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VFL Essay 30: "A Fish Story, With a Moral" by Gary P. Henrickson

When I was about fifteen, I went to work at my uncle’s resort as a dock boy. I swabbed water, pumped gas, sold bait, and hung around. More >>

VFL Essay 29: "Swan Lake" by Tom Conroy

“Big water,” my friend called it. “From now on, we’re hunting big water.” More >>

VFL Essay 28: "Putting in the Boat" by Brandon Wetherbee

It was a cold and windy day. The trees were swaying from side to side. This was the day we were going to put in the boat. It was somewhat nice in the sun, but the wind chill froze you to the core. More >>

VFL Essay 27: "The Voice of a Lake" by Tim Boyle

I seen lotsa changes in my coupla thousand years as a lake, you betcha I have. I might be a little thick ‘round the edges, but don’t let that fool ya. More >>

VFL Essay 26: "Solid Healing" by Hannah Von Arb

The stillness is profound as the soft light illuminates the overcast sky. Nighttime mist recedes over the dark glassy water of this northern Minnesota lake. More >>