Schedule:

July 24,2024

10:00am: Art Workshop - Bear Ornam:ents For The Capitol Christmas Trees
Nolan Center Lobby
Art Projects For Kids And Fam:ilies  Paint A Wood Or Metal Ornam:ent For The 2024 People's Tree That Will Be Displayed In Washington Dc. All Supplies Provided

11:00am:Bear Safety Workshop
Outdoor Shooting Range
Bear Behavior, Safe And Effective Use Of Bearspray, And More.

12:00pm: Beary Pie Contest
Nolan Center Lobby
Judging For The Best Pie Made From Local Berries. Entries Should Be Delivered To The Nolan Center By 11:30pm.

6:00pm: Symposium - Nolan Center
Jennifer  Kardiak - Usfs
Witnessing The Wild: Exploring Similarities And Differences In Bear Viewing And Management At Various Sites In Alaska, With A Focus On Mcneil River And Anan Wildlife Observatory.

Location: Various Venues in Wrangel

July 25,2024

10:00am: Art Workshop I  
Making Ornam:ents For The Capitol Christmas Tree.
Nolan Center Lobby
Art Project For Adults And Youth.  Paint A Wood Or Metal Ornam:ent For The 2024 People's Tree That Will Be Displayed In Washington DC. All Supplies Provided.

3:00pm: Native Stories And Culture
Chief Shakes Tribal House
Enjoy A Presentation Of Tlingit Heritage And Culture

6:00 pm:Symposium Nolan Center  
Kate Kendall  - Usgs  Retired
Evolution And History Of Bears.
Anne Braaten - Bear Management Biologist, North Cascades Nation Park Retired
Bookends: Working For Black Bears And Ghost Bears In The North Cascades Of Washington

Location: Various Venues in Wrangel

 July 26 ,2024

11:00am: Read With A Ranger
Irene Ingle Public Library - Gazebo
Children's Books With Forest Service Interpreter Corree Delabrue.

6:00pm: Dinner And Auction
Stikine Restaurant
Gourmet Dinner By Chef Lauren Thompson. Currently The Chef At Café Lago, Lauren Thompson Been Cooking And Teaching In The Seattle Area For The Past 20 Plus Years. Before Moving To Café Lago In February Of 2024 She Was The Chef De Cuisine At Café Juanita, Which Is Owned By The Jam:es Beard Award Winning Chef Holly Smith. Thompson Has Also Headed Up The Kitchen At Lark, Also Owned By A Jam:es Beard Award Winner, John Sundstrom. In Addition To Spending Time In Some Of The Best Seattle Kitchens, Thompson Penned The Cookbook Cooking Comics Simple Skills, Fantastic Food And She Was The Recipe Producer For John Sundstrom’s Lark Cookbook. Thompson Has Also Spent Time Teaching Culinary School At The Art Institute Of Seattle And Has A Love Of Teaching Upcoming Culinarians. She Is Excited To Be At The Helm Of Café Lago Kitchen And To Be A Part Of The Next Chapter Of Café Lago’s History. Former Chef De Cuisine For Award Winning Seattle Restaurant Lark And Most Recently Kirkland's Cafe Juanita.  Currently Chef De Cuisine At Lago. Auction Will Include Outdoor Gear, Handmade Goods, Seafood, Fresh Fruit Boxes, And More.

Location:Various Venues in Wrangel

July 27,2024

10:00 am:Golf Tournament
Muskeg Meadows
Registration Starts At 9:00am

10:00 am-1:00 pm: Community Market
Nolan Center
Vendors Of Local Goods. Produce, Handmade Items, Baked Goods, Art, And More

10:30am:12:00pm:  I Face Painting
Nolan Center  I Allison Koch - Professional Face Painter From Ellensburg Wa. Bear, Salmon And More Designs For Children Of All Ages.  Donations Accepted.

11:00 am: Kids Games
Nolan Center Lawn
The Fam:ous Bearfest Fish Toss, Cub-O-War and More

Usfs  Camp Set-Up
12:00 pm:  Cooking Demonstration
Nolan Center
Chef Lauren Thompson Demonstrates Techniques And Ideas For Aspiring Chefs And Home Cooks.

2:00 pm: Jam Session  Music Workshop
Nolan Center
Jam: Session And Workshop With Jackson Roltgen.

2:30 pm: I Workshop
Human - Bear Conflict Prevention
Nolan Center  
Isabel Grant - Defenders Of Wildlife
Got Bears  How To Install An Electric Fence Around Bear Attractants And Get Up To $500 From Defenders Of Wildlife.

3:00 pm:  Smoked Salmon Contest
Nolan Center Lobby
Judging For The Best Local Salmon Smoker. Entries Should Be Delivered By 2:30pm.

5:00 pm:  Marathon Pasta Feed
Nolan Center Lobby
Pasta Dinner For Half And Full Marathon Runners Only. Attendance Is Not Mandatory But We Encourage Participants To Come Pick Up Swag Bags, Check Out The Course Maps, And Receive Information For Race Day.

6:30 pm: Symposium
Nolan Center
John Hechtel - President Of The International Bear Association, Alaska Department Of Fish And Game. Evolution Of Bear Research And Management

8:00pm:  Live Music  
Marine Bar
Jackson Roltgen, The Powers And Local Musicians.

July 28,2024

7:00am:Race Registration
Nolan Center
7:00 to 7:45pm: Full marathon, half marathon, and 5K registration

8:00-8:30am: Race Starts
Nolan Center
?8:00am: Regular start for half and full marathon
8:30am: Start for 5K walkers, runners & bikers
6:00am: Self-timed early start for full marathon only

Noon-ishRaffle Drawing
Nolan Center
The first marathon finisher will draw the winning ticket. Two roundtrip tickets anywhere Alaska Airlines flies. You do not have to be present to win.

4:00pm: I Symposium
Nolan Center
Ezlizabeth Graham- Usfs  entomologist  
Western blackheaded budworm in Southeast Alaska: looking back and projecting forward a small caterpillar's large impact on the forest.

Location:Various Venues in Wrangel

Date: July 24-28,2024

Location: Various Venues in Wrangel

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