Posts Tagged "Lakesuperior" by Earthkeeper
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Nonprofit Cedar Tree Institute Retreat: Poetic Vision of Mary Oliver, Spirit of Place kayak trip
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6 mos ago
12th Anniversary Retreat
Spirit of Place Encounters of Spirituality and the Environment
Kayaking 40 miles along the shores of Lake Superior coastline August 3-7, 2009 Cost: $850 (Limited to 10 persons)
Interfaith kayaking trip along 40 miles of Lake Superior shoreline, while reading journals of 16th Century Jesuit Missionaries to the Ojibwa tribe; discussions of spirituality and nature; hearty meals including smoked fish and homemade bread; Lodging in an Historic Inn and rustic lakeside cabins. Facilitators: Rev. John Magnuson & Rev. Lee Goodwin
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Kayaking love story: WI couple paddles around Lake Superior
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1 yr 3 mos ago
Ashland, Wisconsin residents Alissa Weitz, 26, and Brian Castillo, 23, will soon be completing their 1,300 mile journey around Lake Superior.
They are a couple in love with Lake Superior and each other - on a modern day lover's adventure. They arrived in Marquette over the weekend and spent Lake Superior Day on Sunday hiking with friends and swimming including jumping off the tall cliffs at the city’s “black rocks.” A big part of their quest is educating the public about the environmental value of Lake Superior. Averaging 25 miles a day - with their longest day over 40 miles. They encountered water temperatures as low as 38 degrees, fog outside of Marquette, rough waves outside of Houghton, Michigan that prevent them from rounding the tip of the Keweenaw Peninsula - and instead cut through the Keweenaw Waterway. They left Ashland, Wisconsin on July 1 and hope to complete their two-month journey on or about the… |
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Lake Superior Odyssey: Young Wisconsin couple on 1,300 mile two-month adventure around biggest Great Lake
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1 yr 4 mos ago
(Marquette, Michigan) - It’s a 1,300 mile, two month odyssey - kayaking around the always beautiful and sometimes treacherous Lake Superior.
Alissa and Brian spent Lake Superior Day hiking with friends and swimming including jumping off the tall cliffs at the city's "black rocks." It's a real Marquette thing to do. |
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Circumnavigating Lake Superior: Wisconsin twenty-somethings on 1,300 mile two-month trek
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1 yr 4 mos ago
(Marquette, Michigan) – It's a 1,300 mile, two month odyssey - kayaking around the always beautiful and sometimes treacherous Lake Superior.
Ashland, Wisconsin residents Alissa Weitz and Brian Castillo are promoting the protection of Lake Superior - the world's largest freshwater lake. The twenty somethings departed Bayfield, Wisconsin on July 1, 2008 and hope to complete their journey by September. The kayaking duo left Marquette, Michigan on Tuesday afternoon, July 22, 2008 to continue their journey. They arrived in Marquette for Lake Superior Day 2008 - this year that was July 20 2008. Lake Superior Day is sponsored by the Lake Superior Bi-national Forum and is held annually on the third Sunday of July. Alissa and Brian spent Lake Superior Day hiking with friends and swimming including jumping off the tall cliffs at the city's "black rocks." A big part of their quest is educating the public about protecting Lake Superior and why the largest of… |
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Earth Healing Initiative: Environmental tipping point for faith communities; Wisdom of Native American respect for planet
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1 yr 8 mos ago
Environmental tipping point: Faith communities have a duty to protect the Earth, and Native Americans, other Indigenous peoples can teach us a lot about respecting nature
(Marquette, Michigan) - The new non-profit Earth Healing Initiative, based in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, is honoring faith-based and Native American environmental projects across the Great Lakes. The interfaith Earth Healing Initiative (EHI) is currently collaborating with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to promote the Great Lakes 2008 Earth Day Challenge involving about 37 projects in eight states including providing faith community volunteers where needed and spreading the word about the event in churches and temples. Faith communities across the Great Lakes basin will be involved in the challenge and other Earth Day events. The EHI is one of several faith-based environment projects created by the non-profit Cedar Tree Institute in Marquette, Michigan. Rev. Jon Magnuson said it is important for people of faith to do their part to protect… |
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Superior Sunset: Lake Superior seconds before sun disappears is a sacred place for Native Americans and others who respect the planet and nature's inspirational beauty
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2 yrs 3 mos ago
This photo was taken on August 11, 2007 along M-28 about 6 miles west of Munising just as the sun disappeared below horizon.
