Re: Geographically, Where Does "Up North" Begin?

by **Motown Spartan** Tue 5 Mar 2024 - 14:13

Floyd Robertson wrote:Great Lakes cruising expected to bring $200M, 20,000 passengers to region in 2024

Not strictly an "up north" article, but the cruise ships do get up there. I seen 'em parked off Mackinac Island in 2022. Quite an oddity in my mind.

I seen em parked in the harbor right outside my office!!

by **Floyd Robertson** Tue 5 Mar 2024 - 14:23

Motown Spartan wrote:
Floyd Robertson wrote:Great Lakes cruising expected to bring $200M, 20,000 passengers to region in 2024

Not strictly an "up north" article, but the cruise ships do get up there. I seen 'em parked off Mackinac Island in 2022. Quite an oddity in my mind.

I seen em parked in the harbor right outside my office!!

Nice view!

by **kingstonlake** Tue 5 Mar 2024 - 14:29

The Octantis showed up here last May to kick off the season.

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by **The Pantry** Tue 5 Mar 2024 - 14:36

Floyd Robertson wrote:Great Lakes cruising expected to bring $200M, 20,000 passengers to region in 2024

Not strictly an "up north" article, but the cruise ships do get up there. I seen 'em parked off Mackinac Island in 2022. Quite an oddity in my mind.

So each of those 20,000 passengers is spending $10K? Seems a little optomistic.

by AvgMSUJoe Tue 5 Mar 2024 - 14:39

Floyd Robertson wrote:Great Lakes cruising expected to bring $200M, 20,000 passengers to region in 2024

Not strictly an "up north" article, but the cruise ships do get up there. I seen 'em parked off Mackinac Island in 2022. Quite an oddity in my mind.

I'd do it. Sounds fun. Stops at Bay City, Augres, Oscoda all the way up to the island.

Wonder if Caribbean Islanders think the same thing?

by **kingstonlake** Tue 5 Mar 2024 - 14:46

Some of my best memories are sailing and power boating from port Huron and bay city to Mackinac. Spending a week on mackinaw docked. Damn there was a ton of drinking that took place, lol.

by **Floyd Robertson** Tue 5 Mar 2024 - 14:51

kingstonlake wrote:Some of my best memories are sailing and power boating from port Huron and bay city to Mackinac. Spending a week on mackinaw docked. Damn there was a ton of drinking that took place, lol.

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by **DWags** Tue 5 Mar 2024 - 14:53

The Pantry wrote:
Floyd Robertson wrote:Great Lakes cruising expected to bring $200M, 20,000 passengers to region in 2024

Not strictly an "up north" article, but the cruise ships do get up there. I seen 'em parked off Mackinac Island in 2022. Quite an oddity in my mind.
So each of those 20,000 passengers is spending $10K? Seems a little optomistic.

Hotels in the area? Gas? Restaurants? Jobs on ship and in dock areas? I have no idea how they calculate this shit, but I think that is some of it.

by **kingstonlake** Tue 5 Mar 2024 - 14:55

Floyd Robertson wrote:
kingstonlake wrote:Some of my best memories are sailing and power boating from port Huron and bay city to Mackinac. Spending a week on mackinaw docked. Damn there was a ton of drinking that took place, lol.

I have pictures but they’re to embarrassing to post.

by **The Pantry** Tue 5 Mar 2024 - 18:20

kingstonlake wrote:The Octantis showed up here last May to kick off the season.

Looks midway between giant ocean cruisers and the dinky European river boats. Kinda like it.

by **Robert J Sakimano** Tue 5 Mar 2024 - 18:49

Spagnuolo's convenience store in Bath?

by **The Pantry** Tue 5 Mar 2024 - 18:52

Robert J Sakimano wrote:Bath?

Hell?

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by **Robert J Sakimano** Tue 5 Mar 2024 - 19:05

The Pantry wrote:
Robert J Sakimano wrote:Bath?

Hell?

could be.. I ain't been there, either.

by **duffy munn** Tue 5 Mar 2024 - 19:48

You are not a true midmichigander if you've never been to Bath, Bob. Turn in your card.

by **Robert J Sakimano** Tue 5 Mar 2024 - 19:54

duffy munn wrote:You are not a true midmichigander if you've never been to Bath, Bob. Turn in your card.

oh, I've been to Bath.

I rode by the Spagnuolo's at the one corner just Sunday morning. That's why I figured it was as good of a start to "Up North" as anywhere else. I was referring to Hell to Pantry.

by **Trapper Gus** Tue 5 Mar 2024 - 20:20

Robert J Sakimano wrote:
duffy munn wrote:You are not a true midmichigander if you've never been to Bath, Bob. Turn in your card.
oh, I've been to Bath.

I rode by the Spagnuolo's at the one corner just Sunday morning. That's why I figured it was as good of a start to "Up North" as anywhere else. I was referring to Hell to Pantry.

Abbot's general store in Bath, across from the deep freeze and the grain elevator, next to the train tracks, is Bath. You Jonny come lates haven't got a clue.

by **duffy munn** Tue 5 Mar 2024 - 20:51

Robert J Sakimano wrote:
duffy munn wrote:You are not a true midmichigander if you've never been to Bath, Bob. Turn in your card.
oh, I've been to Bath.

I rode by the Spagnuolo's at the one corner just Sunday morning. That's why I figured it was as good of a start to "Up North" as anywhere else. I was referring to Hell to Pantry.

Ok you're back in. Sorry I yelled at you Bob.

by **Motown Spartan** Tue 5 Mar 2024 - 21:00

The Pantry wrote:
Robert J Sakimano wrote:Bath?

Hell?

