Announcement: The Story of Winter ("Why In the World Do We Live Here?")

Place: Melva Lind Interpretive Center

Time: Wednesday, February 18, 2015, 11:30am

In this documentary, produced by Alec Johnson and Kenny Blumenfeld, they explore Minnesota's winter as both a scientific topic and a social and cultural experience. They blend concise and engaging descriptions of its meteorological plot-points, with the candid sentiments of the people who work, play, suffer, and otherwise live with it. We revel in its beauty, we laugh at our confounding relationships with it, and we mourn its ongoing demise. This is the story of our region's most iconic season; This is the Story of Winter. They will share their insights in the making of the documentary.

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Alex Johnson is a professor, full-time, a professional portrait and architecture photographer with a 1000-hour-per-year Lake Superior landscape photography habit.

Kenny Blumenfeld is the Hazardous Weather Research Lead, Hennepin County Emergency Management and Director of Research, ORC International.

RESERVATION AND PRE-PAYMENT REQUIRED 48 HOURS BEFORE THE EVENT

*Meal served at 11:30am. Talk begins at 12:00 and is over by 1:00pm. Cost is $8 for Arboretum Members, $9 for non-members.

Credit card payment: Go to gustavustickets.com or call the Ticketing Office at 933-7590 to register.

Check payment: Send the check to: Shirley Mellema, Linnaeus Arboretum, 800 W. College Ave., St. Peter, MN 56082

Questions? Contact arboretum@gustavus.edu or call 933-6181.