Do you have the latest disease known as FOMO? What is FOMO FOMO, or the Fear Of Missing Out, is a new thing that has appeared in conjunction with the rise of 24/7 connectivity. FOMO is a feeling of anxiety or insecurity over the possibility of...
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Many of you may recall the controversy surrounding an ATT cell tower that was built near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area wilderness. After a fight that went all the way to the Minnesota Supreme Court, the 450-foot tower was completed in 2013. It...
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I just returned from a fly fishing trip to Yellowstone National Park. I have been visiting Yellowstone annually almost every year since 1991. It is a wonderful place – perhaps the most unique place in America. The ability to see natural...
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Every four years, the Boy Scouts of America do something extraordinary. The BSA brings together over 40,000 young men for ten days in one location – The National Jamboree. This is a Jamboree year. The event runs from July 19 to July 28 at the...
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Ten years ago, this week, Apple introduced the first iPhone and changed the world. The iPhone put the internet in your hands. Today, mobile phones transmit more than 42 times as much data traffic as voice traffic. Photography has become a part...
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Every year, at Williams and Hall, we help send multitudes of Boy Scouts into the BWCA wilderness. We are proud of this because we think the boys learn something about themselves that they never knew before. They are a little better for the...
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“What we call wildness is a civilization other than our own.” Henry David Thoreau – 1859 I came across this quote the other day and have been giving it some thought. When I go to the Boundary Waters I often associate the...
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Are you sitting at your desk feeling sluggish today? The answer to a more vibrant existence may be to spend time outside in nature. So says a series of studies published in the Journal of Environmental Psychology. Nature and Vitality...
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You and I are both on the ‘grid’ of modern technology. With computers, cell phones, credit cards, the internet, ATMs, and computers in our cars, every move we make is being tracked. And let’s not forget about the convenience of electricity. ...
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The other day, I saw two foxes lounging in my backyard in suburban Chicago. The diversity of wildlife in our urban and suburban worlds is truly amazing. As I gazed at the foxes, my thoughts turned to the Boundary Waters, and the abundant...
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We are just a week in to the launch of our new Williams and Hall Outfitters website. Our goal had been to create the most authoritative website about planning a paddling adventure in the Boundary Waters and Quetico wildernesses. We still have a...
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