Half Marathon and Five-Mile Run!
Sep
1
11:00 AM11:00

Half Marathon and Five-Mile Run!

  • McCarthy River Tours & Outfitters (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Come run with us in America’s largest National Park, Wrangell-St. Elias, where epic views and adventurous people make the McCarthy half-marathon and 5 mile runs, unlike any other race.

Register online ahead of time or in person, beginning at 11 am at McCarthy River Tours & Outfitters (a.k.a As The Glacier Melts Coffee & Ice Cream Shop) on the West Side. Race starts at noon.

Spaghetti Feed: All-you-can eat pasta awaits you at the finish line! (Spaghetti feed costs included in your entry fee.)

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Peace Dance
Aug
20
7:00 PM19:00

Peace Dance

  • PO BOX 142972 Anchorage, AK 99514-2972 (map)
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Join Charlotte Henson for an evening of dance!

These are simple, meditative, joyous circle dances that use sacred phrases and movements from all the world's spiritual traditions.

No experience is necessary and all dances are taught.

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Wrangell Mountains Storytelling Festival
Aug
10
to Aug 11

Wrangell Mountains Storytelling Festival

  • Old Hardware Store and Glacier View Campground (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

In 2023, the Storytelling Festival was a 3-day competitive event held at the Glacier View Campground on the West Side, the Old Hardware Store at the WMC, with the finalists performing at the Roadside Potatohead on the third night.

THIS YEAR, we are narrowing down the competition to ONE night, in the historic and magical Old Hardware Store. In addition to the competition we will be introducing new ways to engage with storytelling and new voices to hear from. We will include storytelling workshops along with a non-competitive night to hear from guest storytellers and our elders.

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Community Field Sketching Group with Kristin Link
Aug
6
4:00 PM16:00

Community Field Sketching Group with Kristin Link

Meet up to sketch together. No experience necessary! Local artist Kristin Link leads an informal art outing inspired by our natural surroundings. The group will meet and briefly introduce a theme for the day, then head outside to sketch together. Materials are available, but bring what you have to sketch with. If it is pouring rain, we will bring the outside world in and sketch indoors.

$15-$25, sliding scale

No need to register in advance - just show up!

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Insight Outside: A Nature Writing & Walking Meditation Weekend with Michelle Latvala
Aug
3
to Aug 4

Insight Outside: A Nature Writing & Walking Meditation Weekend with Michelle Latvala

  • Wrangell Mountains Center (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Revitalize your connection to the wilderness and your writing through this immersive weekend of nature writing and contemplative practices in the gorgeous landscape of McCarthy, Alaska. Together we'll deepen our writing practice as we turn our attention to the ordinary and extraordinary aspects of wild nature and human nature. We’ll be nourished by the unique forests, rivers, and mountains of Wrangell-St Elias National Park for inspiration, humility, and connection with ourselves and the more-than-human world. Facilitator, Michelle Latvala, will guide us in writing practices, nature practices, and embodied contemplative practices in order to write more deeply from the landscape and from ourselves. 

Group Size:  Max 15 (kept small based on nature of the workshop)

  • Hearty vegetarian meals served on the WMC campus (9am, 12pm, 5pm)

  • Michelle will provide a mixture of indoor and outdoor time, as well as walking and writing time. On each day, depending on weather and group, we may walk 1-4 miles over uneven terrain around McCarthy (trails, rocks, etc) to do some contemplative writing in the field.

  • Registration Fee:  This weekend workshop is offered at $350.

  • Overnight accommodations are not included. We recommend participants arrive by Friday evening at the latest and depart Monday morning at the earliest in order to fully immerse themselves in the weekend workshop.

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Meg Hunt Artist in Residence
Jul
30
to Aug 13

Meg Hunt Artist in Residence

  • Wrangell Mountains Center (map)
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This is one of our most beloved art programs, a two-week artist residency program, an immersive creative experience in North America’s largest National Park. The Wrangell Mountains Residency Program aims to support artists of all genres, writers, and inquiring minds. We invite applicants with creative and inquisitive minds who will both add to and benefit from the interdisciplinary efforts at our community hub in McCarthy, Alaska and the surrounding Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve. In 2024 we will host four residencies: June 5-19 and July 30 - August 13. Applications are now closed.

