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Learning the ropes (or shall I say lines)

— I wish those “What did you do over summer vacation?” first-of-term papers still existed. I could write a book, and I still wouldn’t cover everything. You might be thinking, geez,...

Alliance Journal Leg #2:

— June 20 and 21, 2023The day to head East to meet Alliance finally arrives! We split into two vehicles. I drove to Port Huron to meet crew member Paul Boyce,...

Another PD In The Backpack

— Teachers, let’s face it: most of the time, your district-provided professional development sucks. If that seems too harsh, then let me phrase it as “less than engaging.” It often seems...

The Alliance Journal: Leg #1

— 06/17/2023 1515 The Schooner Alliance calmly slipped away from the fuel dock at Georgetown Yacht Haven and headed downriver towards the main body of the Chesapeake Bay. After weeks of...

Spring Schoolship: A Season in Review

— Spring is one of the most magical times of the year: The warming of the air, and, albeit much slower, the water; the blossoming of buds on trees; the emergence...

The Instructor is a Student, too

— I arrived at Inland Seas two days late, three days after my college graduation, and about two and a half hours after waking up at 5:30 am to drive to...

A Community for the Great Lakes

— This blog post is based on an interview with long-time Inland Seas volunteer and former board member Harold Lassers. An engineer by trade Harold Lassers spent most of his adult...

The Experience of Retirement

— Retirees have a well-established beachhead at Inland Seas.  The formerly-employed can be found in every type of voluntary role, from maintaining grounds, to teaching lessons, to helping around the office. ...

I Call it Joy

— The three visitors arrived, seemingly out of nowhere.  They were swallows, I think, soaring on the wind and diving between our sails.  They would veer off the bow and then...

Contamination Cleanup in Boardman Lake pt. 2

— What We Know This is a follow-up to my blog post, Contamination Cleanup in Boardman Lake, dated October 21, 2022, in which I outlined one of my remediation projects located...