…The Griggs’s enjoyment of their oasis on the shores of Lake Namekagon stretched across three generations. In 1999, the Lodge’s final direct heir, Mary Griggs Burke, donated the estate to The Trust for Public Land. Her wish was that Forest Lodge become a hands-on environmental center. To read full article….
…Burke Center is funded by a $10 million endowment from the Mary Livingston Griggs and Mary Griggs Burke Foundation in St. Paul, Minnesota. The work of the Burke Center will be conducted on campus and at Forest Lodge in Cable, the former home of the Burke family, Forest Lodge in…
…throughout the state. As the chapter secretary, I have witnessed our region’s vivacity and generosity firsthand. The September “Guerrilla Harvest Dinner” hosted by the Farmers Union at Wild Rice Retreat demonstrated the collaborative potential of a community coming together to elevate food. Through donations, imagination, and gusto, 20-or-so kitchen volunteers…
…due to more than espresso. They’ve just finished their freshman year in Superior Connections, a unique interdisciplinary course of study focused on the Lake Superior watershed. Founded in 1892, Northland College is located in northern Wisconsin near Lake Superior and the Chequamegon National Forest with its resident wildlife. Northland’s 500…
…recovery efforts in the Great Lakes. I also wrote about wind farms on the Great Plains, forest fires in the Mountain West, drought in the southwest and issues of that sort. Q. How do the two fit together? Maybe the title of your book, “The Great Lakes Water Wars,” provides…
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