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"How high are da snow banks around The Tourist Trap" page! Page 1 of 3
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"How high are da snow banks around The Tourist Trap" page! Page 1 of 3
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 01/25/12Our third day of continuous snowfall... I'm so sick of snow! Here I am wearing my favorite orange plowing hat. |
 01/25/12Skeets sick of snow too... Here he is seconds before clobbering me with a giant snow-bolder.... |
 11/10/11Our first storm of the winter, a heavy wet headache of white everywhere you look here at Da Trap! National Weather Service forecasters in Negaunee Township said the storm, which began dropping snow on areas west of Marquette late Wednesday morning, left a total of 12.2 inches of snow at the NWS office, with 13.1 inches in some areas of Baraga County. |
 11/10/11The higher terrain of western Marquette County got the most, while some areas near Lake Superior (Marquette for instance) saw little more than an inch, due to higher temperatures near the shore. |
 01/15/11 Here I am Showing how high one of our snowbanks became by mid January. |
 03/10/11 Over all this Winter has been easy. Much less snowfall resulting in a easily maintainable melt-off. Here I am plowing while Skeet snaps a pic. |
 03/10/11 I needed to give the plow truck a break, so I snapped a pic of Skeet shoveling what was plowed. He's frowning... in case you can't tell.... |
03/09/10 By looking at this pic, you can see that we've received our share of snow so far this winter. Though other areas of the country are dealing with ice-storms, record snow falls, etc, we're actually happier then ole hell. Why you ask? |
03/09/10 ...Because the last few days have been relatively warm, resulting in much of the snow melting away! We all know that at least two more major snow falls are going to hit us in the next couple months; above is Skeet waiting patiently for the next storm. |
03/09/10 Look, you can actually see the gravel in the parking lot! There really is a Joulupukki! |
12/29/09 Yes, we've received a lot of snow for the month of December, and to think this is only the beginning! Here I am shoveling the parking lot. I had the plow truck warmed up and ready in case my back got sore. |
12/29/09 Here's Skeet shoveling the store and Rock Shop entrances. He had the snow blower warmed up and ready in case his back became sore. |
12/29/09 Here I am preparing to jump the tour bus. I needed a jump first. |
04/21/09 Skeet moans, gripes and groans while shoveling, and for good reason.. Almost all of our snow had melted, there were only a few small patches in the back. The weather had been reasonably warm for this time of year and it looked like Spring had truly arrived.. that is until the night before these pick were taken. |
04/21/09 The big spring storm hit mostly the western 2/3rds of the U.P. dumping totals of 5 to 15" of very wet, heavy snow. Here I am waiting for the snow covering the plow truck to melt before hopping in. |
04/21/09 Because I was so depressed with our interrupted spring, I contemplated ending it all by standing in the same spot and letting the falling snow bury me alive. Knowing that would be impossible, I proceeded to plow instead |
02/26/09 Skeet stands near our welcome sign, providing a great reference point in showing just how high some of our snow banks are. |
02/26/09 Skeet knows he left a hammer somewhere inside the rock barn gate last fall.. he stands at the entrance waiting patiently for the snow to melt as to reveal the missing tool. |
02/26/09 Skeet trudges through s sea of snow so I can get a pic of him with Big Gus. |
02/26/09 Here's Skeet floppin' around after slipping on an icy patch while trying to get into our old tour bus; which we now use for storage. |
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02/03/09 Skeet suggests we take a break from work and head to the Gay Bar in the town of Gay, MI. Located up in the Copper Country area of the U.P. |
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April Fool's day hit us hard! Jesse and I plowed
from noon till 6:30, and that was only for the front area of the store.
What a mess! Snowfall totals in some places in Marquette County topped 20 inches, causing a hard day of work for shovelers and plow trucks. Marquette County Road Commission plows had been out in 12-hour shifts since Monday night, but were hampered by continued snow and winds. By two o’clock in the afternoon (Tuesday) they were able to make some progress. |
Notice my and Jesse's vehicals are nearly buried. |
Jess and I taking a break. |
Piles and piles of snow everywhere. |
Hoolie helps clear snow from one of the plow trucks. Because we receive so much snow and have such a large area to plow we have two plow trucks here at the Trap.. oh yeah, plus a back-up wrecker/plow truck! |
Hoolie catches me getting a face full of hot coffee.. |
THE UNMITIGATED GLORIOUS SPLENDER! Hoolie catches a winter scene at the trap to remind him of what he and Norm will truly be missing while basking in the sun in Arizona for the next few months.. |
WE BROKE RECORDS WITH THIS STORM! Hopefully this is our last major storm of the year.. just two days earlier there was very little snow, Skeet's happy though.. |
HEY SKEET! I FOUND YOUR WALLET! BETTER GET SOME DUCT TAPE! |
Our first big snowfall for 2007. Here's Skeet blowing snow after modifying the blower a bit.... |
MAN, IT'S LIKE LIVING ON ANOTHER PLANET! WHAT HAPPENED |
Here's Skeet dustin' off da displays for da color season tourists... |
Skeet shovels off "Big Louie" da snowblower. Big Louie was built in the Copper Country and they sure could have used him dis week, eh... |
SNOW FOR SALE CHEAP! |
Norm asked Hoolie to check da oil in her olds, after getting one sock full of snow, he gave up, den called her and said it's good.... |
HOOLIE DOES DA HEIKKI LUNTA DANCE! |
HOOLIE WELCOMES THE BIG ONE WITH CLENCHED FIST! |
This is what someone suffering from cabin fever looks like... |
Here's Hoolie waiting for spring... |
"GO AHEAD LUNTA, TAKE A DUMP!" |
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