Angle to Key West: Meeting John Buckley (2/26)
Crooked Creek Chickee, Everglades National Park – February 26, 2013 People told me a lot of things about the Mississippi River. They told me the barges would kill me. They […]
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Angle to Key West: Windigo (10/20)
Tipton, IA – October 20, 2012 Sitting in a farm-house in the middle of Iowa seems like an odd place to tell a story I heard on Isle Royale, but […]
Angle to Key West: Lights of Duluth (8/29)
Beach on the South Shore of Lake Superior, WI – August 29, 2012 I thought Lake Superior would be quick. I’d sneak in, paddle a week down the coast, and […]
Angle to Key West: One Last Bet (8/19)
Two Harbors, MN – August 19, 2012 “Another hand?” the lake asks. “Perhaps,” I say, stacking my chips into neat piles. It would be easy to push my chair back […]
Angle to Key West: Two Months (8/11)
Grand Marais, MN – August 10, 2012 ————— If you have no idea who Wally is, read this first. ————— “Don’t think I didn’t hear what that guy decked out […]
Angle to Key West: Why Isle Royale (8/9)
Grand Portage, MN – August 9, 2012 I sat in this same chair two weeks ago. I could be on the Mississippi by now, but instead I’m here again, not […]
Angle to Key West: Absolut-ly Knot (8/5)
Belle Isle, Isle Royale National Park – August 5, 2012 It took me most of the day to figure out which one was Kenny and which was Keith, twins have […]
Angle to Key West: Amygdaloid Arch (8/4)
Belle Isle, Island Royale National Park – August 4, 2012 The rangers in Rock Harbor told me there was an arch on Amygdaloid Island, but they didn’t know where it […]
Angle to Key West: All Toy Boats (8/3)
Belle Island, Isle Royale National Park – August 3, 2012 I sat on the steps of the Passage Island lighthouse and watched the Algoma Spirit pass through the channel. I […]
Angle to Key West: Franklin’s Swindle (8/1)
Daisy Farm, Isle Royale National Park – August 1, 2012 A wave lifted me into the air. For a moment, it felt like hanging over the world from a mountain […]
