Sabby Ann

This week I found out that I’m being shipped up to the Upper Peninsula for the next nine weeks. I’ll generally be driving up on Mondays, and returning on Fridays - I’m estimating that I’ll drive nearly 20,000 miles for work in the next 9 weeks!

I’ll be spending time in pretty much all the ‘major’ cities:  Sault Ste. Marie, Escanaba, Iron Mountain/Kingsford, Iron River, Ironwood, Menominee, Marquette/Negaunee/Ishpeming, and of course Houghton/Calumet.

I’ve been researching local restaurants, trying to plan out as much as I can ahead of time:

• In the Soo - Antlers Restaurant, whose walls are apparently covered with stuffed animals.
• In Escanaba - The Swedish Pantry, for authentic Swedish food (though I only have IKEA to compare it to)
• In Menominee - Schloegel’s Bay View Restaurant, for German/American cuisine (and pasties!)

The following week I’ll be visiting Iron Mountain and Marquette. There’s quite a few restaurants in Marquette that have opened in the past few years, including a Cajun/Creole restaurant (with a VooDoo bar!) and an Irish Pub. I’m not sure if I’ll stop at the Cajun place, but I definitely want to try the Wild Rover for some fish & chips!

I’m open to suggestions for other restaurants to check out…