Hi Joel,

Welcome aboard the good ship X Marks.

I don't know this for sure, but you may be the first Yooper on the board! There are a number of us Lowpers/Trolls around, including some who have since moved out of the state.

You might want to check out this thread on kilting in the cold - you'll have need for it soon, unless the U.P. has changed since I was there last.

Jamie

(For all those unaware - Michigan is separated into two peninsulas: the Upper and Lower. "Yoopers" are from the U.P., and "Lowpers" are from the lower peninusla. And the "troll" comment comes from the idea that Lowpers live "under the bridge", the bridge in this case being the Mackinac Bridge that connects the two peninsulae.)