SNIP: Spring has come to Michigan's Copper Country (Lake Superior)! On the first day of spring we only got about an inch of snow, so summer cannot be tooooooooo far away! We still have snow on the ground and the banks along the road are still higher than the cars in some areas, but much has melted. Reply: Well in Duluth, MN, the CG ice breaker has started breaking paths through the frozen harbor, but nothing is moving yet, mostly due to the down economy. In years earlier, ships usually would be trying to get a head start on the season. Not this year. But the big lake is relatively open, thanks to southwesterly winds. We saw a robin yesterday, so spring must be coming. We got an inch of fresh snow yesterday also. David Sorenson Duluth ____________________________________________________________ Digital Photography - Click Now. http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2141/fc/BLSrjpTDvmP6Jtt45RRJe9SgK041lek82v4LS50KKdFWkgcFWpP0l6x0Mms/

On the Upper Mississippi (St. Paul, MN), the first line tow arrived last week, that means the locks below us are open and ready for boaters. Unfortunately with the high water, we can't reach our dock right this minute. We're leaving to LOOP this fall, so just thought I'd toss my 2 cents in and greet you "northern" boaters. I know the drill for this latitude, but sure am looking forward to on the east coast of Florida a year from now. Liz Kemper "shingebiss" Newport, MN On 3/21/09, David H Sorenson <davidsorenson@juno.com> wrote: > SNIP: > Spring has come to Michigan's Copper Country (Lake Superior)! On the > first day of spring we only got about an inch of snow, so summer cannot > be tooooooooo far away! We still have snow on the ground and the banks > along the road are still higher than the cars in some areas, but much has > melted. > > Reply: > Well in Duluth, MN, the CG ice breaker has started breaking paths through > the frozen harbor, but nothing is moving yet, mostly due to the down > economy. In years earlier, ships usually would be trying to get a head > start on the season. Not this year. But the big lake is relatively open, > thanks to southwesterly winds. We saw a robin yesterday, so spring must > be coming. We got an inch of fresh snow yesterday also. > > David Sorenson > Duluth > ____________________________________________________________ > Digital Photography - Click Now. > http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2141/fc/BLSrjpTDvmP6Jtt45RRJe9SgK041lek82v4LS50KKdFWkgcFWpP0l6x0Mms/ > _______________________________________________ > http://lists.samurai.com/mailman/listinfo/great-loop > > To modify your Great-Loop subscription options (change email address, > unsubscribe, etc.) go to: > http://lists.samurai.com/mailman/options/great-loop