As we are gearing up to open the pool for the summer season I was curious about the evolution of swimming in Lake Devil. Many people ask why they can’t swim in the lake anymore.…
Staff Report COUNTY- School’s out and the endless days of summer now stretch ahead of kids happy to be out of school and parents who may be wondering how to fill some of those summer hours. For the artist, reader or outdoor explorer, south Washington County serves up three ways to…
I ran back into the house for the gun and then returned to call off the dogs. Being duly proud of their discovery, of course they were loath to back off their prey.…
We are all acutely aware of the horrors of tornadoes, floods, etc. with the recent spring outbreaks of Nature’s wrath. …
Many visitors are surprised that Devil’s Den State Park hosts a softball game almost every day at 4 p.m., Memorial Day through Labor Day, at the softball field in Campground E as part of our living legacy started by the Civilian Conservation Corp (CCC).…
Killing wild things that seemed to threaten something of value was standard routine in our early years on the hill: a possum in the chickens, a raccoon in the corn, and poisonous snakes anywhere. Copperheads were our particular concern with young children racing around in the woodland yard. Stealthy and…
On Exactitude
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Cynicism has moved from being the preferred stance of angst-ridden teenagers to the default setting in society at large. How did we get so fragile?…
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