St. Olaf College is hosting the Division III National Cross Country Championships this Saturday, November 17.
There will be teams from 32 colleges…
…and after they’re finished running, they’re going to be hungry.
Better set some extra dough rising, Brad and Lula.
For more information, see the page on Olaf’s website.
This is a 90-page PDF of the Downtown Northfield Streetscape Framework Plan that was discussed at last week’s NDDC forum.
See Ross’ blog post here on the NDDC blog as well a blog post on our Locally Grown that discussed the issue.
You can view the document via the slideshow below, though it’s better to hop to the Slideshare website for the document and click the ‘Full’ button to view the slideshow with the full screen of your computer. You can also copy/paste the embed code in your own blog, or email it to others.
Northfield’s Convention and Visitors Bureau invited stakeholders to share input with them as they finalize plans for 2008.
A group of a dozen or so folks, including representatives from the Historical Society, the Arts Commission, the Defeat Committee, both colleges and a number of local businesses, gathered at the Northfield Golf Club this morning to discuss local tourism initiatives.
Questions asked included: Where are the visitors coming from? What brings them to Northfield? and What community tourism marketing ideas would you like to share with the CVB Advisory Board?
The discussion touched upon the powerful draw exerted by the colleges, culture, and athletic events, the economic potential of a hockey rink and performing arts center, and the opportunities/challenges of January, February and March.
Local businessperson Norman Butler summarized it well by saying, “We’re talking about the same things, we’re going in the same direction, let’s see if we can get something done”.
The Fine Craft Collective is hosting an artists reception on Saturday, November 10th, from 5 to 8 pm at Grezzo Gallery.
The Collective is a group of Northfield area artists (Cathy Collison, Meredith Fierke, Joyce Francis, MaryBeth Frederick, Sue Hammes-Knopf, Megan Jensen, Annie Larson, Amy Merritt, Wendy Nordquist, Colleen Riley, Marisa Silva, Amanda Stremcha, Leanne Stremcha, and Jennifer Wolcott) whose work includes fine jewelry, pottery, metal-worked pieces, knitted pieces, clothing, and handmade books.
The Fine Craft folks are kicking off the holiday season so you can do it early…and locally. For more information, see the website of Glass Garden Beads.
Continuing their role as Country Living’s darling, Northfield’s own digs is now featured on Country Living’s blog.
In a posting entitled “I dig ya - always have, always will”, Editor-at-Large Jane Dagmi cites the store as “a constant source of inspiration”.
Jane illustrates her post with a number of great photos of digs’ varied offerings (one of which I included in this post) and details the materials that so inspire her.
It’s a fun feature on a great store and helps to spread the message about our unique retail offerings in downtown Northfield.
