Walter Nicklin

Walter Nicklin is a journalist and former magazine publisher who divides his time between Virginia and Maine.

In the Endless Arctic Light

A journey to the far north of Norway means confronting our changing climate

By Walter Nicklin | Monday December 2, 2024

Facing Death at the Ends of the Earth

The discovery of the world’s oldest rock offers a hefty dose of perspective

By Walter Nicklin | Thursday October 7, 2021

Sojourn in Stone

Traveling through memories from the comfort of home

By Walter Nicklin | Thursday April 8, 2021

Figures in the Frame

By Walter Nicklin | Saturday August 1, 2020
Cape Reinga

The View From the End of the World

Wildfires, volcanoes, and the story of a mythical tree

By Walter Nicklin | Friday January 10, 2020
Picture of a newsstand

Better on Paper

What the success of a small local newspaper can tell us about the future of print

By Walter Nicklin | Tuesday August 20, 2019

Apocalypse Then and Now

Last in a series of half-century reflections

By Walter Nicklin | Thursday December 27, 2018

Where Did the Love Go?

Half-Century Reflections on 1968

By Walter Nicklin | Wednesday October 24, 2018

War and Peace in Chicago

Looking back at the 1968 Democratic Convention

By Walter Nicklin | Thursday August 23, 2018

The Half-Century What If?

How would our lives be different if RFK had not been assassinated?

By Walter Nicklin | Thursday May 31, 2018

In the Endless Arctic Light

By Walter Nicklin | Monday December 2, 2024

Sojourn in Stone

By Walter Nicklin | Thursday April 8, 2021

Figures in the Frame

By Walter Nicklin | Saturday August 1, 2020
Cape Reinga

The View From the End of the World

By Walter Nicklin | Friday January 10, 2020
Picture of a newsstand

Better on Paper

By Walter Nicklin | Tuesday August 20, 2019

Apocalypse Then and Now

By Walter Nicklin | Thursday December 27, 2018

Where Did the Love Go?

By Walter Nicklin | Wednesday October 24, 2018

War and Peace in Chicago

By Walter Nicklin | Thursday August 23, 2018

The Half-Century What If?

By Walter Nicklin | Thursday May 31, 2018

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