With snow scarce, northern US having brown Christmas

December 24, 2011 at 7:29 am in The Daily Republic

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) Dreams of a white Christmas are hanging by a thread in the North, where unusually mild weather has left the ground bare in many places a welcome reprieve for people who don’t like shoveling, but a lump of coal in the stockings of outdoor sports buffs who miss their winter wonderland. Continue Reading