Tag: travel
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Christmas on the Corps of Discovery
It’s a little late for Christmas stories, but nevertheless, please enjoy this piece about what it was like to celebrate Christmas for those on the Corps of Discovery. This article was originally published in the December issue of American Heartland Magazine, so if you enjoy it, head on over to americanheartlandmagazine.com to check out other…
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The Silent of Superior
This is a blog story I wrote shortly after graduating college. It was originally uploaded here, but must have been deleted at some point. Thus, I have reupoladed it for your reading pleasure. Enjoy. In spite of the pale moonlight drifting down from above, it was difficult to discern the positively violent waves rumbling to…
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The Back Ditch: Where Anything is Possible
Behind my parents’ house lies a narrow strip of land—a shallow ditch choked with honey locusts and gnarled maple trees, their branches tangled in a chaos of vines, thorny shrubs, and poison ivy. As an adult, it’s easy to see it for what it is: an untended boundary line offering a modest bit of privacy…
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American Nomads
Before diving into this piece, I want to share that it’s an abridged version of my full article in American Heartland Magazine. You can read the entire story, along with more of my work, at https://americanheartlandmagazine.com. I hope this glimpse inspires you to explore more of the heartland’s hidden stories and unexpected places. Back in…
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What Are You Supposed To Do In Alaska?
There was a peculiar relief that washed over me as my feet finally found solid ground after a night spent battling the relentless sway of a ship at sea. The firmness beneath my soles offered a strange comfort, a stark contrast to the perpetual motion of the waves. On the open water, I learned to…
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Same Fish, Different Day
A quick disclaimer: I am by no means an expert in spin fishing, fly fishing, or any other kind of fishing, for that matter. However, I have been fishing, in one way or another, my entire life. Mostly, I stick to regular freshwater fishing, which is probably what most people are familiar with. When I…
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From Croatia, to America, and Back
For as long as I can remember, I have always had pride in my Croatian ancestry. I couldn’t tell you why exactly, but I have. I assume part of it is because humans naturally feel pride for where they are from and where their forefathers came from. Still, it felt bigger and more complicated than…
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The Best Burger in the West
Burgers might just be the king of all American food. And yeah, yeah, yeah, I know that they’re originally from Hamburg, Germany—hence the name—but we have taken their original idea and made it our own. We perfected it in a way, so it might as well be ours. And how often is the location of…
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One of These Trees Is Not Like the Others
The West Virginian winter wasn’t quite what my midwestern mind had imagined. In fact, it didn’t seem much like winter at all. The inches of snow, crisp, dry air, or cutting ice-cold wind was nowhere to be seen. It certainly appeared to me like I was plucked right out of a pile of raked leaves…
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Twelve Hours In… Sheboygan, WI
Not everyone always wants to take cross-continental road trips or spend hours on a plane to have new experiences. In this series, I look for those towns, and other rarely talked about locations that may be worth a quick day trip or weekend adventure. I spend twelve hours in a place, exploring, talking to locals,…
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