Beer and wine prices are set by the individual stores. Alcohol can be purchased at most grocery stores, many gas stations, and party stores between the hours of 8a.m. and 2a.m. Monday through Sunday. Alcohol can often be purchased for take out in bars. Enough with the oxymorons. Like just about anyplace else, what people wear around here is dictated by the weather.
Practicality is the key word.
The year is, to a first approximation, broken down into four seasons. The seasons have different lengths than at other locations on the planet. If we call autumn the period when it s too cold to swim in Lake Superior, there isn t snow on the ground, and the leaves are pretty colors, then we ve eliminated the end of August, September, and most of October from the calendar. Winter, the months when snow is on the ground, takes care of November, December, January, February, March, and most of April. Depending on your level of optimism, or degree of cabin fever, you might say spring begins at the end of April and lasts into June.