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Dear Members, We wanted to let you know how important you are to us. Regardless of the amount of your financial contribution, the connection we have with you—and by extension your passions, curiosities, and histories—is what matters most. As a cultural institution and community nonprofit, we strive to balance sustainability with accessibility, which is why our membership tiers offer a wide range of gift levels. This year, each membership is costing us just over $40 in printi

Thomlin Swan (they/he) is a theatre artist, community development specialist, and novice historian with 15 years experience in nonprofit leadership and administration. Originally from New York City, Thomlin began connecting with the Great Lakes region in 2016 with an outdoor folk opera about environmental grief called The Wastelands. From 2016-2020, Thomlin and their partner, Gus Ganley, conducted documentary filming about water shut offs, water poisoning, and wetland destru

The previous logo focused on the geographic shape of Carlton County and the white pine tree that symbolizes the area’s prevalent logging industry. Carlton County has a diversity of cultures, languages, and landscapes. With our new logo, we hope to capture the striking nature that surrounds us throughout the county as well as the growth and longevity of the cultures and people that live here. Timeless and traditional, our new design reflects the enduring connections between