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Driven By a Need to Create: Joe Calkins Turns Landfill into a Creative Oasis at Turtlebay Iron & Wood Works
On a sprawling 17-acre plot once used as a landfill in White Cloud, Michigan, Joe Calkins has found inspiration among the discarded remnants of the past. The land, with its small lake surrounded by a sanctuary for Blue Herons, water snakes, turtles and songbirds, now serves as the creative hub for Turtlebay Iron & Wood Works. Each step across this land reveals the crunch of glass beneath one’s feet, a stark reminder of the transformation underway.
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