Announcements/News
Regular Club Meetings: 6:30pm (Social); 7pm (Program); 8:30 (End)
> 2nd Tuesday of the Month, October to March
> Hybrid Meetings: Attend in person or virtually online.
> Location: Danish American Ctr., 3030 W. River Rd Pkwy, Mpls
> Join virtually via Zoom NSSTC Zoom Meeting Link
> Meetings resume next October
> Check Master Schedule for details Link to Events Master
or Download Annual Monthly Meeting Schedule
Annual Spring Luncheon: Sunday, April 16, 2023
12:30pm Socializing; 1:00pm Luncheon and Program
Location: Keller Golf Club, 2166 Maplewood Dr., Maplewood, MN
Price: $30/Person;
Reservation deadline: April 3rd (New deadline)
Link to online reservation and payment
Link for paper/check reservations.
Video recordings of recent NSSTC meetings
March 14, 2023 Club Meeting: Early Spring Wildflowers
Phyllis Root and Kelly Provo, discuss Early Spring Wildflowers.
Phyllis and Kelly are the authors of “Searching for Minnesota's Native Wildflowers" and are frequent guests on MPR in the segments, “Audio Postcards”. As the snow starts to disappear, their talk will get us excited for Spring and finding early wildflowers.
Link to more info about the presenters: Searching for Minnesota's Native Wildflowers
Link to a video recording of presentation: https://youtu.be/_pulyID-J7o (Will be deleted 3/22/2023)
January 11, 2022 Membership Meeting: Favorite Place to Ski: East, West, Midwest
A presentation by NSSTC member Bruce Nelson of North Stars' favorite places to ski. This includes a presentation by NSSTC member Bruce Nelson of North Stars’ favorite places to ski. This was part of a panel discussion with representatives of four X-country skiing clubs across the U.S. The presenter from Nooksack Nordic Club in Bellingham, Washington discussed their favorite trails (https://www.nooksacknordicskiclub.org/trails/where-to-ski/if-i-had-three-days/) and
the Capital Area Ski Touring Association in New York discussed their favorite trails (https://www.nordicskiclub.org/ski_trails). Link to this video: https://youtu.be/vOzaPRRmxeo
February 8, 2022 Membership Meeting: Changing Climate of Minnesota
"Phantom Winters, Unexpected Throwbacks, and New Precipitation Extremes: The Changing Climate of Minnesota" presented by Dr. Kenneth Blumenfeld of the Minnesota State Climatology Office.
Link to this video: https://youtu.be/KuTWikTQ7mE
Club Zoom meetings now in Documents Library!
To see "Trails of the North Shore" (December, 2021 meeting), go to "Resources" on the status line above, then "Document Library", "Folders" and on the bottom of the list click on "Club Zoom Meeting PDF's".
Announcing Ski Mentoring Program
Our new program for beginning adult classic skiers connects our volunteers with skiers who have completed an organized ski lesson to meet on snow to provide tips and answer questions about how to improve and enjoy the skiing experience.
Link here for info about how the program works, how to request a mentor, practical learning tips such as clothes, safely falling and getting up, waxes, equipment, places to ski, getting into and out of your bindings and just stress-free support.