They aren't worthless.... Grab a hand full of them... Put them in a sock... And beat the snot out of a neighbor to the North with them. :p
I don't know if you guys have sweet gum trees up there but we're covered up with them here. The sweet gum balls they produce are worthless to everybody.
haha...i believe those weird buckeyes....have beatin your wolverines the last 4 or 5 years germ...haha