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25. Just Missed You, Sort Of

Thu Oct 16, 2025, 02:27 AM

Oct 16

I just drove south to Detroit today from my in-laws property on the west shoreline of Houghton Lake. They’ve had rental cabins on the lake since 1949. I’ll be at a “No Kings” event in Detroit this weekend. Have a good time up there in Northern Michigan!

P.S. it’s interesting, isn’t it, that we here in Michigan call anything north of Saginaw in the Lower Peninsula, “Northern Michigan”. But in fact, we do have a northern “Northern Michigan“, called the “Upper Peninsula“.

My mother’s family are Finnlanders who lived east of Marquette. My sister now owns the former family cottage in Eagle Harbor.

You run out of Michigan up there! ….

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Ruby Red town in Northern Michigan...REALLY! [View all] MiHale Oct 15 OP

Excellent! Let us know how it goes. alwaysinasnit Oct 15 #1

Of course...will do! MiHale Oct 15 #2

I posted the other day that there are a bunch of small(read red) rural towns rurallib Oct 15 #3

Saw your post... MiHale Oct 15 #4

here's to your success rurallib Oct 15 #5

Something in the air? Probably the stench of dictatorship oozing out of the White House. wnylib Oct 15 #16

maybe the smell of rotting corn and soybeans that can't be sold rurallib Oct 15 #19

Excellent news! Thanks so much for sharing this, MiHale! littlemissmartypants Oct 15 #6

Great to see you doing this! Bettie Oct 15 #7

Good luck. We're doing one in Grosse Pointe bif Oct 15 #8

Awesome, good luck! BuddhaGirl Oct 15 #9

Yes it is...thank you MiHale Oct 16 #26

That's great DownriverDem Oct 15 #10

We will see the changes Saturday... MiHale Oct 16 #27

Cool! progressoid Oct 15 #11

Middle finger from the middle of the mitt. multigraincracker Oct 15 #12

Hey mgc... MiHale Oct 16 #28

Cool beans! 2naSalit Oct 15 #13

Hey 2na...it does feel different... MiHale Oct 16 #29

I thank you Keepthesoulalive Oct 15 #14

Excellent!!! Big and small. Near and far. It ALL helps. calimary Oct 15 #15

Now just get young people out there. LisaM Oct 15 #17

Well, YMMV Wednesdays Oct 15 #22

That's great. Are you in a college town? LisaM Oct 15 #23

I'm not in a college town. nt Wednesdays Oct 16 #24

I think a lot of it is demographics... MiHale Oct 16 #35

This brings tears of happiness to Cha Oct 15 #18

Hope and happiness are the soothing tonics for fear... MiHale Oct 16 #33

You got it, McHale! Cha Oct 16 #40

Thank you for being a patriot. Botany Oct 15 #20

👍 MiHale Oct 16 #32

Also... Cirsium Oct 15 #21

We were signed up for the East Tawas event... MiHale Oct 16 #31

Just Missed You, Sort Of Corktown Oct 16 #25

Just was picking apples out that way... MiHale Oct 16 #30

East Tawas? WOW- Fantastic! DooverBeliever Oct 16 #34

That's the big city protest... MiHale Oct 16 #36

Stay safe Joinfortmill Oct 16 #37

TY...Will do! MiHale Oct 16 #38

I will be working. mwmisses4289 Oct 16 #39