• Manitoulin Island & Water Protectors

    Manitoulin Island in northern Lake Huron is the largest freshwater island in the world at 2,766 square feet. It is large enough to have over 100 freshwater lakes and multiple rivers itself.     Manitoulin Island is also the home of an incredible young activist named Autumn Peltier. I was introduced to…

  • Lake Huron | Land & Water Wilderness

    In my March 2023 post about the Great Lakes as the characters of the movie The Breakfast Club, I referred to Lake Huron as the dark horse of the lakes. Despite being the second largest Great Lake, its identity feels less specific, somewhat unknown, perhaps a bit mysterious. I gotta…

  • Lake Huron | Sunrise

    Our tour of the Great Lakes continues today. We’re going to move eastward, from the deep, cold, expansive waters of Lake Superior, dropping down into Lake Huron.   The first weekend of November, my older daughter and I went away for quiet time together. I wanted one more Great Lakes adventure…