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CLOQUET,MN—FondduLacTribalandCommunity College will have the distinct honor of hosting the World Indigenous Nations Higher Education Consortium (WINHEC) and World Indigenous Nations University (WINU) for the Annual Gathering of the World Indigenous Nations Higher Education Consortium starting August 12, 2022. FDLTCC will welcome members of Indigenous-serving institutions from around the world to participate in this exciting event, which is focused on the host community, the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa.

Stacy Rabold Breden Hummingbird fights! Jeepers, there have been some intense squabbles at my feeders lately. While picking berries a few hummingbirds jetted right through the Juneberry trees at my head, how rude! Saskatoon Berries, June Berries, or Service Berries, whatever you call them this berry has quite the list of names.

Rob Perez Are we in a pickle? There is a craze sweeping the nation. People of all ages have flocked to this, um, well, I would call it an activity or a game, but others call it a sport.

Jennifer Carollo Fischer End of Summer Bucket List Can you believe it is just about the end of summer? If your kids are anything like mine, the battle cries of, “We are bored!” and “What are we doing today?” have started to fill the time between waking up and finishing my first cup of coffee. I always like to hold out on some tricks up my sleeve for August.

Michelle Miller Summer may have taken awhile to get here; however, it sure seems to be in full bloom now. I kicked the season off earlier, connecting with nature by creating a small flower garden.

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The Knife River Heritage and Cultural Center (KRHCC), a grassroots non-profit in the Knife River area, opened its restored rail road depot to the public during the Festival of Sail last weekend to draw interest and attention to its newest historical treasures. These include the “Soo Line Caboose,” which sat right on the railroad track, the Crusader II, a Norwegian Fishing Tug, and the Leif Erickson, the Viking-style ship built in the early 1900s and sailed to Duluth from Norway in 1926-27. The Leif Erickson fell into disrepair until the 1980s when a non-profit organization (SOS-Save Our Ship) was created to restore it. This summer, those efforts have come to fruition with the placement of the restored ship in Knife River beside the Crusader II, under the capable care of the Knife River Heritage and Cultural Center.