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Four Northland College students sit in a boat with survey equipment

The Life Aquatic of the Penokee Hills

Students Survey Fish Populations

…there must be vibrant aquatic life. However, there isn’t much for fish data on the lakes. In the past decade, open-pit iron mining has been proposed for the Penokee Hills. “The most recent mining proposal has been abandoned, but there is a very large ore deposit here and will undoubtedly…

Northland College Professor Tom Fitz holds up a slide containing asbestos.

Professor, Student Prove Asbestos

…of the Penokee Hills. “It appears that I’m trying to stop a mine,” he said. “I’m not. I’m trying to find answers to important questions, and because of that, I’ve become a scientist for the community.” With the assistance of student Marissa Fish, who graduated last May, he discovered asbestos—lots…

Film class and wild rice parching

Filmmaker, Students Document Harvest

…associate professor of media arts and peacebuilding at Eastern Mennonite University in Harrisonburg, Virginia, Moore met Northland College alumna Danielle Taylor (‘98), who had established the blog, Voices of the Penokee Hills, detailing the development of taconite mining in the Penokee Hills, located near Northland College in northern Wisconsin. In…

Outdoor Orientation

Welcome to Northland’s Outdoor Orientation. Our program is made up of an outdoor orientation (OO) experience and an on-campus orientation. All new students must participate in both the on-campus portion and an OO experience as part of First-Year Experience graduation requirement. Transfer students arriving with less than 24 credits are…

Sigurd Olson Articles

…Sigurd’s papers at the Minnesota Historical Society include the manuscript drafts of these articles, but not actual newspaper clippings. A sample of these articles appear below. Many of them probably were published as part of his “America Out of Doors” syndicated column, but there is nothing in his papers to…

slides of asbestos

WPR: Research Reveals More Asbestos-Like Minerals

Professor Tom Fitz to present findings By Danielle Kaeding, WPR News More asbestos-like fibers than previously thought have been discovered in the Penokee Hills. According to a northern Wisconsin geoscientist, the greatest amount of hazardous minerals are in the western part of the range, including an area that mining outfit…

Glass of beer sitting next to Cabbie's Tap logo.

Ten-cent Taps, Lasting Romance & Ida's Special Sauce

…famous beer mustard. I met my future husband at Cabbie’s. We were married two years later after I graduated from Northland. Sweetheart couples included: Connie Williams and Jim Junker; Judy Moll and Jim Francois; Diane Emerson and Dick Lee; Ginny Durand and Dan James; Marty Cloutier and Dick Facklam—just to…