December 20, 2017. I'm about to purchase a rough and undeveloped patch of land on the waterfront of Huron Bay in Michigan's Upper Peninsula (U.P.). It's so rough that we can barely walk through it...lumpy and wet and thick with underbrush and fallen branches and rotting logs. Jeff is my partner in this adventure and … Continue reading From Navy Captain to Yooper Girl
Author: marjasisu
A lifelong adventure-seeker, nature-lover, and learner. Retired Navy Captain (public affairs) and retired federal manager (National Science Foundation, Department of Homeland Security). Since ending both careers at 57, I've returned part-time to my roots in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, to find an anchor in the nature I've always loved and to rediscover the "core of me" -- that which exists beyond rank and title -- chiefly by creating a rustic camp from scratch. This site is primarily a blog about that journey and what it has taught me about observation and inner growth through hands-on immersion.