Last week, just about the entire U.P. was hit with a two day storm that produced record breaking snow totals in some places. The total for this two-day storm varied from local to local, but ranged anywhere from 18” to 40”. Laurie Bashaw shares some photos of the digging out at their home in Ishpeming, where the reports said they received around the 30” mark and they spent two days cleaning it all up. My two favorite photos though, are the trees with colorful ornaments still hanging in them. They must have been tied on those trees, that the winds didn’t blow them down from the branches. Laurie said they used a ladder to hang them and there is no way they’d get a ladder there now, so they may just blow more snow under the tree and then they can reach them with snowshoes. Sounds like a good plan to me.

Laurie said the video is her hubby, Ed, with what she called ‘the Big Guns’ out snowblowing after the storms. That’s quite the set-up with their Ranger UTV and snow blower on the front. Keeps the snow from blowing in your face. Although Laurie did mention that they don’t have a windshield wiper, so Ed had to stop every so often and brush off the window. Look at that snow fly!

Happy Birthday to the Pasty Cam,
born 24 years ago today :O)

Happy Birthday Pasty Cam, live it U.P. today!! Whoo
Hoo!!

Amazing pics & video!! Wish I could get U.P. there
and see this splendor again for myself, I really
miss it! But not in the cards currently.

Will 24 candles fit on a pasty?

Yes, I agree about the best pictures. That
looks so festive with all that white stuff
around there. Very cool pictures. We have
shoveled nearly every day since the
beginning. Hopefully it's not going to be
as often now that it's March. We can hope,
right?

Very cool video.

Happy birthday to the Pasty Cam!!

Gary, great question, Charlie will they fit?
Inquisitive minds want to know!! lol

Deb, get your bike out, I think you're done
shoveling!! lol I just asked Mary last night if
she's been able to bike yet! lol
Hopefully the snow will begin to taper off, I figure
you have about 75 more days to wait. Yikes!!

Lol, UC. I just got in from shoveling.
There was a couple of inches and probably
could have waited. But it's good exercise
and if we would have waited until we got
dumped on again, that 2 inches would have
been hard.

I don't bike. I gave my bike to my
granddaughter. I'd never make it up this
hill anyway. My legs aren't that strong,
never have been. And I need a knee
replacement that I'm putting off until I
can't stand it anymore. I can't even walk
like I used to. It's sad. But I do the
best I can.

A very happy birthday to Pasty Cam...we have been around the site for 23 o the 24 years...but time flies when you are having fun1

Happy Birthday Pasty Cam!
My favorite Website for my Favorite place on Earth!

Happy B-Day, Pasty Cam!!! Sweet 24 and never been
kissed???

DebS, how about a dogsled? ;>) Seriously, if you can
shovel you are fit in my book. I'm 67, and when I
told the twenty-something bank teller that I had
been shoveling she said "Wow, you're brave". I think
she was [unthinkingly] judging my fitness by my age.

Kathy, I don't have to walk a whole lot
while I'm shoveling. I do the decks and
chop as much ice off of the edges of the
house as i can reach. It's a great workout
for me but too much walking and my knee just
gives out and hurts. I know what you mean
by judging you by age. I'm 69 and I'm
continually being told to be careful. I
don't feel 69 except for the arthritis and
this darn knee.