For this week, our author is Callan Godshalk! Enjoy, everyone! The lake is full of power The temperature makes me want to cower. Not a chance anything could flower Because in the cold, nothing would last even an hour However, once you get 5 feet down, the water will not be sour Because it will [...]
This week’s poem is from Jake McCrinnis. Enjoy!! The lake is the thread that holds me together Like snow or my moosehide moccasins. She’s everywhere and everything. My strength comes in some mysterious way, Some dour, hidden, secretive corner of my soul. I search for that which I do not ever know. I am connected [...]
Last night, we were fortunate enough to host a group of 8 canoeists undertaking a project called Trans CanEAUda. Through the spring, summer and fall they are attempting a 7000km paddling expedition from Ottawa, ON to Inuvik, NWT, as a way to raise awareness about water issues in Canada, and to raise funds for the [...]
Posting these poems every week is giving me lots of different ways of thinking about the lake, and I’m loving it. I hope all of you out in the world wide web are enjoying them too! Happy Thursday! This week’s poem is by Katie Mumford: The lake is very big and cold. It screams power [...]
