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Welcome to |
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Life on
and about our Northwoods
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Sculpted Hand-carved Bowls, Spoons, Watercolors, FingerWeaving |
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Homesteading - Gardening - Fiction - Making a Treadle Lathe |
| Calendar |
Music, Art exhibits, Workshops -- a Calendar of our many tracks! |
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Northwoods Organic Gardening articles, ideas and tips. |
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Experiences, ideas and articles from 30+ years of Green Living in the U.P. |
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| House |
How-to Photos - Building and Living our Solar Underground House |
| Music |
Fun Loving Traditional Music - Playing, Performing, Jamming and Enjoying |
| Folk Dance |
Folk Dancing in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan |
| Recumbents |
Steve's wooden recumbent bicycles and Recumbent Share from others |
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Welcome. You've come to the right place if you ... Are looking for hand crafted artwork with soul or a different kind of book; are interested in self-sufficiency or homesteading, organic gardening or seed saving, alternative energy or alternative living; believe in living gently with the earth . . . Are of an independent mind, walk an independent but connected path; believe in being responsible for yourself, in laughing and having fun, in creating a better world, for yourself and for others . . . Are intrigued by alternative housing, like to walk and ride bicycles, don’t think recumbent bicycles are weird, or do, but are interested anyway, enjoy handmade whether it's music or art or pickles . . . Welcome. Enjoy yourself, tell others about us,
link to us.
Find information or inspiration. Order a book or a bowl or a painting or nothing at
all. Page through the articles, peruse our art gallery, wander through these reflections of our life.
Stop by and say Hi at one of our events. We
wish you happiness and appreciate your visit. To comment, ask questions, or just say Hi - click here Contact Us. We enjoy hearing from our visitors!
Web Site created by Steve Schmeck and Sue Robishaw * Should you want to use one or part of our articles in a non-profit publication or website of your own (or one that you write for) we simply ask that you give proper credit and link (i.e., "article by Sue Robishaw/Steve Schmeck from www.ManyTracks.com") and we'd enjoy knowing where it is used. Please don't edit our words. And if you will be making money from the use of our writing check with us first and we'll work out an agreeable arrangement. Thanks! We always appreciate links to our site from appropriate sites, and we thank you for recommending us!
"I have done without electricity, and tend the
fireplace and stove myself. Evenings, I light the old lamps. There is no running
water, and I pump the water from the well. I chop the wood and cook the food.
These simple acts make man simple; and how difficult it is to be simple! . . .
Silence surrounds me, almost audibly, and I live "in modest harmony
with nature". Thoughts rise to the surface which reach back into the
centuries, and accordingly anticipate a remote future. Here the torment of
creation is lessened; creativity and play are close together." |
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