The Listening Places

Minnesota Point

It was a cold, gray January day in Duluth and I was hurdling up 35 North, determined to get to the YMCA. Coming out of another carb fueled holiday season, I had made a personal vow to stick to my workout routine. It felt good to know that soon I would be running...

Camp Tettegouche

It’s been more than a week since I returned home from a long weekend in a camper cabin in Tettegouche State Park. Now from the comfort of home, I find myself recalling the quiet nights beside the glowing wood stove while the winter wind howled past the windows,...

Dark Days, New Ventures

It’s been less than a month since the first snowfall of the year, and though there have been many since, it’s always the first one that makes the biggest impact. This year it came on November 26th. I woke up in a warm bed and looked outside to see the...