Rudyard is a township in Chippewa County, in the Sault Ste. Marie, U.S., metro area.
| Income snapshot | ||||
| Median household income | ||||
| Local |
|
$37,000 | ||
| National |
|
$41,994 | ||
| Source: 2000 census, U.S. Census Bureau | ||||
|
|
||||
The community is in the Eastern Standard
time zone.
The latitude of Rudyard is 46.232N. The longitude is -84.6W.
The population, at the time of the 2000 census, was 1,315.
The population on the weekend of July 4th, 2005 was 1,319 - as a result of Mark,
Mike, Michael and Tony stopping in for a road trip weekend!
|
|
|
| Let us begin our voyage with a Soo Lock Boat Tour... say hi, Tony and Mark! | And you too, Michael! |
 |
 |
| Smile for the camera, Mike! |
The gorgeous sites of downtown Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario beckon from across the river. |
|
|
|
|
After all that excitement, it's time for lemonade on the porch of Tony's parents' home. |
Relaxing in a time long gone by... |
| So, time for a walking tour of Rudyard, Michigan... |
|
|
|
|
| Stand by Me... the older gay man version. | |
|
|
|
|
Relaxing in the sunshine...ABBA style. |
|
|
|
|
|
Stopping to smell the flowers on Main Street...courtesy of Tony's Mom and her Main St Gardening Committee. |
Rush hour in Rudyard, Michigan. |
|
|
|
|
You know you are no longer in the Big City when.....
|
|
 |
 |
|
Well, that was a mighty busy afternoon...time for a nap on the porch! |
|
| Time for a drive through the country-side... | |
|
|
|
|
Dipping my toe into mighty Lake Superior. And feeling it freeze right off....brrrrrrr! |
Official group portrait. Wallet sizes are available for a moderate price. |
|
|
|
|
Driving the back roads...on a wing, a prayer and a Busch. |
Dinner and drinks on the dock... |
 |
|
|
...watching the sunset and a close of another summer day! |
|
July 4, 2005! |
|
|
|
|
|
July 4th breakfast....put away the gudamn camera, my hair is a mess! |
|
 |
|
|
We shoulda made a right at Albequerque.... or was it a left at Kookamunga? |
Stop, I wanna get off! |
| And now, The Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan July 4th Parade! |
|
|
|
|
|
Drag, Soo style... "I wave my magic wand and you will all love Bush, Focus on the Family and Pat Robertson!" |
|
|
|
|
|
After you've bought that $85 barrel of oil what do you do with the empty barrel? Easy, turn it into a mobile children display! |
"Please Mommy, we'll be good! Don't put us in The Can!" |
 |
|
|
And the Grande Finale, what everyone waits for, yes, the "Parade of Pick-up Trucks Pulling Pick-up Trucks Behind Them". Has there ever been a more awesome site? |
|
| So, boyz, you drove, you came, and you saw...what was your opinion on the trip? | |
|
|
|
|
MC Mike Ro Phoney says "Yeah, let's get jiggedy, baby!" |
Meanwhile, DJ Toney Deaf says "Oompah loompah, bro!" |
 |
|
|
And Bigman Mike D says "Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh!" |
|
| Time to return to The Bubble aka Toronto. | |
 |
 |
|
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario International Airport, the departures concourse lounge. |
Boarding the plane. Tony's carry on holds close to 100kg of meat. |
 |
|
|
So long, Soo. We hardly knew ya! |
|
