by mary1988 | Dec 17, 2017 | 2017
Everything was different last year. No snow. Balmy weather. Even Santa, always good-natured, seemed jollier than usual. Perhaps he was anticipating the rare opportunity to deliver gifts on Christmas Eve in his “baby,” a metallic gray Corvette. After all, his baby is...
by mary1988 | Nov 27, 2017 | 2017
The Saugatuck Dunes State Park For the last several months I have anguished over how best to advocate for Lake Michigan without contributing to the polarization ripping apart our communities, our country, and our planet.Last month, I attended the Michigan Department...
by mary1988 | Oct 1, 2017 | 2017
They serve no master save the water. Over 320 strong, members of the Waterkeeper Alliance are grassroots leaders protecting everyone’s right to “drinkable, fishable, swimmable water everywhere.” Ten are located in Great Lakes waterways.Every Waterkeeper program is...
by mary1988 | Sep 26, 2017 | 2017
Finishing first across the finish line in the 4th race. (Photo courtesy of Jamey Maher.) In light and variable winds, under a scorching sun, and with temperatures hovering near 90 degrees, twenty-eight teams of sailors raced last weekend off the eastern shores of Lake...
by mary1988 | Aug 30, 2017 | 2017
Is it possible? It is the mouth of the Kalamazoo River that currently troubles me. Upstream, the Environmental Protection Agency continues cleanup efforts at the Allied Paper Superfund site. And while it took four years and over $1.2 billion, Enbridge completed...
by mary1988 | Jul 5, 2017 | 2017
When the tall, slightly gray-haired woman hastened over to the table where Rubin and I were sitting, all the memories of that frigid day in May of 2008 came flooding back. I was on a solo journey that spring–hiking, biking, and camping up the eastern coast...
