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Showing posts with label Norman Island. Show all posts

Friday, April 27, 2018

X Marks the Spot

It seems like a no-brainer, writing about sailing and NOT mentioning pirates or pirate maps. a tower from Jean Lafitte's fort on To...

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LauraEhlers: I'm a landlocked beach bum here on the Coast of Illinois. No...not that Coast, you know, the one with broad shoulders. The other Coast. The one with tug boats and Arches and a bunch of ancient dead guys buried in Mounds. I am an inadvertent sailor-thanks to my husband and our 15 foot handmade wooden sloop...for which I made the sails! I am here to promote the beach bum lifestyle, even when surrounded by corn and clay and I hope to point out the everyday weirdness that is easy to miss because once you start seeing hairnets, you will never stop seeing hairnets.

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