This August I will be teaching a week-long writing course on Appledore Island in the Gulf of Maine. Last year, the first time around, we had a blast, embarking on an Ahab-like quest for hagfish, observing the role played by mind-controlling parasites in the ecology of the island’s tidal zone, learning how to use broken 300-year-old pipe stems and cod ear bones to reconstruct American’s first economic boom, and much more. (Here are some articles the students wrote about their experiences.)
This year promises to be just as much fun (and intense).
The deadline for registering is April 16. You can reigster and get more information on the course page at the Shoals Marine Lab web site. (Shoals is jointly run by Cornell and the University of New Hampshire.) For those beyond college interested in the class, here are some details about taking the course non-credit.
April 5th, 2010 at 2:11 pm
Yes, please come join us! Carl is a super instructor and Shoals is an amazing place!
April 5th, 2010 at 5:26 pm
Carl,
If wanted to be a (proffesional) science wtiter, and if I lived near Appledore and lived in the US I would lve to go on your course. Bummer. Ahh well.
April 5th, 2010 at 7:20 pm
I’d love to come to this amazingg course! Unfortunately I’ll be stuck (hah) up at Mt. Washington doing thesis research during that time and the cost is rather prohibitive given the whole college thing. Ah, some other time I hope! Be sure to check out the awesome metamorphic bedrock geology if you go!
April 5th, 2010 at 8:38 pm
Make sure to drink a glass of wine with gull researcher Julie Ellis for me!
April 5th, 2010 at 10:11 pm
Don’t forget to carry a stick above your head. Otherwise, you might be in for some fun! (also, what Miriam said – can you tell we’re alums?)
April 5th, 2010 at 11:35 pm
What a wonderful place to be!
April 8th, 2010 at 10:19 am
ooh, i’m intrigued….trying to figure out if student loans cover a class at another school…
April 10th, 2010 at 5:21 pm
Could not possibly be a more magical spot to study science anything. History and science is all around, and on Appledore you’re right in the middle of everything.
August 10th, 2010 at 11:21 pm
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August 11th, 2010 at 3:07 am
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August 24th, 2010 at 11:06 am
next year a definite – this year work, next year can’t think of anything I’d love more than to put together sometime for experiences on Appledore and beyond to page….Appledore is beautiful…for some odd reason, the gulls seemed to dislike my yellow hat en route to the grass lab:)