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New 2023 Forest River RV Wildwood X-Lite 24RLXLX - Midwest

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Description, 24rlxlx - midwest floorplan.

Forest River Wildwood X-Lite travel trailer 24RLXLX highlights:

• U-Shaped Dinette
• Private Bedroom
• Walk-Through Bathroom
• Walk-In Closet

Whether it's a family vacation or a romantic getaway with your significant other, this Wildwood X-Lite travel trailer will make it the very best! The master bedroom has many places to store items with the walk-in closet and bedside closets , and the walk-through bath also provides additional storage with the linen closet and residential vanity . The kitchen has modern amenities, like an 11-cubic foot refrigerator, a microwave, and a three-burner cooktop, plus the U-shaped dinette has panoramic windows that surround it to create an inviting space to spend your time.  And you will enjoy the protection from the 16' power awning and the sturdy Step Above steps.

The Forest River Wildwood X-Lite travel trailers are comfortable enough to make any destination feel like home! The Wildwood X-Lite has a one-piece SuperFlex roof , a powder-coated I-beam frame, nitrogen-filled tires, a triple-seal slide system, and a cambered chassis as the base for all of its luxurious additions. Within the reliable construction, you will find excellent interior amenities, like a herringbone luxury vinyl flooring , a shiplap wall board, a huge kitchen window, USB ports, a Bluetooth stereo , and upgraded designer furniture. The Wildwood X-Lite also comes with a pass-through storage compartment so that you can make the most of every adventure by bringing along the essentials.

Standard Features (2023)

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Standard Features

• Exterior Speakers
• Window Valance Package
• Fitted Sheet in Bedroom w/ Evergreen Mattress
• Pillow Back Dinettes
• 12" x 48" Bedroom Window
• 48" x 12" Kitchen Window
• Huge 60" x 24" Door Side Window (Non-Slide Models)
• 30" x 22" Egress Window Rear Wall on Double Over Double Bunk Models
• Arcadia Series Soft Shower Door (Select Models)
• 7-Way Plug Holder
• Shower w/ Surround (Size Varies by Model)
• Range w/ Oven IPO Cook Top
• Winterization Ready
• Residential Inspired Fireplace Set-Up (Per Model)
• Tablet Compatible USB Ports in Bedroom and Bunks
• Grey "Teddy Bear" Bunk Mattress
• Standard Cable/Satellite Ready
• 6 Gal. Gas DSI
• 3 Burner Cook Top
• Pass Thru Storage
• Diamond Plate Rock Guard
• KING OmniGo HD Television Antenna Prepped for: KING WiFi Range Extender, KING LTE Cell Booster and KING Satellite Antennas
• Slide-Out Awning Prep (Slide Models Only)
• 30 Amp Service w/ 13.5K BTU A/C
• Water Heater By-Pass
• Central Switch Command Center
• Bluetooth Stereo
• Cable/Antenna Hookup on Door Side
• Flush Mount Water Heater Cover
• 11 Cu. Ft. Frost-Free Double Door Refrigerator (12-Volt)
• Concrete Seal w/ Stretch Hex Backsplash (Kitchen)
• MORryde™ StepAbove Double Step (Main Door Only)
• Accessibelly w/ Removeable Underbelly Panels
• 30x20 Door Side Baggage Door w/ Smooth Fiberglass for Dry Erase Board Capability
• Slab Door on Bed Riser w/ Removable Netted Laundry Bag
• LED Strip Lighting Under Entertainment Center
• Skylight Over Shower
• Ducted A/C (Slide-Out Models)
• Exterior Camp Kitchen (Optional 19DBXL & 261BHXL) *N/A 171RBXL, 24RLXL
• Dimmer Light Switch for Living Area Main Lights

Construction Advantages

• 5/8” Tongue & Groove Plywood Floor Decking
• SuperFlex Roof w/ 15 Year Manufacturer Defect Warranty
• Powder Coated I-Beam Frame
• 3/8” Roof Decking (Walk-On)
• Cambered Chassis
• Nitrogen Filled Tires
• 2” Wall Construction, 16” (or less) on Center
• Aerodynamic Front Radius Profile
• .040 Smooth Aluminum Front Cap
• 5” Bowed Truss Roof Rafters
• 2” x 3” Floor Joists 12” on Center
• Triple Seal Slide-Out System
• 13 Ply Cross Micro-Laminated Beam Header Above Slide-Out
• Seamless Holding Tanks
• Color Coded Water Lines
• PLATINUM PACKAGE-Fiberglass Exterior (FREE for limited time / contact dealer for availability)
• Spare Tire & Carrier
• Exterior Camp Kitchen (19DBXL & 261BHXL)
• Ducted A/C (Non-Slide Models)

