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Jun 28, 2017 7:00pm – 8:00pm19:00 – 20:00 Museum Evening Event MIWP Madeline Island Museum

Apostles Islands A-Z: Flora and Fauna of the Islands—Neil Howk

Jun 28, 2017 7:00pm – 8:00pm19:00 – 20:00 Museum Evening Event MIWP Madeline Island Museum

Free and Open to the Public

Explore the diverse flora and fauna of the Apostle Islands: animals, birds and plants. Neil Howk, Recently-retired Assistant Chief of Interpretation and Education, Apostle Islands National Lakeshore.

Jun 28, 2017 7:00pm – 8:00pm19:00 – 20:00 Museum Evening Event MIWP Madeline Island Museum

Warm, Wet and Windy — Adapting to Climate Change in the Apostle Islands

Jul 5

Jul 5, 2017 7:00pm – 8:00pm19:00 – 20:00 Museum Evening Event MIWP Madeline Island Museum

Warm, Wet and Windy — Adapting to Climate Change in the Apostle Islands

Jul 5, 2017 7:00pm – 8:00pm19:00 – 20:00 Museum Evening Event MIWP Madeline Island Museum

Free and Open to the Public

Discover the potential impacts of climate change throughout the region and learn how communities might adapt to life in a warmer, wetter and windier climate. Dr. Randy Lehr, Co-Director of the Burke Center for Freshwater Innovation.

Jul 5, 2017 7:00pm – 8:00pm19:00 – 20:00 Museum Evening Event MIWP Madeline Island Museum

It’s A Small World After All — Everything You Wanted To Know About Spiders And More…

Jul 19

Jul 19, 2017 7:00pm – 8:00pm19:00 – 20:00 Museum Evening Event MIWP Madeline Island Museum

It’s A Small World After All — Everything You Wanted To Know About Spiders And More…

Jul 19, 2017 7:00pm – 8:00pm19:00 – 20:00 Museum Evening Event MIWP Madeline Island Museum

Free and Open to the Public

In this program, we will look at the spiders we might see in the region. We will note their hunting habits: with or without webs and examine their anatomy, life cycle and more. Larry Weber, Teacher of 40 years, author of several books on nature of the North Woods.

Jul 19, 2017 7:00pm – 8:00pm19:00 – 20:00 Museum Evening Event MIWP Madeline Island Museum

Impenetrable Ice, Large Lakes, and Changing Coastlines: Evolution of the Lake Superior Region—Part 1

Aug 2

Aug 2, 2017 7:00pm – 8:00pm19:00 – 20:00 Museum Evening Event MIWP Madeline Island Museum

Impenetrable Ice, Large Lakes, and Changing Coastlines: Evolution of the Lake Superior Region—Part 1

Aug 2, 2017 7:00pm – 8:00pm19:00 – 20:00 Museum Evening Event MIWP Madeline Island Museum

Free and Open to the Public

This talk will review the recent data explaining the timing of glacial ice surrounding Lake Superior and the implications for past shorelines. Dr. Dave Ullman, Assistant Professor of Geoscience at Northland College.

Aug 2, 2017 7:00pm – 8:00pm19:00 – 20:00 Museum Evening Event MIWP Madeline Island Museum

Suspicious Content: Sediments and Soils of the Apostle Islands—Part 2

Aug 9

Aug 9, 2017 7:00pm – 8:00pm19:00 – 20:00 Museum Evening Event MIWP Madeline Island Museum

Suspicious Content: Sediments and Soils of the Apostle Islands—Part 2

Aug 9, 2017 7:00pm – 8:00pm19:00 – 20:00 Museum Evening Event MIWP Madeline Island Museum

Free and Open to the Public

This presentation will be about the sediments left at the end of glacial deposition, the soils that have developed on those glacial‐age sediments, and end with modern beach sediments. Dr. Tom Fitz, Professor of Geoscience at Northland College.

Aug 9, 2017 7:00pm – 8:00pm19:00 – 20:00 Museum Evening Event MIWP Madeline Island Museum

GUIDED SUMMER HIKE: Guide Ned Hancock—NE Trails

Aug 12

Aug 12, 2017 9:00am – 11:00am09:00 – 11:00 Hike MIWP Burroughs Trailhead

GUIDED SUMMER HIKE: Guide Ned Hancock—NE Trails

Aug 12, 2017 9:00am – 11:00am09:00 – 11:00 Hike MIWP Burroughs Trailhead

Free and Open to the Public

NE Trail Hike will meet at the Burrough’s Trailhead
2.5 miles north of Benjamin Blvd on the North Shore Road

Aug 12, 2017 9:00am – 11:00am09:00 – 11:00 Hike MIWP Burroughs Trailhead

Thousand Miler — Adventures Hiking the Ice Age Trail

Aug 19

Aug 19, 2017 7:00pm – 8:00pm19:00 – 20:00 Museum Evening Event MIWP Madeline Island Museum

Thousand Miler — Adventures Hiking the Ice Age Trail

Aug 19, 2017 7:00pm – 8:00pm19:00 – 20:00 Museum Evening Event MIWP Madeline Island Museum

Free and Open to the Public

Author Melanie Radzicki McManus will summarize her recent book.

