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I keep getting Questions about the U.P. Here is where I am.
- Thread starter Greg T
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There was a survey done a few years ago that showed more Canadian high school kids could find Washington DC on a globe than American high schoolers........
So I'm not surprised that many Americans don't know where the U.P. of Michigan is!
So I'm not surprised that many Americans don't know where the U.P. of Michigan is!
I grew up in Green bay, Wisconsin and we always heard jokes about how things were "up dare in da UP"
I've got two son's in Green Bay, and a few grandkids and great grandkids.
LOL!! That explains why your Oklahoma accent is a little bit different. I thought you might have been an Army brat. My brother sounds like an Army brat and we grew up around this area. Maybe I just talk lazy
Greg T's post brought back a memory.
After 6 years in Vietnam, I was activated for 3 months to serve as an evaluator for the Michigan, Illinois, and Indiana National guard at their summer training camps at Camp Grayling Michigan. Camp Grayling is in the Michigan UP. June thru August 1973. Reminded me of 'Nam as it rained all the time. Hot and humid (when it wasn't raining) and cold as Alaska at night. So many mosquitos that the place was always buzzing with them.
Not a fond memory.
- J.J. 399
After 6 years in Vietnam, I was activated for 3 months to serve as an evaluator for the Michigan, Illinois, and Indiana National guard at their summer training camps at Camp Grayling Michigan. Camp Grayling is in the Michigan UP. June thru August 1973. Reminded me of 'Nam as it rained all the time. Hot and humid (when it wasn't raining) and cold as Alaska at night. So many mosquitos that the place was always buzzing with them.
Not a fond memory.
- J.J. 399
Camp Grayling is not in the UP. It's downstate at grayling, michigan in Crawford County. We used to have K.I. Sawyer up here.
I've never been to Michigan, but what little I've seen in pictures looks like it's beautiful. My buddy is from Green Creek Michigan. I don't see him very often but I usually text him every year when Michigan and Ohio State play football. I think I've mentioned this to you in a different thread, just can't recall which one.
Ok Greg now see how many here know what a Yooper and a Pastie are. Lol
That reminds me of the time I spent in Thailand during the Monsoon season. Nothing like laying in a damp bunk. I sure don't miss that place or seeing them eat Rice Bugs live. LOL