Best In Class Package

• 200W Solar Panel w/30amp Controller
• Upgraded Designer Furniture Package
• 20.3 CU FT of Stow N Go Storage (Select Models)
• Versa Lounge (Select Models)
• MORryde™Step Above Double Step (Main Door Only)
• Exterior LED Light Strip Under Awning
• Modern Cloth Roller Shades w/ AutoStop
• Power Awning w/ Adjustable Legs
• Quick Drop Stabilizer Jacks
• Power Tongue Jack w/ LED Light
• Stainless Steel Roll Up Sink Cover
• Ext. Convenience PKG: Friction Hinge & Baggage Door Magnets
• Furrion Backup Camera Prep
• Large Capacity 11 CU FT Frost-Free Refrigerator (12-volt)
• Slide-Out Awning Prep
• Black Tank Flush
• Seamless Countertops (No T-Mold)
• Designated CPAP Storage w/Outlet

New Standard Features

• Upgraded Exterior Coloration and Logo
• Upgraded Flooring Pattern: Tuscan Villa
• Upgraded Bedroom Bedding
• Custom King Bed: 66 x 78 w/ 45-degree corners IPO 60 x 74 (N/A 171RBXL & 19DBXL)
• Upgraded Interior Wood Coloration & Pattern
• Upgraded Kitchen Backsplash
• Upgraded Fireplace –Now Featuring Mirror Front
• Upgraded 12-volt Refer –Now Featuring Glass Doors

Best-In-Class Package

• SolidStep Double Step (Main Door Only)
• Green Pkg: Furrion Solar Prep & LED Mushroom Lights
• Power Awning w/Adjustable Legs
• True Stabilizer Jacks w/ JT StrongArms
• Power Tongue Jack
• Friction Hinge Entry Door
• Standard 6 cu. Ft gas/electric with optional 8 cu ft.
• Stow N Go Storage (Bed & Dinette)
• Updated Appliance Package
• Electric Fireplace (N/A all models)
• USB Port Package; Blue Tooth Stereo
• Extra Large Panoramic Windows (On main slide)

X-Lite Standard Features

• Adjustable Hidden Hinges
• Larger Entertainment Center Which Allows for a Larger TV (Per Floorplan)
• Aerodynamic Front Profile
• Shaker Style Cabinet Doors
• 3-Burner Cooktop
• 13.5 Air Conditioner (Non-Ducted)
• LP Quick Disconnect
• Digital TV Antenna w/Booster
• Cable/Satellite Ready
• Bluetooth Stereo w/Remote
• "Teddy Bear" Bunk Mattress
• (2) Gas Struts Under Main Bed
• Larger Tables at U-Dinette
• (2) Exterior Speakers
• (2) 20 lb LP Bottles w/Hard Cover
• Extra-Large Kitchen Overhead Cabinets
• Stainless Steel Microwave w/Carousel
• Ball Bearing Drawer Guides
• 6 Gallon Gas DSI Water Heater
• Pass Through Storage (Per Floorplan)
• High Definition Countertops
• 78" Interior Height
• Easy Lube Axles w/Self Adjusting Brakes
• 30K BTU Suburban Furnace
• Double Door Refrigerator

X-Lite Popular Options

• Range w/Oven In Place of Cooktop
• Spare Tire and Carrier
• Ducted Air Conditioner (Per Floorplan)
• Outside Camp and Outdoor Kitchens (Per Floorplan)
• Power Stabilizer Jacks
• Sink Covers

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GAWR (Gross Axle Weight Rating) – is the maximum permissible weight, including cargo, fluids, optional equipment and accessories that can be safely supported by a combination of all axles.

UVW (Unloaded Vehicle Weight)* - is the typical weight of the unit as manufactured at the factory. It includes all weight at the unit’s axle(s) and tongue or pin and LP Gas. The UVW does not include cargo, fresh potable water, additional optional equipment or dealer installed accessories. *Estimated Average based on standard build optional equipment.

CCC (Cargo Carrying Capacity)** - is the amount of weight available for fresh potable water, cargo, additional optional equipment and accessories. CCC is equal to GVWR minus UVW. Available CCC should accommodate fresh potable water (8.3 lbs per gallon). Before filling the fresh water tank, empty the black and gray tanks to provide for more cargo capacity. **Estimated Average based on standard build optional equipment.

