A new report is recommending ways to protect an artesian aquifer in Bayfield County following a controversial proposal to bottle and sell water from an artesian well in a Lake Superior watershed that’s now being fought in court. Residents and tourists have long been drawn to the region’s artesian wells because they don’t require pumping.…
After nearly five years, over 1,500 experiments, and more than $100,000 in funding, Professor of Chemistry Nick Robertson and twelve Northland College students* published a paper last month in the Journal of Applied Polymer Science. Additional authors include Professor Michael Carney at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire and three of his undergraduate student researchers**. “It’s…
Katie Tapper ’21 nets, guts, and dissects fish as part of a larger project to investigate the culinary tastes of Lake Superior fish. Her most unusual find? A nearly intact garter snake inside the stomach of a trout she netted near Madeline Island in northern Wisconsin’s Apostle Islands archipelago. “That was pretty cool,” she says…
In February 2021, I collaborated on an international light festival in Bristol, England. Artists activated parks, bridges, and buildings with interactive, multi-sensory experiences of light and sound. Attracting over 100,000 people, the Light Festival coaxed participants to explore and engage with the city in entirely new ways. Cities often host festivals to attract tourists and…
Useful knowledge while stimulating the mind is a deep legacy of ceramic arts at Northland College. Northland’s ceramics legacy began in the red clay of the campus with the industry of students and faculty. In the throes of the Great Depression, Northland began the Craft Shop program to provide income for students struggling to pay…
In 1991, Bruce Goetz, a professor of geology, and his wife, Ruth, gave the first $1,000 gift to the Tim Carpenter Memorial Scholarship Endowment. Tim had been a student of Bruce’s in the 1970s—and Bruce wanted to do something to honor the young man he called friend. “I have seen people do some very nice…
Originally from sunny Florida, Aja Gregg’s post-high school plan was simple—get away from Florida and become a dental hygienist. That was before recruiters started calling with offers to play basketball in college. Among those recruiters was Northland’s own Daryle Tucker who had something the others didn’t—a campus 1,800 miles away and generous scholarship support. With…
Fun fact about Jim Quinn ’73. He graduated from Cumberland High School where Henry Fitzgibbon ’51 taught. Fitzgibbon, who lives in Florida, is one of Northland’s oldest living alums. It was Henry who encouraged Jim to attend Northland College. “I was fortunate that we crossed paths because attending Northland was one of the best decisions…
You know that look someone has when they’re in love for the first time? The permanent half-smile like they’re recalling a joke from the night before, the easy laugh, lightness of step? That’s the look Scott Griffiths ’97 has. He glows. For one, he’s married to Kellie Pederson ’98, a ray of sunshine herself. The…
Dr. Sarah Johnson stood in Spur Lake with waders on, her hand searching below the surface as part of an effort to revive wild rice. She pulled up what looked like a long white monster the size of her arm. “It’s only a water lily rhizome,” she said, reassuring the shocked faces in front of…
