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Bob Mackreth is a writer and historian living in the Lake Superior country. With more than thirty years of experience as a park ranger, he takes a special interest in National Park Service issues.
Recent Writing
Someone's Been Here BeforeWherever you pitch your tent or beach your kayak in the Apostle Islands, someone's been there before.
Sad Christmas On Basswood IslandOn Christmas Eve, 1893, a young mother lost her life in a blizzard on the ice of Lake Superior.
Not Quite So Recent:
The Day The Ships Went DownTwo ships, twelve lives... lost on the Apostle Islands' deadliest day.
"The Most Stupendous Of God's Works"From Madeline Island to Yosemite Valley: the many journeys of Florantha Thompson Sproat.
O.K. Hall's First Day At WorkThe difficult early days of the Outer Island Lighthouse.
Sand Island: Girls
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The Thanksgiving Puppies
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A Few Old Favorites:
If The Trojan War Had Been A Ball Game
For a change of pace: an in-depth look at the Achaeans' starting lineup, and the latest news on Achilles' contract dispute.
The Saddest Place
Reflections on a visit to a World War I cemetery.
The Chip In The Rim
A moment of discovery in an English village church.
Ghosts of the Apostle Islands
"Are there any ghosts out there on the islands?" Well...
Lighthouses of the Apostle Islands
Tales from "the nation's finest collection of historic lighthouses."
Serious Stuff
Early History of Washburn's Memorial Park
Historic Site Designation : the story of a community treasure.
Cultural Resources In Wilderness: Still At Risk
The keynote speaker at an NPS conference says there's no real need to protect the historic resources in the Wilderness portions of the Apostles Islands. He's wrong, of course, but what does it portend that the agency asked him to speak?
PEER Strikes Out
A group makes an outlandish charge, and brings discredit to the entire environmental movement.
The Apostle Islands Scrapbook
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Bob's Blog Northern Wisconsin history, thoughts about our national parks, life with four Newfoundland dogs, and whatever else comes to mind. Updated just about daily.
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If The Trojan War Had Been A Ball Game Just what it says. A Winter's Tale of Fire Island (New York Times, 1988) Dad, Uncle Bud, and Number 1508 (TRAINS Magazine, 2007; PDF) Christmas Traces In The Forest (Lake Superior, 2007)
2012 schedule to be announced; e-mail for info.
Organizations The Apostle Islands Historic Preservation Conservancy A community partnership for historic preservation in the Apostle Islands region. I'm proud to say I've been with it from the start.
Great Lakes Lighthouse Keepers Association Washburn Heritage Assocation Washburn Historical Society
Some of My Friends Terry Pepper: the best lighthouse page on the Web, bar none. Ann Reed: supremely talented singer-songwriter. The Echo: Jim Merkel: Journalist and story teller.
Bob's Dog Site:
Photos at left:
Glastonbury Tor, Somerset, U.K., 2001. Outer Island Lighthouse, Apostle Islands National Lakeshore, c. 2003. Giant Forest, Sequoia National Park, 1977. Little Sand Bay, Apostle Islands National Lakeshore, c. 1993. Watch Hill, Fire Island National Seashore, 1987. Alta Meadow, Sequoia National Park, 1977. Watch Hill, Fire Island National Seashore, c. 1986 Blydenburg County Park - Smithtown, N.Y.
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Last updated January 2012
All content copyright Bob Mackreth,
unless otherwise noted.
PS- I do my own web work, but no longer accept assignments. Basic HTML doesn't cut it for gigs anymore.