David A. Van Wie
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, 2017
- 1 min
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, 2017
- 2 min
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, 2017
- 4 min
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, 2017
- 3 min
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, 2017
- 5 min
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, 2017
- 2 min
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, 2017
- 5 min
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, 2017
- 5 min
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, 2017
- 5 min
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, 2017
- 4 min
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, 2016
- 4 min
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, 2016
- 5 min
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, 2016
- 2 min
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, 2016
- 6 min
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, 2016
- 7 min
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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David A. Van Wie
- Apr 1, 2016
- 5 min
A Dozen "First Principles" To Help Make Difficult Decisions When You Don’t Have Enough Inf
All of us, at one time or another, face important and difficult decisions with sketchy information. Whether you are a senior executive,...
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David A. Van Wie
- Mar 23, 2016
- 4 min
Colorful Arguments: Facts, Assumptions & Values
Much has been said this political cycle about the scant use of facts by the candidates. My own b.s. meter has always been fairly...
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David A. Van Wie
- Mar 17, 2016
- 6 min
Fly-fishing To Excellence
Picking up on the theme from my first blog post, Watch Your Backcast, I offer here a few more pithy piscatorial maxims from fly-fishing...
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David A. Van Wie
- Mar 16, 2016
- 2 min
About This Blog
This blog takes its name from one of the first lessons everyone learns when fly-fishing. And its a lesson that carries over into other...
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