Angle to Key West: Mississippi Sucker Punch (9/19)
Mississippi River north of Little Falls, MN – September 19, 2012 Grey clouds covered the sky, their edges black and cold. Wind raced up the river, twisting and turning through […]
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Angle to Key West: The Hardest Portage (8/10)
North Shore of Lake Superior, MN – August 10, 2012 “So what’s the hardest portage?” someone asked a man decked out in voyageur gear, red cap and all. For one […]
Angle to Key West: Grand Portage Fun (7/19)
I’m still traveling to and back from South Bend, but I am not missing walking down the Grand Portage. Watch these two videos and you’ll understand why I almost cried […]
Angle to Key West: The Cuban Comet, Part 1 (7/16)
Havana, Cuba – 1960 The ’58 Oldsmobile rolled toward the heart of Havana’s harbor, towards the sloped ramp of a ferry bound for Key West. Cuba’s ties with the United […]
Angle to Key West: Lake Superior (7/15)
Lake Superior, Grand Portage Bay, MN – July 15, 2012 I imagined the moment a thousand times before it happened. I pictured the richest green forest giving way to the […]
Angle to Key West: The Grand Portage (7/14)
Grand Portage Trail, MN – July 14, 2012 The trail is all utility. It doesn’t rise to a mountaintop or follow a ridge. It isn’t seeking out a perfect view […]
Angle to Key West: Fort Charlotte (7/13)
Fort Charlotte, Pigeon River, MN – July 13, 2012 Fort Charlotte is nothing now, just a bend in the Pigeon River, a turn with a small wooden dock and a […]
Angle to Key West: Meet Wally (7/11)
Moose Lake, Boundary Waters Wilderness, MN – July 11, 2012 “This is some bull…” Let me introduce you to a friend of mine. He’s that heavy-set fellow with thick arms […]
