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Tales from the Road: The Lake and Leopold, Part 1

Posted on October 22, 2023 by admin

So I had finally made a journey around Lake Michigan, and it was wonderful. But owing to insufficient time, not to mention the rain my last day out, I had missed a lot of the “wrong side”–that is, Wisconsin. I … Continue reading →

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Preservation Tales: I Thought This Was Saved!

Posted on March 22, 2022 by admin

Collier Lodge I first learned of Collier Lodge, originally built deep in the Kankakee Marsh along the river of that name, back in the 1990s at a historic preservation conference in South Bend. A fellow from Porter County gave a … Continue reading →

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Why Historians Sigh

Posted on October 25, 2021 by admin

I do history, which some maintain is a science but others assert is an art. It is both, I believe, and I lean a bit toward the latter. And then there is myth-busting, which is sometimes impossible. We try. That’s … Continue reading →

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