Date:   Mon, Sep 17 2007, 12:18 PM, EDT Name:   Val Fezatte Web:   http://fuzzysfinds.com Your favorite page?:   all of them Where r u from?:   Wacousta, MI Number:   43   Hi Julie, We made it home, left Sunday AM after a quick bite. Was good to see you, Bob, Travis, & Taylor and everyone. We are scheduled to come up on a bus in January with a group on a casino run. We will be staying overnight at the Soo casino hotel. I'll let you know the date, I think it's the 19th, but Brenda's handling that. Keep in touch. Val Julie, could you forward my email address & website around to Frankie and others, thanks, or if you have any of their email addresses please send to me. thanks again, Val

Date:   Tue, Sep 4 2007, 1:26 PM, EDT Name:   Phil Web:   http://www.superiortownship.com/Sleeper_... Number:   42   Here are some pictures of The Sleeper Lake Fire from my view.

Date:   Fri, Aug 31 2007, 8:13 AM, EDT Name:   Dawn Your favorite page?:   the map (all of it) Where r u from?:   Conklin, MI (just n. of Grand Rapids) Number:   41   Awesome website! We visited Tahquamenon Falls and Oswald's Bears (Newberry) two weeks before the fire started. I love the UP and visit often. My mom was born in the UP and still have relatives there (Rapid River, Gladstone, Marquette). Thanks to everyone involved in extinguishing the fire.

Date:   Tue, Aug 28 2007, 10:40 PM, EDT Name:   Lisa Where r u from?:   Dearborn Number:   40   Your site has been very informative concerning the Sleeper Lake fire. Luce county is one of my favorite U.P. areas. We go camping every year at Perch Lake. We had a trip planned when we heard about the fire. It was marching towards my favorite camping areas and at one point I thought so much more would be lost and I shed some tears. But we ended up being able to camp at Perch Lake during the week of August 19th. We had a scare when the fire flared up, but everything turned out ok. I stopped at 4 mile corner and donated some money and food items for the hard working firefighters. Praying for some heavy rain for my beloved U.P.! I am still checking your site almost every day. Keep up the good work.

Date:   Thu, Aug 16 2007, 7:18 PM, EDT Name:   Mike Pickard Web:   http://www.topix.net/city/newberry-mi/20... Where r u from?:   Lower Michigan Number:   39   There is alot of good Sleeper Lake Fire information on : http://www.topix.net/city/newberry-mi/2007/0... About 40+ pages of comments from many who have Cabins and property in the Sleeper Lake fire area. It has been good reading and information. Amazing how many people have cabins and property near the fire area. Glad they are getting it under control

Date:   Mon, Aug 27 2007, 1:31 PM, EDT Name:   Rebecca de Finta Your favorite page?:   Too many to list (Great Pictures!) Where r u from?:   South Central Michigan Number:   38   What a great site you have here! I have been coming up to the UP years and your site has many of the places I frequent. Thank you for all the information regarding the fire since we are coming up to camp over the Labor Day weekend and needed to know where the fire was exactly as well as what is permissable. Good luck to all the firefighters and helpers out there fighting the fire - may God watch over them all so everyone stays safe! I would like to post a quick "Thank you" to the Curtis Veterinary Clinic on Hwy 33 in Gould City for helping out with our two dogs while we were camping over the 4th of July... Keep up the good work with this great site! Thanks so much! Becca, John, Tom, Maddy & Patrick

Date:   Mon, Aug 27 2007, 11:11 AM, EDT Name:   Louise (Feigel) Small Where r u from?:   Napoleon, Ohio Number:   37   Hi Julie, Ran across your web pages when reading about the Newberry fire. Sure wish you could have some of the rain that our area in Northwest Ohio has received this week. Your web pages are so interesting! Keep up the good work! It's nice to read and see pictures about "home". All the best, Louise Small

