Up North

Last Thursday, February 21, our Social Media Specialist Sarah Muether spent a frosty, but beautiful evening walking up and down Esch Beach playing on and in the ice caves that had formed. Her puppy Remy tagged along, too, and had a ball playing in the snow. She walked down to Otter Creek, as well, where the mouth of the river opens up into Lake Michigan.

"It was one of the few days where we saw a blue sky within the last month, so we took advantage of it! The sunset was breathtaking, as you'll see from the photos below. It was just a calm, winter evening," Sarah shared.

On Sunday, my family and I skied across some beautiful secret terrain in the most difficult to get to sections of Port Oneida Historic District. We dropped our car off on Port Oneida Road and then climbed into our truck and drove four miles to a spot between Bass Lake and Narada and skied some woods and hilly fields east of M-22. The snow was perfect for making gentle turns through the junipers and wild cherry trees.

I thought it would be fun to share my Polar Vortex experience in words and photos. I love subzero cold and fresh snow, so this is going to be a positive review. If you wanted to hear complaints, I don’t know where to send you because everyone in my life seems pretty happy with this extreme winter experience.

Back in March, we got an email from Jerry VanStrien, a cycle-enthusiast on a mission. Jerry was about to embark on a cross-country bike trip from Kentucky to San Francisco to raise money to battle