You know you are in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan when…
1. You can’t find a restaurant that takes debit or credit cards. “Cash or checks only!” Who writes a check for a burger and fries?
2. People talk about last year as a good winter because they only had 250 inches of snow. They had 360 the year before last, you know.
3. You can’t go anywhere without spotting signs for snowmobile trails.
4. The local IGA is the size of your parent’s garage, and they sell boat oars and life jackets right next to the bread and milk. You have to drive about 100 miles or more to get to a Wal-mart.
5. Half of the hotels are closed after Labor Day.
6. You run into limestone gravel roads. Actually you run into lots of dirt and gravel roads period.
7. You see signs for “homemade pasties” everywhere.
8. Everyone has a wood pile “out back” of their house.
9. Beachfront property is not just for the rich.
10. All you can see is either water or trees. It’s nature’s wonderland!