Likely there's not a person alive who lives in the Elliot Lake, Blind River, and Iron Bridge area of Canada who has NOT seen a UW Geology vehicle driving or parked alongside the road in the White Lake area in late April of every year. Why? Some 932 students (since 1952) have spent a springtime week at White Lake under the tutelage of Bob Gates, Carl Bowser, Phil Brown, Lukas Baumgartner or Alan Carroll mapping a portion of the Huronian rocks of Ontario-a succession containing the best preserved early evidence for continental glaciation in the rock record.
This October, following the department's Board of Visitor's meeting Phil and Carl plan to lead a visit to the area for past students of the course.
There are still a few spots available in the cabins and we would love to have representatives from every decade join us for this reunion. Contact Phil Brown for the details and to reserve you spot in the van! (pbrown@geology.wisc.edu)