Angle to Key West: Border Patrol (6/18)
Birtchdale, MN on the Rainy River – June 18, 2012 The park was empty until the border patrol truck rolled to a stop in gravel fifteen feet from me as […]
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Angle to Key West: Seven Flips (6/17)
Clementson’s on the Rainy River – June 17, 2012 The instructions were simple. Wait for the water to open up on the right side of the river, look for a […]
Angle to Key West: Around the Table (6/16)
Baudette, MN — June 16, 2012 “But have you seen the boat!” Bog Man shouted. “It’s seventeen feet!” “I saw it,” Brian said, nodding toward the fence in Neal’s yard […]
Angle to Key West: Baudette Library (6/15)
Baudette, MN — June 15, 2012 Baudette’s two bridges across the Rainy River shimmered in the morning sun and I felt strength return to my paddle. Four long days left my […]
Angle to Key West: Four Days (6/14)
Rainy River, MN — June 14, 2012 “How long have you been out in that thing?” the woman asked. “Four days,” I said. “And where are you headed?” she said. […]
Angle to Key West: Lake of a Thousand Faces (6/13)
Lake of the Woods, MN — June 13, 2012 There are 14,000 islands in Lake of the Woods. In the distance, they shimmer like a mirage and seem to float […]
Angle to Key West: Massacre Island (6/12)
Lake of the Woods, MN — June 12, 2012 I woke up on Massacre Island, looked at the calm water on the shore behind the Looksha’s overturned hull, and knew […]
Angle to Key West: Charlatan (6/11)
Northernmost Point, MN — June 11, 2012 I sunk hip-deep into the watery grass and the world became a mix of brown blades and white light. The border was close. […]
Angle to Key West: Prelude
Northwest Angle, MN – June 10, 2012 The adventure begins tomorrow. We squeezed two bags of equipment in the trunk of my friend’s car and drove to Atlanta where I […]
