Working rail roads and their tracks.

[buckeyefarmer]

Shay11

Shay 5

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Shay2 in previous post.

Been going there since the 70s.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Shay4

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Rolling coal

 

[Frankenkubota]

I'm going to agree with Rob there. The Henry Ford is in a very urban and industrialized area of SE Michigan. Drive north and it gets quite different. Cross that big bridge and it's really nice. The upper peninsula of Michigan is quite forested and devoid of large condensed areas of people.

My wife and I did the Lake Michigan Circle Tour twice. Once counterclockwise and the other clockwise. You get the whole gambit of Chicago down to little hamlets and everything in between. We take the harbor tours as well. Going in and out of all the little towns with harbors.

The northern shores of Lake Michigan on the southern edge of the upper peninsula are very picturesque. The eastern shore offers spectacular afternoons and sunsets.

The northern edge of the upper peninsula offers Lake Superior. C-O-L-D water! Great side excursions.

and skiing.....probably the "best" skiing in the region is in the U.P.

certainly the coldest!

 

[ArlyA]

and skiing.....probably the "best" skiing in the region is in the U.P. certainly the coldest!

Well, no its not the "coldest!" This is how the lake effects weather for everyone who's not familiar with this very large body of water. Here on the south shore, we rarely hit zero degrees over the winter, because cold air drifts down from the north. So as this cool dry air drifts over the lake, it warms up. So the north and south shore commonly sees a 15 degree differential. Those of us who reside behind hills and on the south shore, over the course of winter do get to see copious snow, which is actually lake water. This keeps of average winter temp 20 something and perfect for sking. More lake benefits is over the summer months, our average high is about 70 in July. We don't have ac in our house and many homes here don't. Our hights aren't all that hight and lows aren't either. But if Franken has good snow for XCing and and no air conditioning and mild summer temps, maybe we'd consider moving to NC.

 

[Frankenkubota]

Well, no its not the "coldest!" This is how the lake effects weather for everyone who's not familiar with this very large body of water. Here on the south shore, we rarely hit zero degrees over the winter, because cold air drifts down from the north. So as this cool dry air drifts over the lake, it warms up. So the north and south shore commonly sees a 15 degree differential. Those of us who reside behind hills and on the south shore, over the course of winter do get to see copious snow, which is actually lake water. This keeps of average winter temp 20 something and perfect for sking. More lake benefits is over the summer months, our average high is about 70 in July. We don't have ac in our house and many homes here don't. Our hights aren't all that hight and lows aren't either. But if Franken has good snow for XCing and and no air conditioning and mild summer temps, maybe we'd consider moving to NC.

indian head ski resort, dead center of the UP......south center.

ski lift stops and i'm 1/2 way up, very windy, no trees, little snow tornadoes. at least 30 minutes, too high to jump.

coldest i've ever been. they closed the hill later that day due to the cold!

i have a friend who went off the ski jump up there on a coal shovel and a 12 pack.

lots of xcountry skiing. used to have a big event up near you called the Berkebiner? Back in the 70s they had to truck in snow a couple of times.

Talkin about places to live....i've lived all over.

i have come to the conclusion that some folks will be happy and content regardless of where they live and others will never be content.....regardless.

i'm in the second group, i'd move to mars just to check it out.

 

[BackRoad]

I grew up in the Lake Ontario snow belt. As a kid, it was spectacular!

Just as Mr. Arly described. We would get snow up to our waists...regularly.

Only downside was receiving a 6th grade education because of all the school missed due to snow!

 

[czechsonofagun]

No, it’s an old logging RR that is now a state park. They use shay steam engines.
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We took a family trip there - it's somewhere in WV, isn't it?

 

[dodge man]

It’s been a while ago but we took a car ferry across Lake Michigan. It’s not a train but it is coal fired and steam powered. It still runs today, the Badger. If you take it don’t stand on the stern, thats where all the ash tends to settle, ask me how I know.

 

[MossRoad]

It’s been a while ago but we took a car ferry across Lake Michigan. It’s not a train but it is coal fired and steam powered. It still runs today, the Badger. If you take it don’t stand on the stern, thats where all the ash tends to settle, ask me how I know.

The SS Badger started life as a rail car ferry.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Badger