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Hi there, and welcome to Hello Stranger. My name is Maddy, and I'm the voice behind the blog. I'm a writer, paddler, photographer, traveller, and freelance editor. I'm committed to exploring the beautiful American Midwest to prove that you can find real adventure anywhere! Toss your email below to keep up with the adventure!

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📍Wisconsin Northwoods
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AD/ a magical midwest winter✨☃️ In order of

AD/ a magical midwest winter✨☃️

In order of appearance…

1- cross country skiing at Swedetown in Calumet
2- HIKES & WATERFALLS: Canyon Falls, Eagle River Falls, O Kun-De-Kun Falls (pictured)
3- @takkasaunas on the Portage Canal
4- @mtu_winter_carnival
5- pizza at @theambassadorhoughton
6- historic bed and breakfast @lauriummanorinn
7- @nisubakerycafe

@visit_keweenaw

#visitkeweenaw #michigan #lakesuperior

craving a minnesota spring❄️🏕️🌈🌅🥾

It’s that time of the year when the sun is back and the snow is on the ground and I’m so very ready for the rivers to open up and to feel the crust of late winter snow under my boots and the feel of waterfall spray on my face and the taste of spring, right around the corner 🫶

📍Traditional homelands of the Anishinaabe Nation

#minnesota #northshoremn #lakesuperior

This was out of my comfort zone!!!☀️ Last su

this trend but you’ve always been self-critical🫠🤷🏼‍♀️

when this trend started coming across my feed I had to laugh, because my younger self and I are pretty different, and I can’t be the only one who feels this way, who feels more than a few complicated feelings about her younger self.

February blues on Lake Superior🫶🏻❄️🥾🌊 some detail shots pulled from an SD card I’d forgotten about, some old rejects I decided I didn’t hate, some shots of snow piles in the parking lot in pretty light.

📍Ancestral homelands of the Anishinaabe Nation

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