Greg Seitz

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Words and maps, woods and waters, people and places. Contains multitudes, contradicts self. 📍 May Township, Minnesota 🔗 gregseitz.com 🦋 @stcroix360.com

The bow of a kayak in the foreground, another kayaker nearby, more paddlers farther ahead, and an orange sun shining through hazy smoke over the water
A column of smoke obscures the sun as seen over a lake
A herd of bison in a prairie under overcast sky
A badger peers out of its hole
Kayakers on a river
Dragonhunter exuvia
A small bird sits on the edge of a trough with water flowing out of a pipe, as it bathes and drinks splashing water
A line of people walk along a trail through green springtime forest
A gravel road with woods on either side
Phoebe from the show FRIENDS
A pond and bog surrounded by oak forest
Game camera footage of a black bear walking next to a small pond in the woods
A bright red mushroom among leaf litter on the ground
Black and white nighttime game camera footage of three otters next to a creek and a beaver following them
A sandstone block building with golden late afternoon sunlight on it
A sign on a window sill for ”city clerk" but there is blue tape over the "L" so it reads "CITY LERK"
A stream flows past a sandstone outcrop with white pine tree growing from the top and a steep hill behind with the sun peeking through tree trunks
A poodle in a sweet dress
People lined up along a bridge railing with flags and signs
DATE: January 15, 2026 TO: Tribal Membership FROM: Tribal Council RE: Temporary Lodging and Meals for Metro Area Tribal Members beginning 01/18/2026 Due to the ongoing enforcement actions and violent incidents involving U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in the Minneapolis area, including multiple federal law enforcement shootings and heightened ICE operations that have caused serious community concern and instability, the St. Croix Tribal Council is offering a temporary safety and support program for its tribal members residing in the Twin Cities who wish to come home to northern Wisconsin. The St. Croix Tribal Council would like to immediately provide the following Return Home benefits: • Up to 14 days of lodging at no cost for enrolled tribal members and their families returning to our area from the Minneapolis/St. Paul metropolitan areas • One complimentary meal per person, per day during your stay • One free tribal ID per member from our Tribal Government Center We understand that recent events in Minneapolis - including ICE related shootings and the unlawful detention of indigenous relatives - have created anxiety and safety concerns for many tribal members residing in the Twin Cities area. Tribal Council is committed to supporting the well-being of their members. If you are interested in participating, please contact The Lodge Hotel in Danbury, Wisconsin, at 715-656-3444 ext. 2605 and let them know you will be participating in the Return Home Program beginning Sunday, 01/18/2026. Rooms are available on a "first come, first serve" basis. Valid identification is required upon check in. At this time, this program is ONLY available to tribal members residing in the Twin Cities area. Miigwech.
A pile of of roasters and pans stashed in a pre-school classroom.
A video of snow falling among bare hardwood trees, zooming out
The Early Closing Movement, The grocery stores in the lower part of the city have followed the example of the dry goods and clothing dealers, as will be seen by the following: "The undersigned hereby agree to close their stores every evening after December 3d at 7 o'clock, except Saturday evenings, un the first of April: A. L. Larpenteur, Gale & Co., B. Presley, Wait & Cowper N. E. Tyson, Thwaite, J. G. Perenond, B. Weide, Ladd, Annan &Co. J. M. Castner, Pollock, Donaldson & Metcalf & Tinker, Co. J on C. Raguet & Shaw& Hawkins, A. Howard & Co., rxc"Sandford, emple & Beaupre, Geo. J. Grimes, J.1. Salter, David Bartley, S. D. Henderson, Pfaukuch & Paas, L. Kreiger & Co., Putnam & Rogers.
Snowy ground with skid marks, turkey tracks, and feather imprints.
I just remembered the time I went on a first date to London Zoo and at the gate he asked if I would mind paying for my own ticket, which I said I would, at which point he pulled out a 2-for-1 voucher, so I paid for my ticket and he went in for free.
A book cover for "Where the Green Light Shines" by Ryan Rodgers, with two people in a red canoe on a smooth lake with an obscured horizon
Northern lights
The aurora borealis, a sight that defies words
The feet of three women as they dance to traditional Ojibwe music
A topographic map of bluffs, a valley, and a river making a sharp bend, with lighter yellow at lower elevations and brown at higher elevations
An unlabelled map with one large river and numerous others joining it
A map of a watershed with a black border and pale blue lakes and rivers and black dots marking historic sites
Purple fog and trees
A large paddlewheeler boat tied up at a dock
A river with gray skies and a cell tower protruding from bluffline
A rising harvest moon reflected in a river, framed by mostly silhouetted white pine limbs
“There was moon coming across from Somerset,” said Gilbert Walker, who operated the Marine ferry during the later years of Prohibition. “The ferry was a twenty-four hour deal,” he said and was based on the Minnesota side of the river. The road to the ferry from Wisconsin formed the border between St. Croix County and Polk County and was known locally as “County Line Road”. Many of the bootleggers hid the liquor under a load of wood in their pickup trucks. They crossed from Wisconsin. It was usually at night and Gilbert had his home at the landing. The bootleggers used a telephone system which had a crank that would ring a bell. This woke Gilbert and he slipped into coveralls and leather slippers and crossed over. The bootleggers always left a jug for Gilbert on the Wisconsin side. After they were across the river and safely on their way to the cities, Gilbert crossed back over and picked it up. At the land “there was always someone who wanted a drink now and then,” he said. “The Feds watched the boat like a hawk,” said Gilbert. Federal agents always betrayed themselves as “someone who was hanging around with an unfamiliar car.” The agents monitored the crossing from the old quarry above and behind the landing on the Minnesota side where Gilbert stored his canoes. From a cabin on the landing, Gilbert signaled with a light to the bootleggers whether it was safe to cross or not, “if the coast was clear or get the hell out,” said Gilbert. There was pride in Gilbert’s voice when he said, “They (the Feds) never did catch anyone there.”
The gray trunks and dark green needles of white pines with a river in the background and a red needle covered path on one side
Underwater photo with sand and vegetation
A tall bridge over a river in golden light
A river with pale green, orange, and yellow vegetation on its banks
A boy in the bow of a canoe paddles through large circular lotus leaves floating on the water
A black bear sitting in mud next to a small stagnant pond
A green hilly prairie with a wetland and a few trees
A fish being held by a gloved hand in the foreground, with fishing lures and a mangled juvenile green heron on the boat deck in the background
Green sphagnum moss with a few other short leafy plants
Ojibwe dancers in colorful regalia
Two women in SCUBA gear standing in a river next to a canoe
First person POV of a kayak on a river