Tag Archives: Recreation

Blast from the Past

Blast from the Past

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Dear Editor: I know this may be a stretch, but I have a special request. I am looking for an issue of your magazine from September 2, 1944. It is special to me because I am the boy scout in the painting by Stephen Dohanos. His son was a pal of mind and, in the ... More

The Cloud Watchers

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Emerson testified to the art gallery in the skies. Now, a group of cloud-watchers seek to share the magnificence found above. Walk down a busy street. If most of the people passing by you had their heads tilted back staring up at the clouds, what would you think — that you were dreaming or that ... More
The Call of the Wild

The Call of the Wild

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Each fall in a selected U.S. city, a battle of the brushes heats up among America’s wildlife artists. The object of contention is a 11⁄4″ by 13⁄4″ perforated stamp issued yearly by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service as a receipt for a waterfowl hunting license. Hunters are required to purchase the stamps, but thousands ... More