SAT · 10:00am
MWPF VOLUNTEER DAY - Trails
7543 Squirrel Hill Rd, Minocqua, WI 54548, USA
SAT · 10:00am
Nature Journaling
Saturday, November 7 in Minocqua
About this event
Create a journal page(s) based on what you hear, see, smell and feel in nature in this hands-on class with Kay Krans and Hannah Menzia of the Northwoods Forest History Experience. The options are wide, from free-writing, free-drawing, and scientific sketches, to daily logs, maps, data entry or place drawings. Deepen your connection with nature through self-reflection and notes or references. Combining different entry formats will make the journaling experience unique to you! Easy and beginner-friendly. Free & open to the public. Registration required: Please sign up HERE or call the library at 715-543-2700. Limited to 15. Sign up soon to guarantee your spot!
Who's playing
Kay Krans and Hannah Menzia lead the class for the Northwoods Forest History Experience, a forest history museum in Manitowish Waters. The Experience is a joint project of the North Lakeland Discovery Center and the Manitowish Waters Historical Society, housed in a restored Civilian Conservation Corps barracks about 90 years old. Krans co-chaired that partnership and developed its display concepts.
What to expect
The class is hands-on and easy to pick up, with no experience needed. Journal pages can take many forms, including free-writing, free-drawing, scientific sketches, daily logs, maps, data entry and drawings of a place. Mixing formats is encouraged, so each person ends up with a journal that reflects their own time outdoors.
Why go
Nature journaling combines close observation, writing and sketching in one sitting, which slows down a walk in the woods. Having instructors who work on the region's forest history adds context to what you notice. The library is a simple, welcoming room to start from, and its backyard has picnic tables and benches for warmer months.
Where
TBA · Minocqua WI
