…known as the Great Lakes Compact. The agreement didn’t get much press when George W. Bush signed it into law in 2008. The financial crisis dominated headlines then. But Peter Annin, author of “The Great Lakes Water Wars,” says it was a big shift in the way we manage water….
…– What would blueberry bushes look like right now? Some students have decided to focus on that question. “That part is called a bud,” Smith says, looking at a blueberry bush with a student. “It’s turning into green, right? So what would come out of that bud, what do you…
Calling themselves the Paddlin Madelines, high school camp friends Mitzi Peine ‘14 and Emma Burgeson made up the first all-women canoe team in 2014 to attempt the Yukon 1000, the world’s longest paddling race on the Yukon River in Alaska. Five hundred miles in, they made the decision to withdraw…
…Northland education still resonate? Many of us were drawn to Northland because of its setting. In the 90s we affectionately referred to the college as “Camp Northland.” After a recent canoe trip with another family, my friend asked, “Did you grow up camping and canoeing?” And while I did have…
…a vacation home retreat in 1957 on Gull Lake. With sixty-eight acres of forest and 2,200 feet of shoreline, they spent many weekends there, operating a camp for boys age nine to fifteen. “But when Don became principal, our summers were too short to continue the operation,” Carol said. The…
…your favorite place or experience on Lake Superior. A. Several years ago my wife and I were wilderness camping on a remote uninhabited island in Lake Superior with our two sons, who were quite young at the time. We were far off the grid, a long way from the ambient…
…close. Voyageur Sash. Pocket-size copy of Walden by Henry David Thoreau. Sports Afield, July 1939 (with an article by Sig). Pocket watch and lanyard. A 1926 guide’s license for Quetico Provincial Park. Sig’s iconic felt hat worn on paddling trips throughout the border country. A camp ax. Pipe. Membership cards…
Q&A with Cassie Brown Major: outdoor education. Summer plans: Running a couple of Northland’s summer camps and leading backpacking and kayaking trips for a Girl Scout camp in Michigan. After that: Teaching Ojibwe language in Bayfield. Q. How did you get interested in lacrosse? A. I became interested in lacrosse…
The Northland College Native American Studies program and Indigenous Cultures Center is bringing Sofia Jannok, a Swedish-side Sámi artist, singer, songwriter, actress, radio host, and activist for Indigenous rights, to campus the week of Monday, October 3. Combining her heritage with Swedish pop, she will give a public performance at…
