Seney, Michigan Our New Home

Well we made it. It’s official we are finally living in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula (UP). We are about an hour and a half from the Mackinaw Bridge which connects the lower and upper peninsulas and where Lake Michigan and Huron meet. For those of you not familiar with where Seney is here is a map to help you get your barring.

UP Map (I couldn't find a map that would load and had Seney listed on it. This is the best I could do. Seney is a half hour south of Munising.)

You may remember from previous blogs that dave’s family has land and a small cabin about 10 miles north of Seney. He grew up hunting grouse there and driving by the refuge entrance sign.

Seney Entrance Sign

We got here about a month ago and have settled in nicely. We are living in refuge housing so dave is able to walk to work everyday and the resident wildlife have been introducing themselves, frisky with the coming spring.

Front of Our House

About two weeks after we got here the moving van arrived with the rest of our stuff. Needless to say I was going stir crazy with not much going on and nothing to unpack and get settled. But there was no mistaking the huge Alaska moving van when it finally arrived and somehow managed to make the tight turns to park in front of our place.

Moving Van

dave likes his new job and is getting a chance to work on many projects which should give him great experience for a Fire Management Officer position sometime in the near future. He is currently working on the Refuge aviation plan and is getting used to his new skills driving the MarshMaster. Since this tracked vehicle can also float it is a handy fire tool to have here with so many wetlands.

dave and Gary on MarshMaster

I will be working at the visitor center once it opens in mid May and will also be assisting with any prescribed burns and wildfires that arise. I will also be hard at work on the garden which has been started on the property. I already have a bunch of seedlings started and hope to have quite a bounty of fresh veggies throughout the summer and into the fall.

That’s about it from us. Remember you’re always welcome to come for a visit. And if you’ve never been to the UP now is a good as time as ever!!