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The 45th Parallel sign at Squaw Bay south of Alpena is a popular photo opportunity for visitors, including the likeness of U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, whose image from President Joe Biden’s inauguration has been photoshopped into memes across the Web including into several iconic scenes from Northeast Michigan.
ALPENA A meme trending on social media has come to Northeast Michigan, promoting local attractions and businesses and bringing people with different political ideologies together for fun, giggles, clicks, and shares.
Past presidential candidate and self-proclaimed Democratic socialist U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, was captured seated in the Washington cold on Jan. 20 wearing a mask, puffy winter coat, knitted mittens, a less-than-thrilled look on his face during President Joe Biden’s swearing-in ceremony.