Michiganders?

[9er]

Anyone from the arm pit of the Midwest? :P

[RocketMan]

Well I'm living in the Kalamazoo area right now for my job, but I'm originally from Ohio. Talk about a fish outta water....lol
I do like this area, except for those three dirty words, LAKE EFFECT SNOW!!
Someone turn off the damn snow machine would ya!

[Boris859]

LOL,you get used to the lake effect,I live in the Hart area,north of Muskegon about 40 miles,and we get plenty of snow storms here,they call my area and north of me the snowbelt,and for good reason,in the snow storm earlier before christmas we got over 2 ft in about 4 days!worst storm I remember since 77-78 and 78-79

[Winston_Smith]

Holding it down in Cadillac.

[ammoman]

Staying warm in Fairview

Charlie

[Hauseienda]

Trying to stay warm in Gregory by night and not go crazy in my daily snowy, icy commutes to and from Dearborn.

[Junie]

I'm originally from Michigan. I've lived in Hazel Park, Madison Heights, Highland Park (YUCK!), Detroit, Warren, Brown City, and Yale. I'm in Kentucky now, though (I love it here!)

[9er]

Double Digit Unemployment!!!

[NowKnowYe]

From SE Mich...I dream of living up north...based on Linda's discovery explained below...I dunno now.....


Re-wilding Michigan's Upper Peninsula

Posted by Linda Goldthorpe on 12/30/08 04:55 AM
Last updated 12/30/08 05:18 AM

[Newer: Our Politicians Diminish Us All] [Older: Russian professor predicted 2010 demise of US--ten years ago!]

There’s an old joke where I live. It goes like this: 99 percent of Michigan drivers hit ice and say, “oh, shit!” The rest are Yoopers ( as in U-P'ers) who hit ice and say, “hold my beer…and watch this shit!” Truth is, we ARE very good drivers and road ice is little impediment to the very long drives that make up much of our lives. Consider also the fact that there are only about 350,000 people in the UP; and it makes me wonder why the Michigan Department of Transportation has undertaken the expensive task of installing several different types of weather sensors in and surrounding our few roads.



In early December, I heard on local radio that sensors were being installed in the surface of roads for weather observation. Digging up a road surface is a tremendous undertaking, as we all know, requiring diversion of traffic, man-hours, equipment—money, money, money. And weather observation, while important, is already being accomplished by many established means. RWIS, or Road Weather Information Systems use lots of different technologies in lots of different places.



Also new to the landscape are the freestanding tower-type monitors that have appeared along the major east-west routes. According to the MDOT information, there will be twenty of them soon. A picture of one of these units is here: http://www.nritsconference.org/downloads/Presentations/F1Boyce.pdf



I have a friend who worked as a meteorologist for the National Weather Service. I used to help her send up her balloon and watch as she precisely recorded more information than she could ever evaluate. These new tower-units have many more gadgets than she used to monitor weather at the federal government itself, just a few years ago—and they could even land the space shuttle with the data!



Of course I’m just cynical enough to assume that monitoring weather is not the intended function of this equipment, especially when I read about how Oregon is pondering the value of charging vehicles for miles driven, and knowing that electronic equipment in cars can be shut off by remote means. We also know that vehicles crossing the Mackinac Bridge are monitored by parabolic audio equipment and that the amount of cash in your car is recorded. Still, I find it most curious, that all this new equipment is only to be installed in the Upper Peninsula.



According to maps published with the United Nations’ materials discussing Agenda 21, the Upper Peninsula has too many people. The optimal population for this VAST region is determined to be 30,000 humans. The current economic environment is definitely helping accomplish this goal, but what of us who wish to stay?



I maintain that the Upper Peninsula has long been viewed as an open portal to globalist government. Unlawful property acquisitions, policies discouraging self-reliance, conservationist overkill, discouraging industry, oppressive regulation—all these have been used to move us into the cities. And now that houses are so cheap in Detroit, it’s working better.





Agenda 21 uses terms like “rural cleansing” and “human resettlement.” “Sustainability” is one that is real popular with genuine environmental types, who are misled into believing that preserving the environment is an actual goal of the program. My personal favorite, though, is “rewilding.” Even if it weren’t arrogant to think you can out-nature nature, artificially transporting animals into habitat where they are not native doesn't do the environment any good at all. Moose and whitetail deer don’t live together normally, and suffer health consequences when they do…not to mention my neighbor’s cows whose tails were chewed off by wolves--in the barn!



Our congressman was one of the co-sponsors of the original legislation attempting to codify Agenda 21 into US law. It failed in 1993, but the plan rolls on anyway. Now his 2008 campaign manager has been named head of the Department of Natural Resources for the Upper Peninsula. I think we know what to expect.

:o

[9er]

I thought the UP was part of Canada? C'mon, it's autos, tourism or die in MI.

:P

[swedishfish]

Holdin down the fort in Jackson MI here about 50 miles south of Lansing. My family is from the UP and godwilling I will relocate my family there someday. The hard part is that my family is from Iron country michigan on the west side of the superior state.. a long haul to vacation. I would love to find a place to have a cabin on the east side, maybe near escanaba.

anyhoo... good to hear from the BWH readers in godscountry.