Date:   Fri, Aug 17 2007, 12:33 AM, EDT Name:   Aron Thomas Jr. Your favorite page?:   Fire Updates Page 47 I think Where r u from?:   Algoma, WI 54201 Number:   36   Julie, I appreciate the work you have done in updating your site each day. My parents still live south of Newberry on Co Rd 397 and my Brother lives right in town. We have a lot of friends in Nby and have been watching the news from Algoma, WI (which is 30 miles straight east of Green Bay on the shores of Lake Michigan) from the start of the fire. I stumbled onto your site on a google search and have stayed with you since about the 2nd day of the fire. We will be up to cut firewood and to visit my folks on Labor Day weekend and will be passing thru Engadine on the way. So glad nobody has been hurt and no major structural property lose has happened. Just wanted to thank you for your continued efforts to keep us on the outside informed thru your website. It is very much appreciated as well as the links to the other websites like the MI DNR site for the video links and pictures. Thanks again, Aron & Tammy Thomas

Date:   Thu, Aug 16 2007, 9:55 PM, EDT Name:   Tom and Donna Gray Where r u from?:   Saginaw, Michigan Number:   35   Great website! We happened to be camping at Muskallonge Lake State Park when 407 was closed and they issued a mandatory evacuation of the park. We love the Upper Pennisula and have enjoyed this area for many years. To all the brave men and women who put their lives on the line to put this fire out and protect our property,lives and resources. THANK YOU! We ended up camping at the Straits park and had a good time but the fire was always on our minds.

Date:   Thu, Aug 16 2007, 7:53 AM, EDT Name:   Donna Rutterbush Where r u from?:   Petoskey area Number:   34   Great site! Thank you to all the fire fighters! My prayers are with you.

Date:   Thu, Aug 16 2007, 12:40 AM, EDT Name:   Kathy (McNab) LaForest Where r u from?:   Marinette, Wisconsin Number:   33   My husband and I grew up in Newberry and we still have family that lives there. We were sadden and concerned to hear what is happening to Gods country. We check up on the fire daily. Any and all information is greatly appreciated. Just know that our prayers are with everyone who is helping to fight this fire and that they are kept safe while doing so. THANK YOU! Sincerely, Kathy & Chris LaForest

Date:   Wed, Aug 15 2007, 2:45 PM, EDT Name:   Elizabeth M Johnson Web:   http://www.wfhm.com/elizabeth-johnson Where r u from?:   Kincheloe, MI Number:   32   This is a great website. It's now one of my favorites. I'm sure I'll be checking it out daily. My prayers are with all the ones fighting the fire. Thank you for all your efforts to preserve our wonderful "slice of heaven", the U.P.!!!!

Date:   Wed, Aug 15 2007, 1:06 PM, EDT Name:   KENNY KILGORE Where r u from?:   NEWALLA OKLAHOMA Number:   31   I LIVED IN NEWBERRY SEVERAL YEARS AGO AND I STILL HAVE TWO OF MY CHILDREN LIVING THERE AND COME BACK TO VISIT AT LEAST ONCE A YEAR AND I ALWAYS HATE LEAVING I HOPE THAT SOME DAY I CAN BE BACK FOR GOOD.I WILL ALWAYS BE A YOOPER AT HEART.

Date:   Wed, Aug 15 2007, 7:46 AM, EDT Name:   Lila (Glenn) McKay Where r u from?:   Indiana Number:   30   I am originally from Newberry and I have been trying to keep up with this fire. I often played in that area as a child cause my father was a logging contractor in Newberry. My prayers go out to everyone up there.

Date:   Tue, Aug 14 2007, 2:35 PM, EDT Name:   Jennifer Bison Your favorite page?:   The updates on the wildfire Where r u from?:   Bancroft, MI Number:   29   Someone from the insurance agency that I work for came across your web page. I have been hooked every day since last Monday to keep up on what's going on. Though I live in the LP we all have you in the UP in our thoughts and rain prayers! A very special thanks to all fire fighters and military personnel working hard! Keep your heads up, we all no matter where we live in the great state of MIchigan appreciate what you are doing to preserve this beautiful land!

Date:   Tue, Aug 14 2007, 1:20 PM, EDT Name:   Charlene Hornsby Where r u from?:   Sterling Heights, Mi Number:   28   A huge thanks to all the firemen, volunteers, 'copter pilots, dozer drivers, Red Cross, Salvation Army, the local businesses and anyone I may not have mentioned. My mother lives in Munising and we spend probably a month up there in 10 day increments each year. Love the U.P. Pass by that area every time we go to visit.

