Minnesota Beginnings

Minnesota Beginnings

Only when I unfolded the paper map of Minnesota, did I appreciate its nickname, the Land of 10,000 Lakes. Granted, many of those lakes are small, but the state is graced with pockets of blue, as well as the winding ribbon of the grand Mississippi River. It’s the...
The Beauty of Ocracoke Island

The Beauty of Ocracoke Island

our camper van was the last one onto the small ferry. It was a reasonably calm day—the waves of the Atlantic Ocean between North Carolina’s Hatteras Island and Ocracoke Island had the vessel bobbing lightly. But when you’re last on, the view out the back window is of...