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Embracing Opportunity

June 29, 2012 By admin

Embracing Opportunity Topping the hill on the road leading into the coastal town of La Push — home of the Quileute people — you will be struck by the breathtaking vista stretching out before your eyes: cobalt blue water, white surf and emerald green forest. Surrounded by the Pacific Ocean and Olympic National Park, and […]

Filed Under: Arts & Crafts, Arts and Culture, Children, Families and Learning, Community Development and Design, Literary Arts, Mentoring Programs, Northwest Area Foundation Horizons Project, Program - community, Promoting Community Interaction on Common Goals, Washington, Youth, Youth Leadership

Brainerd: A Community in Action

June 29, 2012 By admin

Well-Rounded Action in the Brainerd Lakes Area Competition can be transformed into cooperation. If you are looking for proof, look to the Brainerd Lakes Area. Through the creation of “Energizing Our Dreams-Mobilizing Our Gifts”; Brainerd, Baxter, and Nisswa residents’ vision for healthier communities, people are working together to optimize their many resources. The Brainerd Lakes […]

Filed Under: Arts & Crafts, Arts and Culture, Children, Families and Learning, Community Development and Design, Cycling, Ecotourism, Agri-tourism and Educational Travel, Energy and Green Building, Entrepreneurship and Small Business, Enviromental Learning, Environmental Consciousness, Environmental Education Programs, Green or Natural Building/architecture, Internet and High-tech, Lifelong Learning, Literary Arts, Minnesota, Passive Solar Design, Performing Arts, Program - community, Promoting Community Interaction on Common Goals, Regional Arts, Schooling, Tourism and Recreation, Visual Arts

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