Letters to the Editor

Freedom on the Last Frontier

To the Editor:

“Daddy, thanks for bringing us all to the cabin for the weekend. I love it here. Seeing the deer and mink on the beach when we set the crab-pot was really cool. What shall I do first? Can Muttley and I play in the woods?”

“Yes, but you have to keep him on his leash now.”

“That’s lame! Well, can we build a brush-fire? And roast hot-dogs? Can I ask the neighbor around the point to have supper with us? I like him; he tells great stories about the old days. Later, can we set off the fireworks we saved from the 4th of July?”

“I didn’t get a burn permit, s...