the message board is down.  I have an e-mail in to Chet to have him fix it, so please check again tomorrow or Tuesday and see if he has had a chance to get it fixed.  Thank you for your patience.  It was a sunny but chilly day today.  I still have some canning to do, and I think I'd better get going on it.  It is different when you have to do it, or if you can just do it when you feel like it.  I keep putting it off, because I know I can!!

 

 

October 13  12:50  pm

Temp is 52.  Windy.  Happy birthday to our son-in-law Brian!!  Now the next birthday in our family belongs to yours truly, and I think we will just skip that one.  :)    I would like to say thank you to Dan, and whoever his helpers were that gave of their time to brush the snowmobile trail for us in Paradise.  I understand that Dan brought up a tractor and worked a day on our trails.  I don't know who else was with him, but I am thinking it was Sevie.  I have missed the last two chamber of commerce meetings, because I have to stay here, so I don't know if it was talked about there or not.  I heard about it from Biskit's Closet.  I do want you to know that we here at the Vagabond appreciated it very much. 

 

 

October 11  2:08  pm

Temp is 53.  It is windy and the wind is cold, but it is way better than 90 that we had this summer.  I wet to Newberry the other day and lots of the leaves were falling.  Took the camera, but I didn't even take it out of the bag.  I have zucchini bread in the oven, and thought I would post a few comments while it is baking.  Don't forget the HAUNTED TRAIL next weekend.  Eve and her helpers do a wonderful job making sure everyone gets scared out of their wits!!!  It is held at sawmill creek park, which is next to the paradise inn, and we can hear screams all the way down here.  I don't know if I will be able to work there or not.  If I do, I have to close the motel, and I really can't afford to do that this year.   But it is a fun place to volunteer, maybe I will just show up on Sunday and help with the clean up. 

 

October 5  7:07 pm

Temp is 64.  A belated happy birthday to our son, Ralph.  By the way, the zucchini salsa is pretty good.  Chet was here for a couple hours last night to drop off some "stuff" and get some firewood.  He is taking his floor from college camping tonight.  Being an RA he has to have some activities for the people on his floor, so that is one of them.  Not much else to comment on. When I find a few extra minutes, I have been knitting a dishrag.  I made one with a jack-o-lantern on it, and one with a butterfly, it is something different than just the plain old knitted ones.  

 

 

October 2  4:45 pm

Temp is 65.  Wow, I can't believe it has been so long since I have been on here.  I went to the Soo today via lakeshore drive and the colors were in my opinion beautiful!  I would say you should plan your color tour this weekend or next weekend.  Tv guys says rain next week and that always starts to knock the leaves off the trees.  Some leaves are starting to fall here in the yard.  I have been busy trying to catch up on everything I didn't do this summer when it was sooo hot!  I still have some carrots in the ground that I need to can and pickle, and I am going to try a new recipe for zucchini salsa given to my husband by one of his friends. 

 

 

 

September 18  8:28  pm

Temp is 70.  I was over to Newberry today and the color is just starting.  Not much colored yet with still a lot of green.  Have any of you been up here for the HAUNTED TRAIL?  It is sponsored by the Paradise Area Chamber Of Commerce and it is a fun couple of nights. This year it is Oct. 19 and 20th.  It is from 7pm to 10 pm each night with an admission fee of $3.00 per person.  If you haven't been to it yet, come on up this year and check it out....

 

 

September 10  9:34  pm

Temp is 46.  Thought I'd better get on here for a bit and let everyone know I'm still alive and well.  I have been busy with the garden veggies.  Getting everything put up for winter.  Then it was so hot for awhile there, it took all my energy away.  The garden is winding down now, and the motel business is slow, so I will start to have more time here soon.  We have been getting a lot of rain so far this month.  Sure wish it would have rained more this summer, but hopefully it will make up for it with snow this winter. 

 

 

August 31  7:29  pm

Temp is 66.  How is everyone spending the holiday weekend?  It has been slow the past week in the motel.  I had the opportunity to travel south on M-123 up to M28 the other day and I was surprised at how much color there is already.  Also I went to Newberry this morning on M-123 and there was color there also.  It is much too early for us to be having this much color.  But then it seems like everything is early this year.  Hopefully it all means lots of snow this winter for the snowmobile business. I find the snowmobilers in the winter are just nice ordinary people who love the snow.  Thankfully they love the sport and choose to come and stay with us, or it would be a very long (and poor) winter without them.

 

 

August 28  8:22 am

Temp is 64.  See the puddles in the camera picture??  It poured this morning for about one and one half hours with lots of lightening.  A new fire yesterday by Engadine.  Tv says it is contained, but still burning.  Maybe the rain helped put it out tho.

 

 

 

August 27  8:50  am

Temp is 64.  A nice morning,  just a little breezy.  Thought I would get on here before I go out to clean and let you know everything is just fine in our small town. (as far as I know).  This is always a busy time of year for me with the canning and freezing for winter.  I get the motel cleaning done and work on the veggies while I am doing the laundry.  The wax beans are all done now, and I am working on the green peppers again.  And I have half bushel of tomatoes sitting in the garage calling my name.  So that is why I am not on here much now, besides there isn't much to talk about.  No snow or rain to report............

 

August 22  8;02  am

Temp is 64.  I am still here folks, just really busy.  Survived the blueberry festival and have got everything caught up that I neglected over the weekend.  Thank you to Lake Superior Girl for the donation.  We appreciate it very much.  Chet and his girlfriend we here for a few days and daughter and new husband we here for the weekend.  It was a real nice weekend.  But now it is back to reality......meaning I have dilly beans to make today and pickles and don't know what else I will get into.

 

 

 

August 11  4:27  pm

Temp is 87.  Wow, this is the second post for today, how about that?  I just want to remind everyone that the Wild Blueberry Festival is the 17-18-19th.  I hear that the juggler will be back passing that hat!!!  :)    I was told that about 330 pies will be baked for this year.  I will be at the souvenir tent on Friday morning from 9 till noon.  Then Saturday from 2:30 till 5 and Sunday noon until 2.  So come over and buy a souvenir, and say hi.  Hopefully we won't get rained on this year.  I think mother nature saved up all the rain last year until the blueberry festival on Saturday and dumped it all on us at one time!!!!  I have had a few calls asking if the fire is going to hurt the blueberry festival.  The answer is NO!  The fire is a long ways from us.  I understand it is 50% contained as of this morning, with rain in the forecast for to night.

 

August 11  7:36  am

Temp is 58.  Looks like another sunny day and probably another warm one. guy says a cool down for next week.  That will be good.  The BROOKS and WILLACKERS family's from "down state" would like to say THANK YOU to all the firefighters that are working on the big Sleeper Lakes fire that is burning up here in the UP.  They appreciate all he hard work and effort being put forth to save our beautiful UP woods.   (and I would like to thank the Brooks and Willackers for thinking about us here in the up)   

 

 

 

August 9  1:16  pm

Temp is 85.  PARADISE Is NOT in danger of the fire.  Everything is still open, the shipwreck museum, the falls and everything else.  People have been calling and asking if the falls are open.  YES they are.  County road 407 over near Newberry that goes over towards Pine Stump is closed.  If you drove into Paradise today, you wouldn't even know there was a fire anywhere. 

 

 

August 5  7:09  pm

Temp is 82.  Warm again today and dry!!  The big fire over towards Newberry is out of control at this time.  It jumped the northern fire line this afternoon, and is headed towards Pine Stump.  Pine stump area was being evacuated about two hours ago.  It is reported to have burned over 13,000 acres now.  Highway M-123 is closed between Paradise and Newberry until it is under  control.  I understand they burnt a two mile strip along M-123  to prevent it from crossing over, and it worked.  Cathy over at www.yooperyarns.com usually has up to date information if anyone is interested.  We are not smelling any smoke here today. 

 

August 3  7:28 am

Temp is 58.  Finally some cooler air.  This hot stuff was getting to me.  There is a fire 16 miles out of Newberry on county road 407.  It started yesterday afternoon around 3 and had burned 1500 acres by 8 pm.  They say it is out in the middle of the woods and was started by lightening.  It is 20% contained this morning.  We can smell the smoke here in Paradise, and you could see clouds of smoke last night in the sky.  So it must be quite a fire.  No homes or cottages around it I guess as they say none are in danger.  So that is good. 

 

 

July 31  7:27  am

Temp is 64.  It was hot yesterday and suppose to be hotter today.  Will be in the 90's again.  I got up early this morning to get some things done while it wasn't so hot, and I didn't get much done, as I shouldn't have sat down here at the computer first.  :)  Anyway all is well and I am still hanging in there.............

 

July 26  2:46 pm

Temp is 84.  Warm!  Joe and Ralphie the wonder dog just stopped in to say hi, leave a donation and get their picture taken.  Thanks Joe!! I really appreciate it.  Hope you and Ralphie have a wonderful vacation. 

 

 

July 22   3:59 pm

Temp is 90.  Way to hot again and dry.  I wish I could post pictures on here so everyone who has not been up here this year could see how low the water is.  Maybe I can get one of my family to take a couple pictures and post them on the message board. 

 

 

July 19  6:34 am

Temp is 58.  It was quite warm yesterday, but tv guy says cooler today, with scattered showers.  Our garden is doing quite well, however we had a visitor sometime yesterday.  Munched a couple beans and a bite or so off the corn.  Mike found a deer track in there yesterday afternoon.  Hopefully he was just passing through!!

 

July 16  1:08 pm

Temp is 74.  Not to much to comment about these days.  So what do you think of the new colors for the site?  I like them.  The green and yellow was getting old. 

We picked zucchini twice from the garden.  It sure is good.  Have lots of green tomatoes and some small peppers, so it won't be long before we can enjoy some of those also............

 

 

July 13  8:09 pm

Temp is 60.  Just thought I would give this a try before Chet leaves tomorrow, in case I have any problems.  So far so good!  :)  If you have been checking the camera images and saw lots of activity on the road, they are resurfacing M-123.  It looks nice. 

 

July 13  10.16 am

Temp is 68.  Hopefully I am back now.  Guess we lost the message board for a few days tho.  It will be back up soon.  Our computer died and we had to get another one, that is why I haven't been in here. 

 

June 30  8:11 am

Temp is 55.  It has been chilly up here the last few days, but no complaints from me.   Yesterday morning they had frost over in Newberry.  A guy called up and cancelled his reservation because we never had air conditioning, and I guess he didn't want to believe it was only 65 here then, anyway the furnace was running before the night was over. We do still need the rain. Of course the tv guys say the first chance is on the 3rd and 4th.  We go along time without it, then when a holiday comes along  it rains.  

 

June 28  9:01 pm

Temp is 50.  It has been cool for the last couple days.  Tv guy says cool for a few more days also.  We need rain again.  Everything is drying up and the grass is getting crunchy.  Enjoying the grandchildren and today we weeded the garden.  Chet came to visit tonight also. 

 

June 25  1:12 pm

Temp is 90.  Wow, where does the time go?  Almost the end of June.  Seems like it was just spring.  It is very hot today and the tv guy says hotter tomorrow, then maybe some rain for the next three days, and a little cooler for the weekend.  Guess I should go out and water my poor flowers. The grandkids are here for the week, so we get to visit with them.

 

June 22  12:41 pm

Temp is 67.  My kind of day!  HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO CHET!!!!!!!!   

 

June 19  2:26 pm

Temp is 67.  What a difference a day makes!  Yesterday it got up to 93.  It was awful hot, then it rained last night.  Today is cloudy and windy and real comfy outside!!

 

June 18  10:12 am

Temp is 81.  I liked yesterdays temp a lot better.  It is suppose to reach the 90's today and it has a good start.  We did get some much needed rain last night.  Tv guy says it is suppose to cool off some tomorrow.  Rain at night and warm during the day is good for the garden tho I guess.  I have three batches of rhubarb sitting here on the table waiting to be made into jam, so I guess that will be my project for this morning. 

 

June 17  8:58  am

Temp is 64.  Now that's more like it for 9 am.  HAPPY FATHERS DAY     The father that lives in this house is going fishing!

 

June 16  10:05 am

Temp is 81!!!  This really sucks unless you love the warm weather.  I don't!!  Give me 70 and I am happy.  Hi to Leepster, stop in and say hi this winter when you are in the area.  Hopefully you won't hear me complaining about the heat then. :)  But ya never know with these crazy winters we have been having............

 

June 15  11:23 am

Temp is 84.  HOT again, with NO rain.  This is starting out like last summer.  I had a wonderful day yesterday visiting with my two grandchildren for the day.  Their dad brought them up to visit us.  This is the first time we saw them since Christmas, so it was a pleasant surprise. They are growing up too fast.......... 

 

June 12  2:36 pm

Temp is 93.  HOT HOT HOT!!!!!  Way too hot for me.  I just got back from Newberry and the gas was $3.27 per gallon.  It dropped two cents while I was in town.  Glad I waited until I was on my way home to fill up!!!!!!!!!!!!!  I couldn't get online earlier when I tried to post this, so I will try again.  It is now 8:41 and the temp is 70.

 

June 10  12:03 pm

Temp is 75.  Well I got the rooms cleaned and the hummingbirds fed, so thought I'd see if anyone has been on the message board lately.  Gas is down to $3.52 here in town now. 

 

 

June 8  11:08 am

Temp is 64.  Windy.  Tv guy says it will be cooling off about 10 degrees later this afternoon.  Not much to say, except things are starting to come up in the garden.  I did make some rhubarb strawberry jam yesterday.  The kind with jello.  I have to make quite a few more jars yet too.  It tastes good in January when it is snowing and blowing outside.

 

June 5  8:32 am

Temp is 48.  Cloudy and windy.  It rained all day yesterday, and we sure needed it.  I have some flowers to plant today, so I will get that done.  Since the wind is blowing away the bugs, it will be a good day to do it.  Someone asked on the message board if the mosquito magnet worked.  Yes it works!!  We have had it for a few years now.  We sure have caught a lot of the little "buggers" with it.  You can't imagine the amount of them that is in the bag when we have to empty it out.  Howling winds and snow in Montana and Idaho today!!  Guess they don't have to worry about the bugs hey? 

 

June 1  9:43 am

Temp is 74.  Hot and muggy feeling to me!  On Wednesday night, I got a little older!  No it wasn't my birthday, but the 8th grade graduation of my one and only grandson, Joshua, or Josh as we all call him.  (sometimes grandma can call him Joshie, I don't think he reads this)  :)     What a fine young man, and handsome too, I might add.  Did I say I am his grandma?  ha ha   Anyway he graduated 8th grade at Aspen Ridge School in Ishpeming and next fall watch out Westwood High in Ishpeming!!!  I heard he is interested in football, so go Josh!!  (Joshie)!!!!   Westwood will never be the same again...........  (or will grandma)  :) 

 

May 31  9:10 pm

Temp is 74.  Too hot for nine o'clock in the evening.  Went to the Soo today.  Remember awhile back when Chet had to get a new tranny in his ranger?  Well he had it back in Petoskey for a week and found out he no longer had 4-wheel drive.  He put in a  call to Soo Motors right away.  They told him they wanted him to bring it back to them because they put in the tranny.  He wasn't very happy to have to spend money for gas and bridge fare, when it was their fault.  To make a long story short, the guy who worked on it said a wire was in his face when he was under the truck, so he tucked it up out of the way and forgot to plug it in again.  He plugged it in right away and it was fixed in 10 minutes.  Now Chet wanted to just take it to the ford dealer in Petoskey, but they said no.  So he asked for gas and bridge money.  They did say they would take him to the station and fill up his truck.  But he had filled it up when he left Petoskey, so actually they just gave him the gas it took to get there.  Guess it was better than nothing, but considering he paid $3000.00 plus for a tranny and it was their mistake, I think they could have at least paid for the whole trip.  Don't think his next vehicle will be a ford.  Unless his little talk with the rep goes good!!  :)

May 30  6:58 am

Temp is 62.   Cloudy.  Looks like there is a small breeze.  That is good, it will blow away the bugs.  I must say that they aren't too bad yet tho.  Of course there has been a breeze almost everyday, and that blows them away.  It got hot here yesterday afternoon.  I know it was 80 for sure.  Have to go over to Newberry this morning for a bit.  The propane guys are suppose to come this afternoon and exchange our propane tanks.  Ours are badly in need of a paint job.  I guess that is what they do in the summer when there isn't much propane being used.  

 

May 28  7:32 am

Temp is 48.  The sun is out and it looks like a beautiful day today.  Happy Memorial Day! 

 

May 26  7:20 am

Temp is 41.  The sun is out, the hummingbirds are eating, and I am getting ready for the yard sale.  I have a couple rooms to attend to first.  We hung up a new hummingbird feeder by the window.  It is red, and the hummers won't go to it to eat.  Been there for a couple days now.  They only keep going back to the original one that suctions to the window.  Maybe I should put the new one in the yard sale and go buy another suction to the window one!  :)

 

May 25  8:28 am

Temp is 56.  Looks like it is going to be a nice day, but cooler.  No rain showers last night that was predicted by the tv guys.  I was in Newberry yesterday and gas was $3.57.9 per gallon.  That is unleaded, no fancy stuff.  When will it stop?  It is getting totally out of hand at this point.  Don't know what I will be doing today.  Maybe working on the yard sale "stuff".  I know I have some laundry to do also.  Remember the community yard sales are Sat. and Sun., from 10 to 5. 

 

May 24  8:15 am

Temp is 67.  Well as you can see, I'm BAAAAAAACK!!!   Can't get rid of me that easy. :)   Actually the power supply in our computer died, and we had to order a new one.  We did have an old computer that we hooked up, and it was good enough to go online with, but we didn't have our e-mail or anything like that.  So I know the camera has been doing it's think just fine.  It was hot here yesterday.  Temp was in the 80's, and it was windy.  We lost our power from 6 pm until 8:30. 

 

May 16  8:12 am

Temp is 40.  It is raining.  We needed the rain.  Everything is getting all nice and green.  My peonys that were so generously given to me last year are up and growing. I have some work to do in the flowers yet, like pulling weeds etc.  Many THANKS to the BROOKS family for the donation for the camera.  It is appreciated very much.  Did you notice our sign is back up and going?  It looks nice in my opinion.  Lots of work by Mike and Ralph to make it happen, but I think they did a good job. 

 

May 13  8:04 am

Temp is 39.  Sunny and bright.  Happy Mother's Day.  Hope you all have a wonderful day..............

 

 May 12  7:49 am

Temp is 44.  Well folks, a few things have happened since I was last on here.  We had our sign taken down, and a new one is in the making.  We got the ranger back from the garage, and it seems to be working fine.  Last but not least the BLACKFLIES are out in full force.  It is cloudy right now, so I am sure they are very hungry this morning. 

 

May 10  8:40 am

Temp is 53.  Well I finally got my hummingbird feeder out yesterday, and at 6 am this morning we saw the first hummer.  He is out here right now.  So I guess it truly is summer. :) 

 

May 6   6:15 pm

Temp is 59.  Nice day, but windy and DRY.  We need rain.  It is starting out like last year with no rain.  Not good!  I was busy cleaning out and sorting some "stuff" for a yard sale.  I decided I have more "stuff" than I need.:)  I am running out of room to store it.  I said I would never have another yard sale, but this one will probably be the last one.  Today I was in a getting rid of "stuff" frame of mind, so it was a good day for me to start.  It sure is a lot of work.  Deciding what I can part with and piling it up, then it will take me a whole day to price it.  A day to set it all out and a day to sell it.  Then I can only hope I sell it all, so I don't take it back inside again. 

 

May 5  9:22 pm

Temp is 49.  Another beautiful day.  I have been spending as much time outside as I can now, enjoying it before the "bugs" come out.  My husband did find a tick on his leg tonight.  Yuk!!  We have a camp over by Crystal Falls, and there are so many ticks over there in the spring especially.  You have to check your body every night to make sure there aren't any on you.  Not to mention finding them during the day.  Haven't  been over there in the spring now for two years, and I don't miss the ticks one bit.  We don't realize how lucky we are here not to have them yet.  But I know they are headed  in this direction.  I was told they have quite a few of them in Curtis and Newberry.  We have a chickadee making a nest in a tall stump.  It was a tree that we cut down and left the stump about three feet high.  It is now dry and getting rotten.  We were watching them today.  They have a hole in the tree that looks a lot like a woodpecker hole, only it goes down inside.  One chickadee goes in there and you can hear him pecking away, then he leaves and the other one goes in and takes a beak full of the wood and flies up in a branch and drops it. I was watching them for at least half an hour and they never stopped their "house cleaning."  So it will be interesting to keep an eye on them.  Last year they made a nest in a little birdhouse we have up by our garden. Speaking of garden,  I think we are going to make some toad houses either in or around our garden this year.  I will leave that topic for another day.

 

 

May 4  8:21 pm

Temp is 55.  Today was a beautiful day.  There is a  ford ranger parked in the camera image!  It is a 2001, 4 wheel drive extended cab.  It has only been driven to church on Sunday by a little old lady.  Well actually it has also been driven by a poor college student who juggles, (CHET)  and would like to continue driving it, but there is just one problem.  It needs a new transmission to the tune of $3100.00!  And to make matters  worse, it is 400 miles over the warranty!! It was leaking fluid and he took it in and they told him to drive it and bring it back the next week.  So he did!!!!  Then when they found out it was a bad tranny, the warranty was expired.  So we have shopped around and found the best price we could find for him.  So if there is anyone out there who is a ford executive or just wants to help a poor juggler out, feel free to do so!!!  I will make sure he gets anything that is sent here for him, and maybe he can even post contributors and thank you notes here. and remember no amount is too small.......................... 

May 3  8:12 am

Temp is 42.  A nice sunny day.  Guess what I saw last night?  A MOOSE!!  It was a small one and it looked yukie.  It was/is shedding his winter coat.  He was not frightened at all and was munching on some new tender little trees that were in bud. 

 

 

May 2  1:20 pm

Temp is 59.  It is sunny, but it feels cool outside.  Just got back from Newberry, saw a couple deer on the way over.  We went to Gaylord last night and picked up Chet's truck.  He has a problem with it, and so we have it here for Mike at Paradise Service to take a look at it.  He is an A-1 mechanic, so we feel much better with it in his hands.  I haven't been doing much other than working on spring cleaning.  There is an awful lot of washing when you have all the stuff in the motel to do.  The grass is greening up and I am still not done raking.........

 

 

April 29  10:12 am

Temp is 61.  Partly cloudy.  Chance of an isolated shower today.  Where is everyone?  Lets get this message board going folks.  Someone out there must have something to say.  If you are interested in a different topic, just let us know.  I know in the winter everyone is looking for snow, but we have lots to offer here in Paradise the rest of the year also.  Our family really likes geocaching.  What does everyone else like to do?  Also my guys are into fishing, and Chet would rather turkey hunt.  Anyway whatever you are doing today, I hope you have a great day.  I will probably be raking and washing spreads, blankets etc getting ready to spring clean. 

