hizmom56
@hizmom
Living life small on the shores of Gitchi Gami, the greatest of lakes. All 4 kids now in their 30s! USAR Medic. No DMs.
not that i can recall, though we did live in a rental a few blocks off Broadway, proximal to our grandparents/norma's apartment
best keep an eye on keeping the feeders filled, bc those tiny tyrants know where you live !
hummingbirds are back! one just came to backdoor window to let me know it is time to get the feeders filled ...
quote: "Lake Superior: the largest freshwater lake in the world by surface area, the deepest/coldest of the Great Lakes, and one of the most unforgiving bodies of water on the planet. If you think it's just a big lake, you're dangerously wrong."
What's up, you ask? well, DEF NOT the 60-foot-tall tree that has chosen my living quarters as a new resting spot in the aftermath of a significant weather event here on the south shore of the upper lake
someone on FB posted a spot-on scripture pertaining to the current occupant of the white house ...
The 29th Annual "Book Across the Bay" will take place on Saturday, February 14, 2026, in Ashland, Wisconsin, featuring a magical nighttime 10-kilometer race across frozen Lake Superior's Chequamegon Bay. It is a fundraising event for local libraries. I snowshoed across back in the day
Supporters say mining could boost jobs. Opponents warn it risks permanent water pollution in one of the most pristine freshwater ecosystems in the country and sets a dangerous precedent for public lands nationwide. Quetico Superior Wilderness News
spotted this beauty across the ravine while i was doing chores behind an outbuilding
Hundreds of people gathered at Whitefish Point for a memorial organized by the Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum to honor the crew of the Edmund Fitzgerald. source: UpNorthLive
Noting, from the south shore of the upper lake, that tomorrow, 11/20/2025, marks the 50th anniversary of the sinking of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald. Gordon Lighfoot's song "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald," exquisitely tells the tale of the tragically doomed vessel and its crew of 29.
Memorial events focused on the 50th anniversary of the sinking of the Great Lakes freighter "Edmund Fitzgerald," are underway in several communities here on the south shore of Lake Superior. ("Does anyone know where the love of god goes when the waves turn minutes to hours?" Gordon Lighfoot)