By Mary Fairchild Maquoketa River Trail; 6/15/14. In June my two daughters joined me for a river clean-up and local archaeology paddle on the Maquoketa River with Iowa archaeologist Elizabeth Reetz. There are two forks of the Maquoketa River that meander through Jackson County for about 50 miles and meet up just north of the…
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Jekyll and Cumberland Islands: Sea Kayak Surf Workshop With Geneva Kayak
By Mary Fairchild Stafford Beach, Cumberland Island. 11/02/12. Surfers on Amelia Island shared with me that there are consistent spots along the eastern seaboard that bring in solid waves for three out of the four seasons. Although I was hoping that Hurricane Sandy, which had already delivered swell from Florida to the Great Lakes(Sun Times story here), would keep things interesting,…
While Vacationing in the Dells
By Mary Fairchild DO YOU KNOW THE MUFFLER MAN? LAKELESS LAKE DELTON HOLIDAY SHORES KAYAKING WISCONSIN’S INDIAN MOUNDS WITH ROSS M. CURRY Do you know the Muffler Man? Roadside statues came to be in the latter half of the 20th century when the West opened up to the middle class as a vacation destination. These large statues where…
Wisconsin’s Indian Mounds
By Mary Fairchild After rock climbing at Devils Lake one evening, we saw a strange shape in the grass alongside the lake. It was a great time to spot it as the sun was beginning to set and shadows began to detail the shape. (Pictures on Flickr) Devil’s Lake State Park, which is approximately 15…