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by treeplanter
Mon May 23, 2022 10:27 am
Forum: Weather and Bugs
Topic: Post your 2022 bug reports here!
Replies: 15
Views: 9583

Re: Post your 2022 bug reports here!

Did you see any piles of snow laying around?
by treeplanter
Tue May 17, 2022 7:57 am
Forum: Pictures
Topic: Find Waldo
Replies: 3
Views: 1008

Find Waldo

Screen grab from about 9:30 EDT, 5/17/2022. Find the moose.

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by treeplanter
Tue Apr 26, 2022 9:27 pm
Forum: History
Topic: Does 47 Years Ago Qualify as History?
Replies: 11
Views: 6076

Re: Does 47 Year Ago Qualify as History?

Here's one from 1968. Rock Harbor Lighthouse.

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by treeplanter
Mon Apr 25, 2022 10:07 am
Forum: History
Topic: Does 47 Years Ago Qualify as History?
Replies: 11
Views: 6076

Re: Does 47 Year Ago Qualify as History?

My first visit was 1968. I have some slides (remember those?) someplace. Need to find them.
by treeplanter
Tue Apr 19, 2022 10:07 am
Forum: Weather and Bugs
Topic: Ice Bridge Forming?
Replies: 20
Views: 5269

Re: Ice Bridge Forming?

Go to the University of Wisconsin website (below). Once today's map appears, click on the State of Michigan for a view of the Great Lakes area, then click on 250m resolution.

https://ge.ssec.wisc.edu/modis-today/
by treeplanter
Sun Mar 13, 2022 11:11 am
Forum: Trails & Campsites
Topic: Huginnin Cove Loop: Clockwise or Counterclockwise?
Replies: 4
Views: 1019

Re: Huginnin Cove Loop: Clockwise or Counterclockwise?

It was many years back, but we walked the trail counter-clockwise. Honestly, I can't recall terrain being an issue. Great trail though, I most liked the mile or so that you parallel the Lake Superior shoreline. On the north side of a ridge, the trail is largely in the shadows and cool and damp, with...
by treeplanter
Fri Mar 04, 2022 5:21 pm
Forum: Wildlife
Topic: Mystery Tracks
Replies: 6
Views: 2408

Re: Mystery Tracks

How about these tracks? This is from February 7th. My first guess was moose, but they have a snowshoe look to them. Could be, the winter research team got to the island on January 22nd. Maybe somebody went for a snowshoe hike.

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by treeplanter
Fri Mar 04, 2022 11:47 am
Forum: Wildlife
Topic: Mystery Tracks
Replies: 6
Views: 2408

Mystery Tracks

This is a screen capture from this morning, 3/4/2022. Wonder what kind of critter made these tracks?

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by treeplanter
Fri Feb 25, 2022 11:45 am
Forum: Weather and Bugs
Topic: Ice Bridge Forming?
Replies: 20
Views: 5269

Re: Ice Bridge Forming?

Remarkably detailed MODIS imagery from 2/25/2022. Ice, of varying thickness, everywhere.

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by treeplanter
Sat Feb 19, 2022 12:20 pm
Forum: Weather and Bugs
Topic: Ice Bridge Forming?
Replies: 20
Views: 5269

Re: Ice Bridge Forming?

MODIS imagery from 2/19.

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by treeplanter
Sun Feb 13, 2022 7:45 pm
Forum: General Questions and Miscellaneous
Topic: Memorial Day weekend
Replies: 6
Views: 2898

Re: Memorial Day weekend

As for bugs around Memorial Day weekend, I spent time at Rock Harbor three or four years ago the week following Memorial Day, and hiked the Greenstone up to Mt. Franklin one afternoon. Absolutely no bugs anywhere along the Lake Superior shore (too cool), but I did find both mosquitoes and black flie...
by treeplanter
Sun Feb 13, 2022 12:09 pm
Forum: Weather and Bugs
Topic: Ice Bridge Forming?
Replies: 20
Views: 5269

Re: Ice Bridge Forming?

MODIS imagery from February 13th. Prolonged sub-zero weather has made for a lot of ice.

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by treeplanter
Mon Feb 07, 2022 11:42 am
Forum: Canoeing, Kayaking & Fishing
Topic: Passage Island Kayak Crossing
Replies: 6
Views: 2205

Re: Passage Island Kayak Crossing

Thanks for the replies. We’re planning to paddle to Menagerie Island when we start out at Malone Bay and thought this may be a good addition once we make it east to end the trip on. We’ll see how weather goes and how distracted we get exploring. I have paddled over to Menagerie. Rocky coast, and ha...
by treeplanter
Sun Feb 06, 2022 11:09 am
Forum: Weather and Bugs
Topic: Ice Bridge Forming?
Replies: 20
Views: 5269

Re: Ice Bridge Forming?

Saw the image above. Went to coastwatch noaa looked at the satellite image for the 2 and there was 0 ice. Just blue water between IR and Canada. On the 4 at 19:43 GMT there is ice but not solid. On the Canadian side it is broke up and open water Not surprised. All it takes is one good wind event an...
by treeplanter
Thu Feb 03, 2022 11:25 am
Forum: Weather and Bugs
Topic: Ice Bridge Forming?
Replies: 20
Views: 5269

Re: Ice Bridge Forming?

backwoods doc wrote: Thu Feb 03, 2022 10:07 am...So how exactly do they come up with these estimates of ice thickness?

I'm guessing that they don't head out there with an ice auger and a tape measure...
Don't know. Probably infrared, ultraviolet, etc. satellite imagery. They may "ground" truth some locations.