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Messing About in Boats

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Messing About in Boats

Paddling through skim ice in my Perception Swifty
The Journey Home

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The Journey Home

Six days on the Great Lakes aboard the American Spirit. ORE BOAT PART II
Water and Steel

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Water and Steel

Six days aboard an ore boat across the Great Lakes--Part 1
Nature Lover

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Nature Lover

Francis Lee Jaques, Minnesota’s homegrown Audubon.
For Those About To Get Off The Rock...

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For Those About To Get Off The Rock...

We salute the wacky world of Madeline Island in winter, and the strangest vehicle ever invented.
Sole Survivor

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Sole Survivor

The Rake speaks with the only survivor of a modern Great Lakes shipwreck.
The Wreck of the Madeira

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The Wreck of the Madeira

An astonishing story of surviving Superior’s anger.
The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald

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The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald

You know, Gordon got it all just about right.
The Big Blow of 1913

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The Big Blow of 1913

The unluckiest year brought the most wicked witch.
Too Deep, Too Dark, Too Cold

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Too Deep, Too Dark, Too Cold

For almost 200 years, Lake Superior has been sinking ships great and small.