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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 grave marker of Adele Brise in Champion near Door County.. composed in Walloon, related to French and still spoken in southern Belgium

What I’m reading,
Winter 2026:

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Common Good Things

April 27, 2024
Tags: wisconsin, lake, personal

A Whispering Giant

May 01, 2023
Tags: UP, Native Americans, sculpture, public art, forest, lake

The New Northwoods

April 01, 2023
Tags: Northwoods, material, design, chairs, park, lake

The Picture Window

March 31, 2023
Tags: Northwoods, window, cafe, lake, view, nature

The Forest Primeval

March 31, 2023
Tags: Northwoods, forest, Native Americans, lake, nature, history

In Praise of Repetition

March 29, 2023
Tags: Northwoods, house, decoration, lake, images, sign, design

In the Second Growth

March 22, 2023
Tags: Thoreau, nature, forest, logging, lake, view, water

Watery Diamonds

March 22, 2023
Tags: Thoreau, lake, nature, capitalism, jewelry, water

The Humble Picnic Table

March 21, 2023
Tags: Northwoods, park, lake, symbols, public space, private space

The Public Shore

March 21, 2023
Tags: Thoreau, lake, park, public space, sign, forest

The Measured Pond

March 21, 2023
Tags: Thoreau, lake, map, nature, love

Lakeside Thoreau

March 18, 2023
Tags: Northwoods, lake, books, tree, logging, Thoreau

A Week in a Cabin

March 06, 2023
Tags: Northwoods, forest, travel, lake

The Way It Really Was

February 26, 2023
Tags: Northwoods, logging, lake, forest, railway, photography

A Modern Forest View

February 26, 2023
Tags: Northwoods, resort, forest, vacation, chairs, lake
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