Date:   Tue, Aug 14 2007, 1:06 PM, EDT Name:   Julie Web:   http://www.mymidwestweb.com Number:   27   I wanted to thank everyone for checking mymidwestweb for updates to the Sleeper Lake Fire. Thank you, also, for the kind words! We're all praying for rain or for this fire to be out soon. Thank God, no one has been hurt bad and no one lost any homes! Please continue to visit my website. If you would like information on "what's happening in our area" just let me know and I can do a special story on what ever topic you have interest in. Thanks again. Julie (Web Site Owner) www.mymidwestweb.com Last edited by My Midwest Web at Tue, Aug 14 2007, 1:12 PM, EDT

Date:   Tue, Aug 14 2007, 12:53 PM, EDT Name:   PHYLLIS CAYWOOD Where r u from?:   Auburn, Indiana Number:   26   We were saddend by the news of the fires around the Newberry area. We were on our way to the Soo on Friday 8-3 when we saw the cloud bank, only to find out on Saturday that the clouds were smoke. To our amazement, there has not been anything on our news about this fire. I have checked daily on the internet to keep up on the location of the fire. Our prayers and thoughts our with the families in that area. We pray that you get the much needed rain that you need for the fire and the dry conditions. Sincerely, Don & Phyllis Caywood Auburn Indiana

Date:   Tue, Aug 14 2007, 12:01 PM, EDT Name:   teresa hofman lawrence Where r u from?:   waterford, mi (lived in marquette for 4 years) Number:   25   AWESOME JOB on webpage, great photos, love the daily updates. god bless all that are helping with this effort, our prayers are with you !

Date:   Mon, Aug 13 2007, 12:30 AM, EDT Name:   Adam Holcomb Where r u from?:   Seney Number:   24   Thanks for all the great updates! Great job!

Date:   Sun, Aug 12 2007, 1:24 PM, EDT Name:   Doyle Boss Your favorite page?:   Sleeper Lake Fire Number:   23   Thanks for the updated fire reports.

Date:   Sun, Aug 12 2007, 11:51 AM, EDT Name:   Ed Hudson Number:   22   Hi...just curious...are there any maps of the fire location? My family has a cottage on lake Superior, East of Newberry. Any directions to a recent map would be appreciated.

Date:   Thu, Aug 9 2007, 3:19 PM, EDT Name:   Barry Goodwin Where r u from?:   Vulcan, Michigan Number:   21   Thank you for providing the information on the fire. We have friens who have property in that area, and we keep them informed through your hard work. We appreciate your information very much.

Date:   Thu, Aug 9 2007, 1:02 PM, EDT Name:   Walter Drake Web:   http://Foreverrememberme.com Where r u from?:   Jonesville,MI Number:   20   Thank you for info on the Fire. We have a cabin on M-77 . Great Job.

Date:   Wed, Aug 8 2007, 8:26 PM, EDT Name:   Pat Hesselgrave Where r u from?:   Jackson, Mi. Number:   19   Glad to find your website. Will be keeping watch. Pat and Jim H.

Date:   Mon, Aug 6 2007, 3:58 PM, EDT Name:   Lou Ann Where r u from?:   Milan Number:   18   I am keeping my fingers crossed for all of you up there dealing with the wildfires

Date:   Mon, Aug 6 2007, 1:55 PM, EDT Name:   marianne Where r u from?:   Traverse City Number:   17   It took two days of dead ends trying to get info. on the fire before I stumbled across your website. Thank you for providing this service. I have camped and vacationed in the Culhane Lake area for over 30 years and care passionately for that corner of Luce Co.

