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‘Tis a bit before Christmas and all’s quiet on the Sound. In the background, fireplaces crackled, sending aroma-packed smoke up the chimney. We wait for the snow and more to the point, the arrival of a sleigh and eight tiny reindeer. At least in this...
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We used to check folded, crease-worn, paper tide tables for the lowest tides—the days when much of the Sound’s shoreline would bare its sandy or muddy bottom. Today, those paper tide tables are getting harder to find even though the shop has managed to...
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With less than two weeks before the official start of winter, eyes opened to a fresh covering of pure snow, so fresh that only a scant set of four legged tracks could be seen, revealing an animal en route to and from a lair or food source. The snow fog...
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A peek through the breakfast nook window revealed our first brush with snow. The 32 degree air preceding an on-coming northwest clipper primed our atmosphere to usher in this short blast of large white flakes. A little sleet, a puff of warm air followed...
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Our rivers and nets filled with a bounty of fish not seen in many years. Voices raised in cheer as anglers lifted heads in appreciation while onlookers extended special thanks for gifts of freshly caught fish, for, in many cases, it will mean the difference...
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Constant wind and wave action made for extremely difficult holding of ground tackle–no matter the scope. It was one of those “should we or shouldn’t we” types of decisions that was pondered over. Although safety is always first concern, it really didn...
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