Tom Springer
Tom Springer lives in an 1870s farmhouse near Three Rivers, Michigan, where he writes, gardens, fishes and mistrusts any tool more complex than a broom rake. His Looking for Hickories (University of Michigan Press) was named a Michigan Notable Book. He has worked in communications for the University of Notre Dame and the W.K. Kellogg Foundation.
Articles by Tom Springer
A Christmas Tree You Don’t Know Beans About
The locust tree is a rare symbol of Christmas and Easter as one.
Local Man, 54, Kills First Turkey
"I dipped the now limp turkey into a cauldron of boiling water, plucked its feathers and gutted it. On a chilly afternoon, it felt perfectly natural and pleasurable to warm…
A Young Girl’s Guide to Power Tools
At age 12, our daughter discovered that our front yard could be more than a place to turn cartwheels. It was also an evergreen source of income. I’d gladly pay…
From Dogs to Fur Babies–and Back Again
As Edward Abbey said, “When a man’s best friend is a dog, then that dog has a problem.”
No Chairlift, No Spandex, No Problem: The Rustic Virtues of X-C Ski
During the fall color tour, we often drive to a ski resort near my home in southwest Michigan. It’s about the only time my family visits the place, which goes…
The Appeal of a Well-Simmered Life
It’s 9 a.m. on the Saturday after Thanksgiving, which seems like a reasonable, civilized time to make apple butter. Yet in my mother-in-law’s farmhouse kitchen, 9 a.m. might as well…