Spectacle Lake yields first wild rice harvest

A decade after the first wild rice seed was planted in the waters of Spectacle Lake, a group of Bay Mills members with assistance from Ojibwe Charter School students and staff, harvested the first batch of the indigenous species Thursday, Sept. 23. [more]

Ojibwe Charter School builds learning lodge

When Timothy Fillmore was hired at Bay Mills Ojibwe Charter School he was looking for an alternative way to connect with his students, hopefully something that would be reflective of their culture. His first step was to assign each Friday as “Cultural Friday,” where the students' curriculum would focus entirely on the Ojibwe culture. His next step was to construct a learning lodge for his students behind the school. [more]