Gene Plankey is an author who resides in the woods of of Michigan's UP. His book "Trout Falls Chronicles" is available on Amazon.com. You can read his blogs (over 350 of 'em) on http://myboomerplace.com.
Wanted to watch the video but I'm on dial up and you know how slow that can be.. but I did get to see just past the page that showed the road way sign that said " Welcome to Republic".. I have seen that sign before. My mom was born and raised in the U.P. and there are still family members living there, not too far from Republic.. =) How amazing, huh.. as a kid we would go back to visit Grama/Grampa, and what memories those trips were... Have you ever been to the U.P. ?
I'm going to My boomer place and check out the blogs... =)