July 2011
2 posts
Watch“Not a Cruise Ship”— an audio slideshow I produced for WBEZ’s Front and Center
WBEZ Feature goes on the air! →
I produced a documentary feature about life on board the Calumet for WBEZ’s Front and Center series on the Great Lakes. Listen here.
April 2011
1 post
After spending a month on a boat, everyday things...
February 2011
6 posts
The first rule in recording an interview for radio...
Here's a map of the Great Lakes and the...
I joined the Calumet crew in Ohio, west of Cleveland, and got off nine days later in South Chicago. Here’s the schedule with stops we made while I was on board. This route took us from Lake Erie up the Detroit River, across Lake Huron, through the Straits of Mackinac, and all over Lake Michigan.
Marblehead, OH— load limestone/dirt mix (“work dirt”)
Marine City,...
Working out here is not a vacation…...
January 2011
7 posts
We’re “out here,” somewhere....
"The money's nice, don't get me wrong, but it...
…I think the money’s why a lot of people do it in the first place but… How do I put it? Sailing just becomes a part of you. Without it, you feel like you’re missing out on somethin’. You go on vacation, you know sure it’s fun for the first week or so, but then you start missing it. You wanna be back on the water. Least I do. I just love being on the water. You...
