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Tom Johnson
Tim Johnson 3 min read ,

The Air We Breathe

The kayaks sat on top of our car. Tents, sleeping bags, cooking gear, food and everything else one needs for four days in the Boundary Water Canoe Area Wilderness were packed inside. The weather forecast was perfect, sunny days with temperatures in the mid 70’s. We anticipated fishing, exploring the lakes with our kayaks, summer evenings around a campfire and in general enjoying the beautiful outdoors. Unfortunately the morning our permit gave us permission to enter, we turned around and headed back to St. Paul. The entire BWCAW was experiencing the same extreme air quality alert that folks were experiencing throughout Minnesota, including St. Paul. The reading registered at 170 or in the color coded alert system, purple, which means very unhealthy for everyone, not just the elderly or folks with health issues. 

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Beatrice Cosgrove 2 min read ,

The God Of The Woods Is An Ambitious Tale Despite Its Deficiencies

I often find myself enthralled with books before I finish them. Once I do, and they’ve marinated in my head for a while, my full opinion unfurls. “The God of the Woods” by Liz Moore was one of those books. I devoured it within a week or so, yet while ruminating on how to frame it in this article, began to discern some of the book’s defective properties. 

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