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| An excavation in progress. | The Youth Archaeology Workshop (YAW) brings junior high kids to the island for two days of intensive archaeology instruction. The students participate in the excavation and work alongside the college students. |
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| Dolores
LeVeque, an Ojibwe (Anishnabeg) representative, performs a smudging
ceremony. |
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| Tours are offered daily to
the
interested public |
Pipe Carrier Daryl Brown performs a pipe ceremony |
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| Eric
Drake teaching flint-knapping courses |
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| 2007:
Chris Richmond & Dr. Terry Martin's workshop on identifying faunal
remains. |
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| Brazilian
Professor Dr. Adriana Schmidt Dias & Dr. Gina Bessa joined the 2007
excavation. |
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| A
rock cluster is examined |
Eric
Drake lays out excavation grid for the 2007 excavations |
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| Artifact cleaning & preservation | |
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| Recovered
Artifact: Glass Trade-Bead Pendant |
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| Students
attending a lecture. Attendees:
Kacey Burton, Nicholas French, Aaron Graham, Rhiannon McBride, Erin
Schwiderson, and Debbie Sprinkle. Staff members: Eric Drake and Rich Raffaelli. |
Many
students use Grand Island research as the topic of Senior and
Masters theses. |
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| Seclusion
from television, internet, and telephones make a campfire the main
source of entertainment |
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| "Profiles
of a post hole and smudge pit from Geta Odena (Skibo et al. 2004, 2007)" |
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| Local
television news covers excavation progress |
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| Underwater
archaeological research in 2004 |
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| Field
School 2001: Top Row
Buck Farley, Eric Drake, Brad Hanson, Neil Dellinger, Catherine
Fitzgerald, Matt Eklund, and Nick Leden. Middle Row: Richard Raffaelli, Emily
Hanzlik, Nick Ames, Jim Skibo, Matt Skibo. Front Row: Shannon Reynolds, Joy
Karbon, Becky Skibo, Sadie Skibo, Alicia Holmbeck, and Vickie Squier. |
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| The 2004 Team: Top Row: Stephanie Dale, Matt Cross, Trisha Wood, Tony Belz, and Nate Hardwick. Second Row (Standing): Jim Skibo, Eric Drake and Tim Goggin. Front Row (Sitting): Randy Lee, John Parker-McGlynn, Alice Davin, Matt Postelwaite, Rene Llewellyn, and Scott Galuska | The
2005 Team: Back Row Eric
Drake, Jakob Sedig, Laura Blank, Jeff Wituk, Jim Skibo, Ryan Griffin,
Katie Vogel, Nate Hardwick, Samantha (Sam) DeLong Front Row Mike Burke, Melissa (Mel)
Ashmore , Josh Rosen, Ian Ellis, Melissa Sierra, Suzanne Hardwick |
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| The
2007 Team |
Campfire
entertainment |
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| Eric Drake (right) oversees excavations | |
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| Historic Farrell Cottage | |
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| Dr. Terry Martin (left) (Illinois State Museum) conducts a zooarchaeology seminar. | Ceramics
distribution map |
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| Grand
Island Site Location Map |
Grand Island Parks & Recreations Map |
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| Satellite
Imagery on Google maps |
Federal
Land Map |
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| North Beach offers relaxing sunshine and swimming | |
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| Tombstone of Abraham
Williams, First Euro-American settler on Grand Island |
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East Channel Lighthouse
(1868), pre-restoration
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East Channel Lighthouse post
2005 restoration
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"The largest animal with a breeding presence on the island is the black bear, from which campers must protect themselves." -wikipedia |
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| Echo
Lake, in the center of Grand Island |
Grand
Island seen from the main land |
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| North Beach |
Bicycle/ATV paths blanket
the island |
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| A
beautiful view of Trout Point |
Sunset
over Lake Superior |