Aug 19, 2017 7:00pm – 8:00pm19:00 – 20:00 Museum Evening Event MIWP Madeline Island Museum

Aug 23

Aug 23, 2017 7:00pm – 8:00pm19:00 – 20:00 Museum Evening Event MIWP Madeline Island Museum

“The Lake is the Boss”

Aug 23, 2017 7:00pm – 8:00pm19:00 – 20:00 Museum Evening Event MIWP Madeline Island Museum

Free and Open to the Public

Join historian Bob Mackreth for a look at some memorable occasions when mortal men and women learned that Gitche Gummee always has the final word.

Aug 23, 2017 7:00pm – 8:00pm19:00 – 20:00 Museum Evening Event MIWP Madeline Island Museum

GUIDED SUMMER HIKE: Guide Henry Harmon—High Ridge Trail, Town Park

Aug 26

Aug 26, 2017 9:00am – 11:00am09:00 – 11:00 Hike Kate Bortell Town Park Pavilion

GUIDED SUMMER HIKE: Guide Henry Harmon—High Ridge Trail, Town Park

Aug 26, 2017 9:00am – 11:00am09:00 – 11:00 Hike Kate Bortell Town Park Pavilion

Free and Open to the Public

High Ridge Hike will meet at Town Park Pavilion

Aug 26, 2017 9:00am – 11:00am09:00 – 11:00 Hike Kate Bortell Town Park Pavilion

GUIDED SUMMER HIKE: Guide Bonnie Matuseski—NE Trails

Sep 2

Sep 2, 2017 9:00am – 11:00am09:00 – 11:00 Hike MIWP Burroughs Trailhead

GUIDED SUMMER HIKE: Guide Bonnie Matuseski—NE Trails

Sep 2, 2017 9:00am – 11:00am09:00 – 11:00 Hike MIWP Burroughs Trailhead

Free and Open to the Public

NE Trail Hike will meet at the Burrough’s Trailhead
2.5 miles north of Benjamin Blvd on the North Shore Road

Sep 2, 2017 9:00am – 11:00am09:00 – 11:00 Hike MIWP Burroughs Trailhead

GUIDED SUMMER HIKE: Guide Steve Mueller—NE Trails

Sep 16

Sep 16, 2017 9:00am – 11:00am09:00 – 11:00 Hike MIWP Burroughs Trailhead

GUIDED SUMMER HIKE: Guide Steve Mueller—NE Trails

Sep 16, 2017 9:00am – 11:00am09:00 – 11:00 Hike MIWP Burroughs Trailhead

Free and Open to the Public

NE Trail Hike will meet at the Burrough’s Trailhead
2.5 miles north of Benjamin Blvd on the North Shore Road

Sep 16, 2017 9:00am – 11:00am09:00 – 11:00 Hike MIWP Burroughs Trailhead

GUIDED AUTUMN HIKE: Guide Keith Sowl—High Ridge Trail, Town Park

Sep 30

Sep 30, 2017 9:00am – 11:00am09:00 – 11:00 Hike MIWP Town Park Pavilion

GUIDED AUTUMN HIKE: Guide Keith Sowl—High Ridge Trail, Town Park

Sep 30, 2017 9:00am – 11:00am09:00 – 11:00 Hike MIWP Town Park Pavilion

Free and Open to the Public

High Ridge Hike will meet at Town Park Pavilion

Sep 30, 2017 9:00am – 11:00am09:00 – 11:00 Hike MIWP Town Park Pavilion

GUIDED AUTUMN HIKE: Guide Fred Koerschner—NE Trails & Potluck Picnic

Oct 7

Oct 7, 2017 9:00am – 1:00pm09:00 – 13:00 Hike MIWP Burroughs Trailhead

GUIDED AUTUMN HIKE: Guide Fred Koerschner—NE Trails & Potluck Picnic

Oct 7, 2017 9:00am – 1:00pm09:00 – 13:00 Hike MIWP Burroughs Trailhead

Free and Open to the Public

NE Trail Hike will meet at the Burrough’s Trailhead
2.5 miles north of Benjamin Blvd on the North Shore Road
Note: Annual Potluck Picnic to follow this hike, all are welcome