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100 inches of snow sets new record for crazy.(THE LAST LAUGH)
Those of us still choosing to dwell in the Snow Belt state of Wisconsin got more than they bargained for this winter. A record 100 inches of the white stuff made for a white Christmas and white St. Paddy's Day ... in fact, it's been white every day since before Thanksgiving!
Our usual accumulation is a paltry 41 inches, just enough for those Kodak moments.
Not this year. Last month a blizzard created a 2,000-car parking lot on the nearby interstate highway. Travelers, truckers and even those just out running errands got trapped in the mess after a truck skidded off the road. Some were stuck for more than 10 hours, while their cars ran out of gas and they ran out of food and water. Major finger-pointing resulted as the state patrol, local gendarmes and the national guard fought over who dropped the ball in failing to close the on-ramps.
A white Easter
March 20 was the first day of spring, and the official tally marked us less than an inch short of 100 inches. On March 23, our Easter dinner was interrupted by a 20-minute blizzard of huge flakes that dumped another two inches on our cars. All nine of us gathered on our hosts' deck to photographically document the brief but record-setting precipitation.
The pair of sandhill cranes who nest in the marsh behind my condo have already returned from their migration. On Easter Sunday they were out digging for breakfast under one of the pines, their huge footprints visible in the snow.
Winter activities
- City ducks a snow belt // Major storm dumps up to 8 inches Downstate
- Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times Donald M. Schwartz January 20, 1987 700+ words
...took off for the East. Little Paxton, 45 miles south of Kankakee, got 8 inches of snow, and Kankakee itself got 5 inches as the storm moved east, dropping 5 to 8 inches in the Jasper and Newton County, Ind., area. At the height of the storm...
- Winter creeps in on big, fluffy feet Snow belt gets plenty, but southeastern...
- Newspaper article from: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel TOM VANDEN BROOK November 10, 1996 700+ words
...hour. We've got 10 inches, maybe a foot. It...Minn. "You live in the snow belt, and it's bound to...depths could reach 25 inches, Franks said. Particularly...Elsewhere in the snow belt generally defined as...storm totals of 10 to 15 inches are expected. Portions...
- U.P.'S SNOW BELT AREA PLOWS FOR BIG PROFIT.(BUSINESS)(Column)
- Newspaper article from: The Capital Times (Madison, WI) January 8, 2002 700+ words
...tourism here in the Lake Superior snow belt. Snowmobilers and skiers flocked...clouds dump snow in feet, not inches. Set on the highlands 15 miles...perfectly situated. Getting 200 inches of snow in a season isn't...snow depth was closer to four inches. "Over New Year's, we...
- Snow-belt Japanese sell mail-order snowmen
- Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times January 11, 1987 700+ words
...started taking phone orders on its ready-made snowmen, to be packed and airmailed to currently snow-free Tokyo. One 14-inch snowman sells for $18, and the price includes charcoal to form the snowman's eyes, nose and mouth. "We've had 160 orders...
- Florida developer keys snow belt buyers
- Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times Brenda Warner Rotzoll December 2, 1988 700+ words
...Florida Keys. Two letters were sent to potential buyers in nine snow belt states from New York to Illinois. "The first letter has flower...time buyers. The second phase, Keys Gate, is aimed at snow belt retirees. The market for the third phase has not yet been...
- Increasing number of seniors buying homes in Chicago, other Snow Belt areas.
- Newspaper article from: Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL) July 31, 2005 700+ words
...of aging Baby Boomers are buying retirement housing in the Snow Belt, and Chicago is one of those "hot" spots. These hardy souls...in northwest suburban Elgin. While Del Webb built its first Snow Belt resort at Huntley, it was another builder that tested the...
- VIRGINIA BEACH IS NOT IN THE SNOW BELT SCHOOL OFFICIALS MAY ASK THE SCHOOL...
- Newspaper article from: The Virginian Pilot January 10, 1998 700+ words
...in the snowy southwestern part of the state or in the Shenandoah Valley. This year sunny Virginia Beach wants to join the snow belt - simply because of an unfortunate twist on the Gregorian calendar. It's true, the 1998-1999 school year starts late...
- New Oshkosh Truck Designed For Service In The Snow Belt.
- Magazine article from: Diesel Progress North American Edition Mercer, Mike October 1, 1999 700+ words
...Series Municipal Patrol Truck designed for the municipal snowplow truck market. The truck, designed for service in the Snow Belt, is derived from the Oshkosh P-Series trucks and is capable of clearing roads with snow in excess of 5 ft. The MPT offers...
