Join Jay Schneider, award winning photographer and journalist, on the how to basics of photography. Registration required. Sponsored by Friends of the Elysian Area Library
Join us for an evening of thrilling conversation with Cary Griffith. He will be signing books after the event. Griffith leads readers through the dramatic events around the Ham Lake fire of 2007, one of the largest wildfires in Minnesota history. Sponsored by Minnesota’s Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund
Group leader Cherie Best will lead a discussion group for anyone with an interest in nature. Based on the book A Sand County Almanac, and sketches here and there by Aldo Leopold, the group will discuss the monthly changes here in southern Minnesota, especially the cyclical and seasonal natural phenomena in relation to climate, plant,…
Learn the basics of documents—including opening, saving, editing, and printing. Some computer experience required. Registration required.
Learn new family history search skills. Get advice on resources, common challenges and problem-solving techniques, and family history presentation ideas. Newcomers are welcome!
Sean Bloomfield and Colton Witte graduated from high school early to retrace Eric Sevareid’s classic canoe trip detailed in the book Canoeing with the Cree. Hear more about Bloomfield and Witte’s adventure and how it differed from Sevareid’s experience at their presentation. Copies of Adventure North: 2,200 Miles by Canoe 49 Days in the Wild,…
As the largest mammal on the Great Plains, millions of bison once roamed North America and played an integral role in the livelihood of many American Indian tribes. DNR naturalist Scott Kudelka will focus on the natural history of Bison along with how Minnesota has become part of an effort to make sure this animal…
