Pursuing Dreams
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Through my writing, photography, and public speaking, I share stories to create awareness, spark individual commitment, and build the political will necessary to clean up and protect these Great Lakes we call home. When a brief brush with poverty denies me access to something as vital as clean, safe, drinking water, I abandon my dreams of becoming an author. Replacing words with numbers, poems and novels with balance sheets and income statements, I doggedly pursue a career path that ultimately lands me a president’s position with a Fortune 500 company. And then a man, a sailboat, and a freshwater lake work their way into my heart, and I learn what it means to believe in dreams. And the dreams lead me back to clean, safe, drinking water.
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Photo by Johnny Quirin of Quirin Photography
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Uncharted Waters
Romance, Adventure, and Advocacy on the Great Lakes From stealing water to survive in South Africa, to learning to respect its power as a Great Lakes sailor, Mary McKSchmidt finds water’s magnetic draw the catalyst behind her life’s turning points. Written in a voice that is charming, witty, and honest, Uncharted Watersshares the stories of a Fortune 500 executive learning to sail, learning to love, learning to fight for the water and life she holds dear.
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Tiny Treasures: Discoveries Made Along the Lake Michigan Coast Mary McKSchmidt shares reflections inspired by wildflowers as she takes the reader behind the lens of her camera. In this artistic combination of writing and photography, she pauses to celebrate, share, and protect even the tiniest treasures of nature. Softcover copy AVAILABLE on this site. ALSO AVAILABLE in an iBook/eBook edition. Click on the following to learn more. |