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Tag Archives: Michigan Technological University
Enjoy these sculptures of ice as you sit in your warm house.
Welcome to Michigan Technological University’s annual Winter Carnival. Every year the students carve incredible ice sculptures and compete for top honors. We traveled “up the road” on Thursday to view the ice sculptures. Barry took the day off work. We … Continue reading
From Lions to Bears to Reindeer…Welcome to Heikinpaiva!
Yoko Onomaki and John Lennoniemi (you have to realize that lots of the Finns who settled around the Upper Peninsula have last names like “Maki” and “Niemi”) handed out the words to the song they sang: “Imagine … Continue reading
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Tagged cold, Finlandia, Finnish, Hancock, Heikinpaiva, Keweenaw, Lake Superior, Michigan, Michigan Technological University, parade, photography, reindeer, Upper Peninsula, winter
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Dogs on the roof–surely it’s “Animal House”
Let’s say you’re minding your own business, driving “up the road” (as they call it around here) to Houghton on icy snow-covered roads. You’re talking about inconsequential matters to your husband. You’re not really paying too much attention as you … Continue reading
Sculptures of snow and ice
It’s a frozen world outside. And what do kids (big kids, little kids, middle-sized kids) do to have fun in the snow and ice? They play. They build. They slide, ski, swish. They fish on the ice. They find ways of making the … Continue reading
“We go Polar Plunge”
How many of you would like to plunge into the frigid waters of Lake Superior for a mid-winter “Polar Plunge”? Show of hands, please! C’mon, I know you’ve been secretly dreaming of this for years. It’s a little late for … Continue reading
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Tagged Copper Country, Finnish, Hancock, Heikinpaiva, Lake Superior, life, Michigan Technological University, photos, Polar Plunge, sisu, Upper Peninsula, winter
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Clear the zone, blog readers.
Blog readers, we’re clearing the zone. Going in a different direction than in most blogs on Lake Superior Spirit. We’re going to a hockey game. The L’Anse Purple Hornets played the Kingsford Flivvers for the “Wisigan Cup” last Friday night. And … Continue reading
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