A thick bank of clouds and fog surrounded fourth graders from Hurley Elementary School as they rode a cruise boat on Lake Superior from Bayfield to Raspberry Island in the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore early October. The class spent a day with park rangers and explored the island, learning about the area's marine animals, cultural roots, invasive species and the island's former human inhabitants.
The field trip was part of the National Park Service's centennial initiative to give fourth graders from around the country the opportunity to discover their national parks. Field trip transportation costs were paid for by the National Marine Sanctuary Foundation's Hollings Grant.
By next spring, the National Park Service plans to bring all regional fourth grade classes to the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore for an educational field trip. Already, students from Hurley, Washburn Elementary School and Ashland's Lake Superior Elementary School have taken the trip.
Fourth grade classes left to embark on the island trip are from Bayfield, South Shore, Hayward's Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe School and Ashland's Our Lady of the Lake Catholic School.
Photo: STANDALONE_IslandFieldTrip.jpg
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