Each Forest River RV is weighed at the manufacturing facility prior to shipping. A label identifying the unloaded vehicle weight of the actual unit and the cargo carrying capacity is applied to every Forest River RV prior to leaving our facilities.

The load capacity of your unit is designated by weight, not by volume, so you cannot necessarily use all available space when loading your unit.

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2024 Wildwood Features & Options

Standard features.

• Exterior Speakers
• Window Valance Package
• 12" x 48" Bedroom Room Window
• Huge 48" x 12" Kitchen Window
• 30" x 22" Egress Window Rear Wall on Double over Double Bunk Model
• Fitted Sheet in Bedroom w/ Evergreen Mattress
• Arcadia Series Soft Shower Door (Most Models)
• 7-Way Plug Holder
• Shower w/ Surround (Size Varies by Model)
• Slide-Out Awning Prep
• Tablet Compatible USB Ports in Bedroom and Bunks
• Grey "Teddy Bear" Bunk Mattress
• 30 Amp Service w/ 13.5K BTU A/C
• Standard Cable/Sat Ready
• 6 Gal. Gas/Elec DSI
• 3 Burner Cook Top
• Pass Thru Storage
• Diamond Plate Rock Guard
• KING OmniGo HD Television Antenna Prepped for: KING WiFi Range Extender, KING LTE Cell Booster and KING Satellite Antennas
• Water Heater By-Pass
• Central Switch Command Center
• Cable/Antenna Hookup on Door Side
• Flush Mount Water Heater Cover
• 11 Cu. Ft. Frost Free Double Door 12-Volt Refrigerator (N/A 36VBDS as 110V Residential Refer Standard)
• Concrete Seal w/ Stretch Hex Backsplash (Kitchen)
• 24x40 Shower w/ Surround & Arcadia Door IPO Tub (Select Models)
• Light Switch in Bedroom, Bunkroom, & Living Room
• MORryde™ StepAbove Triple Step (Main Door Only) (N/A 36VBDS)
• 30x20 Door Side Baggage Door w/ Smooth Fiberglass for Dry Erase Board Capability
• Slab Door on Bed Riser w/ Removable Netted Laundry Bag
• LED Strip Lighting Under Entertainment Center
• Chalk Board Bottom Side of Flip-Up Bunks (Select Models)
• Skylight Over Shower
• Residential Inspired Bathroom Vanity
• Dimmer Light Switch for Living Area Main Lights

Construction Advantages

• 5/8" Tongue & Groove Plywood Floor Decking
• Dicor PVC Roof Membrane
• Powder Coated I-Beam Frame
• 3/8" Roof Decking (Walk-On)
• Cambered Chassis
• Nitrogen Filled Tires
• 2" Wall Construction, 16" (or less) on Center
• Aerodynamic Front Radius Profile
• .040 Smooth Aluminum Front Cap
• Triple Seal Slide-Out System
• 5" Bowed Truss Roof Rafters
• 2" x 2" Floor Joists 12" on Center
• 13 Ply Cross Micro-Laminated Beam Header Above Slide-Out
• Seamless Holding Tanks
• Color Coded Water Lines
• Spare Tire & Carrier
• Platinum Package (N/A 28DBUD)
• 15,000 BTU A/C IPO Standard 13,500 BTU
• 50 AMP Service w/Wire & Brace for 2nd A/C
• Washer/Dryer Prep (must check 50 Amp Service) *(N/A 22ERAS, 22RBS, 29VBUD, 31KQBTS, 32BHDS & 36VBDS)
• Outside Shower
• 2nd 13.5k BTU Air Conditioner w/50 Amp Service
• Power Stab Jacks IPO Quick Drop Stabilizer Jacks

Best in Class Package

• Versa-Tilt Bed
• 200W Solar Panel w/30AMP Controller
• Upgraded Designer Furniture Package
• Heated & Enclosed Accessi-Belly (w/ Removable Underbelly Panels)
• Versa Lounge (N/A 22ERAS, 28FKG, 22RBS,)
• Extra Large Panoramic Window Package in Main Slide
• MORryde™ StepAbove Triple Step (Main Door Only)
• Large Capacity 11 cu. ft. Frost-Free Refrigerator (12-Volt) (N/A 36VBDS as 110V Residential Refer Standard)
• Exterior LED Light Strip Under Awning
• Seamless Countertops (No T-Mold)
• Modern Cloth Roller Shades w/ AutoStop
• 20.3 CU FT of Stow N Go Storage (Bed, Dinette & Sofa) (22RBS 17 CU FT)
• Green PKG: Roof Mount Solar Prep & LED Mushroom Lights
• Power Awning w/ Adjustable Legs
• Power Tongue Jack w/ LED Light
• Quick Drop Stabilizer Jacks
• 30” Built-In Electric Fireplace (Heater) (N/A 28FKG)
• (2) Zone Residential Soundbar (FM, Bluetooth, HDMI & USB)
• Ext. Convenience PKG: Friction Hinge & Baggage Door Magnets
• Stainless Steel Roll Up Sink Cover
• Black Tank Flush
• Designated CPAP Storage

