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David A. Van Wie
May 17, 20174 min read
The Four Freedoms
On Monday, I gave a talk about the Storied Waters tour at Orvis headquarters in Arlington, Vermont to about 25 Orvis associates. Nearly...
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David A. Van Wie
May 15, 20174 min read
Big Water on the Battenkill
After launching the Storied Water tour at Walden Pond, where Thoreau "lived deliberately" in 1845, I moved on to Manchester, Vermont...
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David A. Van Wie
May 14, 20174 min read
Inspiration at Walden Pond
As I drove through Minute Man National Park on Friday afternoon, the apple blossoms were set off against a backdrop of subtle greens from...
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David A. Van Wie
May 12, 20171 min read
And I'm off!! Oh, the places I'll go!
For those who took my last post seriously, I'm sorry I caused you heartache. No, the Storied Waters Tour is not postponed until February....
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Andy Borowitz
May 8, 20172 min read
Storied Waters Tour Postponed Until February
NEW GLOUCESTER- Just hours after a festive send-off party yesterday, reality came crashing down on David Van Wie, forcing him to...
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David A. Van Wie
May 5, 20174 min read
Gearing Up For The Storied Waters Tour
What does one pack for a six-week fly-fishing and writing excursion? Good question. I do most of my fishing in the remote backcountry...
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David A. Van Wie
Apr 27, 20173 min read
Stories Untold
My grandfather was a fly-fisherman. Born in 1875, Grampa Van Wie died in 1960 when I was three years old, so I don’t remember him at all....
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David A. Van Wie
Apr 14, 20175 min read
The first American fly-fishing story? Washington Irving's "The Angler"
I'm no expert on the history of fly-fishing, nor on fishing literature or nature writing. I am certainly an interested, passionate...
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David A. Van Wie
Apr 7, 20172 min read
Scouting Walden Woods
"Time is but the stream I go a-fishing in" I had a great visit today with the good folks The Walden Woods Project / Thoreau Institute...
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David A. Van Wie
Apr 5, 20175 min read
Storied Waters: Adventuring on a Budget
40 days and 40 nights. That is approximately how long my Storied Waters trip will be. Let's hope that I have better weather than Noah. My...
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David A. Van Wie
Mar 20, 20175 min read
Chasing Thoreau's Ghost
Walden Pond is my first stop on the Storied Waters tour. I have yet to find any evidence that Henry David Thoreau fly-fished. In Walden,...
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David A. Van Wie
Feb 24, 20174 min read
You Are What You Read
My list of authors and books to read for The Storied Water Tour keeps growing and growing. Like Jack’s beanstalk, my pile of books will...
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