by mary1988 | Aug 6, 2018 | 2018
Friends ask me how I can launch a grassroots effort to prioritize clean water at a time when my primary focus is on being present with a loved one diagnosed with a serious health issue. It’s a good question. When the unexpected news shook our lives so...
by mary1988 | Jul 30, 2018 | 2018
A Grassroots Effort to Prioritize Clean Water You don’t think it can happen to you until it does. Or to someone living right around the corner. On Friday, July 27th, we received an urgent message from our Congressman warning residents of Parchment, a...
by mary1988 | Jul 23, 2018 | 2018
He plays bongos on a street corner,ragged, but focused. “I used to bea great artist,” he beams, buthis eyes are blank.I place a dollar bill in his jarthen see the sign, No begging.“You still are,” I reply,and slide him a ten from my wallet. But that is not all I...
by mary1988 | Jul 15, 2018 | 2018
“Did you know there are over fifty-five thousand shipwrecks recorded on the Great Lakes?” Rubin asks, looking up from his book.We are sitting in the cockpit of our sailboat, docked in its slip as the sun begins painting the evening skies with brush strokes of pink,...
by mary1988 | Jul 3, 2018 | 2018
. . . needs a good summer read! Uncharted Waters: Romance, Adventure, and Advocacy on the Great Lakes is now available from your favorite bookstore or on Amazon or other online retailers. I know you’ll enjoy!Readers World (at 194 River in Holland, MI)...