Date:   Sat, Apr 7 2007, 9:45 PM, EDT Name:   Carol Lewis Your favorite page?:   Pictures Where r u from?:   Sault Ste Marie MI Number:   16   Julie, The new pics of the turkeys are really great!! Mr. Tom sure put on a show for you. The pic of him strutting his stuff is soooo cool! The ones of him showing off his array of feathers are great and something not seen often with wild turkeys (atleast I've never seen it I'm thinking Old Tom must have lost a few feathers while defending his lovely lady! -Carol

Date:   Wed, Apr 4 2007, 5:29 PM, EDT Name:   Mike Beran Where r u from?:   Woodlawn Tn Number:   15   Nice pic's... Gotta love them northern birds, eh? I travel all the way from Tennessee every year to hunt deer in Felch, Mi. with my kin folks. What a hoot.. Get a buckaroo every year.

Date:   Wed, Apr 4 2007, 12:25 AM, EDT Name:   Carol Hartley-Anderson Number:   14   Hey there Big Bad Ben how ya doing? Hope you and your family are doing GREAT! Saw you signed Julies guest book and just had to say HI. Take Care and God Bless you and yours. Your old friend Carol from EHS. Julie as usual you out do yourself, and hope your mom is doing much better! Love and Prayers, Carol

Date:   Tue, Apr 3 2007, 6:34 PM, EDT Name:   Carol Lewis Number:   13   Great Turkey Pictures!!!

Date:   Thu, Mar 29 2007, 8:03 PM, EDT Name:   kathy ackley Number:   12   hey just checked out the pics they are great

Date:   Thu, Mar 29 2007, 5:21 PM, EDT Name:   Ben Lewis Number:   11   1975 Rules

Date:   Thu, Mar 29 2007, 10:59 AM, EDT Name:   Carol Hartley-Anderson Number:   10   HI JULIE, THANK YOU FOR SENDING ME INFORMATION ABOUT THE TURKEYS. LOVED THE PICTURES! I REALLY ENJOY YOUR WEBSITE. TAKE CARE AND GOD BLESS! LOVE AND PRAYERS, CAROL

Date:   Fri, Mar 16 2007, 11:40 AM, EDT Name:   winnbrat03 Number:   9   just wanted to let ya know that i had checked it out, and hope you get many more visitors to your site! good luck!

Date:   Wed, Mar 14 2007, 10:23 PM, EDT Name:   Kelly Number:   8   Hi Julie you did a great job with the web site and the information. I check it all the time. I really enjoy the pictures.. Love Kelly

Date:   Sun, Feb 11 2007, 3:52 PM, EDT Name:   Carol Hartley-Anderson Number:   7   HI JULIE, I REALLY ENJOY CHECKING INTO YOUR WEB SITE....IT IS GREAT FOR US USED TO BE YOOPERS TO KEEP IN TOUCH WITH WHAT IS HAPPENING IN GOD'S COUNTRY. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK. LOVE AND PRAYERS TO ALL.. CAROL

Date:   Thu, Jan 18 2007, 2:44 AM, EDT Name:   Karl Bohnak Number:   6   Nice weather shots!

Date:   Wed, Jan 17 2007, 12:13 PM, EDT Name:   Travis C. Tryon Web:   http://www.tryonistruckin.com Number:   5   Hey Julie! I really like your website! It's a good thing you got going! Well..I'm going to be gone for six weeks with my new job. I start driving in a few days. You can keep in touch with me and see where i'm at and how i'm doing through my website. www.tryonistruckin.com Keep in touch, and keep up the great work! -TC

Date:   Tue, Jan 16 2007, 11:23 PM, EDT Name:   Jackie Salter Number:   4   Julie - What a wonderful site!! We will be moving up there to Gould City the end of next year. We went home for Christmas and had such a great time. Have to wait for Tyler to graduate high school here in Tucson and then we are moving!! Cannot wait. Love ya, Jackie

Date:   Tue, Jan 2 2007, 1:05 PM, EDT Name:   Julie Web:   http://www.mymidwestweb.com Number:   3   Reply to Post #2 VAN...I totally agree! I can make the picket signs, (4 should be enough, right?!) LOL... Thanks for checking out my site, for up-to-date local news and event information be sure to visit often!

Date:   Mon, Jan 1 2007, 7:48 PM, EDT Name:   Van Number:   2   I think us scalers need a raise!!!

Date:   Mon, Jan 1 2007, 7:11 PM, EDT Name:   Julie Web:   http://www.mymidwestweb.com Number:   1   HAPPY NEW YEAR 2007