New Features

• Upgraded Slide-Out Fascia
• 60K Tankless Water Heater
• Upgraded Shower Head
• 60x29 Egress Windows Located: Slide-Out Sidewall & Bedroom (Both Sides)
• Arched Wall (22RBS, 22ERAS, 26RBS, 28FKG, 29VBUD, 29BDB, 32BHDS, 36VBDS ONLY)
• Hidden Pantry (22RBS, 22ERAS, 27RE, 29BDB, 32RET ONLY)
• Washer/Dryer Prep (26DBUD, 26RBS, 27RE, 27RK, 28FKG, 29BDB, 32RET, 33TS ONLY)

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With years of service expertise, our factory-trained technicians will diagnose your problem and fix it right the first time. Rest assured, we can handle all of your service needs. From travel trailers and toy haulers to fifth wheels, and park trailers of any size…no job is too big or too small. Our commitment to great service has earned us thousands of happy customers. We service all makes and models regardless of where you purchased and will honor all manufacturer warranties with manufacturer approval.

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The credibility of our Service Department is absolutely astounding. Specializing in stock and high-performance RVs, we are equipped to make your travel trailer, toy hauler, fifth wheel, park trailer or pop-up camper suitable for you and your taste. We have top factory-trained technicians on duty during all business hours.

We honor all warranty work and favor any recalls. We accommodate any type of problem that may arise with your RV in an efficient, precise, and timely manner.

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Midwest Marvels: This Is Your State’s Best Campsite

Posted: July 25, 2023 | Last updated: July 25, 2023

Back to nature

The Midwest is an adventure lover's playground – vast lakes, pillowy dunes, grass-flecked wetlands and pine-rich forests all await. Happily, there are also plenty of excellent campgrounds, so you can really immerse yourself in the region's natural bounty. From bare-bones sites in the area's top state parks to fun camping resorts which appeal to families, these are our favorite campsites in America's Midwest.

Indiana: Dunewood Campground, Indiana Dunes National Park

You’ll find 66 picture-perfect spots at this NPS campground, including both drive-in and walk-in sites. Shady plots hide within tangles of jack pines, oaks and hickories, just a stone’s throw from the rippling dunes that make this site so special. It’s back to basics here – there's no electricity or water hookups for RV users – but it’s worth it for the epic sandscapes you’ll have on your doorstep.

Hikers will be well satisfied here: routes range from quick jaunts into the marshes or forests to longer treks lasting several hours and offering pinch-yourself views of the dunes. The park envelops some 15 miles (24km) of Lake Michigan’s extensive shoreline too, so you can take to the water on a boat or kayak. Lake Michigan’s postcard-worthy Lake View Beach is just 1.5 miles (2.4km) north of the campground. 

Illinois: Starved Rock State Park campground, Utica Township

Campers will enter a world of gnarled twisted rock and plunging waterfalls when they pitch up at this campsite in Illinois’ most spectacular state park. Starved Rock State Park campground makes a perfect springboard for exploring the natural delights of the site, from taking to the 13 miles (21km) of marked trails to kayaking on the lakes (rent a kayak through private outfitter Kayak Starved Rock). Pictured is the dramatic French Canyon in early spring. 

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The campground itself is simple but scenic, with plots tucked into wooded thickets or basking in open sunshine. There are some 133 Class-A Premium campsites, plus basic amenities such as portable toilets, a pair of shower houses and a camp store for supplies. Families can make use of the kids’ playground too. 

Iowa: Maquoketa Caves State Park campground, Maquoketa

Maquoketa Caves State Park – with its impressive caverns and peaceful forested trails – is possibly one of the Midwest’s most underrated natural sites. Happily you needn’t rush your adventures here, since the park’s simple campground offers an ideal base. The site has both electric and non-electric hook-up plots, plus swish restrooms and shower houses. Best of all, though, it opens out onto the park’s natural bounty.

