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Peter Annin at beach

Q & A with "Great Lakes Water Wars" Author Peter Annin

…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…

aerial view of campus

Conventional & Unconventional Best Lists

…friendly . . . with a penchant for activism and outdoor activities. In fact, life at Northland begins with a required Outdoor Orientation trip, in which first-year students participate in five- to 12-day adventures in the Wisconsin wilderness.” Northland College freshmen recently completed their August wilderness trips before starting classes…

Graduate riding a bike with no hands

Graduates, especially, be astounded by the wonder all around us

…grabs us unexpectedly, such as happened to Sigurd Olson on a canoe trip in Quetico Provincial Park. One evening he climbed a ridge. He would write about his experience 30 years later in his book, “The Singing Wilderness.” “When I reached the bald knob of the peak the sun was…

Collage of historical photos of the Bro Family at Northland College

The Bro Family

A Century at Northland College 

…education. I swallowed my feelings and stayed. How often one such small event can change the course of a lifetime. Kenneth, Albin, and Margueritte Harmon, sister of Harriet Harmon Dexter, were great friends. They sang in the choir, played sports, and were active with the Mission Study, a student organization…

Northland College starry night

Climate Science

…to simulate and understand the relationship between the land (including Lake Superior, Penokee Mountains, and the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest) and local weather. You will also have the opportunity to observe these storms in action during a storm-chasing course, which is part of the curriculum. Our students go directly into forecasting…

Northland College student participates in Eco League exchange program with Alaska Pacific University.

Off-campus Learning

Whatever your interest, you can deepen and expand your education by studying off campus. This includes intensive, in-depth courses during May term, a semester at an EcoLeague school, or special courses at a partner organization. There is something right for you.

FinalGreat Lakes Science for Parks Symposium 2023 Booklet

…designated wilderness areas in the United States, managers are grappling with the need to make decisions that protect/preserve the unique qualities and characteristics outlined by the Wilderness Act of 1964 while also recognizing that climate change is causing ecological transformations that may dramatically alter those same characteristics. The resist- accept-direct…

Study Abroad

Off-campus Study

…your travel course deposit. 2020 May Term Travel Courses Climbing Instructor Development (OED 414 01) $1,225 Lake Superior Circumnavigation (IDS 180 01) $1,350 Paddling Instructor Development (OED 409 01) $400 Teaching in Environmental Education (EDU 250 01) $500 Urban Outdoor Education (OED 385 01) $400 Wildlife Handling & Immobilization (NRS…

Ponzio Stadium

Ponzio Stadium recognized as one of the best

…storm water discharge. Rettler assembled a team that included local and regional architects, engineers, contractors, and suppliers: McCabe Construction, Nasi Construction, Pieper Electric, Down to Earth Landscapes, Ashland Construction, A to Z Plumbing & Heating, Todd’s Redi-Mix, Forslund’s Building Supply, HT Glass, Sherwin Williams, Superior Drywall, SAS+Associates, Barr Engineering, Muermann…