A sunny day, at last!

Look, look! Sunshine! We left Newberry in snow, which increased to the point evident in the picture of the sign at Germfask, but cleared up about the time we got down to US 2 and then it was really beautiful the rest of the way into Tomahawk. Bright and sunny ... and cold! The temperature kept dropping; when we tucked it in last night it was down to 14 degrees.

Some high spots of the day: The Swedish Pantry, in downtown Escanaba. Good food, good service and nonsmoking. The owner said she took a lot of flak, including nasty phone calls when she decided to ban smoking, but her restaurant was full for lunch. Bambino's, an old restaurant downtown in Tomahawk, was hardly full for supper, but it was also a nonsmoking oasis. The Bambino's name is fairly new, but I've eaten in this family restaurant at various times over 40 years. TV