Six miles (10km) of trails thread through the state park, wriggling out towards cave openings and past twisted rocky bluffs. The park’s crown jewel is the Dancehall Cave, a riot of flowstone and dripstone formations that crawls out for some 1,100 feet (335m). There are about 12 more caves beyond the star sight – some with needle-tight passageways for pro spelunkers. Once you’re adventured out, the shady campsite provides the perfect respite.

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Kansas: Langley Point and Horsethief campgrounds, Kanopolis State Park

This pair of simple campgrounds in central Kansas provide access to some of the finest scenery in the Sunflower State. You’ll find them spread out in Kanopolis State Park – named for the shimmering, 3,500-acre Kanopolis Lake – and visitors have a whopping 450 sites to choose from. They range from back-to-nature tent sites to full hook-up spots for RV users, or even a string of deluxe cabins. You’ll find a contemporary shower unit, plenty of picnic shelters and flushing restrooms too.

One of the campgrounds is named for the eponymous Horsethief Canyon, a rugged ravine that can be explored on some of the site's 30 miles (48km) of hiking trails. Adventurers can take in subterranean sights too – there are natural caverns to explore, as well as Faris Caves, a series of rocky hollows carved out by early settlers. Note that a two-night minimum stay is required at the campgrounds across the weekend.

Michigan: Twelvemile Beach Campground, Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore

Few campground locations have more star quality than this one. The simple plots at this back-to-nature site place you within kissing distance of the vast waters of Lake Superior. You'll see the endless blue expanse peeping from between the pines and hemlocks that swaddle your pitch. There are just 36 rustic sites available, and you'll have use of picnic tables, fire rings and pit toilets. 

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The limited facilities are worth it for the natural treasures on offer. Twelvemile Beach is exactly what it sounds like: a broad, 12-mile (19km) sweep of sand backed by forest that noses its way up to Lake Superior. Beyond the Champagne-colored sand, Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore draws visitors with its plunging, tree-topped cliffs, arches and winter ice caves.

Minnesota: Camp Holiday Resort and Campground, Deerwood

Folded away in central Minnesota, this cheerful vacation resort is perfectly primed for a family camping adventure. It's arranged around pretty Turtle Lake with some 40 camping spots, of which six have pride of place right by the water. There's also a cabin and several vacation homes if you're not geared up for tent camping.

You'll get the classic, old-school camping experience here: roasting marshmallows around a firepit, wild swimming in a lake (the kids will love the water slide and sandy beach) and hanging out in the games room if the weather takes a turn. There's plenty to do in the surrounding area too: you'll find stellar golf courses, top-rated mountain biking trails and Paul Bunyan Land, a quirky, old-school amusement park with kid-friendly rides and an antique-filled Pioneer Village.

Missouri: LaJolla Natural Park campground, Meramec Caverns, Stanton

It's almost impossible to get bored at Meramec Caverns, a fun attraction with a campsite that's a perfect base for a family escape. Open throughout the summer, the campground's bucolic plots are arranged alongside the snaking Meramec River, while a shady picnic area is the perfect spot to refuel. There are also barbecue pits and a children's play area, plus a stand selling provisions.

The on-site campground is the perfect springboard for exploring the caverns themselves, an awesome subterranean complex that is visitable on a guided tour and includes an impressive light show. You can also try your hand at panning for gold at the on-site 'mining company', book float trips on the river or brave the center's treetop zipline course.

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Nebraska: Swanson Reservoir campgrounds, Trenton

North Dakota: Juniper Campground, Theodore Roosevelt National Park

A highlight of the Roughrider State, Theodore Roosevelt National Park sprawls out for more than 70,000 acres, a feast of rippling badlands, shamrock-colored prairies and hulking granite spires. You can immerse yourself in the wilderness with a stint at the back-to-basics Juniper Campground, the only campsite in the park's North Unit. 

Sites are fairly basic (there's no hook-up for RVs), but the park's natural bounty more than makes up for the relative lack of amenities. Campers will also have easy access to the North Unit's Scenic Byway, an epic road trip that wriggles into the wilderness on the tail of roaming bison and wild horses.

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Ohio: John Bryan State Park Campground, Yellow Springs

A rugged limestone gorge, carved out by the Little Miami River, is the showpiece of this 752-acre park in western Ohio. And the best way to experience it is with a stint at the park's own campground, a string of 56 electric and non-electric sites nestled in the forest. Pitches are simple, but you can expect yours to be kitted out with a picnic bench and a fire ring. 

Once you've pitched up, head out on a hike. The park is a walker's haven with 10 marked routes and the kid-friendly Storybook Trail, which includes panels revealing nature-themed tales. There's also an extensive network of mountain biking trails, plus a dedicated area for rock climbing.

