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Sleeping Bear Dunes, Michigan. The Most Beautiful Place in America

  Personally, I think the notion of a “most beautiful place” is like choosing a favorite child. How does one go about that? And yet, doesn’t every child secretly think (s)he’s the favorite? So, while there are thousands of incredibly beautiful places … Continue reading

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Taking Stock @ 7 Months

Seven months ago I locked the back door of my house and left the key for the new owners. I was exhausted from six frenetic weeks of sorting, selling, boxing, and storing all my worldly goods. I sold or gave … Continue reading

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Marquette, MI

  Perched on the rocky shores of Lake Superior in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, Marquette is a town endowed with the stout optimism of its Scandinavian fathers, with the vitality of its youth (Northern Michigan University is located there), and with a … Continue reading

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