April 28  4:29 pm

Temp is 68.  A real nice sunny day.  I got some raking done this morning, then did laundry this afternoon.  Lots of birders in town for the weekend.  Seems nice to see traffic on the road again, but it will probably be quiet again tomorrow when they all go home.  I'll  have to get my hummingbird feeders out soon.  I have been tracking their migration and they are getting closer. 

 

April 26  4:36 pm

Temp is 56.  A little chilly out today.  I started raking the yard today.  Got it about a third done.  If  I keep picking at it, I will have it done this weekend sometime.  If it rains tonight like the weather guys say it is going to, it will green up. This is Spring Fling weekend for the birders.  I hope the weather does just what they want it to do, so they have a good weekend, and see lots of new birds.........

 

April 24  10:36 pm

Temp is 34.  Thought I would get on here and let all the people that will be on here early in the morning where we were all day today.  Our web hosting company experienced a hard drive failure and had to swap hard drives.  It wasn't anything we did here. It was a nice sunny day today, but the wind was cold.  I saw two sand hill cranes today along the point road, but never had my camera.  Chet got a new camera this winter and gave me his old one.  It is a nice digital one and I have been trying to remember to take it with me when ever I go some place in case I see something interesting.

 

April 21  12:10 pm

Temp is 61.  What can I say?  Just another beautiful day in Paradise!!  I was just out to the dump and doing the recycling thing, and I saw a lot of people out cleaning yards and raking.  There is some talk of smelt running, but actually haven't talked to anyone who has dipped any yet.  Ralph was down to the river mouth this morning at about 5:30  and talked to someone there, (still there from last night?)  and said they hadn't gotten any. 

 

April 20  11:39 am

Temp is 51.  It is a beautiful day.  Well we're back with the camera picture!!!  Thank you to Ralph for his MANY hours trying to make this happen.  Also to Chet and last but not least Scott for all his help over the phone.  Even tho you missed the last snow storm, you can at least watch the last of the snow melt out in the yard.  We have lots of pretty big piles yet where the snow has been plowed up all winter.  Hopefully I will be sending my little comments your way every day or two now.  The Spring Fling for the birders is  next weekend. Do to a cancellation,  I have a couple rooms left if anyone is looking. 

 

April 19 1:49 pm

Temp is 64.  It is a beautiful sunny day and the snow is melting fast.  This web site is making me crazy, or should I say crazier!!Soon we should be back to normal.  Had to get the dsl guy here today to get us back on line.  We couldn't access the internet this morning.  So all is well with that now.  This is the first time I got to check out the web fourm.  It looks pretty good to me.  Thanks Chet!  Well I'm going to go outside and enjoy the sunshine.

 

April 17  8:47 am

Temp is 36.  I hope you are still reading my comments, even tho the camera isn't working YET!  We are still working on it and I think it is getting close again.  Ralph has been working on it since Chet left, last night for 4 hours.  Thanks to a couple calls from Chet and calls to and from Scott in Ohio, he thinks he's got it , and will continue working on it tonight when he gets home from work.  He ended up taking the camera down, and resetting it, for one thing.  But anyway, we're still here and I am still commenting............... 

 

April 15  4:41 pm

Temp is 50.  Beautiful day.  Well we had everything working at 1:13 this morning, then Chet decided to mess around with something, and he did something, he doesn't know what, and now the camera won't do whatever it is suppose to do.  He had to leave early this morning, because he had to work today, so his brother is trying to figure it out. At least you can see what it looked like out here last night..............Don't give up on us, we're still trying!!!

 

April 13  8:09 am

Temp is 30.  Friday the 13th!!!!  The sun is out.  Maybe we are done with snow for the year.  Do ya think?  I hope so.  The birdwatchers Spring Fling is just in two weeks.  They will have to wade in snow if it doesn't do some serious melting by then.  But one good thing, it is spring and the sun is warm whenever it does come out.

 

April 12  8:35 am

Temp is 31.  Snowing and blowing.  Looks like about 2 inches of fresh snow on the ground.  We are still in a winter snow advisory until 8 pm.  Is it ever going to be spring?  Please take a minute to fill in the form for us. I see that Chet has removed the old image on the picture.  Be patient, it should be up and going this weekend.  It doesn't look much different out there anyway.  Maybe just some more snow. 

 

April 10  7:03 pm

Temp is 34.  Well it looks like I'm back with the comments.  Hopefully the camera picture will be back soon.  It will be correct this weekend if not before.  Thanks to everyone for standing by and bearing with us, it's just that things happen sometimes out of our control..........

 

 

April 4 8:04

Temp is 15 Snowing and windy. 

 

 

March 29  12:28 pm

Temp is 48.  The sun is out and it feels nice.  I can't seem to get to this page today.  Don't know if it is just my computer or something else.  Nothing going on anyway I guess. 

 

March 28  7:27 am

Temp is 26.  A little frosty out there this morning.  No one came to remove the snow by the sign yesterday.  Maybe he is just going to let mother nature do it.  Tv guy says colder next week.  That isn't good.  I want the snow to melt so I can start my outside work, and spring cleaning is just around the corner. 

 

March 27  8:22 am

Temp is 38.  Cloudy, dark and it looks like rain.  Thought I'd better get on here so everyone would know that I am still around.  Don't worry, you're not going to get rid of me that easy.  There just hasn't been much to comment on lately.  You will probably see Del out by our sign today removing some of the snow, getting ready to remove the sign next week.  This is a move forward project that was put on hold last November.  Lots of snow out there yet.......

 

March 22  9:56 am

Temp is 37.  It rained hard last night.  I even saw some lightening.  It is windy right now, and just a dark dreary day.  But hey, tv guy says beautiful weather for the rest of the week. 

 

March 20  5:05 pm

Temp is 33.  All problems resolved.  Thanks Chet, and thanks Scott for letting me know.  Chet knew what he had to do, but just forgot about it before he left to go home.  Soooooo, it looks like we are back in business providing you with a picture of our snow piles. :)  Now that snowmobiling is over for the year, we get to sit here and wait for those piles to melt so we can go outside and start on our spring jobs.  According to the tv weather guys, it is suppose to rain tomorrow night, and warm up.  That will take the snow piles down a little faster.  Husband says he is going to take me ice fishing, so maybe later this week if the weather holds up. 

 

 

March 19-----Trying to resolve problem.  Please bear with us.

 

March 19

  IF YOU CAN NOT SEE THE IMAGE FROM THE CAMERA TRY IT AT www.upmich.com/weather/image1.jpg DIRECTLY. 

 

March 19  9:37 am

Temp is 34.  We got some heavy wet snow last night.  Suppose to warm up and rain later in the week, so all this snow does for us is to make a big mess on the ground again.  Anyway, back to the camera picture.  I guess it still isn't fixed.  I understand if you have an older computer with out JAVA you will not be getting the picture.  I am sorry for this , but I/we will possibly have to wait until someone who knows what they are doing can get on here and get it taken care of. 

 

March 18  8:48 pm

Temp is 25.  Chet went back home last night.  It has been brought to my attention that if you don't have java down loaded on your computer you can not get the web cam picture. If you do, you were getting the new picture every 10 seconds.  My son Ralph, got into the camera settings and changed it back to every three minutes to take a picture.  Hopefully now everyone can get the picture again.  However he doesn't know how to get the automatic upload message off, so you will have to bear with that until Chet comes back,  or tells us how to do it via a telephone message.  Thanks for bearing with us.  We were just trying to make it better.  nancy

 

March 17  5:31 pm

Temp is 34.  It is chilly outside.  Chet was here and did some work on the camera settings.  Hopefully it won't be so bright now  when the sun is out.  Also it is now taking a picture every 10 seconds or so. 

 

 

March 16  7:47 am

Temp is 15.  How's everyone doing today?  I haven't been on here for a couple days.  Nothing much to say.  Snowmobiling as we know it is basically done for the year.  You can ride the point trail and the groomers are still going out, but I have had people say it is to icy and there is not enough snow on the trail for cooling.  I am not a snowmobiler, so I don't know.  I guess if you have air cooled, it would be fine.  I would like to say hi to BOB at Office Max In Petoskey.  I hear you read my comments.  Next time you get to Paradise, stop in and say hi. :)   Check out Dave's trail report on the www.paradisenightriders.com site for a correct trail report. 

 

March 12  4:19 pm

Temp is 44.  Cloudy.  It sure doesn't feel like 44 tho.  It feels cold out to me.  We were without power for  three hours this afternoon.  Don't know why.  It was warm yesterday, and the snow was melting.  People are still snowmobiling.  Our guests were going to leave today, and went out for a ride before they left, and decided to stay another night.  They rode to crisp point this morning.  So there is still riding to be had.  Lots of snow out there that's for sure.  They are saying colder temps for the weekend with some snow.  But we do need to remember it is almost the middle of March.

 

March 10  3:56 pm

Temp is 33.  Well folks it is snowing.  Looks like some heavy wet stuff.  Coming down quite hard.  If it keeps this up we will have some heavy snow to shovel come morning.  I saw on a web site here somewhere this morning, that if you are a snowflake that you are in danger.  But I don't think that is the case right now.  No melting at the moment. 

 

March 9  7:53 am

Temp is 23.  Trails are reported to be excellent.  Warm up heading our way for tomorrow and Sunday.  All our guests are getting ready to head out for the day.  Have a fun filled and safe weekend and try and get that last ride in.

 

March 7  7:38 am

Temp is 6.  An inch of snow last night.  Todd and Lisa reported the trails are excellent.  Best they have ever seen them.  Had a good time.  If you want that ride you've been waiting for all winter, you better load up and head north to Paradise.  A couple more inches to come tonight.  Might be a warm up on the weekend.  Also I want to say thank you to Jean. 

 

March 5  11:23 am

Temp is 17, and I have no idea of the wind chill, but let me tell you it is cold.  Needless to say I didn't make it to the dentist this morning.  Wind and blowing snow so hard you could hardly see across the road at times.  No thank you, I won't be driving in those conditions unless is was an emergency.  Hi Allison SNOWMOBILE WORLD. COM  I got your e-mail.  I thought you might be staying that extra night when I saw all the fresh snow....................

 

March 4  10:50 am

Temp is 34 and sunny.  I have been asked why the camera picture is so bright.  Well I asked Chet that very question and he said it was just that it is so bright outside with the sun and the sun reflecting off the snow.  I won't be on here in the morning, maybe later in the day.  I have to be at the dentist at 8 am for a root canal.  Oh yea........Can't hardly wait!!  :)      

 

\March 3  7:54 am

Temp is 21.  A little snow overnight.  Our guests report the trails as excellent with all the fresh snow we got on Thursday night.  Rick and Allison from Snowmobile World .com  I hope you had a safe trip home, ( if indeed you left yesterday. :)  It was nice seeing you and hopefully we will see you HERE next year.  Hi to the birders in Ohio.  Thanks for the e-mail. 

 

 

March 2  9:45

I'm BACK!  I went out and measured, and there is 11 inches of fresh snow.  Now you can tell I am not very good at guessing hey?  Also Matt L.  form SNOWMOBILE WORLD. COM guess who was here yesterday to say hi?  We had a nice little chat!  :)

 

March 2  7:33 am

Temp is 23.  It is snowing.  Looks like a heavy snow.  All schools in the area are closed.  We were without power last night from 5:45 to 9:10.  I didn't mind to much, I just sat by the lantern and read.  Our guests were unable to arrive last night because the bridge was closed to all trailers.  I don't know how much we got, I"d guess 4 or 5 inches.  I will measure it later when I go out to shovel.  We are still in a winter storm warning today with more to come.  I talked to Chet last night and it was snowing and really windy there.  He said it was blowing around so much you couldn't tell how much had hit the ground.

 

March 1  8:04 am

Temp is 13.  The sun is out.  A winter storm warning is in effect for tonight and tomorrow.  Lots of snow and wind.  So be sure and check the camera picture in the morning to see what we do indeed receive. 

 

February 28  8:06 am

Temp is 22.  Nothing much to comment about today, other than it is the last day of the month.  The tv guys say we have a winter storm coming in for tomorrow.  So I guess March will be coming in like a lion.  We need some snow on the ground, because everywhere you go it is very slippery from the warm weather we had last week, then it froze again. 

 

February 25  7:53 am

Temp is 14.  No new snow.  Most of our guests left last night to try and avoid the big storm downstate.  Hope everyone made it home safely. 

 

February 24  7:54 am       HAPPY BIRTHDAY KENA!!!!!!!!

Temp is 2.  It is bright outside, looks like it will be sunny today.  But it is cold.  Kena is our daughter who is having a birthday today.  She's slowly catching up to me!  :)    Hope everyone has a fun filled safe weekend. 

 

February 23  7:28 am

Temp is -5.  Cold out again.  No new snow over night.  Lots of people in town.  Mardi Gras De Snow weekend here in town.  Lots of fun events going on.   If you are thinking of heading to Paradise for the weekend , it would probably be a good idea to call somewhere and get a reservation ahead of time.  As of this minute we do have one room open for tomorrow night. 

February 22  8:44 am

Temp is 21.  Windy!  Just a dusting of snow last night. 

 

February 21   7:30 am

Temp is 25.  Tv guys are still saying they are watching a storm for the weekend.  Guess we will just have to wait and see.  On a sad note a young 18 year old was killed here on the trail yesterday.  I don't know the facts, so I won't comment on it for now.  I spent five hours working on income tax stuff yesterday.  I have about an hour left today then I can get it in the mail for the real tax guy over in the Soo.  Hopefully he can work his magic on it, then all we'll have to do is sign it!!  Chet e-mailed me some interesting facts yesterday concerning this page.  I will share some of them with you. These are different visitors, not repeat visitors:

So far this month we have had 3831 visitors  64.7% added to favorites

January  3190 visitors  94.3% of them added the site to their favorites

December  2180 visitors  68.5% added the site to their favorites

November 1470 visitors   43.7% added to their favorites

October  1305 visitors  26.2%  added to favorites

September  1017 visitors  22.2% added to favorites

So I guess there are people keeping track of the conditions in Paradise............

 

 

 

February 20  8:28 am

Temp is 25.  Tv guys are watching a big storm for the weekend.  Not sure if it is for the up or not yet.  My son and a couple of his friends went 261 miles on Sunday on their snowmobiles.  Said all trails were good, except the snow was a little thin around the Trout Lake area. 

 

February 19  8:32 am

Temp is 15.  Looks like just a dusting of snow last night.  It did snow some yesterday.  I was busy all day, so I didn't really pay much attention. 

 

February 16  8:22 am

Temp is 2.  Fresh snow last night, looks like about what we had yesterday morning, that was actually 4 inches when I went and measured it.  I measured the snow behind the motel yesterday and there is/was 24 1/2 inches on the ground.  Snowed after that , so 25 inches now at least. 

 

February 15  8:02 am

Temp is 3.  Looks like about 2 inches or so of snow last night.  Tv guy says 2-4 today and 2-4 tonight.  Our guests report the trails are beautiful.  They rode to Brimley yesterday. 

 

February 14  7:57 am

Temp is -1.  No new snow.  HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY !   I went to Newberry again yesterday to pick up some meds, and get the stuff I forgot to get last week.  Now I think I am going to stop going there.  Now I like snowmobilers, they are our income in the winter, but I know there is one out there that I think needs a lesson.  You don't STOP in the center of M-123 when you are crossing it and there is a car coming,  and the roads are snow covered and slippery.  This happened to me yesterday.  A lady on a yellow and black ski-doo did that very thing.  I either had to hit the brakes or hit her.  I hit the brakes and she did continue on the trail.  Then when I put my foot on the gas to go again, I spun out and couldn't steer out of it, so I hit the snow bank where there just happened to be a fence covered by snow.  So I took out the grill on the blazer and the front license plate holder.  No one was hurt, but I was kinda angry.  So thanks Mrs. Ski- Doo rider that stopped in the middle of M-123 yesterday morning about 11 am.  I only have to pay my deductible because I chose not to hit you.  No deductible if I would have hit you!!!!!!!!!!!!  Also thanks to the two people behind you on the bank that didn't even have the brains to come see if anyone was hurt.  Hope everyone has a wonderful and happy valentine's day...............

February 13  7:34 am

Temp is -5.  Cold out there.  No new snow.  There was a story in our local paper (the soo evening news) that Paradise is not done with the lake effect snow yet this year.  So it is far from over folks.  Reports are all trails are "really nice".  Had a couple guys that left Sunday morning for Munising and when they got back last night, they said "boy you guys got more snow than Munising."  I was a little surprised to hear that. 

 

February 12  8:00 am

Temp is 1.  We had a couple inches of snow late yesterday afternoon.  It really came down for a couple hours.  A real white out, then it stopped.  What about New York?  Wow, now that is a lot of snow in a few days.  That is when it becomes WORK!! 

 

February 11  11:31 am

Temp is 29.  Sunny. No plowing this morning or shoveling sidewalk.  What a change to see the sun.  We have had to plow on  Feb. 3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10.  I am not complaining one bit.  Just wish it could have came a bit earlier.  Someone said the other day that maybe they could still ride in April this year.  That would be cool.  Not much to comment about, Chet and Bethany were here to visit this weekend.  Nice to see them.  Having the snow removed from the motel roof this week.  Haven't had to do that for the last couple years.  Guys are gone ice fishing today, so I will get all my work done and read my book while it is nice and quiet.............

 

February 8  8:19 am

Temp is 17.  More snow last night.  "Trusty" tells me there is 6 inches of that white stuff out there this morning.  It is snowing now with 3 to 6 inches expected. Doesn't seem like that long ago we were praying for snow, now next week we will be getting our roof shoveled!!  

February 7  9:15 am

Temp is 17.  More snow last night.  Probably another 4+ inches.  Well yesterday the sun came out and my aunt over in Newberry said it was sunny there, so I thought, this is a good day to go shopping.  Going over wasn't bad, but coming back wasn't very much fun.  Was still clear and nice when I left there, but had whiteout conditions  between north of Newberry all the way to the Chippewa county line.  The road in Luce county wasn't plowed and with the wind, you couldn't tell where the road was.  Then the wet snow started to fly up on the windshield and for some strange reason the wiper decided not to clear the middle of the windshield.  I couldn't stop in the road to try and do something with the wiper, because I didn't  want to risk getting rear ended or worse.  Anyway I made it home.  Got all the groceries unloaded, cooked supper and just as we started to eat, the power went out.  This was 6:10pm.  We were with out power until 12:30am.  It was getting cold in here.  Temp was 57 inside and 8 outside when it finally came back on.  Then I had to clear the table, do dishes and everything else I couldn't do.  So I was up late last night........ 

 

 

February 6  7:43 am

Temp is 4.  It snowed last night, probably 3 inches or so. It is snowing now.   Snow advisory for today with 4 to 6 more inches possible.  I am wanting to go over to Newberry for some things that I need, but don't really want to drive in this snow and blowing snow.  So I guess I will just wait it out.  Tv guy said the wind chill over there is -27 to -30.  Nice and warm in here. :)   Heard from our daughter yesterday that lives in Ishpeming and she said it was -18 with -40 wind chill. Brrrrrrrr!!!!  

 

February 5  8:07 am

Temp is 8.  A heat wave I believe.  Yesterday our high was 3.  It snowed yesterday and last night, but it was so windy and blowing around I have no idea how much we got.  Wonderful,  flat, smooth, beautiful are just some of the words that the guys were saying about the trails yesterday.  So we have plenty of snow and lots of snowmobiling to be had, so make plans for the ride you been waiting for. 

February 4  7:37 am

Temp is -4.  It got up to a balmy 9 yesterday.  It snowed yesterday and it was really coming down last night when I went to bed.  Hard to measure, because the snowmobiles drive on it and pack it down.  Today is a big cleaning day for me, because just about everyone checks out today.  When I am done, I will try and find a place where I can  measure.  Stay warm............

 

February 3  3:14 pm

Temp is 8.  It was -1 this morning at 7 am.  It has been snowing most of the day.  We plowed the drive this morning, and the vehicles parked in front of the camera didn't have any snow on them when it started.  It is too cold to go out and measure.  Probably a couple inches.  I went to the dump this morning and I am glad I didn't have to go any farther.  It was snowing hard, the roads hadn't been plowed, and snowmobiles were all over the place.  Some were riding on the road along side of the trail. duh!  Wonder where they took their snowmobile safety course???

February 2   10:32 am

Temp is 21.  This morning earlier it was 15.  Curious as to how cold it will actually get here in the next few days.  It is usually warmer here by the lake than a few miles away.  Tv guy says snow advisories for today with 4-6 inches of snow.  Not doing anything right now.  Matt, I liked your little mention on Snowmobile World .com.  Thanks to you guys, and we'll see you in a few weeks!!  We'll order up a ton of snow for you guys to enjoy while you are out at the cabin.......

 

February 1   8:37 am

Temp is 9.  No snow overnight.  Cold Cold Cold is the forecast for the weekend.  It is hard to believe it is Feb. already.  Where did January go?  I guess it went by fast because we were waiting for snow every day.

 

January 31   11:10am

When husband went to take the plow truck out of the garage, there was 11 inches of fresh snow.  So it snowed another inch since my earlier comments.  Trusty and I went out and measured behind the motel and there is 23 inches of snow on the ground. So there is probably a little more in places, and a little less in others.  Doesn't  take it long to pile up when you get the 11 inches in one snowfall.  I guess the tv guys were right for once.  :)

January 31   8:32 am

Temp is 15.  Well folks, it looks like Paradise  should look the last day of January, snow covered.    "Trusty" was so happy to get to go outside this morning and measure the snow!!  He told me we have TEN inches of fresh snow, and it is still snowing.  When I go out to shovel today, I will venture out back behind the motel to the undisturbed snow and measure it, so I can tell  how much is on the ground.  Nick parked the truck with the red trailer there yesterday afternoon, and it is covered in snow.

January 30  8:32 am

Temp is 6.  Tv guys say we are suppose to get 1 to 3 inches of snow today, and we are under a lake effect snow watch for tonight and tomorrow.  Lots of snow and blowing snow.  So we will see.............  Also I guess we have some cold weather coming in for the weekend. Good morning to Adrienne.  Nick says hi. 

 

January 29  8:10am

Temp is 13.  Looks like we got a couple inches of fresh snow last night.  Every little bit helps.

 

January 27  5:12 pm

Temp is 24.  Has been snowing off and on all day.  We have about 3 inches of fresh stuff on the ground, and it is snowing hard now.  It was quite windy this afternoon also. 

 

January 25  8:59am

Temp is 0.  We got one inch of snow last night.