I was returning from the Spirit Scholars conference in Ann Arbor and despite being tired and anxious to get home - the orange, red setting sun on the blue water of Lake Superior inspired me to stop, jump out of my car and snap a few photos. During the conference, Rev. Lynn Hubbard of Munising announced the creation of the new non-profit Turtle Island Project that promotes respect for the environment and Native American culture and heritage. The interfaith environment project was founded by a Lutheran pastor and a Church of Christ minister who believe Americans have a lot to learn from First Nations Peoples, Celts and other Earth-based religions that have the utmost respect for the planet and would view a sunset like this as a sacred place. The sunset… |
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Great Concert For Great Lake Goes Great: Nearly 400 support Lake Superior by attending Boreal Chamber Symphony benefit concert that raised thousands to protect biggest of Great Lakes
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2 yrs 4 mos ago
Hundreds of people spent a Sunday night in mid-July 2007 at the debut of the Boreal Chamber Symphony in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula for a wide-ranging concert to protect Lake Superior.
It was standing room only for the Lake Superior Day (July 15) debut of the Boreal Chamber Symphony in Marquette, Michigan in a concert to benefit the largest, deepest and coldest of the Great Lakes. The concert was sponsored by the Superior Watershed Partnership and the Cedar Tree Institute and honored the Earth Keeper Initiative that the two Marquette non-profit organizations founded in 2004. Conductor Craig Randal Johnson of Minneapolis, Minnesota (pictured in photo) led 20 professional classical musicians from around the Midwest in a concert of numerous moods including a special piece commissioned for the event entitled "Fall Storm on Lake Superior." Nearly 400 people attended the free three-hour concert Sunday night that raised thousands of dollars for the Lake Superior Defense… |
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One Night Only: Boreal Chamber Symphony lights up northern Michigan sky for Lake Superior Day concert that raised thousands to protect Great Lake
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2 yrs 4 mos ago
Hundreds of people spent their Sunday night at the debut of the Boreal Chamber Symphony in Michigan's Upper Peninsula for a wide-ranging classical music concert to protect Lake Superior.
The Lake Superior Day free concert was a benefit for numerous projects involving the immense Superior watershed. The orchestra received several encores and a standing ovation. Earth Keeper volunteer media advisor Greg Peterson reports all the donations go to the Lake Superior Defense fund. Length: 6:02 It was standing room only for the Lake Superior Day debut of the Boreal Chamber Symphony in Marquette, Michigan in a concert to benefit the largest, deepest and coldest of the Great Lakes. The concert was sponsored by the Superior Watershed Partnership and the Cedar Tree Institute and honored the Earth Keeper Initiative that the two Marquette non-profit organizations founded in 2004. Conductor Craig Randal Johnson of Minneapolis, Minnesota led 20 professional classical musicians from around the Midwest in a concert of… |
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Gull-able: Five seagulls wait for a handout that doesn't come along Lake Superior
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2 yrs 5 mos ago
A gaggle of laughing teens (not pictured) tempt a gaggles of gulls with their lunch in Marquette, Michigan along the Lake Superior shore.
But it's illegal to feed the birds, so the teens did not toss their PB&J scraps to the gulls. Tourists who don't know the law, often feed the seagulls that are always looking for a easy meal - sometimes flying too close to cars and people for comfort. Don't forget that this Sunday, July 15, 2007 is Lake Superior Day. You can fly up to Marquette for a free, dramatic and unique classical concert to benefit Lake Superior protection projects. About 20 musicians and a dancer from around the Midwest have formed the Boreal Chamber Symphony just for the event that begins at 7 p.m. Sunday at Upfront & Company in Marquette. The orchestra's debut includes new music commissioned for the concert plus percussionists will use driftwood, sand, water and rocks from… |
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Vivid lightening strikes during Lake Superior thunderstorms that rolled ashore in northern Michigan
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2 yrs 5 mos ago
Vivid lightening struck around 5:30 a.m. July 8, 2007 thunderstorms rolled across Lake Superior and Michigan’s Upper Peninsula with heavy rain and hail.
It was the third hail storm in Marquette County since a six-day blizzard during the first week of April 2007 dumped 5 feet of snow across northern Michigan. Protecting Lake Superior is the goal of a free benefit concert on Sunday July 15, 2007 that promises to be as dramatic as today's storm. Midwest classical musicians created the Boreal Chamber Symphony to protect Lake Superior. The Boreal orchestra debuts in Marquette, Michigan on the international Lake Superior Day. Donations go to Lake Superior Defense Fund. Sponsors are the Superior Watershed Partnership and the Cedar Tree Institute, Marquette non-profits that founded the interfaith Earth Keeper Initiative in 2004. The Earth Keepers have recycled or properly disposed of over 370 tons of household poisons on past three Earth Day weekends. For more information contact the concert co-sponsors:… |
