Well Indy, I will see your -17 and 40mph and raise you to -28F with a 40mph wind. LOL
That being said from may to October can not be beat as long as you like mosquitos. We don't have hurricanes, wildfires, earthquakes, humidity so overall not a horrible place to be.
You have to get out and enjoy the winter. We play hockey until its -30 outside, snowmobile, ice fish, ski and generally fight off cabin fever but even then this has been a very trying winter.