 

January 24  8:07 am            HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO JESSICA, OUR GRANDAUGHTER

Temp is 6.  It is cold out folks.  Swamps and water holes should be freezing up with this weather.  Lots of cold weather in the next few days.  That is what the tv guy said.  We got about 4 inches of fresh snow in the last couple days.  People are out riding and have no complaints.  Just to remind everyone that the camera is mounted on the motel, and the building you see is the credit union across the street.  The town trail runs along side of the road by our sign.  The object of the camera is to let you know how much snow is out there.  We can not put up a snow stick out there, because it is plowed.  Like Matt said the other day,  once you've been here you can tell how much snow we have by looking at the camera picture.  It is snowing lightly now. 

January 22  11:11 am

Temp is 31.  A few flurries.  A little bit of snow overnight.  I want to say thank you to MATT AND DAVE from SNOWMOBILE WORLD for the donation to the camera yesterday.  We really appreciate the donations to help us keep this site going.  Especially this winter!!!!!!!!!!  They are a couple guys that like to ride and have a good time.  They told me they were going to Manistique for a charity ride for snowmobile world.  Ride safe guys and stop in and say hi and get your picture taken anytime!!!  BLESSING OF THE SNOWMOBILES   JAN.27th  10:30 am

 

January  20  10:42 am

Temp is 20.  It was 10 this morning at 6:30 when I got up.  So it was COLD last night.  Nothing much going on today.  Plowing the driveway and watching the snowmobiles go by on the trail.  There are a few snowflakes falling, but just a few. 

 

January 19  12:19pm

Temp is 25.  We received about three inches of snow last night.  It has been snowing on and off all day.  Right at the moment it is snowing hard.  Tv guy says we are still under a lake effect snow warning for 7 to 14 inches of snow by morning.  A cold front is heading our way and later this afternoon, the snow should be getting heavy. (as I mentioned before, it is heavy now).  I have to say hi to Eric today.  I talked to him on the phone yesterday and he says he checks out the camera pictures and reads my comments every day.  So Eric, come on up to Paradise and go snowmobiling.  Just a reminder, we now have wireless internet for our guests.  Plan to attend the Blessing Of The Snowmobiles at 10:30 am on the 27th. Sounds like a good time for all.   Where ever you are driving tonight, slow down and drive safely................

January 18  7:41 am

Temp is 20.  Tv guys say we are in for some lake effect tomorrow night and into Saturday. They say  some of the   snowbelts are going to get pounded with up to a foot of snow.  We can only hope.    I talked to Chet yesterday and he is doing fine.  He will be doing some juggling this weekend.  He will be working on the motel web page as soon as I send him  a few things.  Did you see the snow in California?  I think we will have to take out a loan to be able to buy oranges in the near future.  I don't buy them anyway, I buy clementines.  They are sooo good! 

 

 

January 17  10:34 am

Temp is now 22.  I started this comments thing this morning at around 8 am, when it was 15 outside, but I goofed somewhere, and I am hoping that I have it figured out now. We had a couple inches of snow in the driveway this morning since we plowed yesterday.  The sun is out now.

  

 

January 16  11:20am

Temp is 15.  I just got back in from measuring the snow out behind the motel where "trusty" tells me there is 11 inches on the ground.   A couple guys that have a cabin north west of here (vermillion road area?)  spent the night here and snowmobiled to the cabin this morning,  said they have 16 inches of snow there on the picnic table.  Said it is about 3 miles from the lake.  It has been snowing all morning, but just lightly now.  Just a reminder of the Blessing of the Snowmobiles on January 27th at 10 am.  Thanks to Ryan for the web cam donation.  It all helps to keep the camera going, especially this winter.  You know you're a yooper if you can't decide whether the road you're driving on is paved or not........

 

January 15  8:05 am

Temp is 17.  We got an inch or two of snow last night.  Tv guy says two to four more on it's way.  It is snowing lightly now.  It looks like it is quite windy also.  

 

 

January 13  7:45 am

Temp is 8.  Yes you are seeing it correctly, it is 8.  We had 3 inches of new snow late yesterday afternoon, after I finished my comments.  Both John Dee and the tv guys say lake effect for next week. None of our guests are up and about yet, so there is no one I can ask about the ride they had last night.  But every little bit helps I guess.  Just  to remind you of the Blessing Of  The Snowmobiles on January 27th at 10:30 am if anyone is interested. 

 

 

January 12  8:54 am

Temp is 31.  No new snow.  It was warm yesterday.  No rain overnight.  I have a couple staying here that went out yesterday morning and rode 60 miles.  They came back at 11 and checked out, and went  in the search of more snow.  They came back in the afternoon and said they had went as far as Munising and they had under an inch, and this was the place that had the most snow.  They met another couple and went out again.  I just talked to them and they rode 50 miles last night.  Lots of dirt on the trails, but they said if you got off the trail and went off on your own you could ride.  So that's the way it is.  It is now 3:16 pm.  I didn't get to finish this morning, but now I'm back.  It seems as though there are some different opinions as to how much snow we have here.  I just took "trusty", my measuring stick out behind the motel, where the snow has not been disturbed, plowed , walked on or whatever, and there is 6 inches of snow.  Keep in mind we are in town.  There is less snow up toward the point.  I went to Strongs today and there were about 11 machines sitting at the bar.  On my way back I saw 7 machines between Silver Creek and Paradise.  There was a lot of mud there to be seen also.  There was not much snow until I got right into town, then I thought to myself, wow, we do have more snow than anyone else.  Anyone that knows me, knows I don't lie about the conditions to get business.  I even have called people and told then not to come.  It is 24 out now and snowing.  Not suppose to get much until the lake effect kicks in on Monday.  That is what I heard from the tv guys.  I hope this helps anyone who doesn't know what to think about the amount of snow we have.  I will be back here tomorrow and let everyone know what has happened between now and then. 

 

January 10  8:51 am

Temp is 18.  We got 8 inches of snow since we plowed yesterday.  So we have a good foot of snow on the ground.  It was really windy yesterday afternoon early evening and it was blowing around.  I would say you can now snowmobile.  Thanks for the e-mail Matt, we'll see you  when you get into town. 

January 9  8:49 am

Temp is 21.  Trusty says we have 4 inches of snow on the ground.  Tv guy says we have 4 to 7 more inches on it's way.  It was snowing pretty good about an hour ago, but it has now stopped.  Tv guy also is talking about a big storm for Sunday, but I missed where it is going to hit.  I am ready for a big storm.  Seems like we haven't  had the storms in recent years like we used to have.  I can remember when we had drifts on the sidewalk of the motel up to the windows.  Sounds hard to believe, but it is true.  I know, I was one of the people shoveling it!!!  At least it looks like winter outside. 

 

January 8  9:16 am

Temp is 30.  An inch of snow last night, with more in the forecast.  It is very dark and cloudy out right now.  I'll try and keep you posted if we get more snow today. 

 

January 6  6:26 pm

Temp is 32.  We have had snow showers on and off all day.  It snowed and melted, snowed and melted.  Hopefully the tv guy is right, and it will get and remain colder. 

 

 

January 5  8:45 am

Temp is 40.  Tv guy says maybe some snow this weekend.  Now wouldn't that be nice?  Yesterday it was cloudy and dark all day.  It looked like it was going to pour rain any minute, but it never.  Yesterday I found two little pansy flowers in my flower garden at the end of the motel.  Today I am going to take a picture of them.  It feels like spring and that we should be getting ready to plant the garden.  How about the snow out in Denver?  Those people are getting sick of it.  I hope I am not boreing you with my comments lately, but there is just not much to talk about. 

 

 

January 3  8:53 am

Temp is 31.  A little breeze.  Tv guy said today is suppose to be really windy, and warm.  Maybe, just maybe it will be cooling off next week with some snow.  John Dee even predicts snow for us in the near future.  Sure hope you are right John!!  He usually is.  Not much going on around here. Chet got me a " su doku  for dummies" book for Christmas (thanks Chet, are you trying to tell me something)  and I have been trying to figure it out.  I did manage to do one of the easy puzzles the other day.   There will be a blessing of the snowmobiles on Jan. 27th at 10:30 am.  So if you are in the area you might want to plan on attending.  Maybe there will be lots of snow by then............

 

 

January 1  9:01 am

Temp is 35.  Rain,  rained most of the night.  Windy.  Hope everyone had a safe and happy new years eve.  I spent it curled up in my favorite chair wrapped in a blanket watching tv.  Nice and comfy.........

December 29  4:47 pm

Temp is 27.  It is snowing folks.  Started about a half hour ago.  The sand in the driveway is actually getting covered.  It has been cold all day today and cold at night, in the 20's, so that is good for freezing up the swamps for when we do get a lot of snow.  As everyone knows the weather is weird all over this winter.  Talked to our friends in Florida on Christmas day and they said it was really hot there,  in the 80's and they had the air conditioner running.  Normally it is not that warm there this time of the year.  Where they are at least. 

 

December 28 9:32 am

Temp is 24.  No snow!  The house is getting quieter each day.  Daughter and family left on the 26th, and Bethany came.  She left yesterday, and Chet will be leaving today.  Then it will be back to the old normal routine, just waiting for snow, and wondering what's going to happen with this winter.  I have a day of putting away decorations and taking down the tree.  Usually I have it down by now, but it is still up today.  Just wanted to check in and let everyone know we are still here, doing all we can to conserve heat and electricity and waiting for snow.  THINK SNOW

December 25  3:22

Temp is 34.  Not doing much of anything out today.  Just want to wish everyone a Merry Christmas.  We had all our family here, and had an enjoyable day.  Dinner is almost cooked, then everyone will be stuffed.  Turkey with all the trimmings.  As usual THINK SNOW!!!!!!!!

 

December 23  3:05 pm

Temp is 35. Rain/snow   The temp is 33 for awhile, then I look again and it is 34, now 35.  Soon it will be back to 33.  When it is 33, there are big beautiful snowflakes falling from the skies.  But only for a bit, then the temp raises again and it either quits or turns to rain. So if we could just drop the temp a few degrees and keep it there we would be in business.  I am spending all day cooking, so I won't have to cook tomorrow.  I always fix a few salads and snacks for Christmas eve, and relax and enjoy my family.  However I am getting tired, so I will have to get up in the morning and make pie.  Chet will be coming home tonight after work and our daughter and her family will be here tomorrow.  THINK SNOW!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

December 22, 8:15 am

Temp is 35.  Rain.  Looks like some snow is headed our way in the next few days.............

 

December 20  11:43 am

Temp is 41.  Wind.  Well folks that says it all right there.  Not much snow although it does get cold at night.  Cold enough to make us turn on the heat in all the rooms so the water doesn't  freeze and just watch the propane tank empty!!  This really sucks people.  Think snow, and hopefully it will come one of these days. 

 

 

December 16  3:53 pm

Temp is 38.  Just a dull cloudy quiet day.  We put up the Christmas tree today.  It makes the house smell sooo good!  I  have these ornaments that are green and white with moose and evergreen trees on them.  Then I have some wooden beads that look like cranberries, and green and clear lights.  It looks pretty good if I have to say so myself.  A tree perfect for living in the northwoods.   Now all we need is a couple feet of snow and all would be good.  Guess I"d better go and stir the chili. It smells good thanks to "Lucky Randy" and the Mrs. for bringing me the green peppers last summer that I put in it.

 

 

December 15  7:54 am

Temp is 36.  It doesn't seem like it is almost Christmas.  Maybe if it would start to snow, it would be different.  This really sucks people.  Sure would be nice to have a paycheck every couple weeks and not have to depend on mother nature for your income.  Tv guys say a cool down and maybe snow the end of next week.  That would be nice.  :)   I guess I should make some goodies.  Maybe some fudge and a variety of cookies.  Have to do laundry also, but I see my book sitting on the table looking lonely, so maybe I should just read for awhile before I get started with my chores!  I just saw on tv that a woman won $10,000 for wrapping the perfect present.  A contest put on by scotch, the tape people.  What ever happened to wrapping gifts in the funny papers from the Sunday paper? 

 

December 13  5:01  pm

Temp is 35.  Windy.   The web cam is mounted on our motel and looks out toward the road, town trail, and the building you see is the credit union.  Maybe someday we will get another camera up and going. 

 

December 11  3:11 pm

Temp is 36.  Cloudy.  Not much to comment about these days.  Doing a little Christmas shopping and that's about it. 

 

 

December 7  9:29 am

Temp is 17.  We got 5 inches of snow over night, and it is snowing really hard right now.  I saw a snowmobile go past on the trail awhile ago.   

 

 

December 6  8:45 am

Temp is 25.  We have received 2 inches of snow since Monday.  Thank you to "The B Family" for your generous donation to the site.  It was nice meeting you last spring.  It has been cold here.  It was 8 the other night when I went to bed.  If I heard the tv guy correctly this morning, we are suppose to get more snow tonight.  Have a great day and THINK SNOW!!!!!

 

 

December 4  11:33 am

Temp is 25.  It was 12 this morning at 7:30am.  "Trusty" told me there is 8 1/2 inches of new snow on the ground since we plowed on Saturday morning. Hubby is plowing now.  It is snowing now and it looks like some of it is blowing off the trees.  The town trail runs along side of the road right out by our sign,  so we are close to the snowmobile trail, and we have ample parking for all those big rigs.  We are also still accepting donations to keep this sight going, and thanks to all you that have donated in the past. 

 

 

December 2  9:50 am

Temp is 28.  Sun is out with a very light snow.  We got 5 inches of snow yesterday and last night.  So there is 5 inches on the ground now.  It is so beautiful where no one has walked or disturbed it.  I just love it. 

 

December 1  1:40pm

Temp 24. Windy and it just started to snow a few minutes ago.  Tv guy says we are only suppose to get 1 to 3 inches, but we will see.  I am sure this  white stuff will stick around until April or May, hopefully.  Our business in the winter depends on the snow.  I really don't mind the snow, like a lot of people I hear complaining.  I guess this isn't the place to live if you don't like it.   I will try and make it a point to get on here tomorrow and let you know how much snow fell overnight.  Besides, "Trusty" is getting tired of standing in the corner!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

November 27  12:02 pm

Temp is 37.  Raining.  How was everyone's thanksgiving?  Good I hope.  We were in hunting camp.  Had a good time hunting.  Tv guy says it is suppose to get cold and snow on Friday.  I hope so, it is getting close to snowmobiling time and we need the white stuff for them. 

 

November 18  10:33am

Temp is 37.  A few sprinkles this morning.  No one in my family got a deer yet.  Guess I will have to show them how it is done!  :)   I see there are about 5 deer hanging up across the road, so someone had some luck this year.  Not much to comment about this time of year.  Tv weather guy did say last night that there is no snow any where in the future, and it is suppose to be a mild winter.  That is not what you like to hear when you have a motel and you've just had the worse fall ever.  Fall?  Did I say fall?  I don't think we had much of a fall this year.  It went from summer to winter and snow, lost all our color in a few days, and now it is back to mild again.  I sure hope we get snow for the Christmas week of snowmobiling.   

 

November 14  10:02 pm

Temp is 38.  Wow, that is pretty warm for this time of the night.  Tomorrow is the opening day of firearm deer season.  Good luck to all you hunters that are lucky enough to have the day off to hit the woods.  Thanks to the people that wished me a happy birthday the other day.  That was nice of you.  We have NO snow on the ground, but about 10-12 miles south of us they do.  I was at Pickford this morning and they still have snow there also.  I think the tv guy said it is suppose to rain tomorrow and no one is quite sure what Thursday will bring yet.  I hope not a storm or even snow, because I have to be at the dentist at 9:am.  Awhile back  I said we would be moving our sign in a few days.  Well that didn't happen, and we can leave it where it is until spring.  The snowmobile trail will still go by it like it did last year for now. 

 

November 11  1:38 pm

Temp is 37.  Not to bad out actually.  I hope everyone has a wonderful Veteran's Day, and thank you to everyone who is serving our country now and in the past.  

 

November 9, 2:51 pm

Temp is 42.  It is quite windy, and the wind is cold.  You for sure need a jacket and hat when you go outside.  Today is my birthday and I'm not telling my age. :)  Chet and Bethany came to visit today.  Chet is gathering all his hunting equipment and getting ready for deer season. 

 

November 6  12:11 pm

Temp is 52.  Sunny!!!!!  It is so nice outside.  I think we are getting this warm weather to finish up all the things we need to get put away before winter.  I defrosted my upright freezer this morning, now I think I have all my little extra jobs done.  Tomorrow is election day and it is not to soon for me.  I am getting so tired of the phone ringing with election stuff.  Then it rings and no one is there.  That has happened twice so far this morning.  I was ready to tell the next person that called that I was going to vote for the person who leaves me alone!!!!  It really bugs me when they call and ask you who you are going to vote for.  I thought that was my business and no one else's.  Now that I have complained about the election, I think I will go outside and enjoy the sunshine.

November 3  11:22 am

Temp is 35.  Cloudy.  I just took out "trusty"  (that's my measuring stick) and it tells me there is now 4 inches on the ground.  We had more yesterday, but it is now settling, since it is up to 35. Tv guy says a warm up for Sunday, so I think the snow will melt.  I baked a couple pies this morning, but I never left the kitchen, so they didn't burn.............

 

October 31  4:10 pm

Temp is 39, and cloudy.  HAPPY HALLOWEEN EVERYONE!!!!!!!

 

October 30  4:35 pm

Temp is 46.  A beautiful fall day today.  The sun was out and it was so nice.  You may see some activity out by our sign during the next week or so.  The sign will be taken down and a new one constructed off the right a-way of the road.  This is all in preparation for the snowmobile trail.  Hopefully we will have lots of snow this winter and we will have lots of snowmobilers on the trail!!  We are still accepting donations to keep this camera going..............  :)

 

October 29  9:19 am

Temp is 37.  Windy.  It is cold outside.  Not raining at the moment, but it rained last night.  Not much going on around Paradise.  No business that is for sure.  The early fall put a quick stop to that.  With the strong winds yesterday afternoon and last night, I am surprised the electric didn't go out.   It was out last night up toward the falls.  

 

October 26  3:02 pm

Temp is 48, and partly cloudy.  It is actually quite nice outside.  We have wireless internet now in our rooms.  Chet is going to work on the motel web page when he gets time , so we will have that back up and going.  I need to take some pictures and e-mail them to him, but I want to wait until we get some snow or something.  Everything looks so bare and yukie with all the leaves gone and stuff. 

 

 

 

October 22  1:08 pm

Temp is 43.  The wind is cold.  I got back from helping clean up the haunted trail about an hour ago, and it seemed warmer out then.  There were a few snowflakes falling this morning about 9 am.  There were a lot of scary people in and around Paradise the last two nights.  I might add there were also a lot of scared people here also.  I think everyone had a lot of fun at the haunted trail  this year.  I was working in the refreshment tent last night and I know we sold an awful lot of hot chocolate!!  It was kinda chilly out.  Thanks to Eve and her group for all the hard work...........

 

October 20  8:36 am

Temp is 36.  Looks cloudy out, but not raining now.  Tv guy says " shovelable" snow this weekend. Wonderful!!  Just wonderful!!  The snow this time of year doesn't do anyone any good.  Just makes a miserable mess.  I'm off to the dentist again today, then just one more time and I will be done.  Haunted Trail  starts tonight.  If you're in the area, it is a fun time for everyone. 

 

October 16  3:36pm

Temp is 48.  Cloudy and suppose to rain.  Was windy earlier, but it seems to have died down now.  Town is very quiet.  The early fall we had took a toll on business.  According to my calendar last year peak color was the 15th of Oct.  I have just been  puttering around doing things that went undone all summer and some things that need to get done before winter.  I will be busy for along time!!  I did some painting today and made some cinnamon rolls. 

 

 

 

October 12   8:14 am

Temp is 30 with snow falling.  We got our first snow last night, and it is snowing some right now.  I'll let the camera picture speak for it's self............

 

 

October 8  6:32 pm

Temp is 63.  It has been very windy all day today.  Lots of leaves coming down.  Tv guy, (you remember him from last winter)  just said it is going to be nasty on Thursday and Friday.  Maybe sleet and snow showers.  Can you believe it?  Already??  There are to many things I want to get done yet before it gets to cold out.  Chet  moved out a  lot of his stuff: last weekend,  so mom , (me) packed up the rest and put it all away today.   So the room is almost empty tonight, and I can start painting soon.  There is a virus going around and everyone is coughing, sneezing, etc.  I had a tooth pulled on Friday, and I am not suppose to cough, sneeze or blow my nose for a few days, so I hope I don't get it.  Hopefully my tooth will be healed up before I do get it.  Maybe I won't tho.  Congratulations  to our grandson Josh,  he shot a 5 point with his bow last week.  His first year hunting.  Way to go Josh!!  

 

 

 

October 3   4:59 pm

Temp is 64.  It has been sunny and cloudy both today.  Cloudy right at the moment.  HAPPY BIRTHDAY to our son Ralph!!!!  The colors are beautiful, especially when the sun is out.  I was in Newberry yesterday, and M123 to Newberry was very pretty.  This morning I was in Bay Mills, at the dentist and even tho it was foggy all the way there, the colors were nice.  Yesterday there was a break in a fiber optic cable somewhere in Wisconsin, so we lost our internet, credit card machines and cell phones.  Some people have been stopping in to say they read these comments and just wanted to say hi. I am glad someone likes my rambling on and on and on.................

 

September 25  8;21 am

Temp is 48, with rain.  The fall colors are beautiful.  I went over to the Soo yesterday and was surprised at all the color.  On M-28  a few miles east of Strongs was especially pretty to me.  It is an area that was cut over before and there is a lot of pine trees growing and they are dark green and the maple trees are growing up throughout the pine trees, and they are colored pretty reds and oranges.  We finally have nice green grass in our yard, because of the daily rain we have been getting. 

