• Sunday-What'sUP January 15 - 05:19 pm

So far this year our Shoebox Memories have focused on the Copper Country in the late 1930's to '40's, and we continue this week with a shot from Joe Myers, and his sister Darlene Vuorinen, who writes:

Here is the photo of my dad, Jim Myers. He used to trap around Eagle River, and the Traverse area... I can remember the smell of his snow soaked wet wool pants, and how he would skin the muskrats and stretch the pelts out on some kind of wire thing and hang it from the rafters in the basement. Our home smelled lovely on those days.

My dad was born in Minnesota, but his family moved to Rambaultown when he was a young boy. He hunted, trapped and fished most of his life and loved the outdoors. When he married my mother, they settled in Lake Linden, and that’s where our home was until they passed away in 2007 and 2008. We did have the “camp” in Eagle River from about 1955. That is where we spent out summers.

Darlene

That ice looks like giant teeth with the roots attached.

Reminds me of that old movie poster, "It Came From Outer Space"

Shortly after uploading this morning's pictures, we received word that Pastor Charles Hart passed away this weekend. You will recall that my wife and I visited with the Hart's last month, the subject of our January 1st Shoebox Memory.

Sincerest sympathy to Pastor Charles Hart's wife and family. May the Lord comfort them! So very sad.

Sincere condolences to the Family of Pastor Hart.

So sincerely sorry to Pastor Hart's wife and family!!

Not to reduce the meaning and sadness of this morning's news about Pastor Hart.
But Mary, I have to ask....does your husband have to help you put on and take off those BIG boots?;) Neat photo of Mr. Myers.

Our sympathy to Pastor Harts family.
We sent my brother on to his new home yesterday.
The family gathered around his casket and sang
"Supper Time".

Not sure Shirley, since it is Charlie, not Mary, that posts the photos for the Sunday Shoebox Memories.... ;-)

I haven't seen those kind of boots in a long time. I used to own a pair when I still lived up there and were they nice on those slushy days around Red Jacket. Sadly, no one down here offers those boots for sale; I guess they are just not stylish enough for anyone in SE Texas.

oops! Thanks Capt. for pointing out my blunder....well then I guess Charlie doesn't need any help from Mary's husband.:-] I have some boots similar to those (in looks), my husband ordered them from LL Bean a few years ago.....ugliest boots I've ever seen..plus they're so big I can still and turn around inside 'em.:} (sorry, Mary, I forgot it's Sunday)

my second 'oops'... so perturbed by my first blunder, I made another...forgot "stand"...'still' in my post. Told ya I'm old!

May God's healing wings wrap around Pastor Hart's family and friends. I LOVE Charlie's statement:

"It is truly graduation day for our beloved friend."

Beautiful.

I agree with you, Donna, about Charlie's statement, that really touched me. And I want to apologize to all of you for my flippancy in my last postings. I had a moment of confusion, thinking I was on What'sUP. I truly am sorry.

What a blessing, Charlie, that you folks went to visit Pastor Hart recently. Little did you know that it was the last time you saw him on this side.

May our Lord comfort his dear wife and all his family & friends. Graduation day indeed!!

And may our Lord bless and comfort your family, Zube, at the home going of your brother. Never easy to say good-bye, but much easier when you know there will be a reunion one day!

Praying for all...

I love hearing Shoe Box memory stories. Keep them coming. We all have memories of an up north "camp" experience. So thankful for those memories. "If you're lucky enough to have a northern Michigan "camp" memory....you are lucky enough."

Hi Darlene, my grandparents lived next door to a Clem and Margaret Myers in Lake Linden on the watertower hill. Any relation? By the way, that is a great picture of your dad. Rugged people back in the day for sure.