Visit the Sugarloaf Cove Nature Center this month to learn about the North Shore’s history and night sky.
History of the Cross River: 1895-1925 will be presented by Lee Johnson, a Forest Service archaeologist from Duluth at 10 a.m. July 12.
The Cross River represents one of the few watersheds on Minnesota’s North Shore where industrial level log drives occurred during the historic logging period (ca. 1880-1925). The Schroeder Lumber Company consolidated ownership of valuable stands of white and red pine in the upper Cross River watershed near Schroeder in the 1890s and commenced logging operation in 1902.
A week later, join award-winning author Ron Morton on a journey of discovery and story telling as he explores the night sky of the Ojibwe. From the important seasonal constellations through wandering wolves, and brave fisher to meteors and comets, Morton will bring to life the sky world of a northern people as portrayed in his book, Talking Sky.
Morton co-authored the book with Carl Gawboy, a member of the Bois Forte Band of the Minnesota Ojibwe. Their book combines natural science and a Native people’s holistic vision of the night sky to show how the Ojibwe used their observations of the heavens not only to explain events on the land, but also to create marvelous stories of great cultural and practical importance.
Talking Sky will be presented at 10 a.m. July 19.
Both programs are free. Call (218) 525- 0001 for more information.
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