Near Cable,Wisconsin

The trip to Marquette started off around 7:40am with our drive through Northern Wisconsin and just like many other trips, I’ve taken to Northern WI the landscape changed from the fields and deciduous trees of Western Wisconsin to the pine filled forests of Northern Wisconsin. this change happened between Haugen and Hayward. The conditions started out just like the picture above for much of the Wisconsin part of the trip.

Chequamegon Bay Lake Superior Ashland,WI

Conditions did not change even once we reached Ashland, but to my surprised the entire bay was ice, and people were driving and ice fishing on it!
U.S highway 2 Ashland,WI

This is a picture of the actual city of Ashland, the bay is to the left of the picture.

Snow east of Ashland,WI

I talked to a friend of mine, Nathan who lives in Ashland, It was true what he said about the snow. I knew they had a resent lake effect snow storm in this area and I could really tell there was heavy snow that fell once we got just east of Ashland, it seemed to slowly start until it got heavy towards the Wisconsin Michigan boarder, the photo above was taken near Hurley,WI

Hills east of Ironwood,MI

The landscape really got hilly and rocky around Ironwood,MI, by the time we entered Michigan, we were surrounded by large hills and lots of trees. When we got east of Ironwood flurries began to fall from left over lake effect snow showers, this snow lasted right through the rest of the U.P.

Snowy scene in Central Upper Michigan.

I will say that snow from lake effect snow has a different texture to it. The snow seemed fluffier and light weight, The snow covered the trees and really made for a beautiful scene. Even me, who grew up in a snowy area snow found it has its own unique beauty.

Downtown Marquette,Michigan

We made it to Marqutte by 4PM that afternoon an hour late becuase of a time switch to Eastern time zone. I did not get to see much of Lake Superior from Marquete becuase ever where we needed to be there was away from the lake, but I did get a glimpse and it appeared to be mostly unfrozen! Weather in Marqutte was gray, cloudy and snowing the entire time we were there with temps in the 20s. It was mostly flurries, but Monday Night, for a time it was actually fairly heavy. I did get to ask the hotel owner where we staid in Negaunee,MI a inland city just outside of Marquette about the snow, and he mentioned to me then average near 200 inches per year! I was very surprised, but I could believe it because all the banks were nearly as tall as I am!