 

 

September 23  11:46 am

Temp is 67, and the sun just came out.  It has been cloudy all morning long.  Our power was out last night for about 3 1/2 hours.  Don't know the reason, but I know it sure was dark outside.  As you an see the camera is back up and working, thanks to around 6 hours of working on it by son Ralph.  We now have DSL and no more direcway.  We still haven't seen the repair man they were going to send out two months ago.  They tell me there is nothing wrong, that they can check and we are "active".  Well, I don't care how much they check from wherever they are, there is water in the little thingy on the dish, and we can't get online when it is full of water.  Soooooooooooooo, they can go jump in the lake, and I hope they miss my monthly payment I made to them each month for a few years now.   I do not and will not recommend them to anyone either.  Boy I am getting to sound nasty, guess I'd better get outside and enjoy the fall sunshine..........  :)

 

 

 

September 21  8:39 am

Temp is 44 with light rain.  The camera is not working now.  We got the dsl yesterday afternoon, and I see the camera stopped updating when we unplugged the direcway modem.  I just reset the camera, but I

 have a feeling it won't be working until Chet comes here to redo it.  He is due to come here soon.  I will call him today to see if there is something we can do until he gets here.  So please be patient and hang in there.  Nancy

 

 

 

September 20  11:08 am

Temp is 52, with light rain, and some wind.  We have been getting a lot of rain in the last few days.  I found a new zucchini bread recipe and I have some in the oven now.  I tried frying some zucchini last night, and it wasn't that good.  Too late in the season for that, so now I can just use it for baking.  I will be putting more in the freezer since some recipes call for it shredded and some grated.  I ordered dsl about a week ago and they said I would get a call within three days to schedule a time, and since I never received a call, I called them this morning.  It just so happens they have a guy over here today and said he would call me when they got a hold of him.  So far no call.  but maybe we will be lucky enough to have it installed yet today.  I was going to go to the woods and see if there just happened to be a high bushed blueberry some where that I could pick, but now I better stay here.  Besides it is raining.  

September 17  1:58pm

Temp is 77.  Right now it is cloudy, but the sun has been out.  It was really windy earlier, but seems to have calmed down now.  It is warm outside, but I guess we better enjoy it the tv guy says it is going to be cold all week. I think it is suppose to be in the 50's tomorrow.  I was going to do some baking, but I think I'll wait until tomorrow.  I think I will have some more tomatoes to can then too.  So today I am doing all the laundry so I will not  have to do much of that tomorrow.  

 

September 15  12:49 pm

Temp is 74.  The sun is to hot.  There is a little breeze tho.  Today is the first day of partridge hunting, and when I went to Newberry this morning I saw two of them along side of the road.  Went to Newberry and was back home at 10:30 am.  How's that for a fast trip?  Got food and meds, now we are all set again for awhile.  HAPPY LATE BIRTHDAY TO BETHANY!!!!!!  It is too nice to stay in the house, so I am going to finish the laundry and go outside and enjoy it. 

 

 

 

September 14  8:08 am

Temp is 48 with fog.  Well we didn't have to get up early yesterday and go to Marquette for the scan.  Dr. cancelled it.  Decided on something different.  Maybe the new one will be closer to home.  We have a seagull here that likes tomatoes!!!  He is getting in the garden and having a feast on our nice big tomatoes.  Yesterday he went right down a row and picked at several until he found the one he liked and then he ate that one.  Not good Mr. Seagull!!!!!!!!!  We keep picking the riper ones and taking them inside in the dark to finish ripening, so I can get enough to can.  The tv guy says it is suppose to be 80 on Saturday, so maybe that will ripen up a few more. 

 

 

 

 

September 12  8:34 am

Temp is 54 with rain.  Not to much going on around here.  However my washer died on Saturday and we had to go buy a new one.  Love those unexpected expenses!!!  But I  really shouldn't complain as my old one did quite a few loads of laundry.  My husband went to the doctor on Thursday and she decided he needed a special scan.  So when we left the office she said she would set it up.  Friday evening about 8 pm  he gets a phone call saying we have a cancellation here, can you be here on Monday at 3:30 in the afternoon?  He asked her if there was any prep?  She said no.  Now this scan was to take place in Marquette, which is a 2 1/2  hour drive.  Yesterday it was much longer because of all the construction going on.  Anyway we get there and wait his turn and he is called in and comes back out in about 10 minutes.  They can NOT do the scan unless he fasts for 12 hours first.  This is really great because we closed the motel to go do this.  Now they are going to do it tomorrow morning at 8:30 am.  So we will be getting up about 4:30  in the morning.  I don't know where or who got the orders messed up, but I think they should double check that stuff when you have to drive so far.  Gas was $2.48.9 in the Soo on Saturday when we went for the new washer.  $2.59.9 in Newberry yesterday, and $2.72.9 in Marquette.  Haven't seen any hummingbirds at all for the last few days.  There was one that was still here for awhile, but it must be gone now too.  Before I forget.  Thank you very much to  Mr. and Mrs. Lucky Randy for the peppers.  We'll think about you this winter when we are eating them.  (they brought me green peppers in august, and refused to take payment for them)  

 

 

 

September 8  8:19 am

Temp is 61.  Tv guy says we are suppose to have a high of 63 today, so it is almost there .  It is a rainy day.  Now we are getting rain that we could have used earlier in the summer for the berries etc.  Gas prices are still coming down.  I was told it was $2.59 yesterday in the Soo.  It was $2.79 in Newberry.  Don't know what I am going to get into today.  Can't do much outside, so I will have to find something in here to do.  . 

 

September 4  12:41 pm

Temp is 78.  Happy Labor Day everyone!  Hope everyone has a safe and restful day.  Happy to say I survived the tooth thing with no pain pills.  Not even a lonely asprin.  Gas prices were cheaper in Paradise the other day than in Newberry.  Mike and Ralph hauled all Chet's furniture he had here down to Petoskey yesterday for him.  He is excited about the house thing, and I am happy for him. 

 

September 1  4:33 pm

Temp is 74.  Happy September!!  I just got back from the dentist.  Had one wisdom tooth extracted and a filling replaced in another tooth.  Oh what fun!!  Not bad so far, as I am still  numb.  Have some pain pills I am suppose to take before it wears off, but I am not taking them unless it is necessary.  I am a stubborn cuss!!  Hopefully it won't be necessary. :)   Weather has been nice, but tv guy says not so nice for Saturday and Sunday.  Business dropped down considerably last week.  Hope that is not a sign of things to come.  Gas prices are coming down.  I was in Newberry on Wednesday and it was  $2.94.9.  I think some of the hummers have left already.  There was only a couple around yesterday.  Normally there is about 5 to 6 of them out there at a time.  I canned 7 quarts of string beans from the garden, and froze a bag for soup and stew in the winter.  I also canned 6 quarts of tomatoes yesterday.  So I have been keeping my self busy.  Chet  will be renting a house this year with a couple of friends, so he will be taking his bed, dresser etc from his room.  Then I am going to paint it.  I have lots I want to get done this fall. We'll see if I make it or not..............

 

August 27  6:05 pm

Temp is 77.  A simply beautiful day.  I can't believe it has been so long since I've been on here.  I spent most of the day cleaning in the house.  Sometimes you just have to do that. :)    But I have a lot more to do.  We have about 5 to 6 hummers out here feeding now.  Keeps me busy making nectar and filling the feeders.  I sure will miss them when they leave for the winter. 

 

 

 

 

August 23   7:53 am

Temp is 51.  I have more things to do these days, that is why I don't get on here like before.  I got all the peppers in the freezer and I canned 5 quarts of string beans from our garden.  Doing laundry and cleaning and renting rooms, and answering the phone, plus all the other things........The tomatoes are getting ripe now too.   We get to eat all these fresh veggies for these few weeks, and get tired of them, then we have to wait until next year for them again.  I refuse to buy cukes in the store during the winter.  They are just plain yukie!!  Well I better get going and get the rooms cleaned, I have to go to Newberry and get my hair trimmed today.  If anyone of you have seen me lately, you know how bad I need it!!!  :)  

 

August 21  7:34 am

Temp is 60.  The green pepper fairy left me the peppers on my doorstep Friday night.  A box  full of big beautiful green peppers.  Thank you "Lucky Randy" and the Mrs.  I missed you all weekend, thought maybe I would run into you at the bbf.    Send me an e-mail, so we can get you paid for the peppers!!  I have them almost all in the freezer.  I have a few more to chop up today.  Have lots of work to do today, just wanted to say THANKS for the peppers...........

 

 

 

August 18  8:27 am

Temp is 62.  I was up early today, trying to get all my work done early.  I will be at the bbf  today.  Make sure you stop for a minute and watch the juggler!! :)     Now I need a favor,  if anyone is coming to Paradise and you have access to a bushel or so of green peppers, and you have room, bring them to me, and I will pay you of course.  We just don't have any places up here to buy produce like that.  The computer  picked up a virus or something and my son, Ralph had to reinstall the windows etc, but we waited for Chet to do the comments stuff.  So that is why I haven't been on here for a few days.  Have a nice day and we will see everyone at the blueberry festival.

August 17  10:36 pm

Temp is 67.  Our computer was down, and we got the camera picture back, but just  got the comments back up.  So here I am again.............

 

 

 

 

 WILD BLUEBERRY FESTIVAL     AUGUST 18-19-20

August 11  6:28pm

Temp is 64.  It was 43 this morning about 5:30 am.  It felt real good to me.  As you may have figured out by now, I like it cool.  I did have to turn on the furnace for the motel this afternoon, and it is running.  Chet was here the other night for the night.  He will be back next weekend for the blueberry festival.  He juggles here until 4 pm then heads to Petoskey to juggle.  . Then he comes back to Paradise in time to go to sleep, and does it all over again on Saturday.  Then he juggles here on Sunday,  and then back to Mackinaw City for 7 and 9 pm Sunday night.  That is always a busy weekend for him..  I will be working at the souvenir tent on Friday  from 2:30 to 5 and on Saturday from 12 to 2:30, so if you are in town, stop in and say hi. 

 

August 9  8:04 am

Temp is 59.  Looks like it is going to be a nice day.  The sun is out and the hummers are feeding and fighting. 

 

August 7  7:45 pm

Temp is 62.  I am finally starting to get the house cooled down.  I had the fan on high all night last night blowing in and it is  71 in here now.  It stays hot in here with all the cooking etc.  Had some rain late yesterday afternoon.  Then it started to cool down some.  Nothing new, same old thing here each day.  Hummingbirds are still out in full force. 

 

August 4  7:32 am

Temp is 62 this morning.  Feels good.  Not much going on around here to comment about, other than it is August already.  Where did July go?  I think it passed so quickly because we were waiting for a cool day each day.  The wild blueberry festival is coming up here pretty fast, then Labor Day, and before we know it, it will be winter. 

 

August 1  6:09 pm

Temp is 80.  It has been so hot here that I have not been renting any rooms for the last three days, because we do not have air.  Tv guy says it will cool down starting tonight and be in the 70's starting tomorrow.  I went to the Soo today, and it was awful hot there also.  But I got almost all of the stuff  I went to get (forgot something)!  Now when it cools down I don't have to go anywhere, and I can do things here.   Yesterday it was 100.6 here.  I wish we could save this heat and use it in the winter.  Now wouldn't that be nice? 

 

July 30  4:18 pm

Temp is 85.  Another hot dry day. 

 

July 29  5:36 pm

Temp is 77.  We had some rain this morning, then it cleared up and it is a nice day.  Happy Birthday today to my husband Mike!!!  He is celebrating his birthday by (what else)  fishing!!!!!!!!  Got a call from the daughter first thing this morning wanting to know if we had a storm last night, and if our garden survived?  Well we never got a storm, not any rain at all, so all was good. They had quite a storm in Ishpeming.  She no longer has much of a garden.  The wind broke off  the corn about 6 inches above the ground.  Her beans are laying flat on the ground.  Tomatoes are broken off, zucchini might survive, even tho it is a mess also.  Blew my granddaughters wooden part of her swing set that is like a tower that you climb on over.  It was made of treated wood.  Hailed there also as everything in the garden has little holes in it.  She said she is glad they weren't there at the time, as she would have been scared to death.  We had 5 hummingbirds out here this morning fighting for nectar, so my son put out another feeder on the window.  So now we have four places for them to eat.  I am sitting here by the open window now, and they are chattering like crazy.  Still chasing each other away.  I will miss them when they head south for the winter, and as fast as the summer is going, that won't be long.  We have a bird house on a tree by our garden that has been there for quite a few years.  This summer a chickadee made a nest in it.  That was neat.

 

July 28  10:57 am

Temp is 84, in the shade.  It's a another warm one folks.  Tv guy says to expect more of the same, and even warmer through Monday.  Doesn't anyone know that we need a break for at least a day and night from this heat?  We are thinking very strongly about dsl.  I am almost sure we are going to go for it.  Have some paper work to fill out first.  Garden is growing and we have been eating zucchini and a few cukes so far.  Mike says that we have one cherry tomato almost ready to eat.  We don't know what to think about the green peppers.  We have 3 or 4 peppers and it looks like that is all.  I wonder if the blossoms froze  when we had all the cold weather earlier?  I am not a gardener, so don't laugh if you are one, and it sounds like I don't know what I am talking about.  Because I probably don't!!!

 

 

July 26  7:51 pm

Temp is 69.  But it feels a lot warmer than that.  Wow, I haven't been here for a couple days.  Time sure flies when you keep your self busy.  It rained last night, but I couldn't tell you how much.  Suppose to rain on and off all day today to I guess.  Chet popped in last night about 11 pm for the night.  So I stayed up until 2 am visiting with him.  Then I got up at 7, so that is only five hours sleep for this old body.  I am not used to that.  I don't know what fixed the camera the other day.  When I got home from Newberry I checked it and it was working.  It must just have took it awhile  for it to reset.  Since it rained last night, I am surprised we are able to get online this morning, since NO  one has come to fix the water problem from direcway, or even called to say they were coming.  Joe and Ralphie stopped in yesterday, but I was busy in the office and Ralphie was in the van, so I didn't get to see her up close, and thank her for watching the web cam pictures each day.  :)  

 

 

July 24  7:58

Don't know what has gotten into the camera, I've tried resetting it a couple times, but nothing happened so far.  I will keep trying .............

 

July 24  7:27 am 

Temp is 61.  Good morning everyone.  It is a cool morning, and I am loving it.  It rained this morning earlier.  Tv guy says we have a risk for severe weather today.  I need to go shopping for some things I need that is on my list.  So I will probably be going to Soo or Newberry to get them today.  First I have to clean rooms, then it will depend on what time I get done as to where I will be going.  Lucky Randy and his wife stopped in yesterday to say hi. 

 

 

 

July 22  3:28 pm

Temp is 83.  A little breeze outside.  Last night it got to around 60 and someone in the rooms turned on the furnace!!!!!!!  I have been waiting for it to cool down, and it felt sooo good to me.  I just couldn't believe it.  You know you're a yooper if formal wear is a flannel shirt, blue jeans and a baseball cap............

 

July  21  1:23 pm

Temp is 77.  It is 72 here in the house.  What a welcome change from the last few days.  It has been so hot!!  Chet is back to juggling again.  Off his crutches, and doing well.  Someone from Wisconsin hit and killed a moose on Wednesday night.  I understand the people are ok.  I saw the car, and it is in pretty bad shape. Talked to Scott, from Cabin Cam the other day and he says dsl is the way for us to go.  So we will be thinking about it. 

 

 

July 19  7:35 am

Temp is 61.  What a pain the last few days has been.  The power went out again Monday afternoon for about four hours this time.  Then yesterday we couldn't get on line again all day.  Remember back  in June when the same thing happened.  We had water (rain/moisture) in the feedhorn?  The "guy" came out and took the cover off of it with his pocket knife, drained out the water and sealed it up again, to the tune of $125.00!  Well it hasn't rain here for a month, until the other day, so guess what?  Water/rain/moisture was in the feedhorn again.  So I was on the phone with direcway for probably a total of almost two hours yesterday, mostly listening to their recorded music.  Finally got it straightened out after explaining it to three different people, and the "guy" is suppose to call in 3 to 5 days and tell us when he will be here to replace the feedhorn like he was suppose to do in the first place.  I made it clear to them that I was not paying for it this time.  DSL is now available in Paradise.  Before we didn't have a choice, but now we do, eventho our kids tell us that our dish is better for us. 

 

July 17  11:42 am

Temp is 89.  We lost our power yesterday morning at about 6 am, and it came back on at 1:16am.  So we were without power for 19 hours and 16 minutes.  When the power goes out in Paradise, you have no water, unless you have a generator, so cleaning rooms yesterday did not happen.  I did go in and make the beds, empty the garbage, but that was about all that I could do.  I had 4 rooms reserved, so I sent them over to Newberry.  The ice cream was starting to get soft in the freezer last night.  I haven't checked it out yet today, probably full of little ice crystals.  There was a powerful storm all around us, but we didn't get any wind damage around here.  It did thunder and lightening and rained about 1/2 an inch.  So when the power came on, I got up and did the dishes, because I was afraid that it might go out again.  We all got our showers in, so I stayed up until about 3am.  Woke up at 6:30 this morning, because I have tons of laundry to do, and lots of other stuff.  I have a canner full of herring going right now.  That pretty much confines me to the kitchen for a couple hours.  I can see the pressure on the canner from here, so figured I'd get this done, before everyone wondered what happened to me. 

 

July 15  6:45 am

Temp is 64.  Surprise, I never usually get on here this early for comments.  I will be busy today because I have lots of cleaning to do, then I have to take my grandchildren to meet their mother.  And it is suppose to be 90 again.  So I will be late getting everything done, but it will get done.  My husband and son are off herring fishing this morning.  They go over by Detour, and fish in Canadian waters, so they won't be back until late tonight.  We did get some much needed rain last night.  Not to much, but it poured for a few minutes, then just rained some.  Maybe a total of an hour.  You know you're a yooper if you know that Ontonogan isn't a geometry term...........

 

 

July 13   2:44 pm

Temp is 89.  HOT HOT HOT !!!  Chet e-mailed his dad last night and said he walked quite a bit yesterday without the crutches.  So that is a good thing.  He is getting better.  Now maybe he can get back to juggling soon.  I walked up and checked out the garden this morning, (haven't been up there in a couple days) and we have small tomatoes on the vines and the zucchini is doing pretty good also.  I saw some really small ones on the vines, and lots of blossoms.  Hubby takes good care of it and keeps it watered.  You know you're a yooper if you don't have a coughing fit from one sip of Vernors........

 

 

July 12  7:45 pm

Temp is 74.  Warm day, with no rain.  Tv guy says HOT for the next few days.  Just what we do not need.  You know you're a yooper if the snow on your roof in August weighs more than you do............(our roof would surely cave in, but the snow would be nice) :)

 

July 10  4:35 pm

Temp is 74.  Nice day.  Grass in yard is getting browner and browner.........

 

July 9  9:30 pm

Temp is 57.  It was 87 this morning.  Only a few rain drops.  Daughter went home and left my grandkids for a week, so if I miss a day that is why.  I am enjoying them.  You know you're a yooper if you know the dollar value of a grocery bag filled with empty pop cans................

 

July 8  4:46 pm

Temp is 78.  It has cooled down some.  It is very windy, and was just starting to rain when I was out a few minutes ago.  Just been catching up on a few things today.  Think I'll sit for awhile and either watch tv or read. (sleep)  I usually end up falling asleep when I do either one.  Just looked outside, and it has stopped sprinkling.  I did see a car go by with it's wipers on, so maybe that is a good sign.  It is probably pouring down the road.  We sure could use a good slow soaking rain for the grass and garden.  I am starting to get worried about the blueberries.  There won't be any if it doesn't rain.  There is a fire in Sault St. Marie at this time.  A big junk yard is on fire.  Several tanker trucks were called in from around the area.  You know you're a yooper if you know how to play euchre...........(I don't, I'm not a card player)

 

July 7  8:41 pm

Temp is 75.  I liked it better when it was 67.  Too hot for me!  I went over to Newberry today and it was 88 when we were there.  Chet left this evening and went back home.  He said the next time I see him, he will be walking all on his own.  I hope so.  My grandkids are coming to visit for a week.  It will be nice to see them.  You know you're a yooper if your fishing shanty is better than your house.............

 

July 6  7:08 pm

Temp is 67.  A nice day. Well Chet is here, and seems to be doing pretty good.  Still has to use the crutches, but can put some weight on his yukie knee.  We went outside today and enjoyed the sun for awhile.  He will be very glad when he can stand and walk again so he can get  back to work.  He doesn't like this no income stuff.  Had some things he wanted to get this summer , but will have to put them on hold now until next year.  It will take all his August income plus more to pay for his college this fall.  But it could have been worse I guess.  You know you're a yooper if you have to go to Florida to get a tan in august.................

 

July 5  8:24 pm

Temp is 64.  Well the fourth is over for another year.  Paradise had beautiful fireworks.  I was able to watch them right from my sidewalk by my door.  It was a nice day today.  Chet came in awhile ago to visit for a couple days.  You know you're  a yooper if you have more fishing poles than teeth..............

 

July 4   7:35 am

Temp is 57.  HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY!!!!!!!!!!!!!   

 

July 3  3:34 pm

Temp is 90.  It is hot folks.  No rain, but tv guy says rain late this afternoon, but I'll have to see it before I believe it.  It rains all around, but not here.  I just thought I would take a break from the laundry and write a few comments. Chet called me today and said he saw himself juggling on a tv commercial on our tv 9 and 10.  Now I will have to watch for it.  He will be coming to visit sometime this week.  Anxious to get back juggling and hating the crutches!   You know you're a yooper if your 4th of July family picnic was moved indoors due to frost...........

 

July 2  5:26 pm

Temp is 69.  Thought I'd sneak in a few words before the dryer beckons me to get the towels out and put more in.  All and all it has been a nice day.  It seems like the traffic is heavy for awhile, then real quiet,  then heavy again.  Don't know what that is all about.  Maybe it is just me!!!!  Does anyone think so?  Don't answer that. You know you're a yooper if your idea of creative landscaping is putting an extra pair of pink flamingos next to your blue spruce..........

 

July 1  9:59 pm

Temp is 69.  We had a little rain today, but not much.  We are getting a little busier in the motel now, so I  have a little more work to do, so sometimes I might not make it on here.  I planted a flat of flowers today that will come up next year.  My son, Ralph watered them for me, now they can just grow away.  It was windy last night, so we had to tie up the tomato plants this morning.  I say we, but actually I just handed the guys the sticks.  Our green peppers have flowers on them now, so I guess we will have peppers.  You know you're a yooper if you know WHY Paradise is colder than Hell...............

 

June 30  7:10 pm

Temp is 71.  I was busy yesterday and I never made it on here.  Thanks to C and D in Indiana.  I can't believe tomorrow is the first of July already.  Where did June go?  I worked on laundry today and I think I am all caught up again.  I also took some zucchini out of the freezer and made some zucchini bread.  Thought I'd better get it used up, before it is growing in the garden again.  I've heard horror stories about zucchini, but we never seem to have that problem.  We love it and never get tired of it.  I had someone stop by and give me 14 ripe blueberries the other day!  My favorite thing to do when I can find them is pick blueberries.  Last year my hubby was laughing at me when I was searching on line for recipes using zucchini and blueberries.  Everyone had a good laugh when I found zucchini blueberry bread!!!  But it was quite good.  You know you're a yooper if you drink "pop" and bake with "soda".............

