I've been here since 1977, except for 5 years I spent in Detroit getting some engineering experience. It has been a while since I heard the Alibi mentioned, although I never went there. I've spent most of my life in Michigan though not in the same place. My father was a minister and served a number of churches throughout Michigan, each time moving further North and ending up in Ishpeming. I graduated from MTU, so having Huskies comes natural in a way. And I can't imagine living anywhere else. We have 40 acres off in the woods South of Marquette, and love the seclusion.

I train them as sled dogs and participate in several sled dog races in the U.P. and Wisconsin. They are beautiful, affectionate dogs, one big happy family, actually, but aren't very competitive. The dog in my avatar is 4 years old and one of my favorites. Most of them sleep outside in kennels, and most of them are also getting old.

Thank you for the compliment; that is one of my 27 Siberian Huskies. I wholeheartedly agree with you about doing it for the challenge, but I've seen people get upset about the silliest things, and I would hate for something that started out for fun to be tarnished by pettiness. Like I said in my post, I was just sharing my thoughts on the matter.

I think that is a great idea. I think that it would be a good way to get our creative juices going, as long as everyone understands that there is bound to be some subjectivity involved and not to take the results personally. If you had some guidelines to follow, it would be less likely to play a major part, and would be easier for participants to understand what the selection is based on, unless you want the "winning" image to be chosen simply because the judge liked it better than the others, and that could be in the guidelines as well. Just my thoughts on the matter.

I suggest trying it bi-monthly, and then asking the participants whether that is long enough, or whether it should be once a month.