There’s a moment at camp that sticks with you. It’s not always loud or dramatic. Sometimes it happens in the quiet, when no one else is watching. A boy holds a paddle for the first time. His hands are awkward, unsure. The canoe wobbles beneath him, and he laughs because he’s nervous. But he tries. […]
They come in waves, some spilling out of battered Subarus, others climbing down from pickup trucks , boots crunching gravel with that familiar sound that always seems to echo a little louder up here. They throw their arms around each other without hesitation, laugh like no time has passed, and carry that wide-eyed look of […]
