Unique Experience In the UP of Michigan

I'm in the UP on vacation for a few days, my second home, hope someday I'll be here full time.
Anyways today my wife and I are going for a drive just to see some of the communities in the area...
Came across a small town and decided to drive around a bit, I happen to notice a set of old vintage snowshoes on a gable of a garage, I said to my wife now that's a nice set of shoes, after driving by several times I decided to go and ask the owners if they would consider selling them(something I never do is go up to a residents and ask), his wife said I'll get my husband, after talking with him I found out he was a trapper, and a humble trapper at that...What a great guy, after chatting with him and his wife for a bit we left(no shoes which was understandable they had history and memories he could not part with)...

After getting back to our cabin we rented, my wife found an old publication of the Porcupine Press, she ask me if I'd like to read it, sure I love this stuff, as I'm paging through the press I notice something, hey, they have an article on the trapper we just spoke with,
And low and behold a picture of the snowshoes on his gable the ones I was trying to buy...

Now what's the chances of meeting this gentleman out of all the places here in the UP, plus finding an old article about him in our cabin after I met him...weird...

I'd like to say he was the most humble trapper and gentlemen I've ever met...I love the UP!!!!!!!!
Here is the article, and you can see the snowshoes in a pic that he has on the gable....

Great story. Most of them yoopers are real nice people

Very pleasant folks up here...some of the best in my book...

Cool story, my wife doesn't want me going to the UP, she's afraid I'll never return LOL.. But when I retire??

You are right Trapperbus, I have a hard time leaving this area, but my wife has a harder time...she's ready to live up here today...
Been coming up here all my life, gets better every time....

what town are you in now.

Cool story. Funny how things work sometimes.

I'm in Christmas
Come up here every 4th I can to go to the Munising 4th of July celebration...

We are heading out in a couple hours to meet some family in Seney on the Fox River and do a little Brook Trout fishing...

Very nice area. I used to live in Munising. Lots to do around the water.
I live in Iron Mountain now, lot less water here. Still very nice.
Have you tried the food at the Buckhorn yet. Nice drive and on small lake.
Food is also good. Have Fun.

I have not been to the Buckhorn, Yet!!! Thanks for the info will definitely check it out....

Just down the road there is a fresh fish market right on Lake Superior, been grilling fresh fish every night... Good stuff...

Serendipitous!

Ambush you aren’t taking in the casino are you lol my loghome came from Hiawatha loghomes there in Munising.

That is a great story and sounds like a great place to live. Thanks

The Buckhorn is a great place. I spend a lot of time in those areas every winter snowmobiling. Mostly Melstrand and up H58 towards Grand Marais. Couple of the guys I ride with are good friends with the owners of the Buckhorn.

Very cool article. Buckhorn really good, very unique Camel Riders Restaurant about 30 miles from Munising in the middle of no were.

Good story. I like the dog in the top pic.

Foggy’s in Christmas isn’t too bad either. Decent food.

So you went back and took the dude the magazine and gave it to him right and both wondered in bewilderment standing there under those snow shoes at what the odds of that were?

I'm not sure any other ending to the story is acceptable.

Been in the store in Melstrand lately?Wow!What a change.

Don’t usually stop there unless we were desperate for gas. Lol. We stay in Whetmore, then trailer out to Kingston Plains. Take gas with us. All off trail riding. Stop @ The Bear Trap on the way out for burgers and beer.

I went to the Christmas casino twice in the past week and walked out with winnings of a little over $3000.00

I sure did go back...had about a 2 hour conversation with him about trapping, well I just sat and listened as he went through a lot of his trapping history, I just don't get this everyday and it's great to hear all the stories of a seasoned trapper...
He brought out a couple old photo albums, as he spoke I paged through the album and listened...great bit of trapping in those albums...

Now I suppose I have a regular stop to make when I'm in the UP....