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1 Day to 40: The Road and the River

 

I’ve been writing a series of blog posts – extemporaneous, unscripted, mostly unedited – to reflect on turning 40. I’m doing it mostly for myself, but I’ll post them here in case they are of interest to others.

This is the sixth and, as I turn 40 tomorrow, likely the last.… Read the rest

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Following the Flint River Downstream: Flint, Flushing, Montrose, Saginaw, Bay City, Essexville

About a year ago I undertook a sort of informal pilgrimage.

One night, starting at the Saginaw Street bridge downtown, I followed the Flint River upstream north and east, looking for the headwaters.  The drive took me deep into Lapeer County, through tiny towns I’ve heard of most my life, but most of which I had never visited: Columbiaville, North Branch, Dryden, Metamora. … Read the rest

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