I am this water. From any approach, there is a heart-stopping moment when Lake Superior reveals herself in full. It never fails to take my breath away. The longer I am away from Big Water, the more there is that feels amiss in my life. I have lived close to the Pacific Ocean, and near [...]
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Magical Moose Our recent trip to Minnesota’s North Shore was an opportunity to reflect, not only on the past, but also on what the future might hold. We always do a fair amount of centering when we visit, and, like others who come to this magical place, return home reinvigorated and refreshed. This time around, [...]
Spring Puts On an Early Show
In case you didn’t see these on Facebook, here are some photos I took this morning of the garden next to our driveway. It’s coming back really nicely after being totally destroyed a couple of years ago in a huge hailstorm. This used to be just a big pile of weeds that Pete hated to [...]
This Blaze of Growing
Pete has gone trout fishing in southeastern Minnesota for years on the day the season opens in April. (Other species like walleye and bass don’t open until May). There is a special place that I don’t dare share where the brook trout are plentiful and camping is close by. In previous years, he and his [...]
Spring is Early in Minnesota
This spring is the earliest I can remember of the 26 or so I’ve experienced in Minnesota. It has come quickly and continues to advance at a breathtaking pace. Pete’s wager on ice out (there’s an annual betting pool based on the “official” date area lakes are declared ice free every spring) was too late [...]

Peter and Betsy Wuebker are location-independent professionals who share what they know about travel, simplicity and integrating work with life.