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SUMMARY:Exploring Northwoods Indigenous Communities
DESCRIPTION:This class will take place January 9\, 11 and 16\, 2024\, 1:00-3:00p.m. at the Mercer Community Center\, with a fourth meeting and field trip January 18\, 1:00-3:30p.m.\, with Jim Bokern.\nSince the last glaciers retreated until today\, Indigenous people have relied on Northwoods natural resources. Over thousands of years\, from the Great Lakes to the interior lakes and streams\, dynamic Indigenous practices have focused on sustaining a good life.  \nThis series of four Fe University classes will explore the scholarship and historic documents that reveal some insights into Northwoods Indigenous people’s prehistory and history. Additionally\, visits to a key cultural site and a museum will connect participants more directly to important cultural traditions.  \nSpecific areas of exploration include precontact cultural traditions\, historic indigenous communities\, travel routes\, village sites\, resource use and interaction with Euro/American communities. An overview of post treaty Indigenous communities and families will illuminate how tribal groups like the Ojibwe and Potawatomi preserved traditional practices. An Ojibwe guest speaker will deliver a special focus on wild rice harvest and modern Ojibwe stewardship of resources. Finally\, the class will travel to a historic pine pitch site and the George Brown Jr. Ojibwe Museum and Cultural Center.  \nParticipants will learn how to “Get out and Explore” cultural sites\, support cultural stewardship and engage in historic preservation. \nInstructor: Jim Bokern \nOffline Registration: Download PDF Registration Form\, complete and mail in with payment. \nRegistration Questions? Contact us or call (715) 892-3982 or (715) 476-2881. \nRegistration Issues/Troubleshooting: If you are registering with one email address for two or more people\, please register each person individually (i.e. do not register all at once\, but add students one at a time to checkout). If you continue to have difficulty or have another question\, please contact us. \nCancellation Notice: Students are encouraged to sign up at least two weeks before the beginning of any Fe University class. Classes with less than 4 students 2 weeks before the start date may be cancelled at instructor/FeU discretion. If you’re interested in a class\, please sign up early! Thank you.
URL:https://feuniversity.org/class/exploring-northwoods-indigenous-communities/
LOCATION:Mercer Community Center\, 2648W Margaret Street\, Mercer\, Wisconsin\, 54547
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SUMMARY:Cities of the World: Edinburgh
DESCRIPTION:This class will take place January 9\, 4:00-6:00p.m.\, at the Frank B. Koller Memorial Library in Manitowish Waters\, with Mary Magray. It is part of our Cities of the World: A Grand Tour series.\nEdinburgh: The Story of a City\nAuthor Alexander McCall Smith has called Edinburgh a “heartbreakingly engaging city\,” a city remarkably easy to fall in love with. Why? Because of how and when and where the city took shape. Because of the fact that from its start it has been the “capital” city—the “first” city—of Scotland. And because of its rich\, proud\, and enduring culture—never sacrificed in the cause of cooperation with its powerful neighbor to the south—that has\, over the centuries\, suffused this entrancing city.  \nThe march of history is how Edinburgh came to be what it is today. From the heights of Castle Rock (where Edinburgh began) and the palace of Mary Queen of Scots to the Union with Great Britain in 1707\, from the earliest Catholic friaries to the Protestant reformer John Knox’s St. Giles Kirk\, from the Scottish Enlightenment to the restoration of the Scottish Parliament in 1998—history is everywhere to be seen\, touched\, and felt in what many have called “the loveliest city in the world.” \nInstructor: Mary Magray \nOffline Registration: Download PDF Registration Form\, complete and mail in with payment. \nRegistration Questions? Contact us or call (715) 892-3982 or (715) 476-2881. \nRegistration Issues/Troubleshooting: If you are registering with one email address for two or more people\, please register each person individually (i.e. do not register all at once\, but add students one at a time to checkout). If you continue to have difficulty or have another question\, please contact us. \nCancellation Notice: Students are encouraged to sign up at least two weeks before the beginning of any Fe University class. Classes with less than 4 students 2 weeks before the start date may be cancelled at instructor/FeU discretion. If you’re interested in a class\, please sign up early! Thank you.
