Uncharted Waters (eBook)

Romance, Adventure, and Advocacy on the Great Lakes

Mary McKSchmidt (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2018
272 Seiten
Mary McKinney Schmidt (Verlag)
978-1-7321009-1-6 (ISBN)

Infos

Written in a voice that is charming, witty, and honest, Uncharted Waters shares the stories of a Fortune 500 executive learning to sail, learning to love, learning to fight for the water and life she holds dear. Mary McKSchmidt is an adventurera woman who wanders across southern Africa, achieves success in positions typically held by men, hikes, bikes, and camps alone up the eastern coast of Lake Michigan, and joins her fun-loving, equally-adventuresome husband on voyages across the sometimes treacherous, always unpredictable, waters of Lake Michigan. In the presence of this lake, she gains clarity, finds inner strength, and hears the whispered musings of her heart.When she discovers Lake Michigan and all the Great Lakes are at risk, potentially damaged beyond repair, she replaces her briefcase, calculator, and business suit with a notepad, camera, and foul weather gear and embarks on a new adventure, this time to help create the political will necessary to clean up and protect the lakes. Captivating, heart-warming, and insightful, Uncharted Waters serves as a reminder that while we can live without a lot of things, clean, safe drinking water is not one of them.

Inhalt

Prologue xiiiRelationships: 1978–2003 1The Icebreaker 2Opening the Door 11Two by Ten 14The Inevitable 20No Ropes on a Boat 25The Helmswoman 28Under the Stars 34Landlocked 41In Search of Balance 46Good Intentions 50View from the Top 56Autumn Crossing 61Pursuing Dreams: 2004–2007 65A Wind Shift 66Squandering Gold 70Can One Person Make a Difference? 75“Don’t Let It Fly” 79Seeking Common Ground 83The Stern Head 87Motor Guy 90Open to Change: 2008–2012 99Listening to the Right Side of My Brain 100The Whispers of Wildflowers 105Winter Walks 113Why I No Longer Race 115Destination Ports 119Telltale Signs 122The Harbor Light 124Searching for the Sweet Spot 127Rituals 132Bud 137“Home, James” 141Push-Button Boating 145Thumbprint of Light 148Protecting Our Home: 2012–2016 151“What Is Your Deepest Dream?” 152Emerging from the Cocoon 155My Reader 158September 2013 Blog: Terror in the Straits 161July 2014 Blog: Cold Knows No Pride 165August 2014 Blog: Good Science and the Political Will 166June 2015 Blog: Voice of a Fisherman’s Daughter 170November 2015 Blog: The Search for Balanceon the Indiana Shore 173December 2015 Blog: The Asian Carp Conundrum 177January 2016 Blog: The Shame of Flint 182February 2016 Blog: The Water Wars Have Begun 186April 2016 Blog: Safely Slathering Sunscreen 189Winds of Hope 192Seeking Balance 197The Gift of Feedback 198Battle Scars 200Why Am I Marching? 204My Hand in Yours 208Searching for a Bridge Across a Basin 212Why Is Dialogue So Difficult? 216“Just the Way You Are” 219Epilogue 222Acknowledgements 225Glossary 227Bibliography 235Notes 237About the Author 247

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 20.7.2018
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Reisen ► Reiseführer
• Themenwelt: Reisen ► Sport- / Aktivreisen
• Schlagworte: Adventure • Adventure Travel • Boating • Great Lakes • Lake Michigan • Memoir • Nature • Sailing • women memoir
• ISBN-10: 1-7321009-1-8 / 1732100918
• ISBN-13: 978-1-7321009-1-6 / 9781732100916