I could feel the history as we crossed Death’s Door through the turbulent currents of Lake Michigan, from the mainland tip of Door County to Washington Island, Wisconsin. On a day when the farm back home baked in the upper-90s, it was a cool 62 degrees with light rain as we crossed.
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Chris Hardie
Chris Hardie and his wife, Sherry, raise animals and crops on his great-grandparents’ Jackson County farm. Nominated for a Pulitzer Prize in 2001, he’s a former member of the Wisconsin Freedom of Information Council and past-president of the Wisconsin Newspaper Association. Email chardie1963@gmail.com with comments.
