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I know, curiously. Ha ha! And I was, when I lived in the Upper Peninsula, fairly, for 28 years, totally. I was a pretty avid Nordic skier, a cross-country skier. And I've never done downhill. I think I've tried downhill maybe once or twice, but I like hiking through the woods kind of version of skiing. But anyway, I have a friend. You'll appreciate this, being from Newfoundland, maybe a similar kind of place, is that my friend, Lizard, the stage name, is nicknamed. He worked maintenance on Isle Royale when I worked there as a photographer, of all things, a scientific photographer. But ended up being pretty good friends with Lizard and did a recording for him, produced the album for him. But he invited myself and my partner to his land one winter for a gathering. And he bought 40 acres just so he could groom ski trails on it. And one of my favorite things he would say, he says, you know, the Upper Peninsula's got two seasons, winter and three months of bad skiing.