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    Whence the Magic Ladders?

    Good planning, instinct, careful observation, or luck? Issue 122: Sept/Oct 2018 In Good Old Boat there is an entertaining trope, or recurring narrative pattern, that shapes many Learning Experience st...

    Thomas Misa
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    A Tale of Two Waters

    Fresh sailing grounds of the Salish Sea offer perspective on Lake Superior. Issue 132: May/June 2020 Nothing in four years of summer sailing on Lake Superior has prepared me for this. Adrenaline pulsi...

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