 

June 28  4:30 pm

 Temp is 72.  Had a few drops of rain today. I was at the Soo, but I don't think it rained here very much.  It did pour over by Raco tho.  Not much to comment on today.  It seemed like there was a lot of traffic in town when I went to the post office.  Has been pretty quiet around town.  Maybe it will get busier in July.  I hope so.  You know you're a yooper if the trees in your backyard have spigots...................

 

 

June 27  3:48 pm

Temp is 73.  It was sunny until a few minutes ago, now it looks like rain.  It did rain this morning, but not much.  It rains so very little, then the sun comes out hot and dries it all up again.  So it doesn't do any good.  I talked to Chet today.  He was in to see the doctor yesterday, and he is coming along ok.  He is still on crutches for a few weeks, and had to cancel his juggling jobs he had set up for the holiday weekend.  We were discussing on what a small accident can do to up set one's life.  He may be back juggling the first of August, so he has lost most of his summer income.  He is not a happy juggler!  If you saw a fat lady cutting the grass earlier, it was me.  Wasn't much grass, but the weeds were high.  Why does the grass go dormant, but the weeds grow beautifully????  You know you're a yooper if you consider pickled bologna, saltines, and Vernors a good lunch............

 

June 26 4:37 pm

Temp is 73.  Not much to comment about today.  Got an e-mail from  our daughter that lives in Ishpeming, and she said it was 23 there this morning.  Not to good for her garden.  However she did get water going on it, and saved it.  What's up with this weather anyway?  Tv guy said at noon that temps are going to be below normal for the next week.  We still need rain.  The grass is crunchy in some spots.  You know you're a yooper if you know that "Red, White and Blue" is a beer...............

 

June 25   6:23 pm

Temp is 66.  I just finished cleaning strawberries and putting them in the freezer for winter.  They taste really good in the winter when it is snowing outside. :)   Now tomorrow I have to make some rhubarb jam for winter.  I made some already, but it won't be enough.  I usually do a lot of canning in the summer so we can enjoy it in the winter. I don't know if it is any cheaper, but I do know it tastes better and is better for you.  This year I am going to try some pickled beets if they grow good in the garden, and I'm sure they will.  You know you're a yooper if you know "the big mac" is something you can drive across............

 

June 24   10:21 pm

Temp is 60.  Furnace is running.  Not for us, but for our guests.  We like it cool. Flowers are growing quite well, garden is growing and all's well in Paradise!  Until tomorrow, you know you're a yooper if  you define summer as three months of bad sledding............

 

June 23   5:31 pm

Temp is 66.  Sunny, but cool.  You know you're a yooper if your definition of a small town is one that doesn't have a lake.......... 

 

June 22  9:14 am

Temp is 66.  Sunny.  HAPPY BIRTHDAY CHET!!!!!!!!!!!    Yes,  today is Chet's birthday.  He is still under Doctor's care with his knee, and not putting any weight on it, so he has been watching a lot of tv this summer.  Anyone who knows him, knows this is not a good time for him.  He is an active person always on the go and doing something. I talked to him yesterday and he says he can now bend his knee some.  Goes back to the doctor on Monday, and we will go from there.  Hopefully he can get back to juggling.  You know you're a yooper if your hot tub facility was once a pig and goat barn...................

 

June 21  5:05 pm

Temp is 73.  It was cloudy off and on today with no rain.  You know you're a yooper if you give directions to your house by way of its vicinity to the local lakes......................

 

June 19  7:44 pm

Temp is 59.  Yes 59, your eyes are not playing tricks, and I did type it right.  59!!!  What a difference a couple days makes, but give me the 59 any day over the 100.  Had to turn the furnace back on.  We have been getting a very small shower it seems like each day, but it is only a few sprinkles.  Not enough to wet the vehicles even.  You know you're a yooper if you covet your empties.........

June 18  10:02 am

Temp is 76.  HAPPY FATHERS DAY!!!!!!  It was a cool, 68 this morning at 7 am with a breeze.  The breeze is now gone, and it is getting warmer.  It is cloudy.

 

 

June 17  8:07 pm

Temp is 79.  Still 85 in here.  It is windy outside and really not to bad.  Tv guy says rain tonight and tomorrow morning.  I hope so, we need rain badly.  Some of the grass crunches when you walk on it. 

 

 

June 17  1:12 pm

Temp is 100 in the shade!!!!!!!!!!!!  It is a cool 85 in here in front of the fan. :)   I will try and get back on here this evening, if I am not cooked by then.

 

June 15  7:58 pm

Temp is 75.  I've had a busy day today.  My mother helped me plant two flats of flowers, and I did all the laundry, baked two loaves of bread, got two loaves of french bread ready to go in the oven.  Have some spice n' slice summer sausage mixed up to bake.  I really want to make a blueberry pound cake that I just got the recipe from the Sunday paper.  Don't know if I will get that far tonight or not.  I am trying to get all this done, before Saturday, because it is suppose to be HOT and HUMID then.  I don't move around very fast when it is so hot.  Actually it puts me to sleep.  I will put the bread I am baking in the freezer, so I won't have to bake again until it cools down.   You know you're a yooper if you know that a "party store" is actually a place to buy beer and chips instead of balloons and party favors............. 

 

June 14  9:54 pm

Temp is 57.  I went to Newberry this afternoon and it was 75 over there.  Tv guy says 80's and 90's for the weekend.  That is way to hot for me.  You know you're a yooper if you can quote Hoyle on Euchre...............

 

June 13  7:41 pm

Temp is 62.  Not much to comment about today.  Just did the things that had to be done, and cleaned the carpets in a couple of the rooms. You know you're a yooper if you know that "Sault" rhymes with "Boo".......

 

June 12  6:58 pm

Temp is 60, with a little breeze.  The direcway repair man was here today and hopefully got us all fixed up.  Opened the part that had the water in it, drained it out and resealed it up.  Then he replaced our modem.  We have been having problems having to reset it sometimes up to three times a day.  He said the water thing was a common problem.  My opinion is that if they knew it was a problem, they should have went around and resealed them before people had to go a week without  internet.  And the monthly fee for it is not cheap.  Many thanks to the people that have e-mailed me asking about Chet.  He is a fine young man. (and not  just because he is my son). :)   He went to the dr. today and had the bandages removed and stitches taken out.  I understand he has lots of cartilage missing from his knee.  Doctor told him to do some therapy for two weeks, then he will check it again.  If he doesn't think it is doing well, he may have to go downstate and have cartilage put in it.  He is kind of upset because he is missing work, and this is how he earns money for college in the fall.  Hopefully he will  be improving  when he goes back in two weeks, and can get on with the juggling.  We told him he can just take one day at a time, and hope for the best.   You know you're a yooper if you know someone who has a boat, snowmobile, cabin and outhouse.............

 

 

June 11 5:46 pm

Temp is 61 and windy.  I thought I was going to get on here yesterday, but after I got the comments done, I couldn't post them, so will try again now, as the problem seems to have resolved it's self.  A repair man is going to be here tomorrow between 2 and 3 to fix the problem.  I finally got all the weeds pulled out of the flowers at the end of the motel.  Was going to have hubby till it up for me, but my roses are in bud and I didn't want to disturb them, so I just did it all by hand.  We have the garden all planted now, if it ever warms up, maybe it will grow.  It was 38 38 39 for temps for the last 3 mornings. You know you're a yooper if you have ever gotten frostbitten and sunburned in the same week..............

June 10  12:03 pm

Temp is 62, cold and windy.  First of all, our direcway dish that we have for the internet, has not been working.  It rained the other night, and water got in a little plastic thing.  The sun must be drying up the rain/moisture in it, so it came back online.  We have a call in to direcway and they said we will get a call from a technician in 2 to 5 days, setting up an appointment to come fix it.  No call yet, so if we are gone again, that is the reason. Glad I got to get on here and let everyone know what is going on.  Chet had his operation and was in surgery for 2 hours and 45 minutes.  They were able  to use the scope, but he is bandaged up pretty good with crutches and he can't bend his knee yet. He will  be going back to the doctor on Monday to have the bandages changed.  I talked to him this morning and he is getting tired of laying in bed  watching tv.  I understand the bone chips were under his kneecap.

 June 6   9:33 pm

Temp is 64.  It was a nice day today.  Had a few rain drops, but that was it.  We planted some of our  garden today.  Well I was the helper and advice giver.............):    Tv guy says it is suppose to rain tonight and showers tomorrow.  That would be nice.  I may not be on here tomorrow, because we will be in Petoskey at Northern Michigan Hospital with Chet.  I think I said he fell while juggling a few weeks ago.  Well his knee never fully recovered, so tomorrow he will be in surgery for it. He has a bone chip in it.   Hopefully they can fix it with the scope, if not he will be on crutches for 6 weeks.  Not good when you are a juggler and depend on the income.  If  we get back early and I am not to tired, I will let everyone know how it goes.  You know you're a yooper if you've ever eaten wintergreen berries................(they are quite good)

 

 

June 5  4:53 pm

Temp is 71.  A nice day.  You know you're a yooper if you answer the question "How many UP'ers does it take to change a light bulb?" with "None, we don't have electricity".........

 

 

June 4  5:14 pm

Temp is 73.  It is breezy out now.  Just sitting here, not doing anything  special, watching the hummers. 

 

June 3  8:05 pm

Temp is 64.  It was 50 this morning at 7 am.  There is a breeze, so no bugs out tonight.  Finished the flower planting today.  The hummingbirds are at the feeder most of the day.  I usually  make my own nectar, and it is clear, but the other day I ran across some that came with my feeder and thought I would get it used up.  So I mixed it up and put it out and they only came a couple times, then they never came back for a couple days.  The stuff from the store was red colored.  So I threw it out and made some of the clear stuff and put it back out and with in a half hour they were back.  I wonder what they didn't like about it?  You know you're a yooper when your mosquito repellent doubles as your aftershave..............

June 2  3:38 pm

Temp is 78.  Beautiful day in Paradise.  Went and got my impatient plants for the pots on the sidewalk, and the wave petunia's for another pot.  Got  three pots planted so far.  It was customer appreciation day today at the credit union across the road.  They had free hot dogs on the grill.  I will have to go back to the greenhouse later and get some flowers for the bed at the end of the motel toward the road.  I have been trying to plant flowers in there that comes up every year, but this year a lot of them didn't come up, so I decided to have my hubby till it up and hopefully loosen the ground, and just put annuals in there each year.  Every winter when we plow snow, it is plowed up against the motel there, and on top of the flower bed.  It is close to the road and the salt from the road gets plowed there too.  So I think the salt kills the flowers.  You know you're a yooper if your grandmother has "ammo" on her Christmas list.................

 

 

June 1  5:52 pm

Temp is 71.  I didn't make it on here yesterday.  I get busy and forget about it, then someone else gets on the computer, and I don't want to kick them off, then it gets too late and I get tired.  Not much to comment about now days.  Can't believe it is June already.  There is a little breeze today, so the bugs aren't to bad.  They were out yesterday tho.  We had a tree taken out a week or so ago, and we were planting grass and the mosquitoes were feasting on us.  Tomorrow I have to go to Newberry, so I will pick up the flowers for the flower pots I have sitting on the sidewalk.  Hopefully there won't be any skeeters out so I can plant them. You know you're a yooper if your boat hasn't left the driveway in 15 years.........(that isn't true around here)

 

May 30  10:39 pm

Temp is 57.  I just had to get on here and let everyone know what a difference a day makes temp wise in the UP.  Yesterday when it was 97, we were complaining, and people were looking for air-conditioning , and right now the furnace is running!!  We had thunder, lightening and heavy rain this afternoon.  Then it cleared up and was nice out. (except for the mosquitoes).  They were out in full force today.  As much as I hate bug spray, I had to put some on my arms so I could go outside this evening. 

 

May 30  8:23 am

Temp is 70.  I didn't make it back on here yesterday, it was so hot, I just did what I had to do.  It was 97 here yesterday afternoon, and hot all night long.  So 70 feels pretty good this morning, even tho it is still early. You know you're a yooper if you burn your yard rather than mow it...............  

 

May 29  11:18 am

Temp is 75.  Happy Memorial Day everyone!!    Just checking out the camera to see if it is doing it's job and thought I'd let everyone know the temp.  I'll try and get back on here later this afternoon or evening.  Nancy

 

May 28  4:05 pm

Temp is 74.  Just had a guest come in from downstate, and he said it is really hot down there.  So far it is nice here, as a matter of fact I have had the oven on for a couple hours today baking up some goodies. It rained here in the night last night, and this morning.  It stopped about 10:30 am and was cloudy for a bit, but now it is sunny.  Hope everyone is enjoying the holiday weekend.  You know you're a yooper if you offer to give someone the shirt off your back and they don't want it...............

May 27   6:02  pm

Temp is 64.  A real nice day.  I went to some of the community yard sales and bought a couple things I just couldn't live without.  :)    You know you're a yooper if you keep a can of  Raid on the kitchen table.................

 

May 26  2:14 pm

Temp is 81.  Beautiful day!!!!  If anyone saw a fat lady in a red shirt cutting grass earlier, that was me.  Glad I did it before it got so hot.  You know you're a yooper if you can entertain yourself for more than an hour with a fly swatter..................

 

May 25  3:14 pm

Temp is 72.  Nice day.  I cut some grass, probably cut more tomorrow.  Went to Hulbert to the cemetery yesterday and placed flowers on the family graves.  Grandma's and grandpa's are there as well as other relatives.  Don't for get the community yard sales this weekend, and the fire department is having a pig roast on Saturday starting at 4pm.  Pigs, chicken, hot dogs, salad and desserts are on the menu.  So you can come to town, shop and have your evening meal!!!  You know you're a yooper if you've used a rag for a gas cap......................

 

May 23  4:09 pm

Temp is 65.  It is sunny, and generally a nice day.  Had  an appointment over in the Soo yesterday, and it was late when I got home, and I was tired, so I skipped the comments.  Did everyone miss my words of wisdom?  :)    To day I have been taking advantage of the sunshine and doing some laundry and hanging it outside.   Catching up on some motel laundry , and that goes in the dryer, so with hanging our personal clothes outside, I can get  it all done faster.  Talked to both my daughter and son today.  Chet said he twisted his knee the other day during a show, so he has it elevated with ice packs on it.  Daughter said it was 17 degrees there the other morning.  She lives in Ishpeming, that's near Marquette.  Tv guy says no more frost for us, but time will tell.  I have been doing a few jobs around the house that need to be done.  I don't think I will ever get it as clean as I want it to be, but who knows, maybe I will.  You know you're a yooper if you think a quarter horse is that ride in front of  K-Mart...................

 

 

May21  8:52 pm

Temp is 38.  Very windy today.  The power was out for about 4 hours this morning.  It was 36 this morning.  It was bitter cold out today.  There were five freighters anchored out in the bay waiting for the wind to calm down, and that was about five o'clock this afternoon.  It is still pretty windy, so they are probably still there.  At least the power went out when it was getting light, usually it goes out at night when it is dark, and you can't do anything.  We have a gas stove, so I was able to heat some water for my morning cup of postum.  I haven't drank coffee for a couple years now.  No Caffeine, No Stress,  not even decaf coffee, and no caffeine pop too.  Now I don't have a problem with the no caffeine thing, but the stress part I can't do much about........  it just happens.  (Bob, this is for you)   You know you're a yooper when you have to go to the vagabond to take a shower.............

 

May 20  6:43 pm

Temp is 45.  Tv guy says rain and snow showers after midnight.  It is raining now.  We got about 1.9 inches of rain last week.  Just checked the rain gauge today.  Rhubarb is growing in the garden, first year I won't have to buy any from the store. It makes good jam, strawberry /rhubarb  pies, and rhubarb crunch. I also chop some up and throw it in the freezer for winter.  Chet is quite fond of strawberry/rhubarb pie.  My sweet peas and morning glorys are coming up.  They have been in the ground for along time.  I don't blame them for not wanting to pop up when it is so cold.  What am I going to complain about when it warms up outside and stops being windy?  I am sure I will think of something. (just ask my husband)  :)  You know you're a yooper when you know how many bales of hay your car will hold..............

 

 

May 19  6:42 pm

Temp is 53.  Windy-windy-windy!  It has been windy for so long.  Tv guy says a warm up starting Monday.  Doesn't have to get too warm, just about 70 will do.  The Paradise Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring the second annual community yard sale on May 27 and 28.  So if any of you are up for the weekend, you might want to check them out.  There are always some "goodies" out there that you can find.  You know you're a yooper if you've used a toilet  brush for a back scratcher (yuk)............

 

May 18  7:57 pm

Temp is 47.   Rain most of the day and wind.  It has stopped raining now, but it is still windy.  We sure have had a lot of wind this spring.  You know you're a yooper if you think a subdivision is part of a math problem............

 

May 17  3:54 pm

Temp is 61.  It is getting cloudy out now.  Tv guy says rain late this afternoon.  I did feel a few drops before.  Did laundry and a few other things that I wanted to get done today.  As long as the wind is blowing, the bugs are gone.  You know you 're a yooper if you have used your ironing board as a buffet table...............

 

May 16  7:16 pm

Temp is 60, and it is windy.  Went over to Newberry today to pick up a few things.  I raked a little when I got home, that's about it for my day today.  It was nice to see Chet and Bethany last night.  Bethany is his girlfriend.  He will be juggling in Mackinaw city this summer, and of course he wouldn't miss the Wild Blueberry Festival in Paradise.  Talked to Scott, from Cabin Cam last night for a bit.  I love it outside, so I am outside most of the time.  Until the bugs are out and I can't stand it out there, then I will be inside every day.  You know you're a yooper when you take your dog for a walk and you both use the same tree...........................

 

 

May 15  2:54 pm

Temp is 62 and it is raining.  Once it started to rain, it seems like it doesn't know when to stop.  But rain is good.  College is out for the summer and Chet is coming here this afternoon with a load of his "stuff" to store for the summer.  He will be a troll for the summer also.  I am baking pies again , but I am not leaving the yard this time.  :)  So we are having apple pie , potatoe salad and beer can chicken for supper tonight.  Now that sounds like a real yooper meal to me!  I just know that after the initial preparation, it is a pretty easy meal.   My peony plants that were brought to me are growing just fine.  I planted a package of  lupine  seeds the year before last and only one plant came up and grew.  Last year it had flowers.  Now this year I noticed I  have little lupine plants coming up in a few places.  It must have seeded it's self last fall.  I had one other one that I had bought, but that never made it this year.  Last year I started some in little seed containers, then it got so hot and dry and I never took very good care of them, so I took them all out one day and planted them in the ground and forgot about them.  Now I see there is about 14 plants coming up there.  I hope they have flowers this year.  My husband says they grow wild up around Crystal Falls in the edges of fields.  I haven't been there at  that time of year to see them.  You know you're a yooper if you come back from the dump with more that you took......................

 

 

 

May 14   4:48 pm

HAPPY  MOTHER'S  DAY    Temp is 70.  Beautiful outside now, gentle wind, no bugs!!  You know you're a yooper when the Blue Book value of your truck goes up and down depending how much gas is in it.........

 

 

 

May 13  11:34 am

Temp is 57.  It is mostly cloudy.  Gee, I sound like a weather person.  It rained like we wanted it to, so everything could green up and grow, and not have to worry about fires.  I skipped comments yesterday, because when I remembered, it was kind of late, and there really wasn't much to comment about.  The hummingbird is still coming to the feeder.  It was here this morning at 6am.  Seems as though there is only one so far.  Last year they were chasing each other away from the feeder.  We do have lots of bluejays in town, and LOTS of comorants at the river and in the lake.  I am sure I have mis-spelled it, but they are the big black birds that everyone doesn't like because they say they eat alot of fish.  I hear the dryer calling me, the clothes want to be folded!  Thanks for the donation I got today for the camera.  Even tho the snow is gone and it is summer, we still accept the donations to keep this thing going.  :)   

May 11   4:07 pm

Temp is 42.  It rained last night and today.  As you can see we have some puddles in the driveway.  It is really windy, but no snow.  I am glad of that.  I spent the day baking bread, cookies and coconut bar, as if we are not fat enough already.  You know you're a yooper if you have to go outside to get something from the fridge...............

 

May 10  3:40 PM

Temp is 67.  We got some rain last night, I don't know how much, but the ground was wet when I got up this morning.  Yesterday right after I got done with these comments, we  had a hummingbird at the feeder.  It was there several times last night.  And I forgot to mention the other day, that the last little patch of snow we had in our yard melted on Monday the 8th of May. I have a weather report e-mailed to me from tv 6 out of Marquette everyday.  Today it says WINTER STORM WARNING FOR THURSDAY!!!  Then there was another e-mail after that saying that from the bay of green bay to lake superior that there could be 6 inches of heavy wet snow and 45 mile an hour winds, which might cause tree branches to break because of the weight. The bay of green bay is in Wisconsin, so I don't know if any of this will get this far, but it is in the forecast for Marquette.  YUK YUK YUK  Never the less I guess tomorrow will be yukie for us too.  You know you're  a yooper if you have snow in the forecast in May...........

May 9  3:03 pm

Temp is 72.  Windy again.  The BLACKFLIES are awful.  I was outside this morning before the wind came up, and they were everywhere.  Naturally when there is wind, there isn't any. So it would be ok with me if we had just a gentle breeze each day to keep them away, but not these strong winds.  No rain here yet, but I talked to my daughter who lives in Ishpeming, and she said it was raining there all day.  Maybe it is headed this way.  You know you're a yooper if you think fast food is hitting a deer at 65 mph............

 

May 8  7:59 pm

Temp is 64.  It got up to 80 today, and very windy.    Some of the grass is getting crunchie when you walk on it.  Tv guy says rain tomorrow night, some Wednesday, and then each day through Saturday.  If that does happen it will be great.  I hope this doesn't mean we are going to have a hot dry summer this year.  Yesterday we went geocaching and had a picnic.  Our picnic was on the shores of  Lake Huron.  It was cold by the lake, but fun.  Picnic's are always fun.  I have to stay here and take care of the motel all summer, so this time of year and in the fall after the leaves fall is when I get to go places and do things. I put my humming bird feeder out today.  No visitors yet tho.  We have the feeder that sticks on the window, so we can watch them eat from in side.  You know you're a yooper when you wonder how service stations keep their rest-rooms so clean...........

May 7  9:24 pm

Temp is 47.  I was gone all day today, so I don't have any comments for today. 

 

May 6  4:47 pm

Temp is 52.  COLD!!!  It got down to 27 here last night, and 22 at a friend's south of here.  Didn't do much of anything today.  It was a good day to stay in and read. 

