| Tuesday June 23 | Wednesday June 24 | Thursday June 25 | Friday June 26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breakfast | Breakfast Hotel Bus departs at 7:00am | Breakfast Hotel Bus departs at 7:00am | Breakfast Hotel |
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| AM | Arrive Comfort Inn-West 3900 W. Superior St. Duluth, MN 55807 218.628.1464 Registration hotel lobby: 3:00pm |
NewPage Bay View School Forest (Proctor) |
Timber Harvesting Operation Woodline Manufacturing |
7:30am - 10:00am Wrap Up Evaluation Adjourn |
| Lunch | Cloquet Forestry Center |
Local Park | ||
| PM | Orientation 5:00pm In hotel meeting room |
Diamond Match Cloquet Forestry Center University of Minnesota |
Duluth Timber Co. Lake States Lumber |
|
| Dinner | Backwoods Restaurant |
Jay Cooke Park Swinging Bridge BBQ |
Canal Park Restaurant Free Time |
Schedule details are subject to change.
Tour participants will be lodged at the Comfort Inn West in Duluth, Minnesota.
Hotel: Comfort Inn-West
3900 W. Superior St.
Duluth, MN 55807
218.628.1464
Hotel website
Designated Airport: Duluth International Airport (DLH):
Teachers can arrive at the Duluth International Airport (DLH) in Duluth, Minnesota.
For those driving to Duluth, Minnesota or coming from another airport:
Please proceed directly to the Comfort Inn - West, arriving no later than 4:30pm on Tuesday, June 23rd.
All Tour participants need to arrive at the hotel no later than 4:30pm on Tuesday to check in, register with the Foundation, and be ready for orientation in the hotel’s meeting room at 5:00pm. Following orientation, we will board a bus to a nearby restaurant and continue our evening with a social hour, keynote speaker and dinner.
Throughout the Tour, bus transportation is provided by Minnesota Coaches & Voyageur Bus Company.
Please remember that any hotel or transportation expenses incurred prior to Tuesday or after Friday afternoon are the responsibility of you and your sponsor. If you choose to fly to an airport other than the designated airport, you will need to make your own transportation arrangements to arrive at the Comfort Inn-West in Duluth, Minnesota by 4:30pm on Tuesday, June 23rd.
Upon arriving to the Comfort Inn - West on Tuesday, participants can first check in to their hotel rooms, and then stop by the registration table in the lobby to receive tour registration packets and to meet the Foundation's staff.
The Tour officially begins with an orientation and introductions in the Comfort Inn - West meeting room starting at 5:00pm for all participants. You will receive an overview of the tour from the Foundation's President/CEO and get an opportunity to meet facilitators and fellow participants.
Following orientation, Tour participants will be boarding the charter bus to head to dinner. We will begin the dinner event with a keynote speaker, beverages and appetizers.
Friday, June 26th, breakfast will be held in the hotel from 7:00-8:00am. Immediately following breakfast, tour participants will meet for a tour wrap-up, followed by evaluations. The wrap-up will be adjourned by 10:30am, at which time teachers will need to check out of hotel. Hotel check out time is 11:00am. Any additional expenses incurred at the hotel will be charged to the individual. For those flying out of DLH, shuttle service will be provided to the airport.
Here is an electronic copy (MS Word file) of the Teacher information sheets you received in your packet. If you have not sent this in yet, or cannot locate the pages in your packet, please download, print, complete and return these two forms to Temperate Forest Foundation.
Call our office at (503) 445-9472 or send an e-mail to office@forestinfo.org.
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