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Last night's moonrise over Lake Superior was beautiful. As the full moon rose above the Grand Marais lighthouse, the Hjørdis, the flagship of the Grand Marais harbor, sailed into the scene at just the right time.
#photography
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The Milky Way was amazing last night.
#photography #minnesota #milkyway
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Sunset in Grand Marais
#photography
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Here's a map I made showing the wildfires burning in northern Minnesota and Ontario from Wabakimi Provincial Park to Quetico and the Boundary Waters. I live about 35 miles away from one of these fires.
#Minnesota #wildfire
📊 Post engagement
Recent posts · likes + reposts
Jun 9latest
178
Avg engagement / post
14–42
Typical post (engagement)
2.9%
Engagement vs followers
7/100
Spiky reach
Apr 2022
On Mastodon since
Half of recent posts land between 14 and 42 likes + reposts (median 22) — reach is spiky, driven by the occasional post that pops.
🔥 Top post: Last night's moonrise over Lake Superior was beautiful. As the f · 1.3K likes + reposts
📊 Activity & format
Posting cadence
1.3 / week
A lower-frequency account — each post lands with more weight.
Content mix
Mostly text
Recent: 8 text · 4 image · 0 video.
Follower / following
14×
Follows 428 back. A strong ratio — an audience that follows them, not a follow-for-follow network.
Recent posts
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🔥 Top post
Last night's moonrise over Lake Superior was beautiful. As the full moon rose above the Grand Marais lighthouse, the Hjørdis, the flagship of the Grand Marais harbor, sailed into the scene at just the right time.
#photography
Sunset in Grand Marais
#photography
I've made a number of maps that show the current wildfires in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in Minnesota and Quetico Provincial Park in Ontario. I updated them with statistics as of today and posted them all on PaddlingLight.
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The classic Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness guidebooks have been updated and reissued as the sixth edition. Stewardship of the series has passed to Louis Dzierzak, and his update makes them as solid as they have been. If you canoe, t…
Here's a map I made showing the wildfires burning in northern Minnesota and Ontario from Wabakimi Provincial Park to Quetico and the Boundary Waters. I live about 35 miles away from one of these fires.
#Minnesota #wildfire
The 2026 Wildfires of Canoe Country
Canoe country in both Canada and the United States is on fire with major fires burning in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, Quetico Provincial Park, and Wabakimi Provincial Park. Together, these…
Roof Racks That Make You Wonder
I thought that a little humor would be in order due to the large wildfires burning in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, Wabakimi Provincial Park, and Quetico Provincial Park, which are some of North…
The Milky Way was amazing last night.
#photography #minnesota #milkyway
I recently paddled the Namekagon River in Wisconsin using a raft that carried my bike. I used the bike to get to the start of the river. In this post, I talk about the gear I used, and what worked and what didn't.
https://www.paddlinglight…
For over a year, photographers and paddlers didn't know if posting BWCAW trip videos online was legal. The USFS just answered that question. Here's what changed.
https://www.paddlinglight.com/articles/the-wilderness-loophole-closed/
I updated my gear list for a paddling trip that I'll be taking in the near future. I still need to weigh some of the paddling gear, but here's the current list. I'm at a 10 pound base weight (pack weight). That's pretty light!
https://www.…
This lightweight alcohol stove kit weighs 193g, skips priming, and runs on fuel found at any gas station. I'll be testing it out this summer.
https://www.paddlinglight.com/articles/lightweight-alcohol-stove-kit-for-paddling/
🐘 Community & instance
Home server
mstdn.social
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On Mastodon since
Apr 2022
An established account with real history on the platform.
💡 Facts
🗓️Joined Mastodon in 2022 — 4 years ago.
👁️Averages 178 views per post.
📤Posts about 1.3× per week.
📍Based in United States.
🕵️ Fake follower check
Estimated81/100
Excellent
Credibility score
97%
Real
Real audience
Low
Fake-follower risk
High
Data confidence
- Est. 97% real, active audience · Low fake-follower risk.
- Engagement (~2.9% of followers engage each post) is around typical for Mastodon.
- Organic base — far more followers than accounts it follows.
- Verified account.
- Established account (4+ years old).
Heuristic estimate from engagement, follower ratios, account age & growth — a screening signal, not a guarantee.
About
I do landscape photography professionally, and I teach photography workshops.
I also enjoy:
Freelance writing, urban sketching, haiku, hand-drawn maps, public speaking, kayak, canoe, bike, bikepack, backpack, xc ski & adventure. Slacker. Pro-wild rice.
Grand Marais, Minnesota, USA
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