February @ Lake Michigan’s Left Coast The Great Lakes of North America contain 20 percent of the world’s fresh water. Seventy percent is locked in the ice of Antarctica. All other lakes and ponds and […]
Maple Taps, Sugar Shacks
February By the time Europeans arrived in what is now New England, indigenous Americans had already discovered the lovely nectar with which we drown our breakfast pancakes. When carefully boiled, they found, maple sap turns […]
The Teens Arrived on Tuesday
The Teens Arrived on Tuesday The teens arrived on Tuesday Then a deep dive To single digits German Shepherd In heart-gouging crouch Frozen pads, three nights in a row No beach walk for Rosie We […]
Lake Michigan’s Rise & Fall
January Each of the Great Lakes has an annual rise and fall cycle driven by precipitation, snow melt, and evaporation. Evaporation rates vary with air and water temperatures. Annually, water levels follow a predictable pattern. […]
Lake Michigan's Left Coast 