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...centuries, the group roamed the pine and birch forests of China's Greater and Lesser Xing'an Mountains, living in hide-covered dwellings called sierranju that are nearly identical to the teepees of North American Great Plains tribes. The Oroqen way of life continued largely unchanged until the middle of the past century, even as China rose and fell under war, revolution and invasion. But the modern world began to encroach with a vengeance after the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949. Two years later, not long after the People's Liberation Army invaded Tibet, Baiyaertu...
...These days Kristina's inspiration for her print designs is Finland's breathtaking natural world, along with the sense of magic and fairy tale that runs through Finnish culture. This spring, the company launched her latest work, Metsanvaki (Forest Dwellers), which draws on images of the pine, juniper and birch trees that grow near the back door of that family farm, where Kristina now lives. "The forest is very important for us," she says, explaining why Forest Dwellers is already a hit in Finland. "We pick berries. We walk. My grandchildren immediately see there are thousands of things hidden...
...first of the expenses and challenges that come with owning land in the middle of a body of water. There's the cost of getting there and back, and of course, all supplies must be transported by boat or air from the mainland. Bob MacDonald, 62, owner of Lower Birch Island in Addison, Maine, recalls how he and his wife once had to transport their refrigerator by canoe. When they're on-site, modern conveniences like dishwashers and washing machines often require costly power-generation systems. Recently, however, some owners have begun turning to solar and wind power. "You have...
...joins an annual wild-reindeer roundup in Lapland. For his 50th birthday, the chef spent 12 days biking the entire length of Finland, savoring every mile of the journey. His menu is an ode to the land, its traditions and its caretakers, featuring items like bread made from birch-bark flour, and sauna-cured ham from pigs raised for flavor rather than volume. "I try to show people?both Finns and foreigners?that Finnish food is very good food," says Maulavirta. "We need to support small producers and stay close to nature...
...were here now.” For the previous two Crimson seasons, I was pegged as the room “diva”—a moniker that I still contest (predicated upon my not being, at the time, a varsity athlete, and my healthy enjoyment of birch trees and practicing yoga in the common room before breakfast). My roommates in Eliot were equally self-important, but on the completely opposite end of the spectrum. Mike, Will, Josh, and even Tom were varsity athletes. Jay merely played JV baseball, though his general incapacity for compassion and inability...