Realizing that I had underestimated the need for warm clothing this summer, I stopped in Escanaba to buy a hoodie. I spotted a Goodwill store, but they weren’t open yet (it being Sunday). There was also a Walmart, but I’ve gone my whole life without setting foot in I either those and I’m not about to change that. I went into the (Big) K-Mart and right at the frog they were featuring local high school team sportswear, including the Escanaba Eskymos (because it is still the mid 20th century here). That’ll make a nice souvenir. Now I need to figure out where to pack it.
At the end of Eacanaba’s historic main business street is a little park at the tip of the peninsula the city was built on. It offers a nice view of the bay… Including the big ore/train depot.
I’m jealous of your Wal-Mart record, and glad you’ve kept it intact. Your high school sportswear purchase is akin to my attitude about reading during my yearly “up north” vacations – I will find a bookstore that has used books and read whatever I can take from there. It has never (just three years so far, but you know) let me down. This year was the most worrisome, there was only a small bookstore in South Haven, dedicated to new books, but it had a tiny plexi case of used .99 centers. Picked up a great mystery.
Hope you’re staying warm and alert and safe and enjoying the bit of extra kick in your engine!