The first time I came to Houghton was 2001, and I’ll be honest—I had no idea there was a town this big or a university up here. I’m not from Michigan, I don’t have an engineering background, and I really just wanted to spend my tax refund kayaking on Lake Superior.

By 2006 I was living here.

My initial trips were in the summer, an easy drive all the way from Chicago’s far south suburbs. But I moved in February and March. Yeah, that was interesting.

So what was your most memorable trip up here? How well do you remember this train station? The building is still here, by the way. Just repurposes now due to a lack of train tracks.