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The Library of the Great Lakes presents Sally Cole-Misch (L’Anse, MI)

Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College 770 N. Main St., L'Anse, MI, United States

Join us for conversation and lunch with award-winning author Sally Cole-Misch as she discusses her novel, The Best Part of Us. KBIC Elder Kathleen Smith will conduct a Water Ceremony prior to the event at 10 a.m. at the L'Anse waterfront. Sponsored by: Michigan Technological University Institute for Policy, Ethics and Culture, Keweenaw Bay Indian Community …

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Connect, Understand & Cherish: Dinner and Dialog with Author, Sally Cole-Misch (MI)

CCISD 809 Hecla St., Conference Room B, Hancock, MI, United States

K-12 teachers & community partners are invited to attend Connect, Understand, & Cherish, the LSSI All Team Kick-Off and Dinner & Dialogue featuring author Sally Cole-Misch, 2024-25 author of the Great Lakes, Great Read adult selection. Reconnect with team members, meet new educators and community partners, and learn about upcoming professional learning and mini-grant opportunities. …

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Our Great Lakes in the 21st Century: Challenges and Opportunities (Jefferson, WI)

Jefferson Public Library, Jefferson WI 321 S Main St,, Jefferson, WI

Just 3% of the water on earth is freshwater and the Great Lakes have 20% of that supply. Two million people worldwide today face some sort of water-supply shortages and 5 million die from water-borne diseases. What are the specific stressors that face our Great Lakes today and what are we doing about it? Anne …

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(VIRTUAL) Meet our authors: A conversation with Sally Cole-Misch and Joanne Robertson

Both of our Great Lakes, Great Read authors will join us for a conversation about what the Great Lakes and their writings mean to them. This webinar is free and open to anyone. Please register in advance to receive a link: https://uwmadison.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Y_q9wrKkSVyejmXgYlgOmA If you have any questions for our authors, please send an email to …

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(VIRTUAL) Finding The Best Part of Us through Nature and Our Precious Great Lakes: A Conversation with Sally Cole-Misch

After a career in Great Lakes policy and environmental communications, Sally translated her life’s work into fiction through her multi-award-winning novel, The Best Part of Us. Join us for an interactive conversation to learn about the career and writing experiences that led her to write our 2024-2025 Great Lakes Great Read adult selection, which immerses …

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Learn the Art and Craft of Telling Your Story – Skills workshop (Ashland, WI)

Vaughn Public Library 502 Main St. West, Ashland, United States

In part one of this two-part workshop, participants will learn how to turn their everyday experiences and memories of the Great Lakes into stories. Attendees can bring stories they've already written or just come with ideas and experiences to draw from. We will discuss the five main elements of a story and how to discover …

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Learn the Art and Craft of Telling Your Story – Drop-in Story Workshop (Ashland, WI)

Vaughn Public Library 502 Main St. West, Ashland, United States

In part two of this two-part workshop, participants may return to the library to workshop their story with Jen Rubin, Executive Producer of Love Wisconsin, a digital storytelling project of Wisconsin Humanities.. She will work one-on-one with storytellers to refine and ready their stories. Signup for the sessions will be available after Friday's skills session.

Great Lakes Stories Recording Session (Ashland, WI)

Vaughn Public Library 502 Main St. West, Ashland, United States

Select stories from the workshop will be recording by Bonnie Willison, digital storyteller with Wisconsin Sea Grant.

(VIRTUAL) The Water Walker, Nibi and You: A conversation with Joanne Robertson

Grandmother Josephine-ba Mandamin – The Water Walk – left millions of footsteps for us to follow in. Relationship to water, respect for water and our relative’s rights to water were all lovingly demonstrated in her work for Nibi. We’ll get to know her work for nibi. We’ll get to know her a little better and …

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