Michigan’s Awesome Thumb

Posted by Greybeard on Aug 17th, 2010 in Fishing, Local, News and weather | 0 comments

It’s on the other side of Saginaw Bay for us (very nearly Lake Huron),  about an hour and 45 minute boat ride,  but we had a great time over at Port Austin last weekend.   We didn’t do any fishing,  but we did use our host’s motorized rubber dingy to explore the coast line, north and south of the port.   I found this site with lots of winter pictures of the sights.

And I found this site with summer photos,  which looks a lot more like what we saw.

I’d like to thank these folks for making their photos public.   We got quite a few off of a cell phone,  but as yet,  I havent gotten access to them.   My lasting impression of the  the area was,  “I never knew there was that much rock in Michigan.   Rock walls,  rock beaches,  and ROCK bottoms on the lake.

As noted,  we didn’t fish this trip,  but here’s a fishing report for the Port Austin area from Muck Boy.

And finally a food report.  Friday night we stopped in at “The Bank”,  a noted upscale resturant in the town.  It was hot and we needed a place to cool off.   After browsing their menu,  we decide to cool off while having a beer,  rather than one of their exorbitantly priced meals.  The next night,  we decided to try the Sportsmens Bar,  right in the middle of town.    Black Angus burgers served with fries and cole slaw,  washed down with a draft Killians.   Now this is a meal I can recommend,  very good,  and amazingly,  the cost of two, of the half pound burger meals, including a draft for me, and bloody Mary for the wife,  was less that the price of the lowest cost meal on the menu at “The Bank”.   Kudo’s to the Sportsmans Bar and Grill in Port Austin!

A poem

Posted by Greybeard on Aug 12th, 2010 in News and weather | 3 comments

By,  Dr. What’s his name,  compliments of BallseyesBoomers.

I do not like this Uncle Sam

I do not like his health care scam.

I do not like these dirty crooks

or how they lie and cook the books.

I do not like when Congress steals,

I do not like their secret deals.

I do not like this speaker Nan,

I do not like this ‘YES, WE CAN’.

I do not like this spending spree—

I’m smart, I know that nothing’s free.

I do not like your smug replies,

when I complain about your lies.

I do not like this kind of hope.

I do not like it, nope,nope, nope!

Update:

Posted by Greybeard on Aug 11th, 2010 in Fishing, News and weather | 0 comments

The Pirates Fest is reported to have gone quite well,  those that attended are said to have had a good time.   Myself,   I opted for Walleye fishing.   Unfortunately,  we might have had more luck at the Pirates Fest,  although,  we did pick up enough Walleye at the Tournament Weigh in for a nice Fish Fry.   (They were giving away the ones who could not be returned to the water).    

The Walleye fishing in the Au Gres area,  has NOT improved,   the tournament people had to go 16 or more miles north to find fish.   Those who went south,  didn’t do so well.

And on a different note:   You can obtain your Bushmaster Man Card here,  if you think you need one.  P.S.   you can also revoke the Man Cards of others.

AuGres’s Pirate Festival

Posted by Greybeard on Aug 4th, 2010 in News and weather | 0 comments

Saturday August 7th is the Au Gres Pirates Festival.    Pirates ruuning wild,   a pirate boat race in the river,   kid’s games,  live music,  a beer tent and more.  Come check it out.

Friday August 6-8,  is the AuGres – Cabelas Master Walleye Circuit,  Walley Tourny.

It should be a pretty good weekend on the river!    Although I’m not in the tournament,  I just might get my boat back in the water and do some fishin’.   Hopefully all these Tourney guys will stir the fish up a bit,  and everyone well get a good catch.   It hasn’t been the best fishing year so far,   but hey,  I got my (head) staples out today and the Doc gave me a medical AllClear,   so,  it must be time to go fishin’.

Head meets concrete: Results

Posted by Greybeard on Jul 27th, 2010 in News and weather | 3 comments

While adding some wiring for lights in the boat barn,  I had a minor accident.

What you see above is the result of a 59 year old head,  meeting concrete from a height of about 9 feet.    Didn’t hurt the concrete one bit!   While I was wiring a light fixture,  my ladder slide backward on the slick new concrete,  dropping me about 9 feet to the floor.  Fortunately I went straight down until the ladder impacted  the edge of a hand brake,  at which time it threw me to  onto my right side onto the floor.    When my shoulder impacted the floor,  my neck flexed and I popped the floor a good one.    End result,   a good amount of blood loss,   stopped up my 10 shiny new staples in my head,   a tweaked knee,  sore shoulder, and sprained wrist.  All in all,  I believe someone was watching over me (again). (It could have been a lot worse

I have no idea why the ladder feet slide across the floor, (the ladder was at a good angle).  The only thing that might have made a different was, had I been wearing a harness.  (but I don’t have one in my garage).

When I’m healed up a bit,  and get back to the wiring job,    I’ll figure some way to attach the top of the ladder to the roof rafter,  before I start working.

I guess I could consider it a little help with the decision to lose the PonyTail I’ve worn for nearly 42 years.   My hair was so matted with blood,  that it was easier to just cut my hair.

An rud a thèid fad o’n  t-sùil
     Thèid e fad o’n chrìdhe.