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Apostle Island Love Story

Posted by Neal Schroeter on
 February 9, 2013
  · 2 Comments

Can two young sweethearts, separated by an ocean, find one another on a wilderness shore? “There is a pleasure in the pathless woods, There is a rapture on the lonely shore,” George Gordon Byron The Apostle Islands National Lakeshore is a romantic destination—full of beauty, adventure, and history. If you go there, and are fortunate enough to camp on one…

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Use It or Lose It

Posted by Jeffrey Lee on
 October 31, 2012
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Honing our wilderness first-aid skills “Be great in act, as you have been in thought.” William Shakespeare I took Spanish in eighth grade, because I needed the extra language credit. But I hardly spoke a word of it after that. I took a wilderness-medicine and first-aid course a couple years ago. I learned a lot, and still have the bumper…

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The Great Lakes: A Little Slice of the Sea

Posted by Jeffrey Lee on
 October 31, 2012
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The Oceanic Nature of the Great Lakes (Note: An abridged version of this essay appeared in the Early Summer 2013 issue of Adventure Kayak Magazine) “Those are some serious pieces of water.” Jon Turk, renowned expedition paddler and author Deep in the heart of North America, surrounded by forest and field, there is an ocean. A vast inland sea containing…

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Water Wisdom

Posted by Jeffrey Lee on
 October 31, 2012
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What can time spent paddling teach us about life ashore? “In one drop of water are found all the secrets of all the oceans.” Kahlil Gibran I don’t know if I’ll ever find the meaning of life, but when I’m on the water, I feel like I’m a little closer to it. I distinctly recall one of my earliest outings…

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