On Saturday night, July 22, 2023 in front of families, kids of all ages and more, the 2023 Waterland Parade took place, marching north on Marine View Drive. With close to 70 entrants, on a g… Read More

Photo credit: Robin Malmanger By Dave Markwell “It is a little embarrassing that, after forty-five years of research and study, the best advice I can give to people is to be a little k… Read More

Photo credit: Robin Malmanger By Dave Markwell “We are born in one day, we die in one day, we can change in one day, And we can fall in love in one day. Anything can happen in one day… Read More

Photo credit: Robin Malmanger By Dave Markwell I spent some time last night with a Des Moines guy. We chatted and laughed and drank beer in the sun. Shallow and deep conversation was had. So… Read More

Photo credit: Robin Malmanger By Dave Markwell A few months ago, I listened to a podcast about a guy who ran around the world thanking “every” person involved in making the cup o… Read More

Photo credit: Robin Malmanger By Dave Markwell Well, what’s old is new again. The world is a strange and wonderful place. Following a strange and sometimes not-so-wonderful year, a tim… Read More

And now…a blatant Ad from Waterland Blog Columnist Dave Markwell: My daughter was playing Christmas music on her phone while eating her Fruit Loops this morning. I shook my head in a… Read More