 

May 5  8:05 pm

Temp is 38.  A few snow flakes were seen falling from the sky today.  It was windy again too.  I see the eagles left the nest and they are going to start up a new cam.  Got an e-mail from Patsy yesterday with an address for another eagle cam.  www.fws.gov/nctc/cam.  I haven't had much time to check it out very much yet, but I will.  Planted my peonies today, and started working on the other flower bed.  If we ever get some nice warm days, maybe things will grow better.  But then I should know better, it is only the first of May.  I usually never buy and plant flowers until after Memorial Day.  Joe, I was back in time to take the pies out, they were suppose to bake for an hour, and I was back on time.  I can't help it they decided to do their own thing while I was gone!!!  Even tho they boiled out all over the place, and  were just a little dry, they are almost gone.  :)   You know you're a yooper , when you think loading the dishwasher means getting your wife drunk...............

 

May 4  4:54 pm

Temp is 57.  Boy what a difference in the temp today.  It is down right cold out, and windy.  Tv guy says it is suppose to freeze for the next three nights.  That's ok if it freezes the bugs!!  To my surprise , a vehicle drove in the driveway today and they said they had something for me.  They brought me peony plants.  I had said in an earlier comment that I wanted one, and they brought me some.  How wonderful!!!!!!!!    They also left a donation for the camera.  A special thank you to Harold and Roberta.  They have a place up here, and were just coming up to open it up for the summer.  I am so lucky to meet so many nice people that read these comments.  I do appreciate the plants, and again thank you very much.  I also got an e-mail from Patsy with a couple more eagle web cams.  I will try and get those addresses on here for everyone tomorrow.  You know you're a yooper when you think that a 6 pack of Strohs, a bag of Doritos, salsa and bean dip cover 4 of the 7 basic food groups.............

 

 

May 3  8:54 pm

Temp is 60.  It got up to 80 today, with strong winds this afternoon.  I got all our  personal laundry done and dried it all outside on the clothes line.  Thought we were going to get rain this afternoon, the sky got all black and it was thundering some, but we only got about 4 drops of rain.  Someone  came up to their cabin in the Johnson's Lake area , north of Eckerman last weekend and found the door kicked in and a note from the Michigan State Police on the door.  Someone had kicked the door in and removed  several things.  This was the first time they had been up since December.  They wanted me to let everyone know that if you haven't been up since last fall/winter to come prepared.  There have been several places broken into in that area I believe.  And there were a few blackflies out today.  So come prepared for them also.  The latest news from the eagle cam is the eggs will not be hatching. :(   You know you're a yooper when you only know Ted Nugent for his archery equipment..................

 

May 2  4:57 pm

Temp is 68.  Well folks, it rained last night.  I don't know how much, but it did rain.  So I didn't have to water my flower seeds today.  There are no bugs out yet either.  That's a good thing.  Got an e-mail today from a nice person who said they appreciate my comments, and my son's welding help last weekend.  You are welcome.  Stop in and say hi the next time you are in Paradise!!!  To everyone who is watching the eagle web cam.  (it is in Canada somewhere), I was surprised this morning to learn that one egg has disappeared.  They must have kicked it and it fell from the nest.  Do you think it was the one that was over due from hatching and they knew, and got rid of it on purpose?  I wonder.........   I made two pies today.  A strawbery-rhubarb and a mixed up pie.  It has strawberries-rhubarb-blueberries-blackberries and raspberries in it.  They were in the oven, and all was well when I went to the postoffice.  When I came back, I noticed all the doors and windows were open. The pies were running over and the house was full of smoke.  No, I didn't forget about them, I was back to take them out just at the right time.  Company had stopped in  and Mike had came in to make coffee, so he had to open all the windows etc.      And I do sit them on old cookie sheets, (the pies not the company) so I didn't mess up the oven, but the house still smells like burnt run over pie.  Well guess I will go do something.  You know you're a yooper when being a "Red Wing Fan" means you like their new line of hiking boots.............

 

May 1  6:29 pm

 HAPPY  MAY  DAY

Temp is 58.  Cloudy and looks like rain.  An uneventful day today for me.  Went over to the Soo.  That's about it.  Fire danger is very high here.  Hope it rains tonight.  Now I am really lazy, so will have to catch up on my work tomorrow.  You know you're a yooper when you're on a first name basis with the clerk at the Michigan State Unemployment Office.................

 

 

April 30  9:34 pm

Temp is 52.  Was busy cleaning today, and was going to skip the comments for today, but thought, how can I keep quiet for a day?  So here I am.  Thanks to Greg and Bonnie for stopping in last night to say hi.  It is always good to see you.  ( they are guests that now have their own place up here).  Still have laundry to do, but I am saving it for tomorrow.  I think it is suppose to rain tonight.  I hope it does, so my newly planted flower seeds get a good soaking. 

 

April 29  3:32 pm

Temp is 69.  Sunny, and a nice day for working in the flower bed, and   I did just that. With the help of son Ralph, we got all the grass and weeds and creeping phlox that had taken over pulled out.  A couple years ago I had planted 3 hens and chicks plants.   I found out today that I now have lots of them, so I replanted them around the edge.  Tomorrow I am going to plant some sweet peas and some morning glory seeds and see if  I can get them to climb up the fence.  This is just a small flower bed at the south end of the motel.  I have a bigger one across the end of the motel towards the road.  Haven't touched that yet.  I have been trying to plant perennials in there, so I don't have to buy a bunch of flowers each year.  So I really can't do to much digging there, because I don't know what I will be digging up until everything is up and growing.  I would like to have a peony or something that has beautiful big flowers.  Maybe I will treat my self  to one this year. :)  I hope you all  aren't getting bored with me rambling on here and this is suppose  to be " Paradise Weather On Line", but there isn't much in the weather department to talk about right now.  Mike ( my husband),  Ralph and our dog Maggie went down to sit on the bank of the Tahquamenon to fish for awhile.  To windy for the boat out in the big lake, but you would never know it by just being here in the yard.  We do need some rain.  You know you're a yooper when you have all your original teeth, you just keep them in a jar on the shelf..................

 

April 28  2:36 pm

Temp is 68.  I got an e-mail from Dennis saying that if I leave off the /default.asp that the address will work just fine.  So here goes  www.infotecbusinesssystems.com/wildlife.   Thanks a lot Dennis, I need all the help I can get!!!  Even tho it is 68 out, the wind is cold.  I know you need a jacket when you go outside.  Also had an e-mail asking about the blackflies.  They are not out yet.  It has been freezing the last few nights, so that might have something to do with it.  Wouldn't  it be nice if all the blackflies and mosquitoes froze???????????  Even tho I was born and raised around here, I still hate the mosquitoes and blackflies.  I can't stand them swarming around my face.  We purchased a mosquito magnet a couple years ago, and I really believe it helps.  We caught so many the first year you would not believe it, last year not as many.   Well guess I will go work in the flower bed, while there aren't any "bugs" out.  You know you're a yooper when you consider a six pack of beer and a bug zapper quality entertainment.............

 

April 27  9:33 pm

Just had an e-mail telling me they couldn't get to the eagle camera from the link I posted earlier.  I just tried and I couldn't get there either.  It is the correct address, so you can try just typing it in.  www.infotecbusinesssystems.com/wildlife/default.asp

 

April 27  1:48  pm

Temp is 56.  Sunny out side.  Well we got the camera going the other night, then yesterday morning the computer went weird.  We lost internet explorer.  Couldn't get on line all day.  So we are finally back in business, thanks to Ralph , again.   If you are wondering who Ralph is, he is our middle child.  Chet's older brother.  Chet is the "baby" of the family.  I am sure he will appreciate that.  (if he e-mails me or calls, i'll know he read this  :) .  I went over to Newberry this morning.  Haven't been there since March 29th.  I saw 2 deer that were actually standing in the road and I had to stop.  Then I saw 2 deer running across the road, and a rabbit that was squished in the road!!!  My hubby found a real neat web cam on here the other day.  It is a live web cam that is looking at an eagle sitting on two eggs in her nest.  It is really cool.  The other afternoon I was watching it and  another eagle flew to the nest, then my screen went black.  By the time I got it refreshed and back up, there was only one eagle in the nest again.  I wanted to see if they changed places, so the one could go and  find some food.  here is the address if you would like to check it out.  www.infotecbusinesssystems.com/wildlife/defaulf.asp  I am sure you will be glad you did.  You know you're a yooper when you think a laundromat is something soft to kneel on when you wash your clothes in the creek....................

 

April 26  10:19 pm

Temp is 34.  Haven't  been able to get on line today, to do the comments, until now.   Will try and  see what I can do tomorrow. 

 

 

April 25  0:36 pm

CAMERA IS BACK UP!!!!!  Thanks to Ralph.

April 25  8:29 pm

Temp is 38.  It was a  COLD day today, and windy.  I raked a little more where the snow melted, and started to work on a flower bed that got away from me last year with grass.  Will finish that tomorrow.  Did some laundry and the same old stuff.  Had a couple e-mails as to when the camera would be back up.  This I can't answer.  I am  still waiting for Chet to come here, and check out settings, connections etc.  Then if he determines it is the camera it's self, we will take it down and send it off  to California for repairs, and if it comes to that, we hope it is something that can be repaired, because I don't have the money to pay for a new one right now.  But I guess we will have to cross that bridge when we come to it.  I am thinking  positive.  I did put in the numbers that I needed to, so I could see  what the camera is seeing outside, and nothing came up. So it is all a mystery to me.  But that us where we are right now.  I want it back up as much as you all do.  It is frustrating to me when I know people are depending on it, and there is nothing  I , myself, can do about it.  You know you might be a yooper when your county library has one book. "Dick and Jane".............

 

April 24  7:13

Temp is 41.  It was sunny earlier today, and calm.  Then this afternoon it got windy and turned colder.  Worked on spring cleaning again today.  Tv guy says rain showers and maybe some snow flakes in the air for later tonight.   You know you're a yooper when all of your available radio stations can be preset on the car radio's 6 buttons -- 3 times.......................

 

April 23  7:29 pm

Temp is 49.  Cloudy day with showers.  The sun was out for awhile.  Nothing much to say about today.  I just made some more white castles meat and put it in the fridge, so it is all cooked for the snacks!!  :)  Have two loaves of  french bread in the oven, and I have been working on some spring cleaning in the rooms.  LOTS of washing blankets, spreads and everything else that is in a room.  I did take a ride down to the half-a-day creek where my husband and son were fishing.  The lake was so calm, and it was very peaceful there.  Made me sleepy, so I decided to come home, and I am yawning right now!!!!  Haven't heard a word from Chet since Wednesday when I had a message on my machine saying he was coming here on Saturday to check out the camera. When he never showed up, I thought maybe it was Sunday when he was coming, well I guess that wasn't right either, cause he hasn't been here yet.  Maybe I should call him , again..............  You know you're a yooper when you fertilize the lawn by letting the cows out of the barn......................

 

April 22  7:57 pm

Temp is 48.  Had a nice warm rain this afternoon.  Not a downpour, but just a nice little shower.  The last bit of snow melted out front today, and the grass is starting to green up.  There is still some snow out front by the cabin, and across the road by the credit union sign there is still a pile.  You know you're a yooper when your car phone is a rotary model with a looooooooong cord...........   ( I forgot, the white castles were pretty good )

April 21  5:14 pm

Temp is 64.  Sunny day.  No rain, which we could really use some.  Wow, I just noticed that I was here the same time yesterday.  Looks like the tv guy is saying rain for tomorrow and Sunday, with colder temps next week.  A couple days with highs in the 40's.  Wonder if summer is over?  We still have patches of snow on the ground.  I found a copy cat recipe for white castle hamburgers, so I am going to try it out tonight for a snack.  My husband's favorite snack.  I will have to let you know how they turn out.  You know you're a yooper if you think ice beer is leaving a 6 pack of Old Style outside overnight...................

 

April 21  5:14 pm

Temp is 66.  Cloudy out right now.  Went to the Soo (sault ste. marie) today.  Ran into a little rain on the way back, but not much.  Well I know where the camera picture went yesterday.  Chet deleted it, wondering if it would then upload the new picture.  But it never worked I guess.  And yes, the bill is paid this time. :)   He is an  R A at school, and he has his floor out camping for a couple days, so he says he probably won't  make it here until Saturday.  I said that was ok, as there isn't much to see that is any different anyway.  We do need some rain tho.  Guess I will go outside for awhile as there isn't much time left in the day to do any work!!!!!!!  (sounds like a good excuse to me).  Don't think anything is happening around here.  Don't think the smelt ever did run very good.  Heard of a few being dipped, but not many.  I think I will be going to the fishermen at Bay Mills and buying some tomorrow.  You know you're a yooper when your local movie theater is offering "Gone With The Wind" as a first run feature presentation...........

 

April 19  2:30 pm

Temp is 68.  Sunny.  Well I see we have now lost the camera picture completely.  No one had done anything different, so don't know what is going on.  Most of the snow in the yard is melted now.  There is still quite a bit over by our cabin and across the road at the credit union.  You know you're a yooper when  a new car means a 1972 AMC Gremlin..................

 

April 18  3:54  pm

Temp is 68.  Sunny and some wind.  Chet is going to try and come here on Thursday and see if he can get the camera going.  If it has nothing to do with the settings, then we will probably have to send it to California to be repaired.  So hope he can work his magic on it and get it going.   Had an e-mail wanting to know if someone could drive to their cabin up maple block, farm truck trail.  My husband went up there and said the road is fine,  So if you have a place up there, I guess you can now drive to it.  You know you're a yooper when your wife's new fur coat came from animals you trapped yourself..............

 

April 17  12:57 pm

Temp is 56.  Nice and sunny.  Snow is melting more each day.  I have an e-mail in to Chet to see when he has time to come and get the camera going.  Hopefully it will be soon, and hopefully it is only some settings or something that is wrong with it.  Not a good time of the year to have to buy a new camera.  All this "stuff" is great when it is working good, but not to good when it isn't and you don't know anything about it.  And that would be me!!  Remember how Chet was wondering how long it would take me to learn how to do these comments everyday??  Now if it would have happened a day earlier, I may have been able to get Scott, from cabin cam, to check it out for me.  :)   Since I have wasted half of the day, I guess I should see if I can do something good the rest of the day.  I guess I could go out and pick up some sticks in the yard.  You know you're a yooper when your phone number has three digits or less............

 

April 16   7:39 am

HAPPY EASTER!!!!!!!!  A special wish for a good day goes out to my family, Kena, Brian, Josh,  Jessica, Ralph, Chet. ( and also Bethany).    Hope you all have a wonderful day.  Now as you probably already noticed, the camera is not taking pictures.  Don't know why.  Chet told me a couple things to do over the phone, but neither of them worked.  Might have to wait until he comes here again to fix it.  Hopefully it will just start again for no reason, like it stopped.  Anyway I will still be able to update here everyday and I can tell you what is going on outside.  We had an issue yesterday with some of our e-mail, but that has nothing to do with the camera.  I think the spring time gremlins are at work.  It probably is just shocked to see sunshine a few days in a row. :)  

 

 

April 15    9:10  pm

Temp is 40.  Don't know how warm it got today.  Not as warm as yesterday.  In the afternoon the wind was coming out of the north and it got chilly.  Our daughter went to our camp today in Crystal Falls and said there is not a flake of snow to be found.  It was 74 to 80 there.  Now that is a little too warm.  Our son went down to the river mouth last night and someone there had one smelt in a bucket.  He said there wasn't even a place to park.  Hubby and I just finished coloring eggs, and they are  beautiful!  :)  Maybe that is just because we did it, do ya think????  You know you're a yooper when nothing in your living room clashes with your stuffed moose head..............

April 14 7:28 pm

Temp is 53.  Nice warm day.  If you saw a fat lady out raking the yard today, that was me!  I did the hardest part out by the road where the snowmobile trail was first.   Lots of dirt and big rocks to rake out of the grass.  Now my arm is ready to fall off!!!!  Heard a couple reports today that a few smelt were dipped last night.  They are really good.  Haven't  had any in a couple years now.  If anyone goes and has any extra's drop them off!!!!!!  You know  you're a yooper if you find your car when you cut the grass..................

 

April 13 4:30 pm

Temp is 52.  Nice warm sunny day.  You know you're a yooper if you watched the "Ricki Lake Show" because you thought it was a show about fishing..................

 

 

April 12  5:57 pm

Temp is 48.  The sun is out right now, and it is a little windy.  It was foggy this morning and some light rain.  Didn't get a chance to go check the snow depth today for everyone.  Will try and get er' done tomorrow.  Our old faithful  tv weather guy said this morning that there is a chance of our last accumulation of snow next week!!!!  yuk! yuk! yuk!  I sure hope not.  There is so much to do and not enough energy to do it all.  If the weather holds up, you will probably see me out raking the yard next week.  Like to get the outside work done before the mosquitoes come to stay.  You know you're a yooper when your friends give you a really cool nick name, like  "Stinky"........................

 

April 11  5:38 pm

Temp is 62.  A quick little update  while I am waiting for supper to cook.  Well the wind was cold this morning, but it warmed up this afternoon.  Nice day out.  I have been outside most of the day doing nothing.  The adam's trail is not around here.  It is closer to Grand Marais. Anyone that has a cabin up here that is wondering if you can drive in to it yet or not, send me an e-mail and tell me how to get there, and we will sure be happy to go check it out for you.  We have a place near Crystal Falls, and we don't have anyone there we can ask about the weather, and we usually have to make a trial trip up there to see if we can get in.  So we know the feeling, and would be happy to help you all out if we can.  vagabond@upmich.com    You know you're a yooper if your local bowling alley has six lanes so there's  no waiting..........  Nancy

 

April 10  4:41 pm

Temp is 55.  Again the  wind is cold.  Had a fun day yesterday.  It was cold and windy where we were.  Had a picnic anyway! To all the snowmobilers that will know where I am talking about, there is still a lot of snow up around the bear trap.  There has to be at least a foot of snow there in the woods.  We drove down the adam's trail, which I believe is a snowmobile trail in the winter.  It looked like they had just recently went through there with the plow and opened the road.   It was a nasty ride.  Still snow in the road, and ice.  We even saw where a snowmobile had crossed the road earlier in the day.  So when you are out in your yards, and enjoying the warm weather, someone is still snowmobiling in the up.  You could easily  snowmobile on the many side roads off the adam's trail.   We  took down the Christmas lights today, and I went and checked out the yard to see how many rocks were in there from plowing this winter.  I am the designated yard raker, so  I was wishing there were none, but unfortunately there were some there. You know you're a yooper when your favorite band is DA YOOPERS..............

 

April 8  10:30 pm

Temp is 28.  Power went out at about 8 pm and just came back on, so this is real late today.  I may not be on here tomorrow, at all.  We are going geocaching.  I will  explain what that is when I am not so tired.  I laid down and was just falling asleep when the power came back on.  However I had homemade bread raising, so I had to get up and bake it.  Then I am going back to sleep!!!  Hope everyone has a wonderful weekend.  You know you're a yooper when indoor plumbing is something you want to have some day...................

 

April 7  8:15 pm

Temp is 28.  Didn't get very warm today.  It was windy again and COLD!!  Yesterday I had to go to the Soo, (Sault Ste. Marie) and the temp was 54.  Not much going on around here.  Waiting for the snow to melt.  You know you're a yooper when your high school has a mandatory class called "chainsaw operation and repair"..............

 

April  5  4:28 PM

 Temp is 48.  Sunny and windy, and the wind is cold.  All the snow we got in the last couple days is now all melted.  We took a ride up to the harbor of refuge today at whitefish point, and it looked like summer.  There was no ice in the harbor.  There were two freighters  anchored .  If the wind would just warm up, it would be beautiful out.  Our rhubarb is starting to come up in the garden.  Still snow on some of it yet tho.  Thinking warm thoughts and wishing it was time to plant the garden.  You know  you're a   yooper  when you saw a sign that said "Drink Canada Dry" and you've been trying ever since....................

 

April 4  3:12 pm

Temp is 33.  It is a yukie day in Paradise!!!  It is cold, windy and snowing.  We probably got about two or so inches of snow.  It was 23 this morning at eight am.  The plows cleaned and salted the roads, so they are bare now.  I understand there were white out conditions on M-28 earlier this morning, with the snow and blowing snow.  You know you're a yooper when your favorite bar plays both kinds of music Country and Western.........

 

April 3  1:51 pm

Temp is 40.  Raining this morning, then it turned to snow, then warmed up some and the snow melted.  It is a cloudy dreary day.  I have a couple of pies in the oven, so thought I could get this done  while I am waiting for them to bake.  Just because the snowmobile season is over, we still have a great summer to look forward to.  So remember we have the paypal button for donations to keep this camera going.  You know you're a yooper if you know all four seasons: almost winter, winter, still winter, construction.................

 

April 2  2:56 pm

Temp is 45.  The sun was out this morning, but now it is cloudy and looks like it is going to rain.  The snow continues to melt some each day.  There was a big pile of ice  out by our sign, where the county road guys broke the snowmobile trail so the run off could go down the drain pipe, and not flood out our yard.  I keep looking at that pile of hard ice, and it is getting smaller each day. There isn't much to say now , not much to comment about.  We are just waiting for the snow to melt.  If anyone has anything interesting, let me know and I will see what I can do about getting it on here.  But all people with cabins, if your road hasn't been plowed this winter, you can't drive to them just yet.  The road to the dam is still not open.  The freighters are going by Paradise on their way to the Soo locks.  Hubby put his portable fish shack away, so I guess it truly is spring!!!  :)   You know you're a yooper when it takes you two hours to go to the post office, even when you are in a rush, because you have to stop and talk to everyone in town..................

 

March 31  2:11 pm

Temp is 43.  It is cloudy today with some light rain.  Well the camera picture is back. Chet got it all figured out at school, called me and walked me through what to do over the phone, and we got 'er done!!!  I guess you probably know that if you are here reading this.  Hopefully we are here for the duration now.  Yesterday there was no ice  in the lake, (Superior)  a bit east of Whitefish point.  Today it is back.  The wind blew it back in over night.  Took a ride to the river mouth (Tahquamenon)  today also.  Saw a beautiful male mallard and a female.  There were also a lot of geese out and about.  Tv weather guy said we were suppose to get a lot of rain today.  Maybe we will get it tonight.  And he also said SNOW for the u p either Monday or Tuesday.  Oh Yuck!!  We don't need any snow now that the snowmobiling is over.  We need nice warm sun to melt this dirty stuff.  Nice warm sunshine so we can open the windows and get the spring cleaning and yard work done, before all the  black flies, mosquitoes and whatever other little critters there are that bites you, come out.  You know you're a yooper if your wife's night gown says Fred Bear Archery.............

 

March 30   12:50 pm

Temp is 55.  Well folks they say it's not over till the fat lady sings, so here we go.  LA LA LALAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!  The fat lady just sang.........The season is over for snowmobilers, but just about to begin for the birdwatchers.  Now just because the trails are done, doesn't mean all the snow is gone, because it is far from that.  I did see a truck with a snowmobile trailer parked up at the parking lot west of town yesterday.  Someone must have been giving it one more try.  You can probably still ride your snowmobile around whitefish point area if you tried.  The Tahquamenon river is opening up and some ducks and spring birds are here.  Our driveway is bare, but we still have the picnic area out in the front yard full of snow.  You know you're a yooper if you think the expression "to open a can of worms" means  "to go fishing"..............

