Events

Every Thursday, view the night sky and travel the cosmos from inside Chik-Wauk Nature Center. Show times are at 3:00 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. Programs last 20 minutes. You can […]

Lauren Burton is a painter, special education teacher, and musician based in Knife River, Minnesota. Largely self-taught, she paints daily, working in acrylic and watercolor to capture the vibrant light, […]

Every Thursday, view the night sky and travel the cosmos from inside Chik-Wauk Nature Center. Show times are at 3:00 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. Programs last 20 minutes. You can […]

Seth Moore, PhD., has worked for the Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa since 2005. He presently manages the Grand Portage Department of Biology and Environment. Dr. Moore has […]

Every Thursday, view the night sky and travel the cosmos from inside Chik-Wauk Nature Center. Show times are at 3:00 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. Programs last 20 minutes. You can […]

We are on a journey to celebrate and preserve Northeast Minnesota’s dark sky window to the universe. The Dark Sky Caravan will begin on August 11 and will end on August 16 in the footprint of the darkest night sky in the US east of the Mississippi. Each day brings the caravan to a new […]

The Marshall W. Alworth Planetarium is gearing up to hit the road again for the 8th annual Dark Sky Caravan, August 11th - 16th! Minnesota is home to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW), the second-largest International Dark Sky Sanctuary in the world. To celebrate our dark skies, Planetarium staff will be traveling along […]

Mark Ellis is a retired research chemical engineer from 3M Company and has nurtured a lifelong creative outlet through nature photography. Beginning at age 12, and armed with a manual 35 mm camera, Mark studied the fundamentals of the craft and began photographing the natural world at his family’s northern Minnesota lakeside cabin. Later, with […]

On Saturday, August 30, at 1:00 p.m., an unforgettable afternoon awaits as Mark Hansen takes attendees deep into the history and lore of the Gunflint Trail. With vivid storytelling and striking images, Mark brings to life the legendary “old timers” who shaped this rugged corner of the Northwoods. The presentation will be held at the […]

Ryan has spent the last decade living on Minnesota’s North Shore of Lake Superior. As a wildlife professional working for county and federal governments for the last 8 years, he has had the privilege of being involved with wildlife monitoring efforts, exciting research, and implementing habitat improvement projects. He's explored his wildlife and nature photography […]