At this public gathering, talks and discussions will be held on and around Lake Itasca at Itasca Biological Station and Laboratories, University of Minnesota.

These events will host activities that share a concern with the ways in which humans have shaped the region’s environment with a focus on issues related to the headwaters of the Mississippi River to the Twin Cities.

The event begins with a one and a half day workshop organized by Water Bar on the colonial legacy of the Mississippi River, which will include kinship flag making, site visits to Line 3 and conversations with Indigenous and local activists. These workshops will be followed by public talks on and about Lake Itasca with researchers from Itasca Biological Station and laboratories at the University of Minnesota as well as introductions to the overall project by Bernd Scherer. Walking tours of Itasca State Park with Interpretive Naturalists will also take place after the public talks.

All events are free and open to the public, but there are limited spots available. Please RSVP with Sydney Petersen (speterse@macalester.edu) if you wish to join.