The Naturalist
Photograph By Narayan Mahon for ESPN The Magazine
Dressed in wind-insulating fur and wielding a literal club, Brian Gula, a park naturalist, plays the role of Joe Root, a legendary hermit who lived within Presque Isle State Park over a century ago. The popular Pennsylvania park is the site of the Frostbite Open, a winter golf tournament on frozen Presque Isle Bay since 2011.