The Sturgeonaba River? If you have never heard of this Upper Peninsula waterway, that is okay because I made the name up. This ancient river may have occupied the valley systems that now host the northward flowing Sturgeon River and the southward flowing Escanaba River. When Fred Rydholm first told me his theory involving […]
Part 1 of W,W, & O began my attempt to take a personal tour through the weird, wonderful, and obscure places and things mentioned in Kath Usitalo’s book Secret Upper Peninsula. (Reedy Press – 2019). Even though I promised to keep each segment short, Part 1 still ended up thirty some entries (or about […]
Those who know me best find the easiest gift giving solution to send my way for birthdays or Christmas are books, music, or more books. While sorting through last year’s stash of new reading material, I happened upon a 2019 book by Kath Usitalo: Secret Upper Peninsula – A Guide to the Weird, Wonderful, and […]
Been getting some awesome music in the past weeks – the video (below) featuring Sammy Hagar and a host of others makes me feel like conflicts aside, music can and does help heal wounds and unit people. The girl’s smiles are a universal statement of hope for the future. Check out The Miraculous Love Kids: […]
The New Moon occuring on June 10th will set the stage for an Annular Eclipse. The Moon will be a little too far from Earth for its disk to completely cover the Sun. Instead, a bright ring of light (also known as an ‘annulus’ or ‘ring of fire’), will be visible for those viewing […]
A toasted cheese sandwich and a bowl of tomato soup have always been one of my favorite lunches (and don’t skimp on the oyster crackers). The last time I sat down to this particular meal, I realized my general enjoyment of lunch goes back to elementary school. Growing up a block away from Willard […]
From the Vaults: America’s Heartbeat Mental music quiz time: Who is the connecting thread between the following hit songs? Good Vibrations (The Beach Boys); Be My Baby (The Ronettes); Return to Sender (Elvis); Strangers in the Night (Frank Sinatra); Mr. Tambourine Man (The Byrds); Mary, Mary (The Monkees); and The Way We Were (Barbra […]
Being too young to notice such things at the time, the debut of the Earth’s first artificial satellite (Sputnik, launched on October 4, 1957) did not get me interested in space. The ‘space spark’ was struck by a trip outside with my brother Ron to view Project Echo (the first of two identical satellites […]
From the Vaults: Rock ‘n’ Roll BEP My mother loved music so our house was always awash with records by The Kingston Trio, Burl Ives, Percy Faith, and a mixture of light classical favorites she played on our hi-fi record player/radio. There is a ‘that is a story for another day’ asterisk in the […]
The past several AstroCals, our poor companion seems to have gotten short shrift as the Full Moon has taken place very late in the last few months. We will rectify that situation by starting this edition with the May Lunar events. Not only will this month’s Full Moon take place late in the month […]