A foot of snow fell up north. We haven’t been able to enjoy it because we are currently living downstate. From what I can see on Weather.com and Accuweather.com they’re going to get another 3-6 inches tonight. We don’t have any snow on the ground where we are right now, just a little dusting that’s being violently [...]

It’s time to change to the Up North Christmas theme. I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving. Our went very well. My mom made a wonderful turkey with stuffing, mashed potatoes, gravy, cranberry sauce, and rolls. I contributed the strawberry jello salad, which I have to say was excellent. I have never been a big [...]

We’re up north this weekend. It’s one of our few remaining weekends of our canoe season and we’re enjoying every moment. It is beautiful today. The air is warm and not a cloud in the sky.  This morning was perfect as far as fall mornings go.  It was cold, yes, but the air was so [...]

This season has been very discouraging for us. Unfortunately, our sales are down this year compared to last year for the simple reason that the weather has been awful. Weekdays have been decent, not very hot, but decent, but as soon as Friday night rolls around, a front moves in and dumps rain on us [...]

This has got to be the chilliest summer I can remember in quite some time. Right now, it’s about 65 and rainy.  I don’t want to complain too much because we need the rain badly because, sadly, our grass is brown and crunchy. But this chilly summer weather combined with the economy in Michigan is [...]

My article at Pajamas Media about spring coming to the Northwoods is up! Here’s an excerpt: As I stood at the kitchen window that faced south toward the gravel parking lot of our canoe livery and fly shop, I felt the breeze drift in. I stopped what I was doing, closed my eyes, and took [...]

In case some of you didn’t know, I do most of my blogging about conservative politics. I write primarily at Wizbang as well as my personal political site Politics @ Up North Mommy. I also write columns and articles for several news organizations including the Washington Examiner and Pajamas Media. A few weeks ago one [...]

I was talking to a friend on the phone when I looked out the dining room window and spotted a very unusual, I’d even say exotic, bird on my front deck. I managed to get a picture with my Blackberry: You can’t tell from the above pictures but he has a really long tail feather. [...]

My parents are up this weekend. They brought a number of things with them, like an outdoor Dora ship that the kids can play in, a kiddie pool with a built in slide, and a swing. The most exciting gift of all was the kite they brought, so when the wind picked up this afternoon, [...]

Up North we like to start ‘em early: