by Brian Kozminski | Aug 31, 2026 | Books & Video Reviews, Creative Nonfiction
I’ve spent more nights in the Pigeon River Country Forest than I can count—some guiding, some wandering, some just listening to the woods breathe. Anyone who’s spent real time in the PRC knows it’s not just a place; it’s a presence. The forest remembers things. It...
by Brian Kozminski | Aug 9, 2020 | Creative Nonfiction, Lifestyle
I needed something. A moment, brief as it may be, but just some time away. The media, the divided country, phone calls, yard work/bathroom remodel/travel/guide trips/Covid-19/plans for fall- it had me dizzy, spiraling. I took my opportunity and hit the river, solo...
by Brian Kozminski | Feb 22, 2017 | Creative Nonfiction, Environment, Lifestyle, News & Updates, Trips & Guides, Uncategorized
It’s not that I haven’t been busy, nor am I slacking. Just seems that there are so many projects going on, literally my head is spinning from all the fires we have going on around conservation issues. There is also the issue of ‘staying fresh’...
by Brian Kozminski | Jan 10, 2017 | Creative Nonfiction, Lifestyle, People & Interviews
From a distance, whether mowing the lawn, tending to the animals, or cutting wood, I can recognize the Fa-Thump, Phathump, Fa-Thump amplified rotation of the tires and diesel engine working up the motivation to travel up the long hill a mile away from our house. A...
by Brian Kozminski | Nov 14, 2015 | Creative Nonfiction, Lifestyle
The shadows fall sharply between the poplar and pine this time of year. Tamaracks have just begun to lose their light green color, beginning to transfer to a light golden hue. There is a definite scent in the air, a smell of rot, decomposition, not altogether...
by Brian Kozminski | Nov 26, 2013 | Creative Nonfiction, Environment, Lifestyle, Uncategorized
The Northern Michigan horizon has been shrouded with steel-gray marshmallow like cloud formations for weeks now. The landscape appears as though someone turned the color/tint on the remote down to negative 15. This is the time of the year we look forward to the annual...
