Bill Haller spotted a spectacle on the shores of Lake Superior. He reports from the north side of the "irons" at Bete Grise, that all the birch trees along the channel were felled within two days time! Now that is truly a busy beaver and by the looks of it, a hungry one as well. I guess I never realized that all that gnawing they do is to for food, in addition to using the debarked limbs to build their dams. Hope it's not trying to dam up the Mendota Channel! :->

Amazing work!....must be getting ready for quite a dam!

Good Morning Nurse Sheila & Pat from da UP

Boy these guys have been busy.

Great pictures. Wish I was back there.

Good Morning all. Mom what are you doing up so early. Already busy here in S. Fla. Warm today. Will see ya all in Calumet in about four week.

Beavers front teeth grow continuously thus they have to chew to wear them down; keep them tuned up as it were or tuned down?

gasp! can't you hear the trees crying? Neat pic.

Too much work for me this morning. Time for a nap.

Sandstone Princess, call or e-mail me this morning to discuss the tickets!!!!

My e-mail should work now (it wasn't working before).

Dave,Tn,just heard from Russ that you have been in the hosp.I sure hope and pray that you get well soon. Will keep you in my prayers! Fran

Nice picture but hate to see those beautiful birch down.

Comment on the Bridge Cam view: I see that the grass has turned green! I can also see a daily change in the hue presented by the buds on the hardwoods. Soon that pink tone will give way to green leaves and I'll know that spring has definately reached the Copper Country. Best keep those hungry beavers away!

Mrs. Beaver must have wanted to do some serious remodeling this Spring! WOW!

Good Morning from Texas!

Does anyone have any information on the Bella
Vista Motel fire in Copper Harbor last week?

The party responsible for cutting these trees should upgrade their cutting device to include a new Oregon chisel saw chain.

I don't have particulars, but the fire was contained in the office/owners residence building. My hubby was in Copper Harbor yesterday working on our Lions Club Mother's Day Dinner and snapped some shots for me.

I wish I knew about the fire at the Bella Vista as well. I've checked the on-line newspapers from the area and can't find out anything. I've been going to Copper Harbor since I was a kid and the town wouldn't be the same without it!

Thanks Mary for the Bella Vista information, especially the pictures! You must have posted it the same time as my request. Hope no one was injured and thankful that it was only the office.

Mary says: Your wish is my command! ;->

Dave H. in TN, hope you are on the mend...

We had beavers that use to dam up some of the ponds in back of our old farm which backed up in our fields causing some major food damage. I can't recall how we remedied the situation back in the early 60's.

Fran, hope you had a happy Mother's Day.

I have a copper post card with the following message in Finnish:

ILOISTA JOULUA

Rakkain ja vilpittömin mielin toivottaen
Mitä hauskinta Joulua ja
Onnellisinta Uutta Vuotta!

Can anyone translate it for me?

Hi Sheila and Pat:

Can't wait for you to get here to clean that house! The weather is still cold.

See you soon.

Deb

painesdale finlander, tell your wife to put out her grape jelly and oranges. the oriolles are back!

oops spelling....orioles

Allouez Andre... your postcard is a Christmas greeting.
Iloista Joulua is joyous Christmas. The rest translates as Dearest and most sincere wishes for the most pleasant Christmas and happiest New Year.

Happy Birthday Mary Drew, Have a good day!

I'm wondering if Gay still has that tiny little fire house, where someone has to go to the front door and turn a knob which turns on an old fashioned car alarm located on the roof. If I recall, it was pretty close to the smokestack. I remember seeing it from the porch of the bar, if I'm remembering correctly. (I REFUSE to say how I learned of this little knob and the sound it made when turned, 38 years ago).

...By the way, since so many of you know the Tiensivu's... Today, May 10th, is the 47th Anniversary of my adoption! Norman adopted me on this day in 1957!

By 1962, he injected me with the U.P. and that really made me a finn! :)

Ahh the American Beaver, Castor Canadensis, an assiduous artisan of barrage indeed. Much to the chagrin of the affected property owner, one must be impressed with the adroitness and tenacity with which he constructs his sanctum and the alacrity in which he does so.

