An Intertribal Manoomin/Manōmaeh “Wild Rice” Camp was held on Saturday, Aug. 30, at the North Lakeland Discovery Center in Manitowish Waters. Gretchen Gerrish, left, and Marshall Mitchell lay out harvested wild rice to dry in the sun. (Photo by Kate Reichl/Lakeland Times)
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Intertribal Manoomin Camp highlights the tradition and ecology of wild rice
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Despite reports that wild rice harvest is down this year, interest in the Northwoods crop remains high, as seen by the crowd attending a four-day wild rice camp in Manitowish Waters on Labor Day weekend. The event, held at the North Lakeland Discovery Center, was funded by a federal America the Beautiful Challenge grant issued to the University of Wisconsin-Madison Trout Lake Research Station, which co-hosted the event.
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