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How else shall I say “I love you” to a place?

January 29, 2009

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Photographer Scott Thomas (Views Infinitum) issued an invitation to a Collective Shoot of hometown landmarks, and we decided Torch Lake Views should participate.  What’s local?  What’s a landmark?  Who knows?  Fortunately, some talented regular contributors agreed to come along for the ride.  45h Parallel, by Katherine Berst If you travel north on US-31 to visit us […]

Up on the rooftop, click click click

January 23, 2009

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Bruce Laidlaw, operator of the weather station that supplies Torch Lake Views with Extremely Accurate Prognostications, and groomer of x-country ski trails at Barnes Park, has had a busy week. On Thursday (after I’d razzed him about, well, his whining about snowshoers) he wrote: Appropriate comment about my whining regarding the snow shoes. I need […]

Letters from the Weatherman: Sunsets and finches

January 21, 2009

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Bruce Laidlaw, intrepid weatherman and super-groomer, writes:  Finally seeing some winter sunsets.  Ski trails are in great shape except where someone walked along them with snow shoes.  Wait, wait—Bruce, did you not say “What we really need is more skiers and walkers so that snowmobiles will be discouraged from coming into the park and wrecking […]