We may never know what this anonymous person is doing here, off the mouth of the Pilgrim River, for only Paul Trautman and the gentleman in question know for sure! Let us just speculate for a few moments... he can't be checking out the girls on the beach, well, he could be, but they'd be bundled up just as much as he, I would think. Maybe he's spying on his employees who are supposed to be working, but are checking out Pasty.com's daily picture. OR, perhaps he's doing some spring birding here in the Copper Country. What do you think? One thing for sure, his feet must be getting chilled!

Perhaps the last ice fisherman of the year?? :)

FIRST POST....Yahooooo

Maybe the one in the chair IS A GIRL !!!???

Perhaps he/she just finished a tax return and stepped outside to cool off.

I think he is at Sandy Bottom, watching for the smelt run.

His dogs are barking?

Searching for the Loch Ness Monster of the Pilgrim River? :,)

Yes, that definetly is near Sandy bottom, actually is Green Spot.. The old Foley Copper wire mill is in background.

What about the guy that is holding up his chair???

looks to me like an ice fisherman who just couldn't give up!!!!!!

hey fella,the coast is clear pasty cam has cooled off from the past couple days and it is now safe to come back to shore!

Another IRS accountant on overload?

He reminds me of an aggressive workers comp investigator I know.

...or an OSHA inspector.

Could be watching the migrating geese that stop and rest in the mud flats out there.

Dave, Laurium - I just about fell off my chair at that one!

I think tax guy is right. :) Or else he's got a bad case of spring fever, and he's on the look-out for the Keweenaw Star.

Perhaps his forgetful wife, angry that her ice-fishing husband came home late for dinner again, scolded him and said "you go sit out there on the ice in your chair until I tell you it's ok to come back home!"

Or as the old country song says -- "lookin' for love in all the wrong places"

He's a hired P.I. checking up on you-know-who about you-know-what, and trying to get a closer look with the watich-a-ma-call-its, sitting on the thing-a ma-jig, hoping to see what's-their-face caught in the act of running amuck with that wishy-washy know-it-all, I think?

An immigration agent, of course.

Perhaps he is sitting in the seat of a bass-boat which is under the sufface of the water?

He's looking for the little Dutch Boy who failed to keep his finger plugging the leak in the dike. Or maybe he's looking for his common sense.

He's one of our regular Pasty Camwatchers.

I think Toivo has it pegged -- he's looking for the big one to
come on down the canal!

Hey Toivo, I want a monitor like that one.

What a hoot. I think we may never REALLY know, ya know.

Y'all are the funniest!

Thank goodness he's not stirring yesterdays' pot. Just watching it. That way it won't boil.

Boy, the Coast Guard really took a hit with all the budget cuts this year! You gotta love em'.

Yoo keepin' lookin' the purkolater see's never gonna go blup blup. Old Finnish Proverb.

This would be a good one for David Letterman's top 10.

Homeland Security at work.
Watching for the first "FUDGIE" of the season.

YOOPER SPRING BREAK BIKINI WATCH.

"I told her bubble gum wouldn't work"

I think he's checking to see if those delicious pasties are ready for lunch. I'll take mine with gravy smothered in mushrooms & onions!

Its definitely a YOOPER NAVY SEAL!

Gravy, mushrooms and onions.....yuck..what a way to ruin a good pasty...'KETCHUP RULES' :-)

He is the FIRST ice fisherman of next year! He wanted to be sure and stake out his favorite spot...

You can lead a Finn to water, but you can't get him out!!

Maybe he's just following doctors orders for swollen ankles.

Hey Eino! From here I can see ole Toivo's big screen TV and he's watchin da Red Wings! ya tink anybody would mind if I sit here a spell and watch too?

After April 15th, this is all he has left!! He's watching as they take it away!!

He's checking on people shopping at his Sandy Bottom Mall.LOL

You guys are great!

Common sense here people, this guy is just looking for lures to restalk his tackle box for the next ice fishing season which is about a month and a half away. Thrifty Yoopers known for there deep pockets and short arms!

Sey Villie der dais ko, tousand boats down Julio's boat launch des ko, in prep for spring fishin for coho and mo!

He's on spring break....had pictures of hula dancers on the beach taped to the inside of the lenses....

I'd guess watching the submarine races. Y'know, some of us take everything literally :)

Great, really great. You'z guys just blew the cover of our DEA agent on a covert operation watching for "Crystalized Canadian Smack" coming down from Canada.

HE IS TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO MARK HIS ICE FISHING HOLES FOR NEXT YEAR

Maybe he is a sub telescope?? With all our budget cuts!! Just a idea.
DOWN STATER

I was given the ultimatum 3 weeks ago. She said "it's me or your fishing."

Gee I miss her.

I think Dewey Bruce is right. Yooper Homeland Security.

Ruth,do they still go smelting down by the bridge? We sure had a lot of fun down there when the smelt ran. I know they can't on the one side that was sold.I never realized anyone owned that little bit of land that was on the other side.

I can just imagine how cold that guys feet are!!

Maybe he/she is on the look out for Aino Bin Loggin.

He is definitely lookin for the Loch Ness (Kitchi-gummi?) Monster. See the the black shape of a head sticking up out of the water in front of him.

I think that person is lookin at all that garbage along the shoreline and waiting for it to disappear like many do.

That's not garbage, it's 'rustic memories of bygone eras'...

You Pasty Cammers (did I spell that correctly?) are all too funny today! Thanks for the great picture and the amusing comments. The Pasty Cam sure makes my work day fun!

He is Julio's night watchman waiting for day shift to check in.

