snow

The monthly snowfall records lists the November high in 1985. I am reminded of my drive back to campus that year after being home for the Thanksgiving holiday. It was “typically” a 3 hour drive from Menominee county. It was normal to leave Sunday afternoon after watching the first NFL game. Light snow was falling and my dad had advised me stay, but I was head strong about getting back. I later began to question this decision as I made

Thanksgiving break 1985. 15 hours and 440miles through a god-awful snow storm. We made but most didn't and classes were cancelled on Monday

It was an awesome experience for me and my family!
In August 2014, I moved from Iraq to the US to do my PhD degree in mechanical engineering at Michigan Tech. The adventure started with a big challenge represented by the extreme difference in the weather between the two regions. It was my first time to see the snow! Winter in Houghton is like living in a big freezer with more than a lot of snow! With time, I used to it and became a part of the

In the winter of 79 I got tired of cleaning off my car every day so I left it until finals ended in the spring. My car neended up bring under 10 feet of black snow. It took me 3 days to dig it out and get it started.

Tech was my 3rd and final university on my path to a BSCE in December 1969. I must have been a slow learner then! One great memory is finishing my final exams in December 1968 and then getting married a few days later at St. Albert's chapel. That was the year that they closed the Mackinac Bridge due to heavy snow and high winds, stranding some of my Detroit area friends heading to my wedding on the south side. They have their own special

I remember the great snow ball fight we had between DHH & Wadsworth my freshman year with several hundred participants. US 41 got closed due to the exchange for a short time that night. Since DHH also had "the Pits" in the basement, we had artillary support during the snow ball fight. The guys took an empty half-barrel, added a barrel stuffed with a banana (or some other projectile), opened a basement window, & fired off a few rounds at the

I came to Tech from India in Spring'15. My flight couldn't land due to snow and was routed to Milwaukee. We attempted another trip after 6 hours and this time it landed. However, I go to the upper DH apartment I was assigned and sleep. I wake up in the morning to see nobody outside except a funky snowman with ice-cream cone in hands. I hated it and was alone there. But the two years that followed that day never had a dull moment. I loved every aspect of my Tech life. Be it the softball league in summers, the custodial work on campus, the 300" of snow every year, visiting the library late nights to work on assignments and then end up sleeping on the 2nd floor couch (with a comforter I brought in another bag - of course :P), The free food scavenger hunts to save time and avoid cooking, the midnight climb to the DH apartments, impromptu Pasty trips, watching sunset from Breakers and Maclain State Park, volunteering for canal run for

I was a student when we broke the record with 193". Also remember driving back to tech on January 1 with the Packers having a home game. It took us 13 hours and we almost ran out of gas within 60 miles of Green Bay, WI. (Downstate for me was Chicago, IL) In my three years at Tech Mother Nature always had a surprise for Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Spring Breaks. Either going or coming we would all be sliding and driving carefully. Thank

The first year I was at Tech, 58/59, we had a total snowfall of I believe it was 244 inches. In March, several of us decided we should go out to a cabin we used for deer hunting and shovel the snow off the roof. It would be getting heavy. The cabin was on the back side of Lake Gerald, in the Twin Lakes area.We snowshoed in from the road. When we reached the lake, we started off to cross the lake because it was shorter. I headed out onto the lake, and was suddenly about to go over a drop off. I had walked out onto the roof of a cottage on the shore. Had to back up and go around.Proceeded across to the cabin, and just walked up onto the roof. Shoveled off all the snow, then just stepped off onto the pile and back down close to the ground. Had to dig out the back door to get inside. While we were there, we made a mark on a tree trunk at snow level. In the spring, after all snow had melted, we could not reach the mark from the ground. Was

It is impossible to forget the great snowfall of 1978-79, my Sophomore year. The "Book" says 355", but there was over 400" up near Calumet. It seemed that we had a fresh 6-8" every morning....of soft powdery snow...a skiers dream. I also recall that I learned how to properly wrap a scarf around my face and neck that Winter. Exhilarating!

I started at tech in the fall of 1978. Yes, a special winter lay ahead for my freshman year. I came from Chicago, so quite familiar with what winter entails. However when we had our first snowfall the last week in September, I should have known somemething unusual was in store. When my Dad picked me up the 3rd week in May, there were noticeable snow piles at the edges of the woods and on the side of some back roads. The rest of my winters

Leaving Tech on Christmas vacation for Grand Rapids on snow-covered roads, we were passed by a car load of fellow students heading for a closer destination near Champion. They honked their horn and waved at us, showing us how to drive on snow. A few miles down the road, there they were about 100 feet off the road in a field, very lucky to have missed some trees. We honked as we drove by laughing our heads off!

I spent 15 years there (between 1981 - 1996) and still miss the place. Winters down here are just not the same (I am near St. Charles, SW of Saginaw, NW of Flint). Jim's store had excellent pasties including a vegetarian version. The previous to the fire Library restaurant was one place I loved to visit with a friend and we always ordered a sauerkraut, Italian sausage and whole wheat crust pizza. The wait staff often being new didn't even

I remember Michigan Tech for the great opportunity and learning experience. I joined the Civil engineering program in 1962 and graduated in 1965. With the help of many great professors, I was able to make history at the school. Not only was I the first Civil Engineering student to graduate as the Valedictorian, but I made that in three years, with only one summer attendance which was mandatory for survey. Tech gave me the opportunity to watch

Ahh, fond memories throughout reading these vignettes.. I recall dating Samiha El-Khadem (daughter of my organic chemistry prof) as well as Sue Reynolds?? another professor's daughter - this was somewhat unique as the ratio in those days was 11-1 males to females.

Also recall playing broomball in 70-71 against a team which had my grade school and high school friend, Mike Horan, and we both ended up in the penalty box for fighting - imagine

Valentine's Day, 1969. It was a beautiful crystal clear day (probably about 5 degrees) after more than a foot of fresh snow overnight. Mont Ripley opened right after lunch and we were there, ready for some powder runs. We headed for the Plunge and then skied toward the old Ripley school house. The image is burned into my memory of floating through a field of diamonds - both the blanket of snow and the snow in the air kicked up by the other

Evie Dunlop and I got married in 1953. We moved into the married students housing on the hill, up from US 41. That winter it was so cold that we had to bring the car battery inside every night to keep it from freezing. Every morning the routine was similar... sweep the snow from the "living" room to the outside, clear a path to the 1936 studebaker, install the battery, and try starting the engine...usually, with no luck. The next step was to

May 2, 2013- At the start of the spring semester, I made plans with a friend to go camping right when we finished our exams. May 2nd was the day and it ended up being a rain/snow storm. We left campus around 930 pm and drove to Hungarian Falls without seeing a foot in front of us. When we got there, the jeep got stuck at the top of the hill. We weren't prepared at all since it was the first time winter camping and would have probably died if we stayed outside overnight. We attempted to make a fire for an hour with Magnesium and it held for about 5 minutes (the one time you forget matches). I was almost asleep when my friend suddenly was afraid there would be a bear! We left the tent and took our sleeping bags and pillows racing to the jeep. My face was frozen and we spent 2 hours in the morning digging out the jeep. Wads never felt so luxurious. :)