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,...
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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,...
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...
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...
Crossing Lake Michigan: Sailing on the Inland Seas
This blog was written by Frank Simkins about his experience sailing across Lake Michigan aboard the schooner Inland Seas in 2019. Frank is a volunteer with ISEA and shares a...
Came For the Ship, Stayed For the People
From time to time, ISEA will share Great Lakes experiences from guest bloggers. In this blog, Wayne Steinhour shares how he came to volunteer with ISEA and why he continues...
Reflections From The Lakes
From time to time, ISEA will share Great Lakes experiences from guest bloggers. In this blog, volunteer and board member Thom Yocum looks back on his 20 years of volunteering...