[NowKnowYe]

swedishfish...I really love your signature line....perfect like da UP, eh? ;D

[swedishfish]

you betcha nowknowye

[packerfan]

Hey..grew up in Escanaba for 18 yrs, guess i classify as a "yooper", but your right about the winter driving, that's why i never had to take a drivers test for my license..Sheriff asked who drove to town in the blizzard and after he found out it was me, he told me I had just passed the driving test. There is lost sof land up there but terrible job situation.

[9er]

Holdin down the fort in Jackson MI here about 50 miles south of Lansing. My family is from the UP and godwilling I will relocate my family there someday. The hard part is that my family is from Iron country michigan on the west side of the superior state.. a long haul to vacation. I would love to find a place to have a cabin on the east side, maybe near escanaba.

anyhoo... good to hear from the BWH readers in godscountry.

I'm on the other end of M-50 - Monroe. I have a relative in Ironwood.

[Boris859]

middle of the west coast close to beautiful Lake Michigan beaches,living life in farm country on 52 acres in my wifes familys homestead,and loving it,good hunting,good fishing and good farming all = good times

[Jamie]

If a person were wanting to rent a farm in the UP, where would you look? My friends up there say you have to talk to people once your there but thats a catch 22. We have to stay somewhere, while we look and talk to folks. Any help you could give would be appreciated!

Thanks
Jamie

[Boris859]

Jamie,you may want to try craigslist,they have a section just for rentals,just a thought.

[itchyrichy]

I live near midland now, was born and raised in Brown City.

[Jamie]

Tried that, not much on there. I am told you have to be there and talk to folks.

Thank you for responding.

[Country_Dreamer]

We are in Owosso, spend summer week-ends in Gladwin and would love to move somewhere where it is warmer at the moment! ;)

[Boris859]

Tried that, not much on there. I am told you have to be there and talk to folks.

Thank you for responding.
yea,after I posted it I decided to look at it,you're right,not much there.but it is great for cars ,farm equipment and such

[leera]

Just found this,not sure really how I missed it.

I'm in Webberville,if you can find it on a map it's about 20 miles or so south east of Lansing....

Thought since I found this,I'd bump it back up for those new inquiries about MI folks.

[Mom5farmboys]

I'm from southwest Michigan, between Grand Rapids and Kalamazoo. We own and operate a 180 acre family farm that has been in my husbands family for about 75 years.

[swedishfish]

Just found this,not sure really how I missed it.

I'm in Webberville,if you can find it on a map it's about 20 miles or so south east of Lansing....

Thought since I found this,I'd bump it back up for those new inquiries about MI folks.

oh hey there neighbor. Im in Jackson area.

[NowKnowYe]

Stand Up For Your Rights!

The time is now…to stand up for your individual rights before they become… history.
Remember, We The People have individual rights (not collective privileges). Here’s an opportunity to learn how you can be a part of American history to restore our great constitutional republic.

 We are pleased to have Skip Coryell, founder of the upcoming Second Amendment March, come to the WWCCA to present a brief history of our second amendment and how we, as individuals, can and must help to ensure that our right to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.

You are invited and encouraged to attend an important “town hall” meeting to listen and learn how you can be an effective voice toward preserving your natural human right to keep and bear arms.

 What: Town Hall Meeting for the Second Amendment with Skip Coryell, founder of the Second Amendment March (in Washington D.C. and nationwide on April 19, 2010)

 When: Wednesday, August 5th, 2009 from 7:30pm to 8:30pm

 Where: WWCCA Clubhouse, 6700 Napier Road, Plymouth, MI 48170

 Who: OPEN to all WWCCA membership, the general public and all media

Please spread the word!!

For more information on the Second Amendment March, go to www.secondamendmentmarch.com.

For more information regarding Western Wayne County Conservation Association (WWCCA), go to www.wwcca.com or call (734) 453-9843

Or- post inquiries to me here....thanks.

[Lady_b]

Checking in from the Gregory area - Livingston County. (Not too far from you Leera.)

[9er]

I wish we had a winter this year. :(

[Davedone]

From the wet and low Cochoctah township.

[rdnkjeeper]

Marquette here!

[BlueJae]

I'm just west of Kalamazoo and am missing winter terribly. My livestock are trying to get their winter coats off and I'm dreading the mosquito population we'll have this summer.
I see this post is fairly old and not sure who lives where anymore but if anyone is close by, fancy getting together for lunch and yak about our homesteads?

[leera]

I'm actually glad you bumped this back up,I hadn't checked back on it..seems there are quite a few who live very close to me. :)

[Boots]

Macomb Township

[9er]

I'm actually glad you bumped this back up,I hadn't checked back on it..seems there are quite a few who live very close to me. :)

I think I am the only person that posts here and lives in Monroe.

I be the mosquitos are going to be unfathomable. The pond behind my house has not only crested it's banks (something it hasn't done in the 32 years I have been alive) but has not froze. I hope the spider population booms this year!!!

[Faith123]

Part-timer from North of Escanaba here. Beautiful country. Looking forward to trying to get something to grow in the darned sand.