Thomas Yeoman of Houghton running the course.

Last fall when my buddy and co-worker Jim Chartre mentioned there was an autocross scheduled for late April in Houghton my first thought was “that ain’t going to happen!”. Although the snow would have most likely stopped by then the snowbanks would still be all over the parking lots. It just didn’t seem likely. But here we were. It had been unseasonably warm, hadn’t snowed in weeks and there was only one snowbank left on lot 24. Read the rest of this entry »

There is something special about a walk in a major city at dusk. The metamorphosis that occurs as the sky darkens and the artificial lights come to life is always refreshing.

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A glassy coating of ice covers the shoreline of Copper Harbor.

It’s become sort of a tradition for Lori and I in the winter. We wait for that rare weekend day when the stars must be lined up just right and the sun shines in the Keweenaw Peninsula. There aren’t many of them and surprisingly this is the first one this winter that prompted us to take a drive. Read the rest of this entry »

Some images I captured earlier in the week…