60 Seconds With … is a regular feature of Up North Voicemail. If you know someone you would like to see featured, email info@upnorthvoice.com.
Featured this week is Sarah Novak of Mio.
A: Office and groundwork at Oscoda County Park in Mio.
Q: What pulled you into the work you do now?
A: My future husband Jim did. We met when he was working at Alcona Park in Glennie. I worked alongside him on the West side for three years and then relocated to Oscoda County Park when he got the manager position there.
A: We have a blended family with his two daughters and our daughter together. Our life is centered around the outdoors from hunting, gardening, foraging and working at the campground.
A: I am originally a city gal and didn’t grow up camping. My love for nature came from traveling and living out of my Buick LeSabre along the west coast during my early 20s.
A: I met one of my closest friends along the AuSable when I first moved up here. Now eight years later, she spent the winter camping in our backyard and camps with us at OCP.
A: Oh my. .. well both. Boffee for the morning and tea for the evening. I don’t often go out for either, I love Tim Hortons coffee and my own blend of herbal tea that I’ve foraged or grown myself.
A: I attended a Vipassana 10 day silent meditation retreat several years ago and it changed my life. My take away from it was “everything is in a constant state of change and nothing is permanent”
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