Yep. We had a full moon this week. Reading Cam Notes looks like we may have to pass out the boxing gloves. Or maybe it's the summer heat that makes people get on each other's nerves. Whatever, I don't have a bone to pick with anybody. Just glad to be alive, and glad to have Pasty Cam to stay in touch wit da U.P. while I continue my trek toward Alaska.

Today's shot by Jason J. is just one of a plethora of photos in his personal gallery. (Yes, Mr. Wheatman, I'm working on my vocabulary). I especially liked Jason's slideshow about Quincy Mine, where he crafted this self-portrait.

As Mr. Wheatman would say: A resplendent presentation of eventide's soiree.
As the rest of us would say: WOW!

Wow.

Beautiful sunset, Jason! That's exactly the kind I like to put in my memory bank to refer back to on stressful days. Thanks.

It has only been about 5 days since I have left God's Country and this picture makes me REALLY miss it! Nice job Jason!

The current calendar quarter in the WOW department is shaping up to be quite a variety. The guest gallery has become a rich resource for high resolution screen savers, and prospects for the 2004 Pasty Cam Calendar:

We just returned from a great few days touring the Copper Country. My daughter joined us for the first time and truly loved the area. She has a question about the origin of the name Cat Harbor between Eagle Harbor and Eagle River. Her cats don't like water. Can anyone help?

Cat Harbor - I always thought it was called that because it was a snug place to curl up and rest.

this may be a old forelore, but someone told me that "cat harbor" came about because there used to be a "cathouse" in the area

Can someone remind me again why I'm wasting away in Kalamazoo, where we never see anything that's nearly as beautiful as what you folks in the U.P. are treated to all the time?

Gee, I'm sorry Gal in Kalamazoo, but I can't think of a single reason...

That Gal in Kazoo needs a Yooper so she will not be so sad in Kalamazoo, oh wait she already does!

Check out www.fudgiepastie.com for a nice pic of Escanaba looking towards Stonington Penninsula.

I love you gal in Kazoo

Is it the Almighty Dollar? Or is Love? This is a question I've asked myself at least once for every star in the sky!

Did Gal in Kalamazoo and Yooper Joe meet on Pasty.com? Also, are we able to place pasty orders again?

Everyone's sentiments about missing the UP and it's beauty are going to be echoed by me when I leave here after I'm done at MTU. It's sad, but I think the fact that this is the only place like it makes it all the more wonderful. If we could see these things any old place then there wouldn't be as much to appreciate, so I'm thankful for the uniqueness of the UP. I will definitely miss it though.

Now THAT'S a sunset! Bee-U-tee-fullll!

And I'm enjoying all the vacation shots. Almost look like my sibs and I when we were pups. Or my own kids when we visited the UP over the years.

This site keeps me sane. Thank you.

Hey Nosey (and whomever else is interested)--

Yooper Joe and I met here in Kalamazoo, where I toil away behind an editorial desk. Unfortunately, however, he has since relocated to Green Bay. We're hoping that one of these days we'll be back in the same state together, wherever that may be. Until then, we've got pasty.com, and some lovely sunset pictures.

On a related note, we were up in the U.P. this past weekend, and I had a great time. So if you saw a short brunette with a ridiculous smile plastered across her face, it was me. . . and Yooper Joe couldn't have been far away.

Cat Harbor: The story I have always heard is the name came from its shape. It looks like the arched back of a cat.
As to the "cathouse" theory, the location wasn't really good for enterprise of any sort during the Keweenaw boom years. It would be too far from the potential customers. Such an establishment would be on the fringe of the community and off mining company property, so the clientel could walk to the shop. The "soiled doves" would flock close to the mining camps and commercial centers, so Copper Falls, Cliff, Central, Phoenix, Eagle Harbor, or Eagle River would be a more likely location. That is not to say that, in later years, when transportation was better, there wasn't some freelance work done near Cat Harbor. It is just that it has had the name since the very early days.

To Paul in Illinois:
Your apparent comprehensive knowledge regarding the history and likely locations for "cat houses" rings suspiciously of direct experience...

Yes, I'm sure Paul's knowledge of Keweenaw happenings in the 1890's is all first hand. LOL!
Sorry Paul.....I couldn't resist!

HEY COPPER COUNTRY, IS IT HOT THERE? HERE IN MY PART OF THE LOWER PENNINSULA WE HAVE PATCHY POWER OUTAGES. 60 MILES NORTH OF DETROIT AND NO GAS STATIONS OPEN HERE. NO POWER TO RUN THE PUMPS. AS YOU CAN SEE I HAVE POWER SINCE I AM ON MY COMPUTER. HOPE YOU GET SOME COOL BREEZES OFF OF LAKE SUPERIOR.

Wouldn't we all be 'purring' if we were close to Cat Harbor again? It is most beautimous!
Does anyone else perceive a woman with a bonnet in the Stonington Lighthouse pic? Looking toward the east (left). Stand back a ways to see it.

Steve and Hmmm,
I'm not THAT old.

I KNOW Paul....that was my whole point! :-)

Hey, we were at Cat Harbor on Tuesday, and the water had about a three foot wide reddish/brownish algae bloom totally across it. Gross. Decided not to swim there after all. Ended up on Eagle River beach where there was some algae but not too bad. We were bummed as Cat Harbor is our favorite little beach when we come up to the Harbor areas.