Each day we swim in the cold waters of the lake, and hike extensively through hardwood forests exploring rivers and waterfalls. We’ll also delve into Ojibwe Language and begin learning the original names given to the plants and land around us. Alongside local mentors, we’ll pursue wilderness skills such as fire-making, shelter-building, animal tracking, working with birch bark and more. Housed together in a century-old farmhouse, our group will begin forging a unique bond that will serve as the foundation for the adventures to come.įrom our wooded sanctuary we head to the shores of Lake Superior to establish a base-camp allowing us to pursue experimentation with the traditional ways of working with plants and animals. Potter’s farm, where we’ll spend our first nights together, is a retreat space dedicated to cultivating consciousness, connection and social change through a deeper relationship to the land. The local Ojibwe people, “People of the Big Water” or ‘gi-chi-b-waa-tig’ remain at the hub of this historical, spiritual and cultural crossroads highly significant for the past 1,500 years but which extends back more than 4,000 years. The land here is renowned for its pristine environment, rugged waters, extensive wilderness, and abundant orchards and gardens. Our journey begins deep in the woods on a historic farmstead situated along the south shore at the northern-most point of Wisconsin, on what is now known as the Bayfield Peninsula. Herd sheep and harvest berries as we explore diverse farming practices on throughout the peninsula.Connect with local artisans to learn about their crafts and lifestyles.Build traditional skills such as tanning hides, building shelter, foraging wild foods and medicines, and animal tracking.Engage with tribal members to learn about indigenous sovereignty, Ojibwe cultural history, and relations to land and water. Spend five days sea kayaking the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore exploring white sand beaches, camping under the northern lights, and swimming from sandstone cliffs.This astounding landscape of natural beauty and abundance is the spiritual hub of the Anishinaabe Nation and today is populated by a diverse community of farmers, loggers, fisherfolk, and artisans all pursuing “the good life” through myriad relationships to the land and water. In an endless sea of azure fresh water, verdant islands emerge outlined by white sandy beaches, mysterious caves, and the chaotic forest canopies.
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