Misc. Photo's

The humongous Fungous

Ever wonder exactly where that humongous mushroom covering thousand of acres is located. Well it is in the Upper peninsula here.  Even though Alpha can boast of being the actual location, the festival celebration it is held in Crystal Fall, MI.  See their site.

Of Days gone by...
You don't have to travel out west to find ghost towns. This is located at Watson, MI.

Here is the jist of an email I recieved on 12/09/2004.  I love getting these emails and learning more of the history. I wish more people would take the time to email me with either info or corrections to these pages. ~ Frank ~

My sister emailed me a link to your "Thru My Windshield" page and we immediately recognized the "Of Days Gone By" photo.  This photo was actually taken in Watson, MI. (between Cornell and Arnold).  A large majority of our family still live and work there.  It wasn't that long ago that the IGA still was in business.  I am not 30 yet and remember going to this store as a small child.  (The IGA was actually owned by our grandma's sister and her husband.) 

Our dad says that when he was growing up, the IGA was the location of the only telephone.  (Keep in mind he is a youngin', only in his 40's.)  The only reason they did have a telephone was so the store would know when the train was coming through.

I love our old home of Watson, MI.  A lot of good memories have been made in this little "town".  Do you know that Watson does not even have it's own zip code? They all still use the Cornell mailing address.  We were so excited to see this photo on your website.

Thank you!!

Jamie - Statesville, NC
Julie (my sister) - Marshfield, WI

I spotted these wild boars while driving on US-2.
There is a hunting reserve called Hog Wild in Northland, MI. between Ralph and Arnold.
Possibly these came from there.

An out spoken store located in Florence WI.