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Cover photo by Randy LaVere of his son Elijah
16 Jeff Danielson, Photographer
~ by Laura Gleason
22 Thanks to the Ice Age
~ by Julia Pearson
24 Sampler at Sweetea’ s Tea Shop
30 Morel Festival is Back
~ by Jeff Tryon
40 Our Neighbors’ Knowledge
~ by Jim Eagleman
44 Celtica
~ by Paige Harden
54 Brown County Stoneware Jars
56 Finding Firewood
~ by Jeff Tryon
62 Truck Policy
~ by Henry Swain
10-11 Contributors 11 Subscribe 11 Where Is It? Contest 13 Note from the Editor 34-35 Photos by Jeff Danielson 36-37 Calendar of Entertainment / Events
47 Coloring Contest
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contributors
Jeff Tryon is a fifth-generation Brown- Countian who has worked as a newspaper reporter, a carpenter, a cook, a factory droid, and a poet performing with a rock band. He lives with his wife, Sue, in a log cabin on a piece of property on the edge Brown County State Park.
Joe Lee is an illustrator and writer. He is the author of The History of Clowns for Beginners and Dante for Beginners and illustrator of six other titles, including the forthcoming Dada and Surealism for Beginners in the ongoing“ for Beginners” series. He is an award-winning editorial cartoonist for the Bloomington Herald Times, a graduate of Ringling Brothers, Barnum & Bailey Clown College, and a veteran circus performer. Joe lives with his wife Bess, son Brandon, George the cat, and his dogs, Jack and Max.
Julia Pearson is the Museum Director for the Brown County Historical Society. She and her husband, Bruce, reside in Bloomington. Julia is human interest editor and writer for a Secular Franciscan magazine, and is currently writing a column entitled“ Leaves of Brown” for the Brown County Democrat. She loves traveling and visiting museums of all types and sizes worldwide, especially with her children and grandchildren.
Laura Gleason is a freelance writer based in Bloomington. By day she edits online courses for businesses, and by night she writes for publications such as Our Brown County, Ryder magazine, and The Bloomingfoods News. She lives in a co-op house and enjoys gardening, potlucks, and photography.
Jim Eagleman is a 39 year veteran of the Indiana Department of Natural Resources as an interpretive naturalist, first working at Turkey Run State Park for three years and for the last 34 at Brown County. He and his wife Kay have three sons, all graduates of Brown County High School. Kay and Jim enjoy all outdoor activities, especially kayaking. Jim is currently working on his memoirs.