2023: 34th Annual Meeting and Evening Reception

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2023: 34th Annual Meeting and Evening Reception

NANCY LANGSTON, DISTINGUISHED PROFESSOR OF ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY,
MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
“THE GIFT OF THE LOON”

Noted author and environmental historian, Nancy Langston, explores the history and restoration of common loons in the upper Great Lakes region. She delves into how climate change, toxic chemicals, and energy extraction have affected loon populations, and ways we can ensure a hopeful future for loons as well as ourselves.

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2022: 33rd Annual Spring Meeting "Logging Days in the Islands"

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2022: 33rd Annual Spring Meeting "Logging Days in the Islands"

Bob Mackreth, Apostle Island Historian
”Logging Days in the Islands”

Timber barons and lumberjacks left their marks throughout the Chequamegon region, while the Lake Superior environment presented loggers with challenges seldom seen elsewhere. Explore the islands’ unique lumbering history, from the days of oxen and ax to the era of Outer Island’s flying Lumberjacks with their Cessnas and chainsaws.

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2021: 33rd Annual Meeting and Fall Reception "Logging Days in the Islands"

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2021: 33rd Annual Meeting and Fall Reception "Logging Days in the Islands"

Bob Mackreth, Apostle Island Historian
”Logging Days in the Islands”

After thoughtful deliberation, the MIWP Board has voted to cancel the Fall Reception.

Timber barons and lumberjacks left their marks throughout the Chequamegon region, while the Lake Superior environment presented loggers with challenges seldom seen elsewhere. Explore the islands’ unique lumbering history, from the days of oxen and ax to the era of Outer Island’s flying Lumberjacks with their Cessnas and chainsaws.

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2020: 33rd Annual Spring Meeting "Logging Days in the Islands"

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2020: 33rd Annual Spring Meeting "Logging Days in the Islands"

Bob Mackreth, Apostle Island Historian
”Logging Days in the Islands”

Timber barons and lumberjacks left their marks throughout the Chequamegon region, while the Lake Superior environment presented loggers with challenges seldom seen elsewhere. Explore the islands’ unique lumbering history, from the days of oxen and ax to the era of Outer Island’s flying Lumberjacks with their Cessnas and chainsaws.

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2019: 32nd Annual Spring Meeting "The Lights of the Apostle Islands"

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2019: 32nd Annual Spring Meeting "The Lights of the Apostle Islands"

MARK WELLER, PHOTOGRAPHER AND VICE CHAIR, FRIENDS OF THE APOSTLE ISLANDS NATIONAL LAKESHORE

“THE LIGHTS OF THE APOSTLE ISLANDS”

For over ten years photographer Mark Weller has led a quest for spectacular nighttime shots of the Apostle Islands historic lighthouses. Set against the outstanding dark skies of Lake Superior, his mission has been to capture the Milky Way rising behind the lighthouses, which celebrates one of the most beautiful scenes in the upper Midwest.

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