Survival Skills for the Anthropocene

Survival Skills for the Anthropocene

Listen. Even now, as ice cracks,a chickadee sings its spring song. Speak only true names. Redwing blackbird.Orb-weaver eggs. Dragon cladonia. When you want to clarify what you meantto say, say thank you. Squelch your feet in mud. Let its scent of shaleovertake you, as...
Josh Swan: South Shore Boat Builder

Josh Swan: South Shore Boat Builder

High on a rise outside of Washburn, with Lake Superior sparkling in the distance, sits the workshop where Wisconsin native Josh Swan builds and restores wooden boats. The bright and spacious building he constructed, along with his nearby house, sits on the 50-acre...