"It's a Good Day to Be an Adult and an Eagle." (Note: Some students took notes. Others wrote down your jokes. While I stopped teaching in 2023 (journalism, speech, Indigenous studies, and film history), a piece of my teaching career continued “up north” with one of my former Eaglevision anchors, who also discovered that the consolation prize for not being a gameshow host is a rewarding gig as a teacher. ) Ladies and Gentleman, who wants to play a game? First, let’s meet our b

We arrived on a stormy day. Glad we had a very big canoe. Madeline Island is a bit controversial for multiple reasons. Located on the southern shore of Lake Superior, it exists in the protection of Chaumegon Bay and actually has way more than just 12 islands. From the shore at Bayfield, it looms on the horizon. Choosing it as a stopping place makes a lot of sense if the southern shores belonged to the Dakota people for there is a deep channel separating the island from the sh