Our new series starts this February and will run to winter/spring 2025, with 7 individual courses that you can sign up for! Join us for Still Learning After All These Years: A series of courses for and about our FeU generation–who we are, where we’ve been, what we need. Read…
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We are delighted to announce a new collaboration with Dillman’s Bay Resort/Dillman’s Art Workshops to offer a special summer series of three classes in 2024. Visioning: Responding to Nature will take place 9a.m.-Noon, featuring the following world-class local teachers: July 18 – Writing with John Bates July 25 – Photography with Gary Theisen August…
Read More...Our Giving Day is already off to a strong start with $2,500 donated by our board members toward our goal of $10,000! Thank you to our board for their financial support as well as their efforts of time, skill and initiative. We also thank the Mercer United Methodist Church for…
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Dear FeU Friend, You’ve taken our classes, explored new learning, made new friends and connections. You’re the backbone of Fe University–a thriving community of curious friends, students and teachers. You’re the reason for FeU, a unique life-long learning program for seniors that keeps growing. Now, we are asking for your…
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“How can you live up here and not wonder about the scattered company towns, the abandoned buildings, the slag piles (waste rock), or holes in the ground, the people who still mourn loved ones lost in the mines?” Joan Hauer, mining history student. Eighteen curious seniors participated in the History of Mining…
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The Rice Lake Association is sponsoring “Turtle River Chain of Lakes, History and Science” on Wednesday, October 12, 3:30 – 6 pm, at the Mercer Community Center. A panel of experts will discuss the centuries of history and how science is applied to control invasive species, monitor water quality, and protect the…
Read More...While we are keeping a close eye on the covid-19 situation, most of our classes have returned to being held in-person as of September 2022. (Currently, only one upcoming class is going to be offered over Zoom.) Unfortunately, at this point we are not offering hybrid Zoom/in-person options.
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Steve Cole, who lives in Ironwood, will be coming to speak at Gogebic Community College for Black History Month. Steve takes on the role of Frederick Douglass, with a 20-minute talk and ending with a 10-minute Q&A session. Frederick Douglass was a formerly enslaved man who became a prominent activist,…
Read More...Because of the Omicron variant covid spike, as of January 2022 the Fe University board made the decision that until further notice, all classes will be held via Zoom except for those outside. Masks are required when in close proximity to others. Check upcoming classes for specific requirements. Thank you.
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2021 began with a virtual world: our winter and early spring classes were offered almost exclusively online, except for Cross-Country Skiing with Chad McGrath. We even offered an online yoga class with Amanda Easter! As the year advanced, we were able to meet in person once again, heading out for…
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FeU is pleased to announce that we’ve met our goal to hire a website designer to update our website. We are happy with the new, updated layout, and hope that you will find it so much easier to register for classes and find the information you need. This would not…
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At Iron County-based Fe University, curiosity never retires because the interests of Northwoods retirees know no bounds. Participants gather in the woods, on lakes, and in classrooms to learn about all sorts of things–from the geology and ecology of our woods and waters to early Christianity, local Anishinaabe culture to…
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