Dec. 9, 2025
COTC - 9 Dec 2025
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Weather:
Today
Snow showers, mainly before 1pm. High near 31. South wind around 10 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Total daytime snow accumulation of around an inch possible.
Tonight
Snow showers, mainly after 10pm. Steady temperature around 27. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of around 3 inches.
Wednesday
Snow showers likely, mainly before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 31. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of around 2 inc
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Good morning, Northern Michigan. This is Mike, and
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this is Cup of Traverse City for
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12/08/2025.
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I've got my cup of coffee right here
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in handy.
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So let's check out this the, snow forecast
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or the weather forecast, which just,
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is snow snow snow snow snow.
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Although it's not as bad as last year.
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Anyway, today isolated snow showers after 4PM,
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partly sunny with a high near 26.
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South wind 20 five to 10 miles per
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hour and a chance of precipitation is 20%.
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So here we get some flakes.
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And then tonight,
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isolated
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snow showers before 1AM and snow after 1AM.
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There is a blowing snow after 1AM.
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Low, around 20. South wind, five to 15
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miles per hour, and
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gusts as high as 30 miles an hour.
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90% chance of snow accumulation
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around an inch.
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So and then tomorrow, snow likely before 10AM.
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So snow snow snow. But last year,
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this time,
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it was not,
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this light.
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You know, I I've only really had to
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plow snow
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one
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time. You know? I did a little shoveling,
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done all that, but,
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I have not had to do a major
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plow. And I did, Saturday out at mom's,
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and, then I did,
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in town,
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Sunday. So I got
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I got everything,
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going and, yeah, wasn't too bad. So
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and just, for
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reference here,
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might as well,
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do this. The the snow for the year
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here in Traverse City, at least, is 19.6
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inches.
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Normal would be 10.2
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inches,
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and we are a 192%
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of normal. And the record year for snow
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here, our normal is a 101 inches.
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Nor the the highest
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on record is 1995
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to 1996.
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We had a 191.2
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inches.
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Kinda surprised that's not 78.
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But,
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anyway
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and speaking of snow,
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there's a thing around here, well, not around
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here. It's up in Sault Ste. Marie
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is the I 500,
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and they have a dedicated
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track and all that. But, they
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opened up a Trailhead Pavilion,
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after years of planning up there in Sault
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Ste. Marie at the I 500 Track.
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And it's, you know, quite a nice little
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facility,
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cost $2,500,000,
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so it should be pretty nice. But, yeah,
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the I five hundred's a big race. The
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International five hundred, it's a
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professional
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snowmobile race, which
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you think that's a thing, but, it is.
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And there used to be a couple other
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races,
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the Thunder Bay two fifty over in Alpena
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and the Traverse City two fifty
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here in, Traverse City. And, the track used
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to be out where Elmer's is now,
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by Chum's Corners.
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Actually,
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before it was Elmer's, it was a twin
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drive in
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Theater,
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after the,
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track moved. And then they did the, the
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track at the fairgrounds,
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and
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I think they've ran it out,
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at the Eagles Club in Interlochen
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a couple times.
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And
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last year, they ran it at the,
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Meijer site,
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Meijer store site in Williamsburg.
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There's a big open grassy area there,
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and, they set up a track there. The
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two fifty now the Traverse City two fifty
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is a vintage snowmobile race. I don't know
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what they mean by vintage, but
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and I actually wanna get out and and
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watch it. I don't think I wanna go
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watch the 500. That's,
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that's just too much, standing around outside in
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the cold or or sitting out in the
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cold. You can actually watch it on,
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streaming. So whenever, that happens, I'm you know,
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maybe the day before, I'll, I'll put that
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in the show notes. If anybody wants to
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watch, circle track snowmobile racing,
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but, kinda interesting.
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I'll have a story here,
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in the show notes from, seven and four
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about the new Trailhead Pavilion there at the
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I 500 Track. But,
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yeah, with all the snow, it should be
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pretty good.
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You know, Sault Ste. Marie gets a lot
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more snow than we do. You know, looking
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at some of the pictures here,
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it's kinda nice. It's an outdoor pavilion.
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I can't imagine it cost
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2,500,000.0,
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or maybe that was the grant they got,
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and maybe they didn't,
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didn't spend it all on that. But, it
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looks pretty nice. But, yeah, the I 500
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Track is is quite the thing.
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It kinda
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reminds me of a frozen,
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Daytona Track. It's got, you know, a bridge
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over the over the track to get into
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the infield and
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and, you know, it's it's it's like a
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NASCAR track, but,
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on ice.
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And, you know, it's mostly ice and hard
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packed snow, you know, when they run the
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race. And it has been canceled,
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on warm years.
