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Science, History and the Environment in Door County, Wisconsin
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At Crossroads at Big Creek, we are wearing, growing and living green in honor of natural science and St. Patrick. Certainly the holiday is meaningful to the Irish, but I think that part of the popularity of St. Patrick’s Day may just reflect our deep craving for the color “green.” Often when teaching nature classes [...] Read more »
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American Indians invented snowshoes, presumably in a snowier era. For centuries, snowshoes have been used for transportation in Wisconsin, though these days, snowshoeing is a recreational way to exercise while getting in touch with nature. Because Crossroads at Big Creek now owns fabulous new snowshoes and new skis [thanks again Raibrook Foundation, 4-H Youth leaders [...] Read more »
On Tuesday evening, February 28, the Door County Master Gardener Lecture will be “Wild Rice, Our Native Treasure.” Guest speaker Juniper Sundance will discuss of the world of wild rice, one of northern Wisconsin’s native treasures. The Ojibwa and Menominee have traditionally enjoyed wild rice as a staple of their diets, and its harvesting today [...] Read more »
“What is in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” –Shakespeare in “Romeo and Juliet“ The flowers most people associate with love are long stemmed red roses, which, even with the name of rose, do not smell as sweet as wild roses. Domestic flowers need [...] Read more »
Night comes early this time of year, and on clear evenings at Crossroads at Big Creek, we have had spectacular views of the night sky…..the planet Jupiter surrounded by thousands of twinkling stars. And as they leave our evening programs, people often ask why stars twinkle? Twinkling has to do with distance and the way our [...] Read more »
It’s February—the month of hearts and flowers. I don’t know if I can stand the stress of all the romance. Oh, be still, my beating heart! Though it seems like a bit of déjà vu, in February we celebrate Ground Hog’s Day, a secular and non-commercial holiday dedicated to a rodent with a heartbeat that [...] Read more »
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