Rain, rain, rain, and more rain

March 25, 2021 - Thursday morning

27 degrees/cloudy/windy

Pentoga Road

All I can say is that I'm grateful all the recent precipitation didn't come in the form of snow. Spring storms that drop two to three feet of heavy snow aren't unusual in the UP. In fact, some of the heaviest amounts recorded have come in the months of March and early April.

There's not a lot to tell this morning. Sargie and I had thought about going to Green Bay on Wednesday, but opted to make Rhinelander, WI, our destination. All we really needed were groceries and the thought of dealing with heavy fog and rain made the two and a half hour road trip less than desirable. 

I went for a quick walk before leaving. I might as well have put a blindfold over my eyes and felt my way to Pentoga Village and back.

Home from shopping by late afternoon, we welcomed Macrea who had brought Sadie to stay with us for the weekend. The kids are heading to Wisconsin Dells and the indoor water park for the weekend. Hambone will think he won the lottery.

I was helping Macrea get Sadie's large kennel from their SUV when I bent over at the same time an excited Sadie decided to jump. It's confirmed, Sadie's head is much harder than mine.

Our noggins met and for the first time in years, I actually saw stars. The only damage was a bent pair of glasses and a small cut above my right eye. Both Sadie and I will live to see another day.

Uncle Bobby "The Love Doctor" Love sent this trailer of a new docudrama filmed in one of my old villages in SE Alaska, Metlakatla, or "Met" as it's referred to locally. 

The description that goes along with the trailer is:

"Off the coast of Southeast Alaska lies an island - remote, largely hidden from the outside world and home to the Tsimshian natives of Alaska's last remaining native reserve: Metlakatla. For more than a century, two sacred traditions have defined Metlakatla: fishing and basketball. Witness the improbable journey of cousins Danny Marsden and DJ King, fishermen and stars of the high school basketball team as they lead their team and town in search of their first state championship in more than thirty years - the only thing that will bring life back to an island that has been rocked by unimaginable tragedy."

I spent many days and nights in Met with various interns over the years. Accessible only by boat or float plane, it was always a challenge to get to Met from Ketchikan and even more difficult to get back to the mainland. Heavy storms accompanied by wind and torrential rain are common.

As the old quip goes, "I spent three weeks in Metlakatla one night."

Yup, I sure did.

I don't know what gives with all these movies and documentaries being made about places and people I know in Alaska. Maybe I should have hung around a few more years and possibly been pulled into the show biz glitz and glamor on the shirttails of my friends and travel.

Naw, I hear ice fishing is lousy in Hollywood.

Back to the Upper Peninsula:

Today looks to be one that will be spent inside. I'll go for my morning walk and will most likely end up in the shop at some point. No doubt, Sargie will have a honey-do job or two for me, so I might as well get the day started.

After all, a man's work is never done.

So are the tales from Pentoga Road...

Sadie the Goldendoodle