A trip across the UP to go tromping around in the Porcupines? Not at $3.25 a gallon for gas.

Seriously, what is this going to do for Michigan tourism? And if that takes a nosedive this year, what is that going to do for our already troubled economy?

My kids are hoping for a return to Whitefish Point. At this rate, that’s the farthest we’ll be going.

This post originally appeared on ourMidland.com, the online home of the Midland (MI) Daily News. Republished with permission.