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South Dakota: Cedar Pass Campground, Badlands National Park

Few preserves are more rugged than South Dakota's Badlands National Park, and a couple of nights at the Cedar Pass Campground is a fine way to enjoy the unfettered wilderness. It's one of two designated campgrounds in the park, spreading out with 96 sites, each offering sweeping vistas of the park's rugged bluffs and wide-open skies.

The campground is located close to the Ben Reifel Visitor Center, where park rangers can point you in the direction of epic hikes and prime wildlife-viewing spots. Popular walks in the vicinity include the mellow Door Trail – partially covered by a boardwalk and offering expansive panoramas over the badlands and grasslands – and the Notch Trail, which skirts clifftops and canyons and includes a climb on a wooden ladder.

Wisconsin: Family Campground, Harrington Beach State Park, Belgium

Harrington Beach State Park is a tranquil, forested preserve that sweeps out by the side of vast Lake Michigan, and the site's Family Campground is the perfect place to pitch up under the stars and drink in the giant Great Lakes scenery. There are 69 units, around half of which have electrical hook-up for RV drivers, and all have picnic tables and campfire rings. There are additional amenities through the summer, including showers and toilets.

Wisconsin: Family campground, Harrington Beach State Park, Belgium

While the campground has all the bare necessities, it's the location that really sings. The park scoops up around a mile (1.6km) of Lake Michigan's sand-trimmed shoreline and also protects great tracts of grassland and glittering swamps. Keep your eyes peeled for the park's abundant birdlife – both out on the trails and at your pitch – and make time for a visit to the on-site observatory too. 

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Appreciating alice munro, who brought innovation to short fiction.

The Nobel laureate, whose precisely written stories about southwestern Ontario many considered “without equal,” died this week at 92.

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By Ian Austen

In his elegant obituary of Alice Munro, the Nobel laureate who died this week in Port Hope, Ontario, Anthony DePalma writes that her stories “were widely considered to be without equal, a mixture of ordinary people and extraordinary themes.”

Mr. DePalma, a former Toronto bureau chief for The Times, continued: “She portrayed small-town folks, often in rural southwestern Ontario, facing situations that made the fantastic seem an everyday occurrence. Some of her characters were fleshed out so completely through generations and across continents that readers reached a level of intimacy with them that usually comes only with a full-length novel.”

[Read: Alice Munro, Nobel Laureate and Master of the Short Story, Dies at 92 ]

Ms. Munro and her work have long been covered by The Times. The first reference was one line in 1973 noting the publication of “Dance of the Happy Shades,” a collection of stories that had been released in Canada five years earlier.

This week, Opinion published an essay about Ms. Munro by the Toronto-based novelist Sheila Heti , and Books reminded readers of its guide to Ms. Munro’s work that it first published a few months ago.

[Read: I Don’t Write Like Alice Munro, but I Want to Live Like Her ]

[Read: The Essential Alice Munro ]

As is often the case when important cultural figures die, The Times also offered “an appraisal” of the work.

[Read: Alice Munro, a Literary Alchemist Who Made Great Fiction From Humble Lives ]

Ms. Munro’s appraisal was written by Gregory Cowles, a senior editor at The New York Times Book Review. We spoke about her life and writing. Our conversation has been edited for space and clarity.

When did you begin reading Alice Munro?

I’m sure it was in the pages of The New Yorker because my parents subscribed. But I started reading it more seriously as a high school student. It spoke to me, and I went and sought out her books.

When my wife and I were out on our first date, I knew she’d been an English major. I said, “Oh, who do you read?” And she said, “Well, I wrote my thesis on Alice Munro.” I said, “Ah, my favorite.” Alice Munro brought us together.

As an American, do you find her stories give you a sense of Canada?

Insofar as the settings are almost exclusively Canadian, sure. But for her, the work is so specific to this one region of Canada that you have to ask: Is that particularly representative of Canada as a whole?

In some ways it also feels as much Midwestern American as Midwestern Canadian. Some of the stories cross the border, driving into Michigan or the northern Midwest of America. And so it feels very particular. It’s got a very strong sense of place. But not necessarily a strong sense of national identity.

I’d say it feels more rural in terms of the sensibility. It’s got a very strong sensibility and a very strong sense of place. But I wouldn’t only associate it with Canada.

I must confess that I’ve not read very much of her work. What are people like me missing?

Since my piece appeared, most of the comments are from people who are just huge fans of her work. But sprinkled in there is someone who says “I never quite got it,” “It seemed very flat to me,” or “Nothing happened.”

