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November 14th, 2023 is a date that many of us recall as the day we lost our namesake, John Dee. Most of us learned the news on his very own website. Personally, for me, it took a day or longer to sink in. He was gone and we were still here. For most of us, our obituary tells the story of our...

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October 29th of last year was a Sunday. Typically, the day that John posted his weekly Journal. Our weekly portal into John's life in the Keweenaw, featuring the weather, his family, the dogs, and their new home. Unbeknownst to John and all of us, this would be his last Journal entry. The...

Here's an idea I've been kicking around for a while. There is a substantial following here on the Vintage Forum so I thought we would tap into some of the knowledge of our members. There's no prize but the first to respond with the correct answer will have bragging rights for 24 hours. I've got...

I know, I know, IF we get the snow. Make and Model. New Ones, Same Ones, and Vintage. I'll go first with same sled I've been on for a few years. The Ski Doo Blizzard with the 900 ACE and Ice Ripper with adjustable carbides.

Two neighbors were visiting over the fence. Neighbor 1. "Hey, I saw you out walking your dogs yesterday." Neighbor 2. "Those aren't my dogs, they're my sisters." Neighbor 1. "Good God man, those are some ugly women you've got for sisters!"

It was about this time of year, John would start chirping about the upcoming winter we all look forward to. Unbeknownst to John and the rest of us, there were only a couple of Journals to come. October 8th of last year was a Sunday, the day of the week his Journal was usually posted. In John's...

Someone had mentioned an article in this month's issue of Wisconsin Snowmobiling News. Our namesake, John Dee has received the Edgar Hetteen Memorial Award of Merit for his contributions to the sport. Knowing John, he'd be humbled by all the attention. Congratulations John! We miss you. The...

Looks like our Federal Government has come up with a new way to confuse, bewilder, and annoy us. We've all grown up with the Windchill Warnings, we know what it means and we know what it feels like. But that's not good enough. The National Weather Service says, we now have "A Cold Weather...

A guy throws a party at his house and it gets kinda crazy with booze, loud music and most people he didn't even know. By two in the morning, things are dying down and he turns in for the night. The next morning he comes down the stairs to an incredible mess. Broken lamps, chairs upside down...

NEW YORK — Toilet paper shortages in stores across America are giving folks nightmarish reminders of the pandemic era. But the lack of toilet paper isn’t a direct result of a major port strike Tuesday. It’s because of panic buying. Reports of shortages filled social media Tuesday, showing empty...

Brett Favre revealed Tuesday he was “recently diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease" during his testimony at a congressional hearing on federal welfare reform. Favre, who played 20 NFL seasons, including 321 consecutive regular season and playoff games, estimated during a 2022 interview that he...

Hiring Referees; must be quick on their feet, agile, and willing to go the distance.

A fun exercise for those in the Vintage World of Snowmobiles. Name a snowmobile for each letter of the alphabet in order, starting with A and ending with Z. Let's see what you got! Arctic Cat

Jesus and Moses go golfing one day. As they're about to tee off, an old man with a gray beard asks if he can join them and they agreed. Moses goes first and his ball lands in the water hazard, he walks over to the edge, parts the water, and uses a Sand Wedge to drop the ball on the green. Jesus...

Northern Wisconsin, Saturday morning.

A man goes to the dentist to have a tooth pulled. The dentist happens to be a woman who sits him in the chair and pulls out a needle and syringe, "Oh No, I can't stand needles, no way says the man." So, she reaches for the gas apparatus. "Sorry, says the man. I feel like I'm suffocating with a...