The GSA is auctioning an offshore oil drilling platform that was later used for a lighthouse, on May 24th: Diamond Shoals Platform. 13 Miles offshore of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina [1]. The opening bid is just $1. Here is a PDF with some details [2]. (Thanks to John G. for the link.)
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Alaska man plans year on uninhabited island [3]. (Thanks to J. McC. for the link.)
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I heard that CampingSurvival (one of our loyal advertisers) just received big shipments of both Mountain House foods in retort pouches [4] and Heater Meals [5].
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Reader Robert B. Found a YouYube channel covering edible wild plants: Eat The Weeds [6]. It is of excellent quality, with more than 130 episodes.