Monthly Archives: June 2011

Canoe trip

Prior to the fire, I was just getting ready to head out on a canoe trip the skin boat was finished and ready to be tested, and I was working on some finetuning of other travel equipment. (I´ll cover the … Continue reading

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Strawberry Moon happenings

This past Moon cycle marked the beginning of the berry season, with the tiny yet delicious strawberry being the first to ripen – a sweet taste of the abundance to come… Much has happened during that time. The fire at … Continue reading

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Letting-Go Ceremony

As I sit in the Summer Arbor, I reflect on the ceremony we held two suns ago. The lightning and thunder shift further and further east, and the rain that was just a little while ago a soaking downpour is … Continue reading

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FIRE

It happened yesterday.  I heard the roar and crackling as I approached the camp.  “That doesn’t sound like a hide-smoking fire.. no.. it’s not.. I sure hope it’s not a structure fire…” It was. I can still hear the roar … Continue reading

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The One Notch Fire Board Bow Drill Kit

I discovered that it was a sunny day, with a slight breeze, when I came out of my lodge this morning. However, the breeze was not enough to keep the zagame/mosquitoes at bay, for there was quite a number of … Continue reading

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With a Chance of Mosquitoes

Seems like after a late start, the Green Season has officially arrived. One of the telling factors is the new weather. No longer does frost cover the ground in the morning, no longer do we huddle close to the fire … Continue reading

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Cutting the Trail

Tomas has been talking about his desire to make a portage trail from one creek to another for some time now. In essence, this would connect two separate river systems, one of which ends in Lake Michigan. The other, on … Continue reading

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My First Fishing Trip

The lake beckoned. It called us to come and paddle about its surface. It was sunny, with a slight breeze as Denise and I left camp to go fishing in the shimmering waters of Virgin Lake. The journey down Julia … Continue reading

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Of Skin and Stone, Of Wood and Bone

I pick up a pile of broken-up firewood to put into our wood arbor and see that each stick is unique in its shape, color. Branches from different trees that grew and fell, or died with the tree from which … Continue reading

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More craft projects

My campmates have been busy with some other crafts too, and since I´ve been taking a few pictures every once in a while I wanted to share them here too. Some of the older posts have been updated with pictures … Continue reading

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