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I met a funny, and interesting business associate at Management retreat; he was a 'boat person' and loved his time out on the lake. He had a swift power boat, that he loved taking ladies out for a spin, and a favoriate path to another shores fancy resturant. His last trip, he put on full power, arched out just a bit further, and turned for his distination .... which he didn't arrive at; he cut power, headed further South and opened it up again... nothing! He turned back West, and puttered along as fog rolled in. Thankfully, a mid size schoner came by, which he hoped was heading back to the port he had left. He had just enough gas to make it back. He could not figure up how he ended up so deep out in the more center of the lake. He said, "the lake just felt different that night", and glad he avoided being one of the mysterious missing boats that sometimes happens.

We've all noticed but are keeping our poker faces on 😂

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Isn't that the guy who hunted the big shark....Quinn?

I think you’re thinking of Harley Quinn.

The legend lives on from the Chippewa on down

Of the big lake they called Gitche Gumee.

Whaleback: Shot of whiskey followed by a shot of whale oil.

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This is objectively hilarious and I'm sad no one else has noticed it yet.

That's super duper scary

Baikal holds something like a quarter of the world's freshwater, just crazy.

It's not a car, it would be a shipbiography.

No it's called "The Mighty Quinn"

"A man's pair of trousers exploded with a loud report. Fortunately the owner was not in them at the time" the North Island’s Hutt News printed on August 12, 1931. "Although dazed by the force of the explosion, was able to seize the garment, which was hanging before the fire, and hurl it out on to the grass outside.

“There is nothing visible to warn the owner that the affected portion of the dried out clothing may catch fire (or even explode) by coming near a fire (there need not be actual contact with flame or spark), or by friction, or by the concussion of a sudden blow. Even sunheat can cause ignition.”

Farmers sprayed sodium chlorate on ragwort – an introduced species with poor effects for livestock – and trousers with the residual chemical became flammable.

• Watson, J. (2004). The Significance of Mr. Richard Buckley’s Exploding Trousers: Reflections on an Aspect of Technological Change in New Zealand Dairy Farming between the World Wars. Agricultural History, 78(3), 346–360. http://www.jstor.org/stable/3744710

Douglas Co. snow has fallen a few times but the grounds too warm for accumulation yet

Nope i grew up in Superior where the SS Meteor is been on it more times than I can count

Thanks Dad!

For anyone interested in Whaleback ships you can tour one in Superior, Wisconsin. It's the S S Meteor Maritime Museum and it's an awesome tour.

Edit: Just looked and it's closed for the season until May.

Baikal is just super duper deep

They'd have made Whitefish Bay if they'd put 15 more miles behind her.

I meant looking out at Lake Superior, I get to stare at it every day :)

cool thanks will check it out

Yeah, so is looking out into the Great Lakes

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