Chatfield, MN — Go on a wild ride of adventure above, on, and below the amazing Driftless Region with the screening of the award-winning documentary, Decoding the Driftless, coming to Potter Auditorium at Chatfield Center for the Arts on Sunday, May 5 at 3 p.m. The film soars over ancient, rugged bluffs, skims the surface of primordial rivers, ventures deep underground to secret worlds, marvels at sacred archeological treasures, hangs perilously over massive rock cliffs, and travels across time itself to explore and decipher ancient clues of the unglaciated Driftless Region landscape.
The Driftless Region of southeastern Minnesota, southwestern Wisconsin, northeastern Iowa, and the extreme northwestern corner of Illinois was shielded for more than a million years from powerful, massive continental glaciers of the last Ice Age. The landscape is filled with rugged, stunning scenery, bizarre microclimates, deep caves, and karst geology characterized by spring-fed waterfalls and cold-water trout streams. The world’s oldest river, the mighty Mississippi, meanders its way through the center, having carved beautiful cliffs lush with rare wildflowers. Native American effigy mounds and petroglyphs remain from a thousand years ago. The region is also known for eclectic and fun river communities, the birthplace of soil conservation and leadership in organic agriculture, world-class rugged terrain for silent sports, and appreciation for the arts. It is where waterskiing was invented and where Aldo Leopold conceived his idea for a land ethic. The region includes elevations ranging from 603 to 1,719 feet and covers 24,000 square miles.
Doors to Potter Auditorium will open at 2 p.m. with concessions sold prior to the 3 p.m. screening of this 1-hour film. Filmmaker George Howe will join us for a Q&A immediately following the screening.
The event is free and open to the public; the film’s content is family-friendly. Seating is general admission and there is no cost to attend; advance reservation of tickets is recommended though, to guarantee admittance. Freewill donations are encouraged to support community outreach programming at Chatfield Center for the Arts.
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