The cartography of creating a sense of place
I was struck by this headline in a Twitter feed: “How journalists can become cartographers and track the impact of the climate crisis.” It referenced …
Charting the coast of nowhere
It was a little more than a year ago that I set out on a journey to understand the Third Coast, an inland ocean of …
Where the coastline narrows, culture blurs
The Third Coast is an permeable border shared by Canada and the United States. Both have East and West Coasts. Canada has the Far North, …
Native American leader from the Great Lakes joins Biden Administration over Indian Affairs
By Dennis Archambault The voice of the indigenous people in the Great Lakes has a place in federal government. Bryan Newland, former chairman of the …
Sturgeon moon rises; the harvest begins
We watched the sturgeon moon rise last evening, heralding the harvest season, so the indigenous people of the Great Lakes region would say. Actually, according …
Documenting the mystery of Le Griffon
The French explorer LaSalle entered a large body of water from the straits known as “Detroit,” on August 12, 1679. He named the lake, “St. …
How will enhanced digital connectivity affect island life?
There are thousands of islands in the Great Lakes region. Most of them are uninhabited, but those that are define the term “remote.” Pelee Island, …
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A perfect storm
When the movie, “A Perfect Storm,” came out with its all-star cast in 2000, I was overcome by a wave of PTSD as I thought …
How do you enforce common sense and personal responsibility when it comes to safety?
These are interesting times for the expression of civil liberty. The tension between individual risk and personal responsibility and public safety and enforcement has always …
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At a time when we are connected almost anywhere, instantaneously, we’re fascinated by ancient messages in a bottle
George Morrow of Cheboygan, at the tip of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan, wrote a message to the world in 1926: “Will the person who …