Category: Reminiscences
Forgotten Story of Soo Woolen Mills Strike
Let’s Burn Some U.P. Wood!
A Yooper Says Farewell to Snowshoes
A Winter Walk Around the Old Farmstead in Brimley, Michigan
The U. P. Witches of Winter
by Sharon M. Kennedy Witch of winter Folklore is filled with stories of winter witches. Today, January 6, marks the Christian Epiphany, the day when Italians believed La Befana—their “famous” winter witch—visited children. Apparently, she bestowed gifts on the good and coal to the naughty. She was like Santa in…
Buffalo in Winter Along M-129
The Remains of a Brimley Chicken Coop
Mom weathered many a cold winter on the Brimley Farm
Get Out of My U.P. Drawers
The Past is Never Really Past
Disrobe? I Don’t Think So – A Trip to the Dermatologist
The Value of a Fifth Wheel
A Back Yard in the Upper Peninsula
Welcoming the New Year
December Days after Christmas
It’s Festivus for the Rest of Us
In Memory of Queen Anne
Waiting for the Brimley School Bus
Suicide is Not Painless
The Christmas Clock’s a Tickin’ in the U.P.
Enjoy a Happy U.P. Thanksgiving
By Sharon M. Kennedy Uncle Steve and his Turkeys Yesterday was Thanksgiving, the day everybody is as stuffed as the turkey. For weeks, cooks have been preparing menus and testing new recipes. Tables will sag beneath the weight of the usual fare. Clever techniques inspired by cooking channel chefs and…
One Day to Live: Dallas, Texas 1963
Saying Goodbye to the Old Guard
Michigan Sunshine Gets in My Eyes
Forgotten Story of Soo Woolen Mills Strike
Let’s Burn Some U.P. Wood!
A Yooper Says Farewell to Snowshoes
A Winter Walk Around the Old Farmstead in Brimley, Michigan
The U. P. Witches of Winter

by Sharon M. Kennedy Witch of winter Folklore is filled with stories of winter witches. Today, January 6, marks the Christian Epiphany, the day when Italians believed La Befana—their “famous” winter witch—visited children. Apparently, she bestowed gifts on the good and coal to the naughty. She was like Santa in…
Buffalo in Winter Along M-129
The Remains of a Brimley Chicken Coop
Mom weathered many a cold winter on the Brimley Farm
Get Out of My U.P. Drawers
The Past is Never Really Past
Disrobe? I Don’t Think So – A Trip to the Dermatologist
The Value of a Fifth Wheel
A Back Yard in the Upper Peninsula
Welcoming the New Year
December Days after Christmas
It’s Festivus for the Rest of Us
In Memory of Queen Anne
Waiting for the Brimley School Bus
Suicide is Not Painless
The Christmas Clock’s a Tickin’ in the U.P.
Enjoy a Happy U.P. Thanksgiving

By Sharon M. Kennedy Uncle Steve and his Turkeys Yesterday was Thanksgiving, the day everybody is as stuffed as the turkey. For weeks, cooks have been preparing menus and testing new recipes. Tables will sag beneath the weight of the usual fare. Clever techniques inspired by cooking channel chefs and…