Hear the stories and see the pictures that resulted from one man’s 1,200-mile hike of the Ice Age National Scenic Trail!
Photojournalist and author, Cameron Gillie, will be the special guest speaker at the Annual Meeting of the Waushara County Chapter of the Ice Age Trail Alliance.
Gillie combined his pictures and stories in a recently published, 264-page photography book, Around Wisco: Hiking the Ice Age Trail. His presentation will discuss his hike and book, plus surely inspire all attendees to hike the Trail!
Following the presentation, the Waushara County Chapter of the Ice Age Trail Alliance will hold its Annual Meeting, including election of officers and discussion of the plans for 2024. The public is welcome to stay for the entirety of the Annual Meeting.
Event Details:
Date/Time: March 23, 2024 at 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Location: Wautoma Public Library
410 W Main St.
Wautoma, WI
(Use the East side entrance, follow event signs)
Questions: Contact Randy Lennartz (Chapter Coordinator) at randylennartz@outlook.com
Featured image by: Cameron Gillie
Please join us for our June meeting.
CHAPTER MEETING AGENDA
WELCOME BY CHAPTER COORDINATOR, Barb Johnson/John Kolb
➢ Introduction of the Leadership Team
➢ Welcoming of new members and guests
GUEST INTRODUCTIONS/COMMENTS
➢Guest Speaker – Cameron Gillie began his photography career as a staff photographer at several daily newspapers. As a
photojournalist he photographed all aspects of life, everything from the extraordinary to the ordinary, learning to appreciate both equally. Photojournalism is like having a front row seat observing life as it unfolds. He explored life in Colorado while working for the Greeley Tribune and in Florida while working for the Naples Daily News. Leaving the newspaper business to freelance, he continued to follow his curiosity and explore new creative challenges. Cameron has been an exhibitor in art festivals and galleries around his new home in the Midwest. His art has taken on many forms over the years. His love of the outdoors inspires him to photograph wildlife and nature, while his fascination with the simplicity of homemade cameras brought him to pinhole photography. Cameron is an avid film photographer using analog vintage cameras. He develops and prints the images in a darkroom in his basement in Madison, Wisconsin. This diverse background in photojournalism and creative photography prepared him for his biggest project ever – hiking the Ice Age Trail and documenting the landscapes, communities, and people of Wisconsin in his book Around Wisco. Cameron enjoyed blending nature photography as well as capturing storytelling images of the interesting people he met along the way.
SUBMITTED MINUTES AND LEADERSHIP REPORTS
➢ Questions or comments
COORDINATOR REPORTS:
➢TRAIL ACTIVITIES REPORT, Pat Witkowski, Trail Coordinator
➢SOCIAL ACTIVITIES REPORT, Sherri Ritz, Social Coordinator
➢TREASURY YTD UPDATE, Russ Evans, Treasurer/Jeff Saatkamp, Asst. Treasurer
➢HIKE LEADER REPORTS, Mark Miner, Jeff Romagna
OLD/NEW BUSINESS
➢National Trails Day Event recap
➢Chapter Picnic
➢Next Chapter Meeting – August 17th
ADJOURNMENT/SOCIAL TIME
