The North Wind

Students paint records and sip at Mocktails on Vinyl

Amelia Kashian • February 29, 2024

Music brings people together, which is why this year's Winterfest theme is "Spinning with the Snowflakes." It's easy to connect with songs that offer such vast amounts of creativity, and it brings people...

SEC hosts Valentine’s-themed open skate for WinterFest

Megan Voorhees • February 21, 2024

NMU's Special Events Committee (SEC) hosted an open skate to love songs on Friday, Feb. 16 at the Lakeview Arena. This was a part of the university's WinterFest activities, which have the main goal...

Special Events Committee to host a WinterFest open skate

Amelia Kashian • January 25, 2024

Every year, the NMU Special Events Committee (SEC) hosts WinterFest, a series of events held at the start of the winter semester. The events are meant to boost morale and provide opportunities to socialize...

NMU should join MTU for Winter Carnival

Travis Nelson • February 20, 2020

As an NMU student, I have heard much more about Winter Carnival at Michigan Tech, instead of Winterfest at NMU. In fact, I hadn’t even heard about Winterfest until last week. Winter Carnival is a week-long...

WinterFest organizers work to overcome inclement weather

Emily Pagel • February 28, 2013

Last week, student organizations, faculty and residence hall houses bundled up and headed outside to show their school spirit for Northern Michigan University’s “Chilly Nights & Carnival Lights”...

NMU Winterfest shines with ‘Winter Nights and Carnival Lights’

Nolan Krebs • February 7, 2013

For a lot of students, part of NMU’s allure is its seasonal identity as a snow-lover’s paradise. Starting Friday, Feb. 15, student groups, residence hall houses and other university-affiliated...