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Travel writing about places near and far, mixing on-site photography with scholarly reflection
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View fullsize The Fountain of Neptune in Bologna in the grand plaza.. from the 16th century. The logo for Maserati cars comes from the tip of that trident! 🔱

What I’m reading,
Winter 2026:

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camp

The Archeology of Camp

April 19, 2023
Tags: Northwoods, camp, stone, infrastructure

Some Old Camp

April 18, 2023
Tags: Northwoods, camp, youth, environmentalism, history, nature centers
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Year of No Camp

October 31, 2020
Tags: wisconsin, Northwoods, camp, sign, covid19
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Public Art and Inclusion

October 21, 2020
Tags: wisconsin, Northwoods, camp, lake, public art, mural
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Down the Road from Camp

October 18, 2020
Tags: wisconsin, Northwoods, city, tourism, business, camp, railway, forest
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Knowing the Names

October 18, 2020
Tags: animals, wisconsin, camp, Northwoods, nature, birds, education
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Looking for Signs

October 17, 2020
Tags: wisconsin, Northwoods, sign, camp, story, place, history, tree, logging
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Stone and Wood

October 17, 2020
Tags: wisconsin, Northwoods, camp, architecture, material, stone
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Finding Center

October 17, 2020
Tags: wisconsin, camp, Northwoods, architecture, stone, tree
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The Christian Ideal

October 17, 2020
Tags: wisconsin, Northwoods, camp, christianity, stone, memorial, individualism
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Keeping Faith with the Past

October 16, 2020
Tags: wisconsin, Northwoods, interior scene, architecture, material, camp, logging
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Starting Up

October 16, 2020
Tags: wisconsin, Northwoods, camp, children, nature, tree
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Camp Manito-wish

October 16, 2020
Tags: wisconsin, Northwoods, camp, tree, nature, american culture