Lake Erie Metropark. January 20, 2008
What can you do when you have sled dogs ready and willing to go, but no snow?
Wheels of course!
Better than saying, aw! piss on it.
12 F Degrees, high winds, windchill factor - 16F degrees.
Lets get outa here and find some snow.
#Note. Every one of these dogs are rescues from the animal shelter.
It's cold out here, Lets go inside.
Inside The Marshlands Museum.
How they kept warm in days long past. Fur or animals minus the inside workings.
| Whitetail deer |
| Wolverine |
| Wolf |
| Red Fox |
| Coyote |
| Skunk |
| Beaver |
| Muskrat |
| Mink |
| Squirrel |
| Weasel |
| Black Squirrel |
Skin Order right to left
The park lady who told me what they were.
And one who had a different way to use the fur without the skin part.
Carving wooden ice fishing lures.
Below in what is normally the children's play area we have folks chipping spear heads out of stone for throwing or ice fishing spears used by the Aboriginals.
In the upper deck, we are listening to music played by the Silver Strings Dulcimer Society
A four and half minute sample below. Right click the image and choose play from the drop down menu. Requires the Flash Player. Should play fine from most dial-up connections. # Mac users Sorry! I don't know how you play flash player files .
While toasty and warm inside, outside is colder than a witches ..., well you know.
While the weather outside is frightful and the ice is not yet thick enough for ice fishing, the day has not been wasted as Dorothy gathers hickory nuts for the squirrels.
I hope you enjoyed my cold day page. If you would like a better look at what this area is about.