For some, being stranded on Lake Superior in a boat with two broken motors is reasonable cause for alarm. However, for graduating senior Jordan Welnetz it was “just another day at the office” and a prime opportunity to enjoy the lake she loves. “We didn’t know what we were going…
…make a difference. However, finding a strong voice out of the gate proved to be harder than she anticipated. “When I graduated from Northland, I wasn’t sure of how to make a life of activism,” Smith said. “Maybe I was just too young or maybe not quite ready to commit.”…
Head Women’s Hockey Coach Kelly Rider has announced her first recruit. Kylie Fahmer, a forward from Fort Worth, Texas, has committed to playing for the LumberJills in their inaugural season in 2016-2017. “Kylie is a talented player, but an even better person and just the type of student-athlete we are…
…the accumulation of chemical contaminants in Great Lakes fish. That scientist ultimately became my graduate school advisor—and now I am studying Lake Superior. It has been a pretty interesting journey. Q. Do you still fish? Any favorite spots? A. My wife and I just took our three-year-old son fishing for…
…just that—we open up the walls of the classroom and invite students into their community to serve” In 1999, Mary Griggs Burke conveyed her family’s Forest Lodge estate to the USFS via the Trust for Public Lands. Situated on 872 forested acres along the southern shore of Lake Namekagon, the…
…day instead as an opportunity to celebrate Indigenous diversity and resiliency,” said Northland College Indigenous Cultures Center (ICC) Director Katrina Werchouski. The proclamation is just the beginning. The ICC, Native American Student Association (NASA), and other powwow organizers have added several new features this year designed to educate attendees about…
…The film is about the successful Ojibwe-led response to what would have been the world’s largest open-pit taconite mine threatening the health of northern Wisconsin’s watersheds. In 2016, Moore worked with Northland College students and the north woods community to create a companion film to the mining movie titled From…
…Bad River and its tributary the Tylers Forks flowing through a gorge and over stunning waterfalls. Located 30 miles south of campus, just north of Mellen. Potato River Falls This one is off the beaten path. In fact, it’s located down a gravel road with a spare sign to guide,…
…learn in the region. Associate Professor of English Alan Brew further hit on these themes and encouraging students to immerse themselves literally into Lake Superior and metaphorically into Northland College. “Learning is not a passive activity and an education is not something you can purchase—you cannot just fill in your…
College Magazine author Jackie Bannon writes: “Surrounded by nearly a million acres of forest, this private university in northern Wisconsin satisfies every outdoor adventure imaginable. From kayaking on Lake Superior to dog sledding in the winter, you might as well just live in your hiking boots. “You’ll most likely major…
