There is a restaurant in Spirit Lake called Lagniappe. The word means “a little something extra,” and is derived from French-Creole language of Louisiana.  The idea behind it is simple: give people wh...

Rivers have a way of renewing themselves. Rain comes. Snow melts. Water rises and falls. Sediment moves. New channels emerge. What appears to be the same river is constantly changing. Maybe our lives ...

We spend a lot of time trying to find things in life. The right job. The right career. Our passion. Our purpose. The opportunity that will finally allow us to use our talents.

But what if some things...

From an early age, we are taught to accumulate. Get an education. Build a career. Earn more money. Buy a home. Save for retirement. Achieve things. Somewhere along the way, we naturally begin keeping ...

There is a debate among fishermen that I've always found interesting.

Suppose you've found a great spot and the fish are biting. You've caught several, but eventually the action begins to slow. So yo...

There are moments in life when the world seems to remind us of our proper size.

Stand along the shore of Big Spirit as the sun rises over perfectly still water. Watch the sky slowly change from darkn...