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January 4, 2012

Christmas Day Owling

The emails had been flying back and forth. My parents and I were planning my Christmas trip home to Chicago, sharing links to museum exhibitions, movies, and restaurants we wanted to check out. One special emailed story got me particularly...
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December 28, 2011

Christmas on Washington Island

By Matt Foss I’m from Washington Island, Wisconsin. For those of you who don’t know, Washington Island is a small island located off the Door County Peninsula in the northeast part of the state. It’s a community of only 700...
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December 21, 2011

Changing Traditions

I recently spoke with my maternal aunt, Ruth Ann. Among the many things we discussed, one that struck a note for both of us was holiday baking. It was a tradition passed on from my grandmother, who used her considerable...
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December 7, 2011

Wood You, if You Could? I Wood!

I’ve always enjoyed working with wood, whether helping my father finish our basement while in grade school, turning a wooden bowl in junior high shop class, or years later building display cases and crates for the Museum. I guess I’ve...
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