Welcome to the 2005 Lake States Teachers' Tour Homepage
July 20-23 based in Grand Rapids, Minnesota
Schedule
Lodging and Transportation
Tour participants will be lodged at the
AmericInn in Grand Rapids,
Minnesota.
-Teachers can arrive at the Duluth, Minnesota airport, where
transportation from and then back to the airport is provided; teachers are
asked to submit a transportation information sheet and then we make the shuttle
arrangements
-For those flying into Duluth:
Arrival flights need to be in Duluth by 1:00pm on Wednesday, July 20th
Return flights need to depart no earlier than 2:00pm on Saturday, July 23rd
Transportation will be provided to our hotel from the Duluth Airport and then back to
the Duluth Airport on Saturday; teachers are asked to submit a transportation
information sheet and then we make the shuttle arrangements
-For those driving to
Duluth, or coming from another airport:
Please proceed directly to the AmericInn, arriving no later
than 3:30pm on Wednesday
-All Tour participants need to arrive at the hotel no later than 3:30pm on Wednesday to check-in, register with us, and be ready to board the bus at 4:00pm for orientation at the Minnesota Forest History Center.
-Throughout
the Tour, bus transportation is provided by Speco
Charters.
-Please remember that any hotel or transportation expenses incurred
prior to Wednesday or after Saturday afternoon are the responsibility of you and
your sponsor. If you choose to fly to an airport other than the Duluth
Airport, you will need to make your own transportation arrangements to arrive at
the AmericInn in Grand Rapids, Minnesota by 3:30pm Wednesday.
Registration and Orientation
Upon arriving to
the AmericInn on Wednesday, participants can first check-in to
their hotel rooms, and then stop by the conference room on the main level to
receive tour registration packets and to meet the Foundation's
staff.
The Tour officially begins with orientation at the Minnesota Forest History
Center starting at 4:30pm for all participants. You'll receive an overview of the tour
from the Foundation's Product-Market Development Manager, Morgan
Holen, and get an opportunity to meet hosts and fellow participants.
Following
orientation, Tour participants will get to walk around a recreated turn-of-the-
century logging camp at
the Forest History Center and we'll enjoy dinner outside. Following dinner, participants return to the
AmericInn
to rest up
for the big days ahead!
Saturday Morning Wrap-Up and Evaluations
The
Tour concludes on Saturday, usually around 10am, following a wrap-up
presentation and written and oral evaluations. Within a few weeks, all
Teachers' Tour graduates receive a Certificate of Participation and an
interactive CD scrapbook containing images from their trip, as well as contact
information for everyone they met on Tour, and much, much more. In
addition, Teachers' Tour graduates are eligible to receive continuing education
credits from their schools and may apply for one undergraduate or graduate level
credit from the University of Idaho.
Some Resources for Tour Participants
-Grand Rapids, Minnesota, Chamber of Commerce
-Grand Rapids Area Convention & Visitors Bureau
-City of Grand Rapids, Minnesota
-The National Association of State Foresters
Pictures from the 2004 Lake States Teachers' Tour based in Grand Rapids, Minnesota
From
top left, clockwise: Tour participants visit the Potlatch Sawmill; We
took a quick detour to pose with Paul and Babe at the Lake Bemidji State Park;
At the Blandin Paper Mill, tour participants get to see how magazine and catalog
paper is
produced; At the Grand Rapids School Forest, participants receive their very own
Biltmore Stick and learn how to use it; Participants visit the Itasca
Greenhouse; A CL-215 Water Bomber practices fire suppression for participants to
see.
Questions?
Call
our office at (503) 579-6762 or send an e-mail to office@forestinfo.org.
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