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For 37 years, MIWP has preserved Island lands, helped manage invasive plants and explored environmental issues important to Island residents. Our 2024 education series invites you to experience and learn the wonders of our natural world. Please join us this summer to hear about our storied wilderness and immerse yourself on this special place that is Madeline Island. All programs are free and open to the public, except the Annual Meeting & Evening Reception. Classes and hikes will be held rain or shine. Programs at the museum theater have a 70-person capacity.

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Florantha Thompson Sproat — LaPointe and Beyond

Wednesday, July 31, 2024
7:00 PM 8:15 PM 19:00 20:15

Madeline Island Museum 226 Colonel Woods Avenue La Pointe, WI, 54850 United States (map)

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Free and open to the public!
Location: Madeline Island Museum

When a young lady from a cultured New England background came to La Pointe in the final years of the fur trade, it seemed unlikely that she’d do well on the frontier. Florantha Sproat didn’t take long to prove doubters mistaken. Astonishingly, Florantha’s time at LaPointe was just the first chapter in a remarkable life that would take her from the Lake Superior country to gold rush California and the peaks of the Sierra Nevada. Along the way she faced hardship and personal tragedy but rose to every challenge with unmatched strength and courage.

Speaker: Bob Mackreth, Apostle Islands National Park Service Historian

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Madeline Island Wilderness Preserve

The Madeline Island Wilderness Preserve is a non-profit land trust dedicated to the protection and preservation of natural areas on Madeline Island. The nature preserve lands are open to the public for hiking, skiing, berry-picking and hunting. MIWP is committed to education and advocacy — each summer we sponsor field trips and evening programs. Madeline Island is adjacent to the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore on the South Shore of Lake Superior in Wisconsin.