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“For Bayfield’s first 50 years or more, large boats were regularly using the harbor,” said Neil Howk, former assistant chief of interpretation and education for the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore.

“That was a pretty big deal,” said Mr. Howk.

For guitarist Eric Howk, who is based in Seattle, the break was more difficult, and it took a toll.

Unmoored from his routine after years touring with the band he joined in 2015, Howk struggled.

When the Matanuska-Susitna Borough School Board banned five books, including many considered literary classics, Howk started emailing some of the parties involved and sat in virtually on the board meetings.