NORTHERN NIGHTS, STARRY SKIES

DOCUMENTARY SCREENING & SOCIAL

Note: The original showing on Thursday, February 23 has been rescheduled to Tuesday, February 28 due to inclement weather. If you already registered, please register again for the new date.

7:00 - 8:00 PM Doors open 6:30 PM
Preview the new documentary Northern Nights, Starry Skies Join us for a visually stunning celebration of the North Country's starry skies. In Northern Nights, Starry Skies, photographer Travis Novitsky, Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, leads an exploration of the heavens as seen from Voyageurs National Park, the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, and Quetico Provincial Park—together comprising the world's largest designated Dark Sky sanctuary. Ojibwe artist and scholar Carl Gawboy shares Indigenous Star knowledge complemented by Indigenous and cultural astronomers Jim Rock and Jessica Heim and astronomer Bob King. Learn how artificial light is impacting our world from author Paul Bogard, and about the movement to reduce the harmful human-health and environmental effects of light pollution from Starry Skies North founders Cynthia Lapp and Randy Larson and bird expert Laura Erickson.

8:00 - 9:00 PM Social Hour It’s Boreal Stargazing Week! Enjoy a cash bar and appetizers; learn how to connect with the stars; and plan your next adventure to the Boundary Waters or Voyageurs. Event partners include Voyageurs Conservancy, Friends of the Boundary Waters Wilderness, and Starry Skies North.

9:00 - 10:00 PM Second screening of Northern Nights, Starry Skies

This event is free but registration is required. Parking information will be sent to registrants.