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The Keweenaw Snow Thermometer in Eagle River, Michigan

We visited the Keweenaw Peninsula on our recent swing through the U.P. of Michigan, and came across this “snow gauge” commemorating the record snowfall of 390 inches during the winter of 1978-1979, and also reminding us that the most recent winter saw snowfall of “only” about 270 inches. Of course that is cumulative total over the course of the winter, which runs roughly from September to May ( 😉 ), not what was on the ground at one time. But still….

The Keweenaw Snow Thermometer in Eagle River, Michigan
The Keweenaw Snow Thermometer in Eagle River, Michigan

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