A vacation with a focus
Lawrence University has
offered adult-education summer seminars at Björklunden, its
northern campus in Door County, Wisconsin, since 1980, interrupted only by
a 1993 fire that destroyed the estate’s
main lodge. In 1996, construction was completed on a new and larger facility,
and the Björklunden seminars
resumed.
In June 2007, the wonderful new addition
to the Björklunden Lodge was completed. When you arrive for your
seminar, you will discover many new things: a large multi-purpose
room, a second seminar room, a computer
room, a mudroom for the sciences, an observation deck suitable for a telescope,
ten new lakeside bedrooms, two staff bunk rooms with a lounge area, an elevator,
restrooms, storage and mechanical rooms, an outdoor lakeside deck, and additional
parking.
The summer seminar program is popular not only with its adult students but
also with the instructors, some of whom have taught at Björklunden for
as many as 12 or 14 or even 20 summers. Many of the seminars are taught by
members
of
the Lawrence
University faculty; other instructors
bring their expertise in fields as diverse
as religious studies, poetry, architecture, journalism, regional history, literature,
and law.
Seminars in recent years have also included "how-to" courses in topics such as watercolor painting, drawing, bridge, knitting, and fiction writing. Björklunden's beautiful location alongside Lake Michigan provides an unsurpassed setting for seminars in wildlife art, birding, wildflowers, wild mushrooms, and the like, as well as guided explorations of the Door Peninsula's meadows, woodlands, and shorelines.
Follow the links at left to view the 2007 Björklunden offerings, by subject matter, by instructor, or by course descriptions that include date and fee information.
To register, complete and mail the registration form (free Acrobat reader required).
If you have further questions, please feel free to contact Mark Breseman,
Björklunden
director, at 920-839-2216. E-mail: mark.d.breseman@lawrence.edu.
Fax: 920-839-2688. Mailing address: Björklunden, P.O. Box 10,
Baileys Harbor, WI 54202.
International Seminar
Björklunden
Seminar in Italy, with Dan Taylor ’63 as study leader,
will spend five days each in Florence and Rome, September 4-15, 2007. The fall
tour is almost fully subscribed, but plans are being made to offer it again
in spring 2008, if there is sufficient interest. For more information, contact Mark
Breseman at the address above.