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Why I Swim in Lake Superior
Lake Superior is very cold. Today, the surface temperature of the lake in front of our house in Grand Marais, Michigan, was between 54 and 56 degrees according to the Great Lakes Coastal Forecasting System. By the end of August, the water will be… Continue Reading “Why I Swim in Lake Superior”
My Day
I am on the shore of Lake Superior in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula and this was my day. I watched a deer leap and leap and leap down to the beach where the water has formed a frozen shelf that is so large and hilly that… Continue Reading “My Day”
A Little Tale on a Winter’s Night
“The dog turned the gas on, it’s the only explanation.” In the back closet where the implausible and bizarre episodes of our thirty years of family life hang, this sentence has its own special, satin hanger. It began when I got a phone message… Continue Reading “A Little Tale on a Winter’s Night”
Grace
To the lighthouse was long and dusty, a bear and her cubs rumbled across the road; then woods gave way to the blueness of Lake Superior and the grace of waves on rocks. _______________________ Written in response to a Trifecta Writing Challenge to use… Continue Reading “Grace”
Where Is Your Luck?
I’m a person who likes the same places. I envy people who are curious and travel to strange places and I aspire to be like them. But left alone, I would go where I always go. And it would be here. On the Lake… Continue Reading “Where Is Your Luck?”
Worked for Peter Pan, It Could Work for You
My six-year old granddaughter is in this phase where she can go from zero to very deep thought in 30 seconds. Happily helping Ms. Bunny organize her refrigerator, she looked up, teared up, and said, “Nana, I don’t want to grow up. I’m scared… Continue Reading “Worked for Peter Pan, It Could Work for You”
Castaways: Remember that It Takes a Village
This is a story about four girls, an old canoe, a sunny day, and a south wind on Lake Superior. It’s also a story about happiness and risk, ignorance and gratitude, and the ambivalence we feel as parents, especially adoptive parents, when other people… Continue Reading “Castaways: Remember that It Takes a Village”
Snow Door | wisconsinacademy.org
Listen to Jan read her essay “Billy” presented on WUWM’s Lake Effect
Jan’s essay “At the Breakfast Bar” on WUWM Lake Effect
Jan’s essay “The Parish Hall,” on WUWM Lake Effect
“Fury Cannot Touch Me,” Modern Love, NYT, 9/29/11
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