January 1969 No school but skiing was fabulous! And a huge mountain of snow at McMillan and lunch trays made for great sledding! —Jackie Davies Anderson ‘71 “And yes, Cabbies was open.” —Stuart Goldman ‘69 November 9-10, 1975 “The first blizzard I encountered at Northland was the same that sank…
Home state: New Jersey Major: Environmental Studies ‘01 NC Highlight: Internship with NASA Current location: Greenbelt, Maryland Employer: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Goddard Space Flight Center Occupation: Senior Scientist What I do: Study and improve metrics for monitoring forest disturbance and recovery How I got here. When I was…
Alums Remember Cabbie’s Tap owners Jean Anne (O’Brien) Case 1958 I grew up in Ashland but attended Northland and did stay in the dorm one year. I mostly remember spending a lot of time in Cabbie’s because the age to get into a beer bar was eighteen and they…
…archived interview of sitting in a car at age six while his mother interviewed the famous social reformer Jane Addams. Kenneth enjoyed a successful career in business, joined the board of trustees in 1957, and became the longest sitting member with forty-six years of service, including nine as emeritus. Two…
Our lives are made up of encounters. Most are the everyday, unremarkable interactions making up a life. Other encounters are momentous, life-changing. Regional writers will share encounters large and small in the ninth annual Writers Read, this year’s theme being Encounters. At 7 p.m Friday, January 25 in the Alvord…
Life is full of chance meetings and events, coupled with very conscious decisions. The proximity to Lake Superior, and Northland understanding that the variability of my high school grades showed engaged passion essential for my success, brought me to Northland College. My stepmother suggested getting a job in Bayfield in…
