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49th Annual Folk Fest

Sustainability, Community, and Music The annual Folk Festival was originally organized by John Everatt, Tom Perry, Chuck Perry, and Pop Wagner (above) in 1968. They were students at Northland College at the time and little did they know that the event would continue for so long. Now organized by the…

Survey Says: Citizens Love It Here

Chequamegon Bay residents love where they live—and that’s good for business, according to the Northland College Center for Rural Communities. The Center released results Tuesday from their study, “Roots in Chequamegon Bay: Opportunities for Strengthening Community Attachment,” showing that close to seventy percent of residents are highly attached to the…

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Forest Lodge Meditation Retreat

September 27, 2024September 29, 2024

Relax and recharge at the Forest Lodge Educational Campus for a meditation and yoga retreat. The schedule includes unstructured time in the woods, yoga, and guided meditation. Please contact Jodi Supanich at jodi@washburnmeditationcenter.com or 218-355-0049 if you have any questions. Retreat Details There are two options for this retreat: attending…

Sunset at Forest Lodge

Forest Lodge Meditation and Chanting May Retreat

May 15, 3:00 pmMay 18, 9:00 am

Relax and recharge at the Forest Lodge Educational Campus for a meditation and yoga retreat. The schedule includes unstructured time in the woods, yoga, and guided meditation. Please contact Jodi Supanich at jodi@washburnmeditationcenter.com or 218-355-0049 if you have any questions. Retreat Details There are two options for this retreat: commuting…

Forest Lodge Meditation and Cross-country Ski Retreat

January 24, 4:00 pmJanuary 26, 10:00 am

Relax and recharge at the Forest Lodge Educational Campus for a meditation, yoga, and cross-country ski retreat. The schedule includes skiing/snowshoeing, unstructured time in the woods, yoga, and guided meditation. Feel free to bring skis and snowshoes! Please contact Jodi Supanich at jodi@washburnmeditationcenter.com or 218-355-0049 if you have any questions….

Sunset at Forest Lodge

Forest Lodge Meditation, Forest Bathing, and Yoga Retreat

July 31, 2024August 4, 2024

Relax and recharge at the Forest Lodge Educational Campus for a meditation, forest bathing, and yoga retreat. The schedule includes unstructured time in the woods, yoga, forest bathing, and guided meditation. We are experimenting with a drop-in retreat style. You can come for the day, stay overnight, stay for several…

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Impact on local economy put at $45.5 M

By Rick Olivo, The Daily Press A University of Wisconsin-Whitewater study shows that Northland College has an economic impact that compares favorably with the other major employers in Ashland County and has a substantial economic effect over a five-county region. The UW-Whitewater’s Fiscal and Economic Research Center (FERC) prepared the…

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Wis. Lets Village Go to Town on Great Lakes Water

Peter Annin uncovered documents about the expanded Pleasant Prairie diversion in reporting for second edition of The Great Lakes Water Wars.

Governors from all eight Great Lakes states had to sign off before Waukesha, Wis., could siphon water out of Lake Michigan. When Foxconn Technology Group wanted to dip a straw into the lake for its new electronics factory west of Racine, the Taiwan-based company had to undergo a rigorous legal…

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Professional Preparation of Early Childhood Teachers

Northland College received an innovative teaching and learning grant in September for $24,849 from the Wisconsin Early Childhood Association. This is the second grant from this organization. Last year, Northland College received an articulation grant for $25,000. Wisconsin institutions have been working to streamline how early childhood education credits transfer…

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Isle Royale Wolves, Another Perspective

By Adrian Wydeven, TWA Coordinator Isle Royale National Park wolves are doing poorly. This year only two highly inbred wolves inhabit the wilderness island in Lake Superior. To determine what should be done, the National Park Service (NPS) has developed a draft environmental impact statement (EIS) and recently collected comments…