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So, anyway,
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I I used to go to the t
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c two fifty when I was a kid.
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It was it was quite cool.
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Anyway, that's it for today. We'll catch you
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tomorrow.
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Good morning, Northern Michigan. This is Mike, and
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this is Cup of Traverse City for
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12/08/2025.
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I've got my cup of coffee right here
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in handy.
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So let's check out this the, snow forecast
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or the weather forecast, which just,
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is snow snow snow snow snow.
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Although it's not as bad as last year.
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Anyway, today isolated snow showers after 4PM,
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partly sunny with a high near 26.
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South wind 20 five to 10 miles per
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hour and a chance of precipitation is 20%.
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So here we get some flakes.
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And then tonight,
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isolated
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snow showers before 1AM and snow after 1AM.
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There is a blowing snow after 1AM.
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Low, around 20. South wind, five to 15
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miles per hour, and
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gusts as high as 30 miles an hour.
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90% chance of snow accumulation
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around an inch.
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So and then tomorrow, snow likely before 10AM.
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So snow snow snow. But last year,
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this time,
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it was not,
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this light.
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You know, I I've only really had to
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plow snow
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one
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time. You know? I did a little shoveling,
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done all that, but,
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I have not had to do a major
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plow. And I did, Saturday out at mom's,
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and, then I did,
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in town,
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Sunday. So I got
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I got everything,
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going and, yeah, wasn't too bad. So
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and just, for
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reference here,
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might as well,
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do this. The the snow for the year
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here in Traverse City, at least, is 19.6
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inches.
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Normal would be 10.2
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inches,
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and we are a 192%
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of normal. And the record year for snow
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here, our normal is a 101 inches.
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Nor the the highest
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on record is 1995
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to 1996.
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We had a 191.2
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inches.
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Kinda surprised that's not 78.
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But,
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anyway
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and speaking of snow,
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there's a thing around here, well, not around
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here. It's up in Sault Ste. Marie
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is the I 500,
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and they have a dedicated
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track and all that. But, they
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opened up a Trailhead Pavilion,
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after years of planning up there in Sault
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Ste. Marie at the I 500 Track.
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And it's, you know, quite a nice little
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facility,
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cost $2,500,000,
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so it should be pretty nice. But, yeah,
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the I five hundred's a big race. The
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International five hundred, it's a
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professional
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snowmobile race, which
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you think that's a thing, but, it is.
78
00:03:05,965 --> 00:03:08,444
And there used to be a couple other
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races,
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the Thunder Bay two fifty over in Alpena
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and the Traverse City two fifty
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here in, Traverse City. And, the track used
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to be out where Elmer's is now,
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by Chum's Corners.
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Actually,
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before it was Elmer's, it was a twin
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drive in
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Theater,
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after the,
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track moved. And then they did the, the
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track at the fairgrounds,
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and
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I think they've ran it out,
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at the Eagles Club in Interlochen
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a couple times.
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And
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last year, they ran it at the,
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Meijer site,
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Meijer store site in Williamsburg.
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There's a big open grassy area there,
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and, they set up a track there. The
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two fifty now the Traverse City two fifty
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is a vintage snowmobile race. I don't know
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what they mean by vintage, but
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and I actually wanna get out and and
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watch it. I don't think I wanna go
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watch the 500. That's,
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that's just too much, standing around outside in
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the cold or or sitting out in the
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cold. You can actually watch it on,
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streaming. So whenever, that happens, I'm you know,
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maybe the day before, I'll, I'll put that
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in the show notes. If anybody wants to
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watch, circle track snowmobile racing,
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but, kinda interesting.
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I'll have a story here,
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in the show notes from, seven and four
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about the new Trailhead Pavilion there at the
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I 500 Track. But,
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yeah, with all the snow, it should be
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pretty good.
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You know, Sault Ste. Marie gets a lot
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more snow than we do. You know, looking
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at some of the pictures here,
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it's kinda nice. It's an outdoor pavilion.
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I can't imagine it cost
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2,500,000.0,
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or maybe that was the grant they got,
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and maybe they didn't,
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didn't spend it all on that. But, it
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looks pretty nice. But, yeah, the I 500
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Track is is quite the thing.
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It kinda
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reminds me of a frozen,
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Daytona Track. It's got, you know, a bridge
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over the over the track to get into
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the infield and
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and, you know, it's it's it's like a
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NASCAR track, but,
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on ice.
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And, you know, it's mostly ice and hard
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packed snow, you know, when they run the
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race. And it has been canceled,
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on warm years.
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So, anyway,
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I I used to go to the t
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c two fifty when I was a kid.
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It was it was quite cool.
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Anyway, that's it for today. We'll catch you
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tomorrow.
