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David A. Van Wie
May 21, 20176 min read
Beaverkill Blues
The Beaverkill earned its well-deserved fame during the railroad era, when the fabled Ontario & Western (O&W) Railway ran from New York...
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David A. Van Wie
May 19, 20175 min read
You Should Have Been Here Last Week
While making final plans for the Storied Waters tour, I was joking with friends that I had to be prepared for six weeks of bad timing....
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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
Mar 6, 20175 min read
Opening Day: An April Fools' Joke?
Opening Day of fishing is just around the corner. Here in Maine, the first day of “open water” fishing is April 1. Note that this is...
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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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David A. Van Wie
Nov 30, 20164 min read
What Do You Teach?
This fall I began a new job as an adjunct faculty member at the University of New England (UNE) in Biddeford, Maine. The obvious question...
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David (Guy) Van Wie
Jul 20, 20165 min read
Corey Ford and The Boys
The wooden screen door slammed as Guy strolled out to his car to fetch the book and slammed again a moment later as he came back into the...
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David A. Van Wie
Jun 7, 20162 min read
Having a blast at the Maine Outdoor Challenge
I had a fabulous time today participating in the Maine Outdoor Challenge, an annual FUNdraising event for the Boys & Girls Clubs of...
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David A. Van Wie
May 8, 20166 min read
A Conflagration of Biblical Proportions
Jimmy Kimmel aired an insightful and entertaining segment on climate change a while ago. While he's always good for a laugh, his message...
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David A. Van Wie
Apr 7, 20167 min read
Build A Winning Team From The Bottom Up
As your favorite teams claw their way up the NCAA bracket, or fight for home ice advantage in a Stanley Cup run, it is usually the star...
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