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Stories of Our Landscape: Cultural and Artistic Presentations
Jul
28
3:00 PM15:00

Stories of Our Landscape: Cultural and Artistic Presentations

A part of our Summer Arts & Lecture Series: During this two day weekend event, participants will engage with the inspirational, cultural, and foundational relationships to place in the Wrangell Mountains through community discussion, and presentations in the arts and sciences. In collaboration with NPS, community discussion facilitated by geologist, Mike Loso, with special guest and Hereditary Clan Leader, Wilson Justin, featuring the artwork of Karolina Zakravska.

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Stories of Our Landscape: "Changes in the Land" Community Discussion
Jul
27
6:00 PM18:00

Stories of Our Landscape: "Changes in the Land" Community Discussion

A part of our Summer Arts & Lecture Series: During this two day weekend event, participants will engage with the inspirational, cultural, and foundational relationships to place in the Wrangell Mountains through community discussion, and presentations in the arts and sciences. In collaboration with NPS, community discussion facilitated by geologist, Mike Loso, with special guest and Hereditary Clan Leader, Wilson Justin, featuring the artwork of Karolina Zakravska.

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Peace Dance
Jul
24
7:00 PM19:00

Peace Dance

  • PO BOX 142972 Anchorage, AK 99514-2972 (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Join Charlotte Henson for an evening of dance!

These are simple, meditative, joyous circle dances that use sacred phrases and movements from all the world's spiritual traditions.

No experience is necessary and all dances are taught.

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Youth Geology Camp
Jul
23
to Jul 26

Youth Geology Camp

  • Wrangell Mountains Center and surrounding area (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

WISE (The Wrangell Institute for Science and Environment) teams up with the WMC for Geology Camp!

There is a high demand for this program — and it’s easy to see why. Some of the Copper River Valley’s sharpest (and silliest) youth (ages 12 and up) come together to learn from geology experts and observe first-hand the dynamic geology of the area.

From taking a tour of the Kennecott Mill to sleeping next to a glacier, it’s four days packed with learning and fun.

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Community Field Sketching Group with Kristin Link
Jul
9
4:00 PM16:00

Community Field Sketching Group with Kristin Link

Meet up to sketch together. No experience necessary! Local artist Kristin Link leads an informal art outing inspired by our natural surroundings. The group will meet and briefly introduce a theme for the day, then head outside to sketch together. Materials are available, but bring what you have to sketch with. If it is pouring rain, we will bring the outside world in and sketch indoors.

$15-$25, sliding scale

No need to register in advance - just show up!

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Interdependence Day! Pancakes, Lunch and Bake Sale Fundraisers
Jul
4
8:00 AM08:00

Interdependence Day! Pancakes, Lunch and Bake Sale Fundraisers

Join us for Interdependence Day! Celebrating the connections that enrich our lives.

July 4th, 2024 Celebration

8 AM - Pancake breakfast returns, in partnership with the McCarthy - Kennecott Museum!

After Parade - Fundraising lunch at the WMC! Hang out with friends and eat some delicious homemade food! Stay tuned for our menu.

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Community Field Sketching Group with Kristin Link
Jun
25
4:00 PM16:00

Community Field Sketching Group with Kristin Link

Meet up to sketch together. No experience necessary! Local artist Kristin Link leads an informal art outing inspired by our natural surroundings. The group will meet and briefly introduce a theme for the day, then head outside to sketch together. Materials are available, but bring what you have to sketch with. If it is pouring rain, we will bring the outside world in and sketch indoors.

$15-$25, sliding scale

No need to register in advance - just show up!

Theme: Watercolor Flowers and Leaves

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Word Jam!
Jun
23
6:00 PM18:00

Word Jam!

Join us in the Great Room at the Old Hardware Store for a night of open mic - WMC style - storytelling, poetry, song, comedy, skits, and any creative venture involving words. Come hungry! We will serve finger-style dinner for sale before the event. Stay tuned for our menus.

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