They Seem Like A Fairy Tale--I'm Sure They Really Are

Last week I drove to Tahquamenon Falls excited to see ice at the falls and saw a posted sign, Watch out for Moose.

Yeah. Right.

Snow covered portions of the sign.

The yellow warning vehemently cautioned drivers of a supposed truth: be on guard for the next two miles. This notice, like many fairy tells, refused to back down from a strong conviction. Surely, at some point, a moose had crossed this portion of the road.

In all the years of camping, living, and vacationing in Michigan's Upper Penninsula, I have never, ever seen a moose.

The truth is: bears barge into homes and raid kitchens.

Bobcat and cougar roam freely, crossing the ice from Canada to UP island houses.

Beaver drag trees and dam up water that later collapses and floods homes,

But there has never ever ever been a moose. They simply don’t exist.

It’s not that I haven’t looked. I tried to validate the claim. Give the idea a chance.

In my search for these fictitious creatures who are loved like unicorns, I’ve combed the sides of Denali, searched Alaskan cities and woods, and have driven to Canada.

No matter what story you’ve read, what testimony you have heard, what stuffed head mounted in a ski lodge, I am here to tell you, there is no such animal as a moose.

It simply is a fairy tale

...and I’m sticking to it.

It's a 20 - 20 year

It may be a roller coaster or smooth sailing.

Hold on!
There's no looking back. No hindsight.

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Mary Vee loves to travel to places like New York City and Paris and infuse these amazing places in her stories. Mary is an award-winning author and writes for her king.  

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