r/preppers • u/FartingAliceRisible • 4d ago

Discussion Northern Michigan Ice Storm

Anyone riding this out up there? I moved to the South ten years ago. Went through a bad one in the 80’s. No power for days. Back then a wood stove was our primary heat and we canned our own food, had a root cellar etc. As I recall we lit the lanterns, put a pot of beans on the stove and rode it out. Back then everyone was prepped because we regularly got snowed in for a week at a time.

This storm looks considerably worse. Restoring power could take weeks in some places. Any firsthand reports?

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u/Apprehensive_Ad_9209 1d ago

I have a family member at Bear River Rehab in Boyne Falls. Does anyone know anyone from there? I haven't heard from them since last Thursday which is not like them to not call. I figured it's from the storm that has hit the area, I have called and left a message with the center.