Darren Bush https://www.interlochenpublicradio.org/tags/darren-bush Darren Bush en-US Copyright Tue, 13 Oct 2026 09:57:00 GMT Short: Sittin' On Top of the Bell Curve https://www.interlochenpublicradio.org/podcast/points-north/2026-10-13/short-sittin-on-top-of-the-bell-curve Darren Bush has a rule about gifts. He won’t sell anything that was given to him. And at a time that will be made obvious, he will give that item to someone who is deserving. That item is a paddle, and that time comes in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. Darren Bush and his wife, Stephanie Bush at Day Lake State Natural Area in northern Wisconsin.
Darren Bush and his wife, Stephanie Bush at Day Lake State Natural Area in northern Wisconsin.<br/>(Darren Bush)

Darren Bush has a rule about gifts. He won’t sell anything that was given to him. And at a time that will be made obvious, he will give that item to someone who is deserving. That item is a paddle, and that time comes in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.

Darren Bush is a writer, hospice chaplain, avid paddler and owner of Rutabaga Paddlesports in Madison, Wisconsin.

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