Thursday, Gabby and I did our annual snow statue walk. We were both very impressed with the Phi Kappa Tau statue in Hancock that won 1st Place overall.
Some pictures of the frost and some other fall goodies on the Saturday before Thanksgiving. We are all thankful the frost has not yet become snow. FULL GALLERY.
What a perfect picture opportunity. We were invited to a graduation party that was held at Palosaari's Dairy Farm just outside of Chassell. Gabby and I got to visit with the baby cows in their little "houses" and it was just a perfect day. Well...it was perfect until a flock of geese flew overhead and dropped some green goodies on me. The silos were so industrial looking, it almost reminded me of a NASA tour. They say dairy farming has become high-tech and I believe it.
A few spring photos from Black Bear Cabin and Whitecaps Cottage. The cabin deck was photographed after one of our recent wind storms.
Sunday I went out looking for some spring run-off to photograph. I didn't find much, but I did find what looked like a deer carcass rib cage. That was interesting for a bit. As I was getting ready to leave, chickadees came down and started feeding off it. I found if I was quiet and stealthy, I could get closer and closer to the birds.
Some pictures from our day after Thanksgiving visit to Whitecaps Cottage. Bets are on for what type of animal the rock in the second the picture looks like. 
Pictures of the late fall shadows at the cabin. Even after the leaves are on the ground, the Keweenaw is still a beautiful place.
Even though the colors of the Jeffers Jets are green and white, Painesdale as a town really shows its colors each fall. Visiting my parents, I walked around some old walking trails to capture some falls scenery.
Some quick pictures from last weekend when mom was out of town with her sisters. Gabby posed with the dogs for a few and then we went for a walk as the sun was setting (as you can see from the long shadows).
Pictures from the Sunday morning pro- cessional and mass as part of the Chassell French-Canadian Festival. Albert Chaput decorated the church in wonderful fashion.
Friday after work, Gabby and I took a ride on the Red Jacket Trolley as part of Chassell's French- Canadian Festival. The tour took us through Chassell, up the Chassell-Painesdale road and across Paradise Road. Our tour guide shared the history of some of the downtown Chassell building as well as many of the farms on the Paradise Road.
The Chaput Farm is one of the farms featured on the French- Canadian Festival (Festival Joie de Vivre) Historic Trolley Tour. Albert Chaput asked if I would take some pre-Festival photos of the property and flowers. We all know Albert does flowers and does them like nobody else. Gabby and I spent an hour or so with Albert walking the property and taking pictures.
Kriss and I took a "Yooper" Anniversary Cruise on the Keweenaw Star. We originally wanted to go on the Sunday that was our annivers- ary, but they did not have enough bookings. We went on Monday night instead which was Senior Citizen's Night. I guess we're getting close, but we're not there yet.
Pictures from the Houghton County Fair Thursday night. My niece talked me into one of the stomach-churning rides and it was took its toll.
