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Let’s get this out of the way: The lake can be cold. You snap on a pair of water shoes on a warm summer day and step gingerly into the clear Lake Superior waters of Madeline Island’s Big Bay. Edging ever deeper, though, is a process. You inhale sharply with every step, advancing to your waist, your chest, your shoulders — and finally, full submersion. But once your body adjusts to the shock, the feeling is completely invigorating. Curative. As summer vacation returns with a vengeance, the Midwest’s best beaches will provide a no-frills escape this year. These aren’t the Gulf Stream waters, and this certainly isn’t the Caribbean. But from the Great Lakes to the 10,000 Lakes, the best beaches of the “North Coast” are collectively like our Caribbean. So don’t let the coastal elites tell you that the Midwest has no beaches. They have no idea. Here, we share 12 of our favorites. By Simon Peter Groebner and Kerri Westenberg, Star Tribune Jun 28, 2021
A second man, 40, suffered wounds to the hip and leg, and a third victim, 45, who also suffered a leg wound were both taken in serious condition to Stroger Hospital, police said. A 62-year-old man suffered a graze wound to the back, and was listed in good condition at the same hospital.
“I think the lockdown taught us all a lot and we all have to get through it in our own way, and I didn’t enjoy not working,” he said. “You’re sitting there, you have no idea when things are going to be relaxed again, and you have this idea of where’d you go and what you’re going to do and already knowing that the Fire and I had a relationship, it just made it even more exciting, the prospect to do some traveling, to get out there.
“You would hope that (NBC) would be willing to, as much as it is feasible, step out of the Olympics bubble and talk to everyday people in Japan to hear their thoughts,” said Jules Boykoff, a Pacific University professor and author of “Power Games: A Political History of the Olympics,” who has been critical of the decision to proceed with the games.
Wet weather encourages nearly all fungal diseases, including stem and leaf blight. Do not mulch an established bed of pachysandra, as mulch holds water against the plant stems, which can promote fungal issues. On the other hand, if you are planting pachysandra in fall, it is important to mulch the bed so the plants can get established. Remove any fallen leaves and debris from the bed of pachysandra this fall and in subsequent years.
New COVID-19 cases on Friday in Tokyo were reported at 1,271. They were 822 a week ago, and it marks the 27th straight day that cases were higher than a week previous. New cases on Thursday were reported at 1,308, which was the highest in six months.
Dear Readers: A recent question from a dad (“J”) who felt pressured by his mother to attend family events over his kids’ sporting events prompted a lively response on both sides of a consistent and challenging parenting issue: The pressure sports programs place on players and their parents, who are frequently required to travel to games on weekends and over holidays.
Hendricks, who improved to 12-4, battled command at times, especially in the fourth when the Diamondbacks loaded the bases with one out behind a double and two walks. He struggled to spot his changeup but battled and got a fly out and strikeout looking to end the inning to maintain the Cubs’ one-run lead.
Chicago White Sox catcher Zack Collins, left, watches Houston Astros left fielder Michael Brantley (23) celebrate with first baseman Yuli Gurriel (10) after hitting a home run in the fifth inning at Guaranteed Rate Field on July 16, 2021. (John J. Kim / Chicago Tribune)
“Look, it stinks to lose Joc, I mean he was definitely a fun teammate, I think he played really hard, he has great energy on a daily basis,” Ross said Friday. “When things like that happen in baseball, it gives an opportunity for a guy like Ian Happ to step up or Rafael Ortega or Jake Marisnick, another outfielder to have a chance to be better than Joc was for us. I mean, I really believe that. There’s guys that can step up and have good seasons.