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A diary of a thirty-day odyssey across America in May 2014, eschewing all interstate highways in favor of secondary roads through small towns and villages.

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Friday, May 30 - Michigan's U P

5/30/2014

 
Do you know that there are still ice floes in Lake Superior? Do you know that Michigan is having a bumper crop of mosquitoes this spring? Do you know that Upper Michiganders are called Yoopers? All these things are true.

The mosquito part is most unpleasant. When we merely stop the car, the mosquitoes are all over it. You risk your very blood supply by just opening the door. Rumor is that Michigan mosquitoes have interbred with killer bees. (At least I've been told that's what the group Mustard's Retreat claims, and I believe it!)

Other than that, it's very pretty here. Here are some pictures...

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Mackinac Bridge connecting the Upper Peninsula with lower Michigan.
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Yes, we just couldn't resist. Even turned the car around to go back to it when we overshot it.
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As you might imagine, sucked in by the promise of used books. I only bought a few...two for deconstructing for art projects, and two on Depression Glass, which I love.
Sandi Vitek
5/30/2014 02:20:11 pm

I love the Yoop - in the summer. When I was a kid we used to go to Chrystal Falls fishing every August. I loved it.


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    Recently retired, child of the '60s, ready for my next adventure.

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