That’s actually much closer to Ann Arbor.

by **tGreenWay** Wed 6 Mar 2024 - 0:15

Anyone know if Hell ever got sold? I know it was for sale a few years ago for less than $1m. I remember somebody bought the rights to Hell for a few days and renamed it Gay Hell. Haven’t heard much lately except when it freezes in Hell.

by **Floyd Robertson** Wed 6 Mar 2024 - 5:45

tGreenWay wrote:Anyone know if Hell ever got sold? I know it was for sale a few years ago for less than $1m. I remember somebody bought the rights to Hell for a few days and renamed it Gay Hell. Haven’t heard much lately except when it freezes in Hell.

They sold it to the Devil, in a meeting down at the crossroads.

by **Robert J Sakimano** Wed 6 Mar 2024 - 8:24

duffy munn wrote:
Robert J Sakimano wrote:
oh, I've been to Bath.

I rode by the Spagnuolo's at the one corner just Sunday morning. That's why I figured it was as good of a start to "Up North" as anywhere else. I was referring to Hell to Pantry.

Ok you're back in. Sorry I yelled at you Bob.

no worries, dude.

I've stopped in that Spagnuolo's before to refill water bottles. They always look at me kinda weird, which is cool - I'm probably looking at them kinda weird, as well.

by **Trapper Gus** Wed 6 Mar 2024 - 9:46

tGreenWay wrote:Anyone know if Hell ever got sold? I know it was for sale a few years ago for less than $1m. I remember somebody bought the rights to Hell for a few days and renamed it Gay Hell. Haven’t heard much lately except when it freezes in Hell.

Hell runs a promotion where you can buy the right to be mayor for a day, or a week, or something like that. They also sell a square inch of property so the person is a resident.

by **Nordic** Wed 6 Mar 2024 - 12:11

Hell if I know

by **Trapper Gus** Sun 17 Mar 2024 - 7:15

Rural northern Michigan again saw modest growth and remain a bright spot

Overall, Michigan added nearly 4,000 residents in 2023 as the population inched to 10,037,261

West Michigan, especially Ottawa and Kent counties, lead the state in overall population gains

https://www.bridgemi.com/michigan-government/northern-michigan-after-years-struggle-gaining-residents-again

by **Trapper Gus** Wed 27 Mar 2024 - 7:24

So is this "Up North" or "Out West"

The state of Michigan has agreed to spend $50 million to support a plan for a new copper mine near the shore of Lake Superior — despite disagreements on whether the economic benefits are worth the environmental risks.

After hearing dozens of speakers and two committee reports during the Michigan Strategic Fund meeting in Lansing, the board voted without comment to allocate $50 million toward the Copperwood mine planned by the Highland Copper Co. in the far western reaches of the Upper Peninsula about five hours west of the Mackinac Bridge.

https://www.bridgemi.com/business-watch/michigan-approves-50m-upper-peninsula-copper-mine-conditions

Hoarce Greenly in his famous quote "Go west young man" was referring to the copper mining region of upper Michigan.

by **Robert J Sakimano** Wed 27 Mar 2024 - 10:53

the Knob Hill Tavern on old 27 just south of St Johns?

by **DWags** Wed 27 Mar 2024 - 11:01

Robert J Sakimano wrote:the Knob Hill Tavern on old 27 just south of St Johns?

I don’t think you can use the word south when describing up north.

Please try again. Eliminate “south”.

by **duffy munn** Wed 27 Mar 2024 - 11:13

Robert J Sakimano wrote:the Knob Hill Tavern on old 27 just south of St Johns?

One of Jingles accounts and he's from St Johns originally, so yes

by **Robert J Sakimano** Wed 27 Mar 2024 - 12:07

duffy munn wrote:
Robert J Sakimano wrote:the Knob Hill Tavern on old 27 just south of St Johns?

One of Jingles accounts and he's from St Johns originally, so yes

I happened to drive by that place the other day and it looked like the kind of place where they search you at the door and if you don't have a knife or a gun, they'll give you one.

by **Nordic** Fri 12 Apr 2024 - 10:38

Ludington?? This is barely north of Mt. Pleasant! We need to flood the comments section…

LUDINGTON, MI – This Up North town nestled along the shore of Lake Michigan is the winner of USA Today’s 10Best reader’s choice award for “Best Historic Small Town.”

https://www.mlive.com/news/2024/04/northern-michigan-beach-town-wins-usa-todays-10best-best-historic-small-town.html?outputType=amp

by **DWags** Fri 12 Apr 2024 - 10:42

Nordic wrote:Ludington?? This is barely north of Mt. Pleasant! We need to flood the comments section…

LUDINGTON, MI – This Up North town nestled along the shore of Lake Michigan is the winner of USA Today’s 10Best reader’s choice award for “Best Historic Small Town.”

https://www.mlive.com/news/2024/04/northern-michigan-beach-town-wins-usa-todays-10best-best-historic-small-town.html?outputType=amp

If you take the county roads out of town. Jebavy to quarterline, to county line to Maple then go by the high school, turn on 5th st. and then right on Pine, you can get to my moms house in about 25 minutes. Its' not a palace but you won't leave there hungry. I promise you. That's my upnorth brother.

by **Trapper Gus** Fri 12 Apr 2024 - 10:51

DWags wrote:
Nordic wrote:Ludington?? This is barely north of Mt. Pleasant! We need to flood the comments section…

https://www.mlive.com/news/2024/04/northern-michigan-beach-town-wins-usa-todays-10best-best-historic-small-town.html?outputType=amp

If you take the county roads out of town. Jebavy to quarterline, to county line to Maple then go by the high school, turn on 5th st. and then right on Pine, you can get to my moms house in about 25 minutes. Its' not a palace but you won't leave there hungry. I promise you. That's my upnorth brother.

We need her pasty recipe before we can start.

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