Wheatman

SDC,I remember those huge Beaver dams back there in the woods. Maybe someone else remembers better than me but I think the County or someone went in there and broke them up. If I remember right they used to cause the fields to flood.

Thanks Sue,I did have a nice Mother's Day! A day of REST ahhh!!

Happy Adoption Day Alex!! Norman sure lucked out to get a special son like you. Of course I am a little prejudiced. LOL

Fran, GA
Cute critter those beavers but destructive to say the least.

My little Frankie bought me a purse for Mom's day out of his "snack" money. (he's my soon to be 2 year old adopted cat)....Now that I think o of it, he kinda looks like a beaver he's so fat!

Sunny and a "balmy" 74 here in Lower MI.

What a beauty of a day in the CC, in keeping with the topic of beavers, here's a lil something that may get a smile...

THE BELLA VISTA MOTEL FIRE:

THE FIRE WAS LIMITED TO OUR OFFICE AND LIVING QUARTERS. FORTUNATELY NO WAS INJURED IN THE FIRE. WE WILL BE TEMPORARILY BE MOVING OUR OFFICE TO CABIN #1, LOCATED ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE ORIGINAL OFFICE. OPENING DATE HAS NOT CHANGED. WE WILL BE OPEN FOR BUSINESS ON MAY 14, 2004. THANK YOU VERY MUCH!

Mike and staff at the Bella Vista,
We're glad no one was injured in the fire. Here's to the
best as you work on getting things back to normal at the
Bella Vista. I

I was driving up the New York State Thruway Friday
evening when I saw a Motorhome with Virginia plates. On his bumper he had a "say yah to the U.P. eh?" sticker. Gave him the thumbs up!

PK, MI

Thanks for the translation!

Happy Birthday to Pat(Wilks) Hanson of Vancouver, Wa.
From your brother Butch

someone should trap those beavers this fall...exciting thing to get into

Bella Vista Mike-

Do you know what caused the fire. Is the office/living quarters a total loss?

Go beaver go, you did a beautiful job! How interesting it is to see nature at work.

those dam beavers are at it again cute little guyes though

Oh those beaver. You know, they only use the tops of the tree. They take the small branches,the ones they can chew off and carry. They leave the trunks denuded. These make perfect fence rails.

My wife and I stayed in the Belle Vista for fall colors during 2002 and enjoyed it very much. The cabins have a wonderful rustic charm. I plan to return this fall.

Seems to me that beaver, our diligent craftsman, as per Mr. Wheatman, has illusions of grandeur.

Bthecute1, I think the beaver has illusions of a REALLY BIG dam!

Which reminds me of the old shaggy story. Why did the duffer say HOOVER every time he hit a bad drive on the golf course? ------ Cause that was the biggest dam he could think of!

Great picture Bill.

Oh, and kudos to Wheatman as well.

To Down State Dave. Maybe he/she was planning on having alot of little beavers, and was trying to be creative in building the dam. Can't you just picture all the beaver in the pond, hoisting that log on there shoulders, and marching in step, singing heave-hoooooooooo, away we gooooooooooooo!

I have some really good news today, I live down state here in Livonia and in my familys backyard was a Deer. I'm serious not a fake one that is a lawn ornament but a real one it was about 100 yards away from the back door of the house, eating on the leaves from the tree. I have a pic of it for anyone that would like to see it. It's a vary rare occurance to see them especially in a city environment.

Happy Birthday Mary!!

Wow missed that one:) Sorry...Hope you had a great day!! There just may be a lil' treat on your front steps tomoroww....so step carefully!!

Happy Birthday Mary!!Hope your day was nice.

Well, Fran... I lucked out by getting a new adopted mom from Pasty Central... YOU!

Thanks!

Love, Alex

Thanks ring sistah (lol), Fran, and my Bro in GA! :-)

Butch, thank you for the Birthday greeting. Was quite a surprise to see it posted here. You are quite clever! Thank you again, your sister, Pat.

To Allouz Andre, (from yesterday's question)I've never seen another copper postcard like the one I got from my mother. It was sent to her at Christmas from her folks in Hubbell while she was a nursing student in Milwaukee. That was about 1930. I have it framed with it's envelope. May be something I could start collecting. Does anyone know how common they are?