That's the lifegaurd on duty on the UP Fourth of July

I'm surprised none responded about he's polluting the water with his chair! Some sure ripped on the kids just having some innocent fun in a truck on a muddy road last week! Too many fun sheriff's these days!!!! Thanks for the nice shots!

That is actually not a chair, it is the modified conning tower of a Yooper submarine with Heikki manning the watch!

Nope , your all wrong, he's watching the 4 flocks of geese that just passed over $ Bay heading north. Summer must be close behind!!

That'll be one sad day in the UP if the trees looked like that on the Fourth of July!!
finnferrfunn - you sound like a hard core Yooper!! One state's junk is the UP's treasure...

Thank You all for the great comments only in the U.P. would you see a great picture & such great minds at work. Much better then a few days back. Thank you again for the good laugh!

If that is Heikki manning the lookout of a submarine, he must be looking for those "troll-ing boats"...:)

Isn't this same man that was shown fishing in the Daily Mining yesterday. A fisherman from downstate Howell...

Apparently everyone has wayyyyy too much free-time

He just found out his home was an igloo and he's looking for his real estate agent

He's watching da shore to make sure da wife isn't watching him, as he sucks down da Old Mills.

AZYooper Good one. LOL :)

Hey AZYooper...

What part of AZ are you in ?
You would not beleive how many of us are here in Da' Valley of the Sun...

Yeah, too bad he didn't have flood insurance...

Unusual high tide for the great lakes

Obviously a human decoy. The ducks have finally started to fight back. They also put out motorized ones with the arm that goes up and down, beer in hand. (Weber's Sporting Goods, $99.95) Look out for the mallard in the human blind...

Paul Trautman, PLEEEEZ tell what the man is doing. I think he is looking at that merganser in the water..........

Can't think of any cute thing to say! But sure enjoyed all the comments! Let'have more of these days!!

I can see the M.V. Sandy in the background on the right side of the photo. She belongs to the National Park Concessionaire at Rock Harbor Lodge and is used for tours in the summer. As for the person in the chair, I think someone just simply posed for a really neat picture.

Nearly 5:30 and I'm ready to vote: Best "guess" I've seen so far "By vaalea at 01:33 pm: That's the lifegaurd on duty on the UP Fourth of July." A VERY close second goes to "the Dam Guy" for his "Human Decoy" suggestion.
Lots of fun today! Thanks.

Newest covert operator working with Fox and Mulder, 'cuz "they're out there somewhere".

Does anyone remember Monty Python? "Spot the Loonie... There's one!!" Actually there appears to be a Cormorant swimming in front of this guy... Perhaps the speculation about bird-watching is correct, but it is no where near as fun as the rest...

the truth...its actually his backyard after the snow melt...
He's trying to spot his Weber floating away.

I think it's Toivo... Of course, I'm still not even sure he is real! WHERE'S MY T-SHIRT? :)

Who is that hooded man?
He is one that escapes the political /tax/coporate
land. Set adrift he seeks the yooper land.The one of
fish , deer , trees , rocks and birds . It is all
that he cares , but most of all ,he is the bird
man.
Time slows in the Great U.P. Make it slower !

You guys are a hoot!!! You make my day !!!How about a few more? I, too, think the one about a life guard for 4th of July is the closest.heh...heh.

Yeah...I like the UP "4th in the UP" man I have been dressed like that more than once on the 4th

He's an ice fisherman wondering what the H happened to his shack.

Nancy had her surgery yesterday. Everything went very well. She should be home on the weekend.
Forbes

Whoever it is, is watching the Post Office, making sure everyone gets their taxes in on time! LOL.

Note to self: Don't pass out while drinking with Aino and Toivo, you don't know where they're going to leave you.

He's watching the Red Wings who are burning up the ice tonight!

That is the funniest picture I have seen in a long time! Thanks for making me laugh....it has been a long tiring day!!!!

Likely to shell out the for SECOND cheapest seat at the next concert.

Yup, I t'ink da bass boat is down dere somewhere. :>)

My vote goes to Downstate Dave for his rendition of "Lookin' for love in all the wrong places"!!! That one made me really laugh!

Now, for my version of what the guy is doing:
guy in chair,"Yup. The boots are keepin' out the water, the binocs are workin' good, the parka is keepin' me warm and the chair is holdin' up in a light breeze and current. Don't need to return anything to Cabelas."

Glad the hip replacement went well for sistah #1!

I saw that guy in the same spot a few years ago-watching the ice go out!And if he stays a few more days he's going to see it come in.Only in the U.P.Miss the whole area!! Can't wait to move back,eat pasties,Gino's,thimbleberry jam,lake trout-nothing like it.

I think he looks like the guy riding a bicycle with a deer around his neck http://www.pasty.com/discuss/messages/994/1698.html. He had to get a new parka after that, but the rest of the outfit looks the same, doesn't it?

Hey, I'd recognize the Bay anytime! And those geese flying over, they were sent by me from Gulfport!! Sherry

Martha K., I think you're on to something:

He is not quite to the end of the world but he can see it.

Big building in background looks like very important target. Person looks very suspicious to me, think I am going to call Homeland Security :-)

LOOKS LIKE A MAN CHECK OUT THE POSTURE LEG PLACEMENT ECT. CAILINS USUALLY STRIKE A DIFFERENT POSE EH JUST AN OPINION

always like the deer picture eh

I'm pretty sure that is Russ Hanson of Hancock, an avid birdwatcher, looking for recent arrivals at the mouth of the Pilgrim River. Believe it or not, pelicans are often seen here each spring. This photo sure did give a lot of you a chance to excercise your imagination.

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