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Liz Downey on bike May Term

Pedaling Around Lake Superior for May Term

the three weeks circumnavigating Lake Superior she fell in love with bike touring. She and Van Cleve plan to bike the Keewanaw Peninsula in October and maybe Lake Michigan next year. “It’s actually a pretty fast way to get around the lake—you can’t walk around the lake in three weeks.”…

Northland College student EmmaMarie Hamond

EmmaMarie Hammond’s Three Lessons for Making Change

Citizen's Climate Lobby Goes to Washington DC

…combined efforts from both Republicans and Democrats in order to politically recognize and mitigate climate change—after all, everyone will be affected by climate change, regardless of political affiliation.” Hammond, who is majoring in water science and minoring in environmental humanities, said she first learned about the CCL last winter when…

Northland College student with journal

296 miles on the Superior Hiking Trail

Jane Dahlgren Hikes Solo for May Term

…thinking off-campus and independent study. She wanted to hike the Superior Hiking Trail that follows the ridgeline overlooking Lake Superior in northern Minnesota. The south end of the trail is located just an hour from campus. Dahlgren had these goals in mind: to walk alone, reflect, write, learn the flora…

Gender and Women’s Studies

This is your chance to explore the significance of gender—as well as other categories of identity—in social structures around the world. Gender and women’s studies at Northland is distinguished by its interdisciplinary nature. You will be taking courses in biology, philosophy, history, religion, sociology, sustainable community development, and outdoor education—all…

Aerial shot of Ashland and Chequamegon Bay

Rural America: A Living Laboratory

Center for Rural Communities Bridging the Theory-Practice Divide

…Freshwater Innovation as well as community-based organizations and local government agencies. For example, researchers are working with the Burke Center on five separate surveys for lakes and lake chains throughout northern Wisconsin including Lake Owen, Lake Nebagamon, Namakagon Chain of Lakes, Cisco Chain of Lakes, and the Penokee area lakes….

Happy Anniversary, LoonWatch

THE LAKE WHERE YOU LIVE

…to have them back here on my lake. I’ll bet you feel the same. Ted Rulseh, who lives on Birch Lake in Harshaw, is the author of The Lake Where You Live, a blog where readers can learn about the lakes they love—the history, geology, biology, chemistry, physics, magic, charm….