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Tuesday, January 03, 2006

Chilly Superstitions plus a Blizzard of Snow Information

The Detroit News has an AP feature talking about some rituals from folks in cold-weather climes to encourage wintry weather. In Michigan's Upper Peninsula, where snow attracts skiers and snowmobilers, they have the Finnish-American "Heikki Lunta" song and dance (named for the snow god Hank Snow). The article also looks at kids' efforts to invoke the all important Snow Day.

Check out Heikki Lunta - A Modern Copper Country Folk Hero from Pasty.com
NOAA's Ultimate Snow Page (super cool!)
Also see Nature Baroque: Snowflakes & Crystals by Jerry Dennis with drawings by Glenn Wolff in the Northern Michigan Journal (even cooler!!)

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