Point Lookout mini report (cold snap)

Posted by Greybeard on Dec 17th, 2009 in Local | Comments Off

We’ve had a pretty serious cold snap here on the outer edge of inner Saginaw Bay.   On a short trip up US-23 today,  I saw that all of the Bay,  at least as far as I could see,  is frozen over.  I could see open water far out to the northeast in Lake Huron,  but Charity Island is surrounded by ice.   To me that seems like quick ice this year.  We’ve only had a few weeks of real freezing weather,  and then mostly only at night.  I suppose this little cold snap,  lows like, 19 degrees, 12 degrees, 12.5 degrees, 16 degrees, and bottomed out last night at 9 degrees,  are the culprit.  With a high today of 28,  it’s not going anywhere fast either.

In other local news,  have you heard that, first off,  a couple of weeks ago,  the DNR finally got the proof they needed to announce that there are Cougars in Michigan.  (more)

  Then, 7 day’s later,  this little kitty was taken while stalking this deer hunter,  5 miles west of Rogers City Michigan.   That’s two sighting in one week (and not in the same area).    Luckily this man was well armed and alert!  Kinda ups the stakes a bit doesn’t it?  

Disclaimer:  Of course, there are claims that this is a false picture,  could be,  but,  it doesn’t change the fact that the DNR has now agreed that Cougar are in Michigan!



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