In my piece, I make a point of saying that in fact quite a lot happens. Not only in an interior sense, as you might expect from short stories. But there are a lot of actual incidents in her stories, too. They’re very rich with plot.

As her career went on, time and memory became very elastic in her stories. What you’re missing in not submitting yourself to her work is the richness of that exploration of how memory works and how we question our own experiences. That felt like an innovation that she brought to short fiction.

She was inventing something. And she was applying some things that novelists had been doing at novel length with time and with memory. But doing it in such a compressed form.

Did she change the perception of short stories generally?

The perception of short stories generally did change while she was at the forefront of the form. But did she change it?

There were a lot of people at her time. If you’re going to talk Canadians: Mavis Gallant . There was like a real revival of the short story. She had something to do with it, for sure. But I think it was also something in the zeitgeist.

What book would you recommend to someone who doesn’t know her work?

She was prolific. I would, of course, say read it all.

But if you want me to say just one, I’d say “ Runaway .”

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An out-of-control forest fire has again forced some residents of Fort McMurray , Alberta, to evacuate. Among the 6,000 evacuees are people who lost their homes during the enormous 2016 fire there, which remains the most costly natural disaster in Canadian history. And smoke from the first wildfires of the season in Western Canada led to air quality warnings in Minnesota and parts of Wisconsin.

After nearly 50 years, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police have linked a fugitive from the United States to the murders of four women whose bodies were dumped in and around Calgary in 1976 and 1977. Investigators believe that the man, who was also a serial rapist, might have killed other women in Canada and the United States. He died in an American prison in 2011.

Barbara Hannigan, the singer and conductor from Waverley, Nova Scotia, who is known for doing both from the podium, will become the chief conductor and artistic director of the Iceland Symphony Orchestra.

Designers from Canadian Indigenous communities participated in Native Fashion Week in Sante Fe, N.M.

Avril Lavigne, the singer who was raised in Napanee, Ontario, is back with a new album and a tour. During an interview, she assured Claire Moses that she most definitely did not die more than 20 years ago to be replaced by a body double.

Lyndon Cormack, a founder of the backpack maker Herschel Supply Co., has an unusual guesthouse at his home in North Vancouver: a 31-foot Spartan Spartanette travel trailer from 1953.

A native of Windsor, Ontario, Ian Austen was educated in Toronto, lives in Ottawa and has reported about Canada for The New York Times for two decades. Follow him on Bluesky: @ianausten.bsky.social

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Ian Austen reports on Canada for The Times based in Ottawa. He covers politics, culture and the people of Canada and has reported on the country for two decades. He can be reached at [email protected] . More about Ian Austen

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Savvino-storozhevsky monastery and museum.

Zvenigorod's most famous sight is the Savvino-Storozhevsky Monastery, which was founded in 1398 by the monk Savva from the Troitse-Sergieva Lavra, at the invitation and with the support of Prince Yury Dmitrievich of Zvenigorod. Savva was later canonised as St Sabbas (Savva) of Storozhev. The monastery late flourished under the reign of Tsar Alexis, who chose the monastery as his family church and often went on pilgrimage there and made lots of donations to it. Most of the monastery’s buildings date from this time. The monastery is heavily fortified with thick walls and six towers, the most impressive of which is the Krasny Tower which also serves as the eastern entrance. The monastery was closed in 1918 and only reopened in 1995. In 1998 Patriarch Alexius II took part in a service to return the relics of St Sabbas to the monastery. Today the monastery has the status of a stauropegic monastery, which is second in status to a lavra. In addition to being a working monastery, it also holds the Zvenigorod Historical, Architectural and Art Museum.

Belfry and Neighbouring Churches

Located near the main entrance is the monastery's belfry which is perhaps the calling card of the monastery due to its uniqueness. It was built in the 1650s and the St Sergius of Radonezh’s Church was opened on the middle tier in the mid-17th century, although it was originally dedicated to the Trinity. The belfry's 35-tonne Great Bladgovestny Bell fell in 1941 and was only restored and returned in 2003. Attached to the belfry is a large refectory and the Transfiguration Church, both of which were built on the orders of Tsar Alexis in the 1650s.  

To the left of the belfry is another, smaller, refectory which is attached to the Trinity Gate-Church, which was also constructed in the 1650s on the orders of Tsar Alexis who made it his own family church. The church is elaborately decorated with colourful trims and underneath the archway is a beautiful 19th century fresco.

