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    • 30 Ratings
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    Seeing My Own Shadow

    FEBRUARY 2, 2011 9:15AM

    By Kathy Riordan


    Topics: snowmageddon 2011, groundhog day, february 2, punxutawney phil, seeing shadow, six more weeks of winter, sunny southwest florida, wisconsin northwoods, snowmobile capital of the world, wausau wisconsin, eagle river wisconsin, edison estate, thomas alva edison, olowalu, mirage las vegas, captiva island, seashells on the beach, snow, cold, icebox of the nation, big piney wyoming, cold temperatures, winter, snowbirds, fort myers florida, extreme cold, winter migration, blizzard

    • 29 Ratings
    • 1222 Views
    • 32 Comments
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    The Last Time We Left the Cottage

    JANUARY 4, 2011 10:15AM

    By Kathy Riordan


    Topics: poetry, end of summer, never enough time, wisconsin northwoods, saying goodbye, death

    • 23 Ratings
    • 856 Views
    • 29 Comments
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    Chasing a Summer Sunset

    SEPTEMBER 3, 2010 4:49PM

    By Kathy Riordan


    Topics: labor day weekend, photography, travel, wisconsin northwoods, end of summer, sunset, nothing gold can stay

    • 24 Ratings
    • 766 Views
    • 25 Comments
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    Gone Boating

    AUGUST 26, 2010 4:50PM

    By Kathy Riordan


    Topics: wisconsin northwoods, three lakes wisconsin, three lakes chain of lakes, boating, wisconsin, travel, outdoors, recreation, animals, photography, havanese, little white cuban dog, aw, check your attitude at the door, dog days of summer

    • 11 Ratings
    • 931 Views
    • 14 Comments
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    Summer Cottage Memories for My Grandchildren

    AUGUST 6, 2010 4:15PM

    By Kathy Riordan


    Topics: travel, open+call, summer cottage, grandchildren, wisconsin northwoods, family, memories, summertime, photography

    • 10 Ratings
    • 1255 Views
    • 18 Comments
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    The Single Best Town in America

    AUGUST 4, 2010 12:27AM

    By Kathy Riordan


    Topics: three lakes wisconsin, single best town in america, kraft cheese, kraft singles, disney family, abc tv, oneida county wisconsin, wisconsin northwoods, single best town, three lakes block party, americana, celebration, ten thousand grilled cheese sandwiches, love and theft, soapnet, photography, roadie, travel and tourism, open call

    • 25 Ratings
    • 1088 Views
    • 37 Comments
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    The Enchanted Isle of Dreams

    JULY 12, 2010 1:06AM

    By Kathy Riordan


    Topics: home, family, travel, northern lakes, summer cottages, northern wisconsin, oneida county wisconsin, ouisconsin, view from a hammock, chain of lakes, planting ground, three lakes, wisconsin northwoods, wheeler island, wheeler heirs, adele graves wheeler, leverett c. wheeler, enchanted isle of dreams, open call, sanctuary open call

    • 13 Ratings
    • 1729 Views
    • 17 Comments
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    A Northwoods Fourth of July

    JULY 6, 2010 9:45AM

    By Kathy Riordan


    Topics: wisconsin northwoods, three lakes wisconsin, eagle river wisconsin, oneida county wisconsin, vilas county wisconsin, northwoods fourth of july, eagle river antiques show, antiques, eagle river parade, fourth of july parade, three lakes pancake breakfast, patriotism, family, photography, photo essay, flag, red white and blue, old glory, local color, tourism, travel, wisconsin, midwest, small town america, single best town in america, roadie

    • 11 Ratings
    • 1195 Views
    • 16 Comments
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    Birds Fly North

    JUNE 4, 2010 10:56AM

    By Kathy Riordan


    Topics: snowbirds, seasonal residents, migration, southwest florida, wisconsin northwoods, journeys, travel, road trips, family, lifestyle, bird migration, humpback whales, sitka, maui

    • 28 Ratings
    • 1019 Views
    • 30 Comments
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    Water, Water Everywhere

    MARCH 6, 2010 9:00AM

    By Kathy Riordan


    Topics: facing fear, open call, boating, wisconsin northwoods, alaska cruise, rhine river cruise, gaspe, lake louise, fremont lake, cruising, ocean, facing fears, fear of drowning, fear of water

    • 12 Ratings
    • 4318 Views
    • 26 Comments
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    Saying Goodbye to Summer in the Northwoods

    SEPTEMBER 21, 2009 12:02AM

    By Kathy Riordan


    Topics: roadie, aw, summer, change of seasons, first day of autumn, last day of summer, serenity, three lakes, wisconsin, chain of lakes, lakes, forest, havanese, sweetie the dog, little white cuban dog, loons, cottage, boating, bennington, northwoods, wisconsin northwoods, call of the loon

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