Research and Site Analysis .

The Ottawa National Forest is located in the upper peninsula of Michigan under the jurisdiction of the U.S Forest Service. The climate consists of mainly boreal forests covered by spruce, pines, and birch that experience the 4 seasons of the year.

Summer Temps. (June - Septermber): 31 to 36’C

Winter Temps. (December - March): -23 to -25 C

Annual rainfall: 36”

Annual snowfall: 200”

Area: 1 mil acres

Elevation : Up to 1800’

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The Ojibwe are one of the largest tribal populations among Native American peoples. They are respected keepers of detailed and complex scrolls, maps, and stories that record their history. Some of the oldest maps of North America were made by the Ojibwe on birch bark scrolls. They traded across the continent for thousands of years migrating via

Traditionally, the Ojibwe would come together around bonfires to share stories and trade. Recently, there has been a “quest to reconnect to their food traditions” where the Ojibwe have been expanding community gardens and have started mobile kitchens to teach communities about nutritious food preparation.

Final Design

Birdseye of research center

The access road is tucked behind the research center and drops off students at the school’s ampitheater. Lab workers and lodge residents park on the Northern side of the road with cabins having integrated parking. The science lab is seperated from the school by the ampitheater with lodge residents living beneath and Cabins to the East. ADA accessible stone paths carve down the hill and through the dense woodlands and ends at the edge of the river.