Upper Peninsula – hebspeaks

(Revised) What Happened on Isle Royale? 🤔

I’m seeing reports that two people were found dead on Isle Royale, the least visited park in the US national parks system – and one of the… Read more “(Revised) What Happened on Isle Royale? 🤔”

If Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore’s views are the last things you see before you die, well…there are not too many other views in Michigan that would beat… Read more “(Updated December 21, 2024) Did I Stumble Into a Pictured Rocks Whodunit in 2006? Reflecting Upon Deaths at Pictured Rocks (MI)”

The annual “Winter Carnival” is going on at Michigan Technological University in Houghton, MI. What is it? Well, mainly snow sculptures! Students, usually working with some kind… Read more “(UPDATED) – A Look At Michigan Tech Winter Carnival T-Shirt Designs From 1997 To 2020”

If you’re traveling in Michigan’s “Upper Peninsula,” Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore would rank right up there – IMHO – on most lists of “must see” places. Featuring… Read more “Picture Yourself – At Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore!”

Show of hands – who used to regularly read the Li’l Abner comic strip when it appeared in many newspapers until 1977? Go ahead, don’t be shy… Read more “Li’l Abner and Dogpatch – A Pop Culture Mystery”

I’ve become quite the “pro” at using every nook, cranny and space in the car to pack a car for cabin/camping trips. It almost feels strange to… Read more “Weird To Be Packing For a “Motel” Trip…”

Hey folks. It’s going to be hellaciously hot today. It’s already more than 80 degrees in my house, and upper 90-degree temperatures with high humidity are predicted… Read more “Taking A Break From Blogging Today…(Except This One)”

In the pub trivia world, sometimes it doesn’t really matter WHY or HOW you know an answer, just as long as you know it. “According to the… Read more “Trivia Recap – April 3, 2016 – YpsiAlehouse (debut show)”

Me “hitchhiking” to the 2011 Michigan Brewer’s Guild Summer Beer Festival – my pack was full of water glaciers, vitamin water, snacks and rain gear I may not… Read more “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Michigan’s Microbrewery Universe”