Freedom in a Can: Adventures with Hamlet

2-for-1 Easy Recipes for Cool Autumn Nights Feel that autumn chill in the nighttime air?  Here in Northern Michigan and it's time to break out some of our easiest, soul warming recipes.  These two tasty recipes are a couple of our go-to's while traveling in Hamlet, or even camping in the backcountry.  Both are 1 pan meals that can easily be made on a 1 or 2 burner stove.  Since they use similar, mostly shelf stable ingredients, you to make either one -- depending on what your taste buds are cravin'.  Creamy Veggie White Bean Chili Ingredients: 2 15-oz cans Great Northern or Cannellini beans, drained and rinsed ½ large red onion, diced ½ large orange bell pepper, diced (optional) 4-5 cocktail (or 8-10 grape) tomatoes, diced ½ bag of spinach or argula 1 8 oz jar sundried tomatoes in oil, julliened 1-1.5 cups half-n-half (more/less for desired creaminess) 2 tsp dried oregano 2 tsp dried basil 2-3  tsp garlic powder 2-3 tsp onion powder 1 tsp red chili flakes...

Nighttime Voices - Wisdom, Experience, & Luck It’s somewhere between 2 or 3am when I wake to the sounds of waves crashing into the small cove where we’ve camped for the last two nights.  Like a steady blow through trees, the waves crash so rapidly upon the small reef guarding the entrance to our safe haven, the sound transforms into an unbroken roar.     Lake Superior surrounds Isle Royale National Park , and though her waters are free from salt, she remains an inland sea capable of great power when her winds kick up.  While our boats are sturdy seafaring vessels, with dry storage compartments for our camping gear, clothing, and food, they feel awfully small in the face of “The Boss” when she gets fussy.  The Anishinaabe who call this island Minong (“a good place,” or “a good berry place") tell of an underwater panther creature/spirit called “ Mishupeshu ” lurking in the depths.  She is responsible for protecting the waters of the big lake, also ...