by Friends of the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore | May 19, 2021 | Activities, Discover the Park, Evergreen Content, Features, History, Island Stories, Lakeshore Logbook, Park Info, Places, Science
Christy Baker As part of our 50th Anniversary celebration, we are collecting and sharing the stories of people connected to the islands, whether they are park guests, former residents or former park employees. This is the 15th in our series called “Lakeshore Logbook,”...
by Friends of the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore | Apr 1, 2021 | Events, Evergreen Content, Features, History, Our Work, Resource Symposium Day 1, Science
Archaeological investigations at the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore started in earnest shortly after the Lakeshore was designated in the early 1970s. Investigations have continued in the intervening years. This talk will share the stories of human use of the...
by Friends of the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore | Apr 1, 2021 | Events, Evergreen Content, Features, History, Our Work, Resource Symposium Day 1, Science
The earliest evidence of human presence on the Apostle Islands dates to approximately 5,000 years ago when seasonal fishers utilized the cluster of islands that we call the Apostles and that the Ojibwe people call the Wenabozho Islands. From these early peoples to the...