A Place of Grace
When two paddles dip and swing in unison, their blades pushing the water, cutting through the air, droplets trickling in an arch as they return for another stroke, the movement of …
Inspiration
Woodland Caribou Provincial Park ~ Where Nature Still Rules
This is a place one is more likely to come across a woodland caribou, or hear the cry of a wolf than encounter humankind. It is an ancient, weathered landscape of haunting physical solitude and spiritual solace. A sojourn to the hinterlands of Woodland Caribou is a voyage through time. By canoe, one can follow the waterways of the Ojibway and journey past images of animals and shamans painted on stone.
Dolmen Stones in the Boundary Waters
Just an easy paddle from the Sawbill Landing you may find one of the Boundary Waters’ hidden mysteries. Dolmen stones are usually a natural boulder supported by “peg” stones. They are …
Poem: A Canoe of Wood
A Canoe of Wood From the deep north words I come. From the tall cedars and spruce old as time my ribs are bent. From the peaceful land of Hiawatha I …
The Cabin at Listening Point
By Bob Olson; 1974 Photo by Al Cooper Grey with age, flanked by a granite chimney, nestled in the woods beside a great moss and lichen covered boulder, the little cabin …