And some unique bars too. Lumberjack Tavern in Big Bay features 6 foot chainsaws hanging from the ceiling. We were the only ones not wearing flannel and our car was the only one in the lot with Illinois plates. I think the most expensive beer was $3.25.

Our son goes to school up there. If it wasn't for that I don't think I would have ever stepped foot in the UP.

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"I honestly don't see a good bet on the board here."

Or you can go for the best of both worlds. Last year in a charity auction my girlfriend won a weeklong stay in a cabin. There was a river right in back of it that is the border of Wisconsin and the U.P. It was right near Iron Mountain, MI. I never realized that Tom Izzo and Steve Mariucci were best friends who grew up together and dominated high school sports up there, but that's what the sign says. Anyway, it was kind of nice to get away from the city for a bit, but there was no cell service. I had to drive into town just to check the race results. A whole week was a little too long. My girlfriend loved it though. And I did catch a smallmouth out of that river that was about as big as the one Mac got yesterday.

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General Jim wears Fort Bragg down... to get it!

I got to Lake Geneva in 40 minutes from Gurnee, which wasn't that bad.

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Half the drive up/down is spent getting stuck in Lake Zurich, I'm pretty sure.

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I can get to Lake Geneva in 25 minutes. The UP? Keep it. That place is a freaking nightmare.
Pretty yes... jobs? no. What a dump. My ex's dad died up there and we had to clean his [
place out. I'd be happy to never step foot on U.P. ground again.

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Flew too close to the sun on wings of pastrami

Jokes on you. We both moved.

I hope whoever youre harrassing with dog shit calls the cops.

Move in together?

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Flew too close to the sun on wings of pastrami