They're always moving. Sometimes the movement is barely perceptible and sometimes it's raucous or even violent. But it's always present. And there's another way that rivers are like most people. Sometimes you can see to the bottom, but usually not. The full story of what lives under the surface...what it hides, protects or nurtures... is … Continue reading On Rivers
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Water Play
Many people live on the water, or wish they did, for the calm that it offers. They appreciate simply looking at it. It calms me, too -- but some of us need to experience it with more than our eyes. We want to feel it under us, and around us. We want to play with … Continue reading Water Play
Ties That Bind
"Blessed be the tie that binds." So begins an old hymn I learned as a child. It came to mind as I paddled over bits of sunken railroad ties that bind me to the history of Huron Bay. Across the bay from Camp Many Moons, the remains of the Iron Range and Huron Bay Railroad … Continue reading Ties That Bind