 

March 29   6:13 pm      

Temp is 45.  It was 59 this afternoon as I left Newberry.  It was 51 when I got back here to Paradise.  About two years ago, I had two charges to my credit card to someplace in France.  It was to some goofy numbers and I don't remember the name of the place.  Anyway, since I have never been to France, I had to cancel  a credit card or two. Keep this in mind as you read "the rest of the story."  When Chet started this web site a couple years ago, he used my credit card and his name to pay the web hosting account.    When I got my visa card bill the end of Feb., there was a charge on it for a place called 2co checkout.com 2co checkout.com ohio.  Now I did not recognize this charge and thought oh no, here we go again.  So I cancelled the card and had to send in signed papers stating I did not charge anything there and did not know what it was, or who charged it.  When I tried to update the page on I think it was the 15th, I couldn't get into the page where I have to go.  I tried in the morning and then at night.  The next day I still couldn't get into it.  So after trying a few times I called Chet.  He said don't worry about it mom, they are probably just working on it , wait a couple days then try again.  So I did.  Then  when I tried to get my e-mail it wouldn't let me get the vagabond@upmich mail.  It kept telling me there was an error.  Then one day the weather page said account suspended.  Now this is our first clue something is wrong here.  This shouldn't be happening.  Now keep in mind the account for this was in Chet's name, and he is in college.  So he had to e-mail them and ask what was going on.  They sent him back an e-mail saying they had a chargeback on the account.  Now we really don't have a clue what he is talking about.  Chet had a checking account that he had closed, so we thought maybe he had given them the account to take the money from to pay this web server when it was due, and they couldn't because the account was closed.  With the help of  Rick at the credit union, we finally ruled that out. So these web hosting people won't answer my e-mails, because the account is not in my name.  So I e-mail Chet and he has to e-mail them, then wait for an answer.  Finally they told him that they use a place called 2co checkout.com  to collect  the payments for them.  Hummmmmmmmmmm, that is the charge on my credit card that I cancelled.  It would have been nice if they would have sent us and e-mail or something telling us the year or 18 months  or whatever were up, and we needed to pay again.  Or if the charge on the card said something about web hosting account..........  They said  if we have the chargeback reversed, they will reinstate the account again.  So I had to call the credit card company and tell them that I did indeed have to pay that charge, and would they reverse the chargeback.  Of course they said NO they couldn't because I closed the account.  So what do I do now?  They said to have the company resubmit the charge and they would then pay it,  and I would have a new credit card in the mail.  So I had to e-mail Chet again with this wonderful news. He  e-mailed the hosting guys and I frankly don't remember what they told him.  But we waited for a few days, and still no site.  So Chet ended up just starting a new account.  Then that took a few days to get going.  Chet thought he could just type in a few things from school and we would be up and going again.  But no, that would be to easy.  He would see something different on the screen when he typed in the weather page than I would see here when I typed it in.  Figure out that one.......  Anyway I guess that brings us to last night when he drove here from  Petoskey to get us going.  Then he couldn't get the camera page to work.  So I guess that is "the rest of the story."  I am   really sorry,  I guess this mess was all my fault because I cancelled the credit card.  But on a good note I did get a donation from a gentleman in Cass City, while we were down. Thank you!!  So there was nothing wrong with the camera, the bill just didn't get paid!!!!!!!!!   So now you can at least check out my words of wisdom  I have every day. :)  When I cancelled my credit card on Feb. 24th they said they would send me out a new one.  When I still didn't receive it by March 24th, I had to call them back and they had to cancel  that one, and issue me another new one.  I got that one  in a couple days.  And I am the person that is not suppose to drink anything with caffeine and to avoid stress.....  Don't you just love it?    You know you're a yooper if you think that a Big Mac and a shake refers to the Bridge on a windy day.............

 

 

March 29  9:07 am

I'M  BAAAAAAAACK!!!!!!!!   We have the comments all set to go, but still have to work on the camera picture.  The picture you see now is Chet and Tommy Tropic juggling.  Chet was here yesterday working on this and finally had to leave to go back to school, so he took some stuff  he thinks he needs and is going to try and work on it from there.  Otherwise he will be back next week during his spring break and hopefully can get the camera picture back. So I will tell you what it is like out here.  It is 41 out now, and the snow is gone in the driveway, but there is still big piles everywhere else.  There is alot of snow in the woods, so anyone that has a cabin  around the area, you can not drive into it yet.  The tv guys say it is suppose to be 50 today and warmer tomorrow, then rain on Friday.  It is still freezing at night, but last night was suppose to be the last cold night also.  I appreciate all the calls and customers who came in asking, "where did your camera go?"  It is a long story as to what happened, and I don't have the time to tell you right now, because I have to go to Newberry today and pick up some meds.  But I will be on here either later today or tomorrow with "the rest of the story"!!!   Nancy

 

March 28  9:33 pm

Well the site is back, but not the picture from the camera yet.  I will be on here tomorrow to let everyone know what happened and what is going on now. 

March 23

This is driving me crazy!!!!!!!!!!!

March 20

Shouldn't be too much longer.

March 19

Well we think we have it figured out.

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MARCH 18

Starting to make some headway with this problem.

 

March 17

HAPPY  ST. PADDY'S DAY!!!!

 

March 16, 9:50 am

Temp is 26.  The sun is out.  It was 13 this morning at 6 am.  I know the site is not working, and we are working on it, but I thought I would continue with the comments anyway, then you could read them all at once, when we get back on line.  The fresh snow we got the other day and the cold temps, are giving us some more snowmobiling time.  I know it is going to end soon, but for now, it is good to go.  So I think you should consider coming to the beautiful upper peninsula  for the last ride of the season.  How cool is it to go snowmobiling the third weekend in March??  You know you're a yooper if going south for the winter months, means going to Mackinac City............ 

 

March 15  1:07  pm 

This is going to be short an sweet.  The sun is out, but it is VERY windy and cold.

 

 

March 14  10:39 am

Temp is 32.  The wind she is a blowin!!!  It snowed last night, I didn't get out to measure what I can yet, but it looks like a few inches.  It is blowing around.  I couldn't get this program to update for me last night, so I am going to try again now.  Hopefully it was the weather last night.  If not, I  will have to call upon Chet, the fixer upper for the weather page. So you might not get this update right away.  Our power went out last night at 12:30 and never came back on until 9:15 this morning.  It was getting chilly in here.  I think it was 56 in the house.  When that happens for such a long period of time, when it is cold outside , we ( I ) have to start thinking and wondering about things freezing up on us in the motel units.  But the power was restored in plenty of time, so everything turned out ok.  My kids tell me I worry to much. : )   When they mention my grey hair, I tell them I earned everyone of them!!!!   Anyway, my son Ralph, had to get ready for work this morning with a flashlight.  Then he had to go out in the storm to Newberry to work.  Hard to believe I had spring fever last weekend.   You know you're a yooper when a trip to the islands means Mackinac and Bois Blanc........... 

 

March 13  9:04  pm

Temp is 34.  We had rain and some heavy wet snow today.  I was over at Newberry and it rained for most of the day.  Suppose to get a few inches of snow tonight, and blowing tomorrow.  If it stays warm and we get heavy snow, I don't see it blowing around.  So it is wet and sloppy out now in the drive.  I will get on here in the morning and let you know what happened over night, if anything.  You know you're a yooper  when you consider a thunderstorm as a drive thru car wash..............

 

March 12  6:47  pm

Temp is 36.  Tv guy says windy with a snow mix for tomorrow.  Heavy lake snows are likely Monday evening into Tuesday.  Near blizzard conditions are possible Monday night into early Tuesday, with another storm for Thursday with more heavy snow. So if it all happens, we are in for a lot more snow.  That means you can get in another weekend or two of riding in the UP.  Our guests rode over to Pine Stump today and had a good time.  I saw several sleds go by on the trail today, so it's not quite over yet.  But the time is running out..............   I finished up all the motel  laundry today that I left yesterday.  Now tomorrow I can get the family laundry done.  Laundry, a never ending job, but someone has to do it!!!  : )  It was sunny out today, even our dog Maggie is getting spring fever.  She likes to go outside and play in the soft snow.  I love the snow, until it is all yukie and dirty and no more snowmobiling to be had, then I want it to melt so I can get outside and do something. You know you're a yooper when your ice fishing shanty is furnished better than your house..............

 

March 11  9:29 pm

Temp is 34.  Had some thunder and lightening awhile ago. Maybe a little rain, but not much,  at least as of now.  Maybe it will rain more during the night.  It wasn't as warm today.  Probably got up to 41.  You know you're a yooper when you know 37 ways to prepare meals from roadkill................

 

March 10  8:35 pm

Temp is 29.  It was warm today.  It got up to 43.  Our guests were out riding all day.  Didn't talk to them yet to see what they have to say.  Missed all the tv weather stuff today.  I wonder if they are still calling for a storm on Tuesday?  Tomorrow is a big cleaning day for me, so I don't know when I will be on here.  We never had any pouring rain, just a misty drizzle for awhile yesterday.  However the snow is settling.  My snow stick says 28 inches now.  You know you're a yooper when you think Canadian Club is the hockey team from Soo, Ontario, Eh?...............

 

 

March 9   2:44 pm

Temp is 37.  It is cloudy, but no rain.  It might have rained some last night during the night.  I don't know for sure.  There were a few snow flakes this morning when I was out with the dog about 7:15.  Heavy wet flakes.  All my guests left here this morning and are still out riding.  The groomer went past here this morning, grooming the town trail.  Tv guy says maybe some rain tomorrow and Saturday, and a possible winter storm for Tuesday.  You know you're a yooper when you think your daily log is something you burn for heat....................

 

 

March 8  4;15 pm

Temp is 35.  It has been cloudy all day, with no rain.  Just talked to a couple of my guests, and they said the trails are beautiful.  They rode to Grand Marais yesterday and said trails were good, except for the last mile getting into town.  So come on up and get some March riding in.  We all know this isn't going to last forever, so come while you can .  Haven't heard what the weather is going to be for tomorrow. You know you're a yooper when you think the sign saying FINE FOR PARKING means this is a really good spot.....................

 

March 8  7:31 am

Temp is 30.  Just a quick update to let everyone know we didn't get any rain in Paradise.  We have a dusting of snow on the ground, and the tv guy says the rain is done.  I'll be back later to let you know what is happening.

 

March 7  9:24 pm

Temp is 29.  It probably got up to 40 today.  I don't know for sure, as I was busy and never thought to look at the temp.  Tv weather guy says freezing drizzle tomorrow.  Once I thought he said rain on Thursday and two inches of snow on Friday.  Now the last time I listened he said snow on Sunday.  So I don't actually know what is going to happen.  You know you're a yooper when your summer shirts are plaid wool, ( same as your winter shirts)............

 

 

March 6  4:02 pm

Temp is 32.  I was just outside and the sun is out, but it is cold!  I went over to Newberry today and it was sunny all the way over.  I think it was 35 over there when I was there.  The groomers are still out doing their thing to the trails.  Haven't talked to my guests today, they are all out riding.  Saw a few sleds on the falls trail on my way back from Newberry and they were going almost as fast as I was, so the trail must have been good.  :)   You know you're a yooper when you think poached eggs mean they were stolen from your neighbor's chickens.........

 

March 5  6:53 pm

Temp is 25.  I think it got up to 35 today.  Of course there was no new snow.  Sundays are usually the big cleaning days, as everyone goes home on Sunday.  So I am late getting on here today because I have been doing the laundry etc. all day.  Almost done now tho,  so I can sit in front of the tv and fall asleep!  That is what I usually do.  Having vegetable soup for supper, so I guess that tells you how many fish the fishermen caught yesterday..............  You know you're a yooper when you think the Board of Education is the paddle the teacher womps your butt with!!!!!

 

March 4   6:21 pm

Temp is 25.  It was sunny out today with no new snow.  It was 4 degrees  this morning at 7 am.  So it is getting cold at night.  My hubby, son, and a friend went ice fishing again.  So "Lucky Randy" we might be having fish again.... Days are getting longer.  It is now 6:35 and it is still light outside.  Not so long ago it was dark at 5:30.  You know you're a yooper when you think your family tree is the one in the backyard with the tire swing..............

 

 

March 3  4:13 pm

Temp is 24.  Sunny, no new snow.  Chet came to visit and did a couple things to the camera.  So thought I'd better get this done before he left, in case something was different and I needed help.  But so far so good.  He went snowshoeing .  Not much to talk about these days.  Trails are all reported to be in good condition.  You know you're a yooper when you think the phrase "It's all down hill from here" is an advertisement for the local ski lodge............

 

March 2  6:55pm

Temp is 15.  No new snow. Talked to Chet and he is doing fine.  Starting to get bookings for his summer  juggling.  If you are in the area during the wild blueberry festival we have in August, stop in and say hi to him.  He will be the one throwing fire and knives in the air.  You won't miss him!!!!!!!!  Our guests that checked out this morning said the trails are smooth as glass, and the best they have been in the last twenty years.  So I guess other than a slow start to the season, the snowmobiling has been great. You know you're a yooper when you are a witness to a spectacular car crash!  Just imagine, what are the odds of both cars in the up being in the same place at the same time...............

 

March 1   4:34

Temp is 25.  Happy first day of March!!!  Where did February go??  It sure passed by fast.  Guess maybe that is because we got alot of snow, and we were busy with all that comes with the snow.  (shoveling- plowing-lots of telephone calls- and thankfully customers)   I would say March came in like a lamb today.  The sun was out and it was a beautiful day.  Does that mean that it will go out like a lion?  We don't need lion weather the first of April.  I just went and checked the snow stake, since I forgot again, and it says about 35 inches of snow .  Hubby caught some fish yesterday, so we are having perch fillets for supper tonight.  I must remind everyone that the trails are in excellent condition, so get up here and get in that March ride.  You know you're a yooper when you refer to winter mittens and hat as "choppers" and a "chook"....................

 

Feb. 28   5:35 pm

Temp is 18, with gusts of wind, that make it COLD outside.  No snow last night , with just a few flakes today.  Not much going on here these days.  I spent the day working on income tax stuff .   Now tomorrow I can mail it off to the tax guy to work his magic.  My hubby and his friend are off  ice fishing.  Since I spent the day doing tax stuff we will need to have left  over lasagna for supper.  (we're yoopers, so we have supper and not dinner).  :)  I did get out to go to the post office and the community center to cast my vote tho.  Oh, I forgot to check out the snow stake.  I'll try to remember to do it tomorrow.  Tv weather guy says we may be in for a mess tomorrow weather wise.  I'll keep you informed.  You know you're a yooper  when your local doctor is also the veterinarian , auto-mechanic, and the school bus driver......................

Feb. 27   6:42 pm

Temp is 15.  We got about two inches of snow last night.  Plowed the drive today, and got it all cleaned up again, so now it can snow some more.  The sun was out today for awhile.  We have a snow stake out in the snow, at the end of the motel and it said 39 inches of snow about a week ago.  I will have to check it out tomorrow again.  The trails are reported to be excellent.  So come to Paradise and get in some good riding while you still can.  Thanks to anyone who has donated to keep the camera going  and remember we do have the paypal button to make it easy for you.  Please remember we have the trail running through town for your enjoyment.  Do NOT ride on the road.  You may ride either direction on the trail.  The road is a state highway and it is unlawful to ride on it.   You know you're a yooper when your local record store still has brand new 8 track tapes for sale...............

 

Feb. 26   6:24 pm

Temp is 17.  It was 17 this morning at 6:30.  I think it got up to about 22 today.  We got  four inches of snow over night, with probably another inch or so today.  My guests report the trails to be awesome and "hats off to the groomer guys."  I am kinda late getting on here today.  Had cleaning and laundry to do for most of the day.  You know you're a yooper when your new goose down pillow was migrating south yesterday.................

Feb. 25  2:43 pm

Temp is 32.  The sun is out, but it is windy and cold.  We got about three inches of snow yesterday and another couple inches over night.  You know you're a yooper  when you think cross-country traveling means from the Soo to Marquette................

 

Feb. 24  4:32 pm

HAPPY BIRTHDAY to our daughter KENA, aka " THE WITCH" !!!!     Time seems to go by so fast.  Seems like only yesterday when she was just a little girl.  Now she is the mother of our two grandchildren.  (yes I am a grandma)  I just don't understand how she can be almost the same age as I am now. :)   Anyway Kena I hope you have a happy birthday today and remember you'll be my age someday!!!!!!  haha    Temp is 26.  We probably had an inch of fresh snow overnight.  Tv weather guy says we are under a winter storm warning for tonight, with three to five inches of snow.  Tomorrow they are saying cold, windy and snow.  I missed the amount tho.   Trails are great, so head to "PARADISE" for a great ride.   You know you're a yooper when you think lingerie is tube socks and flannel pajamas.............

 

Feb.23  1:39  pm

Temp is 24.  It is snowing and blowing, and cold.  I just shoveled all the drifted snow from the sidewalk.  We have two inches of  fresh snow on the ground.  Tv weather guy said one to three inches tonight.  Don't forget that we have a paypal button if you would like to donate something to keep the camera  going.  You know you're a yooper when you know 16 ways to cook a raccoon.........(yuk)

 

Feb. 22  2:48 pm

Temp is 33.  We had about 2 inches of snow over night.  The sun is out now.   Thank you to "lucky" RANDY K. for the camera donation yesterday.  It was nice talking to you.   Tv weather guy says we will get a couple inches of fresh snow tonight.  It has snowed  some just about  everyday in Feb.  We should have lots of good snowmobiling in March also.  Have rooms available yet for the weekend, so load em'  up and head to Paradise!!!  Do you know some guys from England come to Paradise each year to snowmobile?  :)   Now that's a true snowmobiler.....  You know you're a yooper when your snowmobile costs more than your kid's college education.............

 

Feb. 21  4:40 pm

Temp is 26.  A dusting last night.  It was snowing real hard this morning for about 5 minutes.  Didn't have a chance to listen to the weather guy today, so I don't know what is going to happen weather wise. You know you're a yooper when your wife's Lady Remington is a 30-06..................... 

Feb. 20  3:40 pm

Temp is 30.  No new snow .  I saw the groomer out today on the town trail.  Trails are reported to be good to excellent.  Lots of snow,  good trails and beautiful scenery.  Who could ask for anything more?  You know you're a yooper when you have more insurance on your snowmobile than you do on your car!!!!!

 

Feb. 19  3:41  pm

Temp is 26.  It was 0 this morning at 6:15.  No new snow overnight, or today.   Hi to all my friends down in Lake Placid, Florida where it was 84 yesterday, when they were playing golf.  You know you're a yooper when you can ice fish nine months of the year!!! 

 

Feb. 18  10:18 am

Temp is 10.  It was 6 this morning at 5:30 am when I got up.  We had 11 inches of snow on the ground this morning.  So we got another 3 inches after my update last night. And would you believe it is snowing out now.  My blazer was parked since about 6pm on Wednesday, and I just went to sweep it off and it had snow up to the front bumper.  Oh by the way Sevie, I shoveled your deck last night after you called, but I bet you won't even be able to tell when you get up here!!!  :)   (ya, sure I did)   You know you're a yooper when driving is better in the winter because the potholes are filled with snow!!!  Nancy

 

 

Feb, 17  9:45  pm

Temp is 8.  "Trusty" says 8 inches of fresh snow so far today, and it is still coming down.  I don't think it really started to snow until  2 or 3 o'clock this afternoon.  Winter storm warning for tonight.  I think we will for sure have a foot by morning.  The pickup truck in the picture was parked there about 4:30 pm.  So whatever snow is on it came since then.  :)

 

Feb. 17  11:28 am

Temp is 13.  Wow, that is what it was last night.  How about that?  My "trusty measuring stick" told me we had at least 11 inches of fresh snow this morning.  That was what it said out in the middle of the drive, on the level.  It was very windy last night, so we might have received a little more.  We have just a slight wind now, and the sun is out. Tv weather guy said this morning we could get up to 10 inches again today............ I have all my shoveling done all ready  (thanks to one of my guests who helped me.)  Thanks Randy!!!   You know you're a yooper when your neighbor plows your drive and you pay him in yooper currency: a frozen lake trout from your freezer!!!!  Nancy

Feb.16  9:39  pm

Temp is 13.  Just a quick update on the weather.  It is snowing and blowing.  Shoveled off the sidewalk a couple times tonight since 7 pm.  It has about 10 inch drifts.  Another one of those times when you can't really tell how much is falling, because it is blowing all around.  I'll be back on here tomorrow whenever I can.

 

Feb. 16  1:56 pm

Temp is 20.  The wind is starting to blow some.  Not real hard or anything yet.  Not snowing yet, but tv guy still says it is coming tonight.  He said at noon that we are due to get 4-8 inches tonight, but the wind will be a  factor more than the snow.  Then more snow and wind for the next two days.  So it really is (maybe) going to be winter in Paradise.  You know you're a yooper when police backup in a high speed chase is the dnr!!! 

 

Feb. 15  2:08 pm

Temp is 27 and it is partly sunny.  It was snowing real hard this morning.  Probably got an inch.  Tv weather guy still says we are in for a blizzard tomorrow night.  10-12 inches by Friday morning, with up to 40 mph winds.   Then lake effect on Friday and Saturday with another possible 12 inches.  So..............  in that note, we are heading for a dandy if it all happens like they say.  Well I am prepared for a long winter weekend.  I have a good book started, lots of knitting cotton, (my husband calls it string) and a jigsaw puzzle going.  So after I get my rooms cleaned and the sidewalk shoveled,  I will  be in here doing my thing. :)  Everyone driving up this weekend, please be safe, it sounds like the lower peninsula will get hit first.  You know you're a yooper when going up north means a hunting trip to Canada!  Nancy

 

Feb.14  12:08  pm

Happy Valentine's Day!!!  Temp is 29, and it is cloudy.  POLECAT  RACING!!!!!  I had some guys stop in the other day to leave a donation for the camera . Sorry guys, I forgot your names!!!!!  (just kidding)  Just wanted to make sure they were paying attention!!  I know they mentioned  POLECAT RACING  and said they would all be home on Tuesday.  Where's home?  Well they are from the areas of Gaylord, Novi and Adrian.  So a big thank you to TOM, KEVIN, MIKE and DAVE for the camera donation.  I appreciate knowing you guys check out the site to see the conditions daily.  I do try..............  They also wanted me to pass on to the groomers that the trails were very good.  And they were very happy.  Thanks again guys, hope you made it home safely. Now the tv guys says we are headed for a blizzard on Thursday with heavy lake effect on Friday and Saturday.  So Tom, Kevin, Mike and Dave, make sure you check out the camera on Friday to see what you're missing!!!  You know you're a yooper when you carry jumper cables in your car and your girlfriend knows how to use them!!!  Nancy

 

 

Feb. 13  2:01  pm

Temp is 29.  Cloudy with 2 inches of fresh snow overnight.  Tv weather guy says blizzard conditions for Thursday with heavy lake effect for Friday.  Now don't hold your breath, it's only Monday.  We'll just have to wait and see what happens.  When it looks like a blizzard  I'll be right on here to let you know.  We can do without the blizzard, just a few inches of fresh snow each night would be nice. It makes for yukie driving, the groomers have a hard time in all the high drifts and the snowmobiles get stuck all over the place.  You know you're a yooper when you install your snow tires in late September, and keep them on until  May!!!