URL:https://feuniversity.org/class/cities-of-the-world-edinburgh/
LOCATION:Frank B. Koller Memorial Library\, 5761 US-51\, Manitowish Waters\, WI\, 54545\, United States
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SUMMARY:Cross Country Ski Instruction
DESCRIPTION:JANUARY 18: This class has been CANCELED due to poor snow conditions. This class will take place January 23\, 25\, 30 and February 1\, 1:00-3:00p.m.\, starting at the MECCA Trails warming cabin\, with Chad McGrath.\nAt the conclusion of this course\, students will understand the basics of both diagonal stride and skate style skiing\, as regards both technique and equipment.  They will be able to stand comfortably on skis\, compress each ski and grip the snow\, kick off and then repeat with the opposite leg. They will be able to glide forward on the gliding ski after their kick\, maintaining balance\, as they shift their weight forward over the gliding ski. They will be able to engage their poles at the proper time/angle and push\, assisting forward movement. \nYou will learn: \n\nhow to attach/wear boots\, skis and poles\, \nhow to dress\nthe different types of Nordic skiing \nhow to stand up with skis on if (when!) you fall\nhow to grip the snow with your ski and kick forward with and without poles\nhow to glide on your skis in and out of the track\nhow to shift your weight forward after you kick to maximize forward momentum\nhow to push with your poles to further assist with forward motion and speed\nhow to use your ski edges (edging) to stop and turn\nhow to use the herringbone technique to climb a small hill\nhow to use the sidestep technique to climb a steeper hill \nhow to use the snowplow technique to slow down going down a hill\nhow to use skate ski technique down small hill\n\nRequirements:  Students should have been on skis before. They should have the basic ability to balance: ability stand on one foot for at least 5 seconds. They should also be able to fall onto snow from a standing still position without undue worry about injury. \nSki requirements: Students need to either bring their own skis\, or rent skis through FeU for $20 (pay at registration\, below). \nInstructor: Chad McGrath \nOffline Registration: Download PDF Registration Form\, complete and mail in with payment. \nRegistration Questions? Contact us or call (715) 892-3982 or (715) 476-2881. \nRegistration Issues/Troubleshooting: If you are registering with one email address for two or more people\, please register each person individually (i.e. do not register all at once\, but add students one at a time to checkout). If you continue to have difficulty or have another question\, please contact us. \nCancellation Notice: Students are encouraged to sign up at least two weeks before the beginning of any Fe University class. Classes with less than 4 students 2 weeks before the start date may be cancelled at instructor/FeU discretion. If you’re interested in a class\, please sign up early! Thank you. \nWe thank MECCA for letting us use their cabin and trails once again! Click here to find out more about MECCA Ski Trails.
URL:https://feuniversity.org/class/cross-country-ski-instruction-2/
LOCATION:Mecca Ski Trail\, 4686 Fierick Rd.\, Mercer\, WI\, 54547\, United States
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SUMMARY:From Freshwater Shores to Shining Saltwater Seas: An investigation of environmental crises along the Mississippi River and beyond
DESCRIPTION:This class will take place January 31\, February 7\, 14 and 21\, 3:30-5:30p.m.\, at Hurley High School\, with Tom Fitz\, Peter Levi and Titus Seilheimer.\nThe cumulative impacts of fossil fuel use and large-scale agricultural production have led to a breaking point in environmental crises. The excessive heat\, destructive floods\, ocean dead zones and red tides have demonstrated that environmental crises are being felt locally and globally – but how will climate change and water pollution affect the South Shore region? \nUsing the Mississippi River as a case study\, we will explore the interconnectedness of ecology\, geology\, and human activities from the Midwest to the Gulf of Mexico. Then we will pull together the lessons learned and consider the coming decades along the shores of Lake Superior. Our objective is to describe the changes to our lands\, waters\, and communities from climate change and the science-based opportunities that can help us manage for a more resilient future.   \nClass 1 (Levi): Human stressors to the structure and function of freshwater ecosystems in the Midwest  \nClass 2 (Fitz): Geo-engineers: How humans have tried\, and failed\, to tame the mighty Mississippi River and Gulf of Mexico \nClass 3 (Seilheimer): From floods to droughts and ever-changing water levels: Plotting the course of management actions in the face of uncertainty \nClass 4 (Fitz\, Levi\, and Seilheimer): The future of water and climate in the South Shore region of northern Wisconsin and Michigan \nRequirements: Strongly recommended reading: Breakpoint: Reckoning with America’s Environmental Crises by Jeremy B.C. Jackson and Steve Chapple \nInstructors: Tom Fitz\, Peter Levi\, and Titus Seilheimer \nOffline Registration: Download PDF Registration Form\, complete and mail in with payment. \nRegistration Questions? Contact us or call (715) 892-3982 or (715) 476-2881. \nRegistration Issues/Troubleshooting: If you are registering with one email address for two or more people\, please register each person individually (i.e. do not register all at once\, but add students one at a time to checkout). If you continue to have difficulty or have another question\, please contact us. \nCancellation Notice: Students are encouraged to sign up at least two weeks before the beginning of any Fe University class. Classes with less than 4 students 2 weeks before the start date may be cancelled at instructor/FeU discretion. If you’re interested in a class\, please sign up early! Thank you.
URL:https://feuniversity.org/class/from-freshwater-shores-to-shining-saltwater-seas-an-investigation-of-environmental-crises-along-the-mississippi-river-and-beyond/
LOCATION:Hurley High School\, 5503 W Range View Dr.\, Hurley\, WI\, 54534\, United States
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