Nativity of Virgin Mary Cathedral

The Nativity of Virgin Mary Cathedral is the oldest building in the monastery and among the oldest buildings in the Moscow Region. It was built between 1404 and 1405 during the lifetime of St Sabbas and using the funds of Prince Yury of Zvenigorod. The white-stone cathedral is a standard four-pillar design with a single golden dome. After the death of St Sabbas he was interred in the cathedral and a new altar dedicated to him was added.

Under the reign of Tsar Alexis the cathedral was decorated with frescoes by Stepan Ryazanets, some of which remain today. Tsar Alexis also presented the cathedral with a five-tier iconostasis, the top row of icons have been preserved.

Tsaritsa's Chambers

The Nativity of Virgin Mary Cathedral is located between the Tsaritsa's Chambers of the left and the Palace of Tsar Alexis on the right. The Tsaritsa's Chambers were built in the mid-17th century for the wife of Tsar Alexey - Tsaritsa Maria Ilinichna Miloskavskaya. The design of the building is influenced by the ancient Russian architectural style. Is prettier than the Tsar's chambers opposite, being red in colour with elaborately decorated window frames and entrance.

At present the Tsaritsa's Chambers houses the Zvenigorod Historical, Architectural and Art Museum. Among its displays is an accurate recreation of the interior of a noble lady's chambers including furniture, decorations and a decorated tiled oven, and an exhibition on the history of Zvenigorod and the monastery.

Palace of Tsar Alexis

The Palace of Tsar Alexis was built in the 1650s and is now one of the best surviving examples of non-religious architecture of that era. It was built especially for Tsar Alexis who often visited the monastery on religious pilgrimages. Its most striking feature is its pretty row of nine chimney spouts which resemble towers.

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The Unique Burial of a Child of Early Scythian Time at the Cemetery of Saryg-Bulun (Tuva)

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In 1988, the Tuvan Archaeological Expedition (led by M. E. Kilunovskaya and V. A. Semenov) discovered a unique burial of the early Iron Age at Saryg-Bulun in Central Tuva. There are two burial mounds of the Aldy-Bel culture dated by 7th century BC. Within the barrows, which adjoined one another, forming a figure-of-eight, there were discovered 7 burials, from which a representative collection of artifacts was recovered. Burial 5 was the most unique, it was found in a coffin made of a larch trunk, with a tightly closed lid. Due to the preservative properties of larch and lack of air access, the coffin contained a well-preserved mummy of a child with an accompanying set of grave goods. The interred individual retained the skin on his face and had a leather headdress painted with red pigment and a coat, sewn from jerboa fur. The coat was belted with a leather belt with bronze ornaments and buckles. Besides that, a leather quiver with arrows with the shafts decorated with painted ornaments, fully preserved battle pick and a bow were buried in the coffin. Unexpectedly, the full-genomic analysis, showed that the individual was female. This fact opens a new aspect in the study of the social history of the Scythian society and perhaps brings us back to the myth of the Amazons, discussed by Herodotus. Of course, this discovery is unique in its preservation for the Scythian culture of Tuva and requires careful study and conservation.

Keywords: Tuva, Early Iron Age, early Scythian period, Aldy-Bel culture, barrow, burial in the coffin, mummy, full genome sequencing, aDNA

Information about authors: Marina Kilunovskaya (Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation). Candidate of Historical Sciences. Institute for the History of Material Culture of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Dvortsovaya Emb., 18, Saint Petersburg, 191186, Russian Federation E-mail: [email protected] Vladimir Semenov (Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation). Candidate of Historical Sciences. Institute for the History of Material Culture of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Dvortsovaya Emb., 18, Saint Petersburg, 191186, Russian Federation E-mail: [email protected] Varvara Busova  (Moscow, Russian Federation).  (Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation). Institute for the History of Material Culture of the Russian Academy of Sciences.  Dvortsovaya Emb., 18, Saint Petersburg, 191186, Russian Federation E-mail:  [email protected] Kharis Mustafin  (Moscow, Russian Federation). Candidate of Technical Sciences. Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology.  Institutsky Lane, 9, Dolgoprudny, 141701, Moscow Oblast, Russian Federation E-mail:  [email protected] Irina Alborova  (Moscow, Russian Federation). Candidate of Biological Sciences. Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology.  Institutsky Lane, 9, Dolgoprudny, 141701, Moscow Oblast, Russian Federation E-mail:  [email protected] Alina Matzvai  (Moscow, Russian Federation). Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology.  Institutsky Lane, 9, Dolgoprudny, 141701, Moscow Oblast, Russian Federation E-mail:  [email protected]

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