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    Has there ever been enough natural snow in the UP for a ride in June?

    I'm not talking about manmade snow left over on a ski hill. Has there been enough natural snow left in June to get a "read" ride in in June....say 1/2 mile or so?
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    WI DNR issues news release on use of fat-tired bicycles on snowmobile trails.

    Not particularly telling, but it may be of interest: http://dnr.wi.gov/news/Weekly/Article_Lookup.asp?id=2820
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    Snowmobile trail plan at edge of Boundary Waters Wilderness in MN causing rift.

    http://www.startribune.com/local/233949111.html Some of the comments are quite interesting.
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    Winter Storm Watch in SW Montana: 12-24" above 7000'!

    http://forecast.weather.gov/showsigwx.php?warnzone=MTZ055&warncounty=MTC031&firewxzone=&local_place1=&product1=Winter+Storm+Watch#.UkGRKj_B9PZ Woooo!
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    Famers' Almanac predicting a "bitterly cold" winter for 2/3rds of the country.

    Famers' Almanac predicting a "bitterly cold" winter for 2/3rds of the country. http://nation.time.com/2013/08/26/get-ready-for-a-cold-winter/?hpt=hp_t2 For those that enjoy such things! I always take such things with a grain of salt, of course. It's still fun to know that winter is on its way.
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    msrunningbear, how's the Paulding Light action been this summer?

    Has the light been making itself known as much as usual? Are there many tourists that come to see the light??
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    100 years after the oreboat Henry B. Smith is lost in Lake Superior storm, it's found

    http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/event/article/id/269445/
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    List of greatest snow depths ever recorded for each state (#1 is California, 471 in.)

    http://www.weather.com/news/weather-winter/deepest-snow-50-states-record-snow-cover-20130220 Kind of fun to flip through the list.
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    Sex offender arrested in Wakefield; going through trash looking for students clothing

    http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/event/article/id/251295/group/homepage/ Yuck!
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    Could something like the Blizzard of 1977 (western NY and Ontario) happen in the UP?

    Hi John. I was reading about the Blizzard of 1977 that affected shoreline areas of Lake Erie (Buffalo, NY, for example). Very little new snow fell during the blizzard and, if I understand correctly, the blizzard was made up almost entirely of snow that had been picked up off of a frozen Lake...
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    FWIW: Farmer's Almanac predicting that Great Lakes will be colder and snowier

    http://www.freep.com/article/20120828/NEWS06/120828027/Farmers-Almanac-predicting-winter-wonderland-Michigan "In a forecast sure to delight Michigan's snowsport industries, the Almanac is predicting plenty of snow, with temperatures two to four degrees colder than average. It's predicting the...
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    Vibrancy of fall colors this year?

    I live near Duluth, MN. Any thoughts on how the hot summer might impact fall colors in my neck of the woods? Or is there not much of a correlation? For those of you in the U.P., have you heard about how your color show might turn out this year?
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    msrunningbear, has the Pauling Light been active this summer???

    How's the Light been??
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    Accuweather Winter Outlook 2012-2013

    http://snowboarding.transworld.net/1000182462/news/winter-snow-outlook-for-2012-2013/ I know that I can't put much faith in these reports....just some fodder until the snow flies.
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    33F in Embarrass, MN this morning. It's coming!

    http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/event/article/id/240402/group/homepage/
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    L. Superior temps warmest in a century. "Horrendous lake effect snow" possible.

    L. Superior temps warmest in a century. "Horrendous lake effect snow" possible. Pure speculation in regard to the lake effect snow, I suspect. http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/updraft/archive/2012/07/balmy_70s_2012_lake_superior_w.shtml
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    Will U.P. gas shortage cause gas prices to go up?

    http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/event/article/id/238140/group/homepage/ The wife and I are going to Marquette for vacation next week. Do you think this will have any bearing on what we pay for gas?
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    Interesting things to do in Marquette in late July/early August?

    My wife and I are visiting Marquette for three days from July 29 through August 1. I've been to Marquette many times, but it's been several years since I've been there. We're both outdoor folks, so we like "outdoorsy" things. Any ideas on what to do? We want to tour the lighthouse and do a...
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    Diver from WI dies in Lake Superior shipwreck off the UP

    http://www.jsonline.com/news/wisconsin/diver-from-wisconsin-dies-in-lake-superior-shipwreck-off-up-pf5ttnv-160477565.html About 16 miles off of Whitefish Point.
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