Feb. 12  12:30 pm

Temp is 25.  We got a little snow this morning.  It was snowing like crazy for awhile.  Now the sun is out.  Haven't  listened to the  tv weather guy, so I don't know what he is saying. This has to be short and sweet today, because it is the day all our guests left, and that means a whole lot of cleaning going on, and laundry and whatever else pops up.  Some guys did stop in to say hi and leave a donation for the camera.  I'll talk more about that on Tuesday.   You know you're a yooper when you use a down comforter in the summer.  

 

 

Feb. 11  12:13pm

Temp is 31, and it is sunny.  No new snow over night.  But we have plenty on the ground for snowmobiling, so get those snowmobiles on the trailer and head north (or whatever direction you need to go)  to Paradise, for some good riding.  You know you're a yooper when you have to switch from "heat" to "A/C' in the same day!!!!  Nancy

 

Feb. 10 2:41 pm

Temp is 31.  Sunny, but it feels cold and damp to me.  Just my opinion.  Didn't make it back on here last night, but it quit snowing shortly after I finished my comments.  So no new snow last night.  Some of you might not know who Chet is when I mention him on here.  He is my son who is attending North Central  Michigan College in Petoskey.  He is a juggler.  Some of you might have seen him here at the blueberry festival, at mackinaw crossings, or maybe the cherry festival.  Anyway he is the one that started the camera thing here, and keeps it going for us.  So when I have a problem , you will find me on the phone with him asking  for help.  So thanks Chet for keeping us going behind the scenes!!!!   (he's an original yooper also)   You know you're a yooper (from Paradise) when your idea of a traffic jam is three cars waiting to pass the county plow truck on M-123.   :)  Nancy

 

Feb. 9   12:51 pm

Temp is 21, and it is snowing.  Big fluffy flakes, that are so pretty falling.  We woke up to 3 inches at  7:30 this morning, and my husband plowed the drive.  My "trusty measuring stick" tells me we got 3 more inches since then, and it is still coming down.  Doesn't seem like too many people in town, as  I haven't seen many sleds out on the trail today.  The south trail through the swamp is now open.  A big thanks for the camera donation from you folks in Royal Oak.  You know who you are!! I don't like to post names on here without permission.  To anyone who sends or paypals a donation, if you want  me to mention your name, just let me know.  You know you're a yooper when you measure distance in hours.  ( that's what I do all the time)  I will try and get back on here sometime this evening and let you know how much more snow we got.  Nancy

 

 

Feb.8  7:30 am

It's cold outside!!!!  Temp is 0.   Haven't seen a temp that low for awhile.  No new snow last night, which is ok.  We need some extra time to dig out from the weekend.  Tv guy says possible HEAVY lake effect this weekend with wind and blowing snow again.  We have a PayPal button now, if anyone wants to send $1.00 or $2.00 to help keep this site going.  Actually. I am keeping it in an emergency fund incase the camera dies.  These camera's and all that goes with them are not cheap.  It is not something you just run down to the local wal-mart and pick up. You know you're  a yooper if you install security lights on your house and garage and leave them both unlocked!!! :)   

 

 

Feb. 7  2:10pm

The sun is shining, , the strong winds have stopped , we have lots of snow  and it is a beautiful day in Paradise!   Temp is 27.  The wind that is gently blowing is cold.  Most all of you snowmobilers  know that the "town trail"  is open.  Please stay on the trail, and off the road.  You know you"re a yooper if you see people wearing hunting clothes at social events.

 

 

Feb.6  10:45 am

The temp is 25, the wind is blowing and the snow is falling.  Now that is a perfect day in Paradise!!!!!!  (what makes it more perfect is my son is not working today, and he shoveled the sidewalk, and I didn't have to.)    Now for the snow totals, I really don't know.  My "trusty measuring stick"  told me we had  a couple drifts that were 18 and 22 inches here close to the building.  I measured 14 inches in one place, a foot in another, and out by the security light in the yard, there wasn't any to measure.  But we did get a lot of snow.  It is just too hard to measure.  My husband and our dog Maggie is out plowing the drive.  Maybe he will get in one of the camera pictures with the plow pushing the snow.  That would be neat.  Our dog loves to ride in the plow truck.  The tv weather guy said we have this wind to contend with until  tomorrow morning, with 8 to 12 inches of snow for today.  Now I will have to give him credit, he has been right twice now.  Maybe the new month has something to do with it.  Well enough jabbering, I just want everyone to know that we have lots of fresh snow for snowmobiling, so load up those machines and "come on up!!"   You know you're a yooper when you think the major food groups are deer meat, fish and berries! :)   Nancy

 

 

 

 Feb.5  1:18 pm

Temp is 22.  Well I guess winter has finally arrived.  I would say we have blizzard conditions.  Snowing and the wind is blowing it all around.  It is very windy.  This morning my "trusty measuring stick" said we had 4 inches of fresh snow on the ground, and a drift on the sidewalk that was 6 inches deep. (wouldn't ya know there was  more where we had to shovel).  Speaking of shoveling.  We have shoveled the sidewalk three times already, and there is a drift on it again.   It probably snowed more than that, it was just blowing everywhere.  So my husband plowed the drive.  Now we have another couple inches that I could measure.  Some places  it is drifted deep and some places, there is hardly any.  You know you're a yooper when your snowblower gets stuck on the roof!! :)   

 

 

 

Feb. 4   1:08 pm

Temp is 35.  We had a couple inches of the heavy wet stuff again this morning.  I haven't had much in the way of comments in the last few days, so today I am going to jump up on the soap box  for a bit.  As  most everyone knows we have the "town trail" back again.  My understanding is that it is on a year to year basis.  If you have been reading the groomer reports it says ,  WHAT IS GIVEN CAN BE TAKEN AWAY!!  A lot of people put in a lot of hours making this possible.  As a matter of fact some people have been working on it for a few years.  I have heard several people complain before when it wasn't here, and they couldn't  snowmobile directly  into town.  Do you want that to happen again?  I don't.  My business depends on the snowmobilers in the winter. There is a 15mph speed limit on the trail.  Please obey it.  Don't go flying down the trail.  There are numerous private drives along here.  What happens if a car is pulling out of the drive when you are flying along?  What happens when a person is walking across the road to get the newspaper or mail and you come flying along?  I'm sorry, but I watched machine after machine go speeding by here today, and I was upset.  All we ask of you is to obey the speed limit .  If you want to race, you should be at the I500 today.  I realize you are anxious to get where ever it is you are going.  But ging the speed limit shouldn't slow you down that much.  If it is going to make you late, then maybe you should have started a little bit sooner. I am not saying that everyone  is guilty of this, but it is always the few bad apples that spoil it for everyone.  There, I've said my piece.  Hope I have not offended anyone.  Now everyone that knows me, knows I am an original Yooper, so I will leave you with this:  You know you're a yooper when you think the first day of deer season is a holiday :)...............  Nancy

 

 

Feb. 3  4:40 pm

Temp is 34.  Tv guy says lots of wind tomorrow, colder, and maybe some snow. 

 

Feb.2  2:35 pm

Temp is 40.  Happy Groundhog's Day!!!!  He saw his shadow, so we have 6 more weeks of winter.  That can't be all bad, if it is like the last 6 weeks, unless you want it to snow!!!!  And most of us would like to see some more snow.  Missed the tv guys weather report today.  The last time I heard, I think they said it was going to get colder next week.  Guests report all trails to be really nice.  No complaints and everyone is having a good time.  There will be lots of sleds on the trails this weekend, so please ride safely, and remember the "town trail" is open again.  Also we now have a PayPal button for anyone who would like to donate online  to the operation of the camera. 

 

Feb.1  4:43 pm

HE WAS RIGHT!!!!!HE WAS RIGHT!!!!!HE WAS RIGHT!!!!! The tv weather guy was right!!!  We got 3 1/2 inches of snow today.  Maybe this is a good sign that we can believe them now.  We'll have to see if it happens again...............

 

Feb.1   6:30 am

Temp is 25.  No new snow last night.  Tv guy says we are in a snow advisory for today with 2 to 4 inches expected, with temps in the 20's. 

 

Jan. 31  5:32 pm

Temp is 22.  Sorry for the late comments .  Had some things I had to do today. Heard from Chet last night, and he said until Sunday they had green grass at North Central Michigan College in Petoskey.  Now they have 2 or 3 inches of snow.  He is doing fine and was just elected hall council president.  I missed all the weather reports from the tv guys today.  We do have snow here, and yes you can snowmobile.  Groomers are running, ( I saw one today out  on the "town trail) and trails are in very good shape.  We did not get any rain over the weekend.  Our guests left here yesterday morning at 7am and never came back until about 8:30 pm.  We now have a paypal button for those of you who want to make a donation on line,  to keep this camera going. 

 

 

Jan.30  1:48 pm

Temp is 28.  It was snowing pretty good awhile ago.  The fluffy stuff this time.  Didn't get much tho, not enough to take out the "trusty measuring stick".  It is reported that the trails are all in good condition.  I am happy we have snow on top of the ice in the parking lot again, so now you can at least walk out there.   Was pretty slippery before.     Nancy

Jan. 29  6:58 pm

Temp is 27.  Finally getting colder.  Snowed most of the day.  "Trusty measuring stick" tells me it snowed about 4 inches total since last night.  All of the heavy wet stuff.  The trees are beautiful with all the snow clinging to the branches.  I heard there was a man in Paradise today  standing out in the snow without a shirt on!!!!!    Some of you may have seen him on the camera today too!!   It is crazy what happens to us when we see snow falling from the sky!!!  I am glad everyone is enjoying the pictures and my little comments too.   Thanks to Matt and Don for stopping in with a camera donation today.  Hope you arrived home safely. 

 

 

Jan.29  9:53

Temp 32.      My "trusty measuring stick" tells me we got  about an inch of snow during the night.  Heavy wet stuff!!!  It is snowing right now, and it is the heavy wet stuff.  Haven't noticed any sleds going by on the trail.  I think you would be wet pretty fast if you were to ride right now.  It needs to get a little colder.  We have a direcway dish mounted on our roof for our internet.  When this heavy stuff sticks to it, we can't get on line.  So if you can't get the camera picture at times today, that is the reason.  It was either the dish or dial up, and we chose the dish. :)   I just talked to a person who does plowing and he said they got more snow up by the falls.  Still the yukie stuff tho.  I will try to keep checking the dish and try to keep it cleaned off today, so you can see it for yourselves.  I will try and get back here sometime today with another weather report.  Until then I hear the laundry calling me!!!!! 

Jan.28 6:47  pm

Temp is 30.  Tv guys say we are under a heavy snow warning with 12+ inches of snow , starting tonight after midnight.  I  am not sure if they said it was until Monday, or through Monday.  But we will take whatever we can get.  After the warm up yesterday and today, our parking lot is an ice rink again. However it wasn't as warm today as yesterday.  Had a phone call today asking me the temp.  I think it was 43 or something at the time.  He said the camera says it is 78.  So I guess I should let everyone know that it says camera temp.  That is the temperature inside the camera enclosure, not the outside temp.  That is so we know how hot or cold the camera is.  It has something to do with the operation of the camera I believe.  So it wasn't actually 78 here today.    

Jan. 28  7:30 am

Temp is 24.  No new snow. 

 

Jan. 27  11:35 am

Temp is 40.  Windy , cloudy, no snow in the next couple days. 

 

Jan.26  11:07 am

Temp this morning at 5:30am was 12.  It is now 24.  I did have to listen to the tv weather guys, I just couldn't stay  away.  They said mild weather for a couple days then a "possible storm" for Sunday.  I'll believe it when I see  it. Got an e-mail this morning telling me I'd be a good weather person!!  Thanks for your confidence in me!!!  haha    Think  I'll just stick to the motel business.  (not much work here this winter keeping the sidewalk shoveled).  Our guests that have been here since Sunday said the trails were excellent and they were very happy. Hats off to the groomer guys!

 

Jan. 25  8:18 am

Temp is 17.  The snow that never came...........I think I will sell the motel and become a tv weather guy and write a book, and that will be the title.  I don't think it would be too hard of a job to be a tv weather guy. Do you????  I think you probably just have to show up and for about 3 days , tell everyone how nasty it is going to be.  Then when it isn't stormy, you just forget about it.  I didn't even listen to them today.  It was pretty windy last night.  Had to chase the garbage cans around the parking lot once.  But no fresh snow.   A big thank you to the "naughty time racing" guys for the donation to the web site.  I am putting the donations aside in case we have repairs, or to purchase a new camera in the future.  Thanks again guys.  I appreciate it!!!!Nancy

 

 

Jan. 24  8:20 pm

Had about 2 inches of heavy wet snow today.  It got up to 35.  It is now 30 and windy.  Now I ask. Where is all the snow  we were going to get????   Weather guy at 6 said it is still coming, I've heard that before................

 

 

Jan.24.2006 8:am

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JESSICA!!!!!  Jessie  is my beautiful little grand daughter who is 10 years old today.  Temp this morning is 29.  My  "trusty measuring stick" says we got  2 inches of snow last night.  Not doing anything out right now.  However I did look out side about 3am and it was very windy, and snow was blowing around, so it could have snowed a little more.  The tv guys are still saying 6-10 inches by morning. with falling temps today and a wind advisory.  I will try and get back on here later and tell you what it is doing outside.  Nancy

 

 

 

Jan.23,2006  7:30 am

Temp is 26.  Tv guys say we are under a WINTER STORM WATCH for tonight and tomorrow.  Falling temps tomorrow and windy.  Their words were "hefty lake effect snow".  Chet stopped by last night to pick up a few things he needed, and checked the camera out and says it should be taking a picture every two and a half minutes.   Please ride safely on the trails!  We want to send you back to your family and friends in the same condition you arrived here!!! 

 

Jan.22, 2006  11:25 am

Last night when I went to bed it was 16 out.  Got up at 7:30 and it was 26.  Now it is 32!!!  Weird weather.  Weather guy says no new snow until Tuesday.  Everyone checked out early to get home in time for the football game. 

 

Jan.21  3:25pm

Temp at 7:30 this morning was 26.  It is now 30.  Dusting of snow over night.  A few flurries today.  Saw lots of sleds in town at the gas station and bar today.  I think everyone is enjoying the "town trail" as I have seen LOTS of sleds going by today. 

 

Jan.20  11:55 am

A little late getting  on here today, because I had cleaning to do first.  Temp this morning at 7:30 am was 27.  It is now 34.  Haven't listened to the tv weather guys yet today, so I can't tell you what they are saying.  Lots of people out riding. The Gordie Nichols group checked in this morning, and I told them I would let everyone know they arrived safely.  They already hit the trails!!!  My "trusty measuring stick" remains standing in the corner, because we didn't get any new snow. 

Jan. 19 5:00 pm

Well folks the "town trail" is now open.  They just had the ribbon cutting, and two groomers are heading south!  Temp is 26.  Thanks to everyone who made this happen.  No new snow today. 

 

Jan.19  7:30 am

Temp is 19.  My "trusty measuring stick" says we got about 6 inches of snow since yesterday morning when we plowed.  It was coming down pretty good last night!  Seems like there will be quite a few people in town this weekend.  Tv guy says fairly quiet weekend weather wise.  I'd say we got at least 13 inches in the last couple days.  Now it looks like winter in Paradise.  Snow is hanging on the trees, and it looks nice and wintery, without the bitter cold. 

 

Jan.18  4:00 pm

Temp is 25.  Been snowing off and on all day.  Don't think we got a whole lot today, but whatever...........it is at least snowing.  The groomer is turning around out front right now.  Hope we got it on the camera!!!  Did plow the drive today and it is slippery under the snow.   It looks like it is windy out also.

 

Jan. 18,2006  8:00am

Temp is 27.  Snowing!  I went out with my "trusty measuring stick"  and measured the snow in the driveway.  There was 7 inches, but it was windy yesterday and last night, so there was probably more that actually fell.  But that gives everyone a good idea of how much anyway. Tv guys says  several more inches coming today.  Well guess I better get out and shovel off the sidewalk.  Anyone coming north,  have a safe trip!!  Nancy 

 

Jan.17th 2:00 pm

Temp is 24, with snow showers.  It snows really hard for awhile, then stops, then snows again.  Got probably a couple inches of snow so far.

 

Jan. 17,2006  8:00 am

Well folks, it is really happening!!!!!  It is snowing, hard!!!  I had to look twice out the window, to make sure I wasn't seeing things!  Temp is 21.  Tv guy says we are under a snow advisory with 4-8 inches by tomorrow, and lake effect kicking in then.  So snowmobiling should be great, providing it keeps it up like they say.  Glad I went and did all I had to do yesterday, because I don't like driving in lots of snow.  I will try and get on here again today and let you know what is going on.  Nancy

 

 

Jan. 16,2006  10:30 pm

Sorry for the late update,  but I was gone for most of the day.  Temp this morning at 8am was 16.  It is now 20.  No new snow, but it was windy  all day. 

 

Jan.15,2006  12:15 pm

Temp this morning at 8am was 17, it is now 20.  No new snow as usual.  Pretty blue sky at this moment.

 

 

Jan.14,2006  8:am

Temp is 22.  A light dusting overnight.  Windy!  If you look real close there are a few white things falling from the sky.  But you have to look really close!!!!  I think it is snow flakes.  If  I go outside I could probably count them.

 

Jan.13,2006 4:30 pm

Friday the 13th!!!!  Don't know if that is bad or good.  ( I used to have good luck on this date.)  I guess if you are a snowmobiler, or a business owner waiting for snow, it is bad, because  the latest weather forecast is for just flurries now for the weekend. Acouple days ago they were saying we were going to get snow.  The tv weather guys sure don't make people like me, or the people reporting on some of the other sites look very good.  I listen to the tv and HOPE for the snow they always say is coming, but never does. The temp is 33 right now.  It was up to 37 once today, so I guess it is getting colder.  Is this a good sign for snow????????????????  

 

Jan.12.2006  9:45am

Temp is 34 this morning.  It was 34 last night when I went to bed.  If anyone wants to believe the weather forecast from the tv, it says we may be getting some snow tomorrow afternoon and Saturday.  We can only hope!!  Attended the Paradise chamber of Commerce meeting last night.  A  meeting with lots of good ideas etc.  Also learned there are rooms available in town yet for the weekend for those of you looking for a place to go. With the same old weather everyday, there really isn't to much to comment about.  As always, think snow and be safe!!!!

 

Jan.11,2006 10:15 am

Temp is 31.  Same old story, No new snow!!!  As I see it the forecast is still up in the air for the weekend for us. Also we didn't get any freezing rain here last night either, so that is a good thing.  

 

 

Jan.10,2006  2:30 pm

Temp was 17 this morning at 7:30, now it is 35.  It is sunny and windy out, but the wind is cold.  So it doesn't feel like 35 to me.  No new snow, but tv says maybe this weekend!!!!!  If it ever does start to snow and it looks like winter, I will up date this right away, I will be so excited.  I saw the electric company trucks out moving some electric poles back from the right-a-way today, making room for the "town trail". 

 

Jan.9,2006  11:30am

Temp is now 33.  A few snow flakes falling off and on this morning.  A big thank you to the "B Family" for the donation for the web site.  Now a little about the conditions.  Talked to our guests this morning, and they stated that they are having no problems with the trails.  Said it is like riding in late March.  They have been here since Friday and have ridden all the places they wanted to go,(brimley-grand marais-st.ignace,not in town).  Since I am not a snowmobiler, I am just telling you what they said.  Thanks for checking out the site, and as always, THINK SNOW and BE SAFE!!!!!  Nancy

 

 

Jan8,2006    8:45 pm

Sorry about the late update, but for some reason, I couldn't access the page until now.  Temp is now 29.  Needless to say we haven't had any new snow.  We do have snow, just not much.  We had guests here rideing all weekend.  Nancy

 

 

 

jan7,2006

Woke up this morning to a temp of 23.  It is now noon and it is 33.  Had some snow last night.  Don't think it made an inch. A guest said the trails are rideable, but hard.  We need more snow.  Had a nice e-mail thanking us for this site.  Thanks, it is nice to know it is appreciated! 

 

 

Jan.6,2006

Temp is 13 this morning.  Had acouple inches of snow since yesterday.  Talked to one of our guests this morning and he said the trails looked good with no dirt showing through.  Was told yesterday that the trails were quite good.  Chet left yesterday for college again, so I am "really" on my own now!!!!!!   Nancy

 

Jan.5,2006

Well the snow never happened last night!  Now they are saying 2 inches today and another 2 inches tonight.  I'll believe it when I look out the window and see it for myself.  However it is cooler today, and windy.  Temp is 26. 

 

Jan.4,2006

Woke up this morning to rain.  It has now turned to snow.  Tv says we can get up to 6 inches tonight with winter weather advisories. Remember to THINK SNOW!!!!!

 

Jan.3,2006

Temp 29.  A few snowflakes falling.

Jan. 2,2006

Temp is 32 this morning.  No new snow.  Tv says we might be getting lake effect on Thursday and Friday.  

 

Jan.1,2006

Happy New Year!!!  No new snow last night.  Temp is 28.  There are snowmobilers in town.  Saw the groomer out here last night.

Nancy

 

 

Dec.31.2005

Good morning, we finally got about 5-6 inches of new snow last night.  Temp is 23.

Nancy

 

Dec. 30, 2005

This might take a few days to get mom able to do this on her own!

~Chet

 

Dec.30,2005

My first update, with Chet looking over my shoulder.  No new snow!  Temp is 23.  -nancy

 

Dec. 24,2005

Merry Christmas!!!!!

 

Dec. 24, 2005

Teaching Nancy how to update comments..... 

 

Dec. 19, 2005

Just getting this site back up and running from school...  Nancy (my mother) will be updating the comments, since I am not currently living in Paradise.  Take care, and be safe out on the trails!            ~Chet