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Northland College alumni Linda Rise and Andy Noyes stand in front of their van

Alumni Camper Van House Concert Tour

Linda Rise ’87 and Andy Noyes ’84 of Ashland, Wisconsin, have left their jobs and are cruising the country for a year as a way to find inspiration and discover the best of who they are. They are traveling in their camper van, visiting Northland College alumni, friends, and family,…

Wheeler Hall 2016

Stolid Wheeler Hall

By Linda J. Mack, trustee Wheeler Hall’s solid—even stolid—exterior speaks to its status as the oldest building on campus, Northland’s “Old Main.” But when I stepped inside, I found a fresh feel and unexpected layout with a central atrium on each floor acting as welcome social space for classrooms and…

2017 Loon poster Photo by Lorna Rohloff

Give to LoonWatch

LoonWatch, a program of the Sigurd Olson Environmental Institute, protects common loons and their aquatic habitats through education, monitoring, and research. Please fill out the gift form below. Please call 715-682-1215 if you would like to change or cancel a recurring gift. Video footage by Linda Grenzer Oops! We could…

SONWA winners

2016 Sigurd F. Olson Nature Writing Award Winners

Northland College announces Book Awards for Earth Day

…Mr. McGinty’s Monarchs, by Linda Vander Heyden with illustrations by Eileen Ryan Ewen (Sleeping Bear Press, Ann Arbor, Mich.) What Matters, by Alison Hughes with illustrations by Holly Hatam (Orca Book Publishers) The Lonely Giant, by Sophie Ambrose (Candlewick Press, Somerville, Massachusetts) Children’s Notable Books Mountain Chef: How One Man…

Alumni standing at bowling alley

MACNC Noise: Of Jacks and Quacks

…with appropriately representative malt beverages—Leinenkugel’s Original imported from Wisconsin; and the very emblem (some say the Mother’s Milk) of the Chesapeake Bay area, National Bohemian. The featured topic on this event’s agenda was the announcement of a scholarship fund. This fund, named for Mid-Atlantic alumna Linda Zurflieh ’70, is intended…

Downtown Ashland

Ashland Area Explores Development

…The median household income ranges from $39,000 to $45,000 a year, while the statewide average is about $53,000. Linda Jorgenson, co-chair of the Ashland/Bayfield Counties League of Women Voters, said they’re studying ways to address the region’s economic inequality compared to the state and nation. The typical approach to economic…

Loon and Baby

LoonWatch

Imagine a northern lake without the haunting calls and awe-inspiring presence of the common loon. It’s a disturbing thought, but in some places, it’s happening. Air and water pollution, loss of habitat, and increasing recreational activities on lakes all pose serious threats to loons across North America, and in some…