Welcome

The Map Shanty is a place of warmth, color, and upside down thought. It is a place in the middle of a lake. It is a place where maps change the way you look at the world.

Thank You!

All Art Shantiers thumb

Shanty Map

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At the Shanty

Sound Map
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transporation map 1
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Panoramics

Panoramic of shanties being built on the shore of Medicine Lake.

Project Pictures

from memory map example
Transportation
Streets
chicago's Notes for a Peoples Atlas
chicago's Notes for a Peoples Atlas
chicago's Notes for a Peoples Atlas
Shantytown Map
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Medicine Lake
teton, the great
Downtown Minneapolis from the Air
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Front view
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Front View
Side view w/ red equator
Back view
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Front/Side View
Front View
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Activity Schedule

Transportation and Locomotion

Saturday, January 17 at 1:00 PM
Sunday, January 18 at 1:00 PM

Mapping Party about Transportation and Locomotion.

Map the Shanty Town

Saturday, January 24 at 1:00 PM

Bring your GPS or just come ready to put this town on a map!

Sound of the Shanties

Sunday, January 25 at 1:00 PM

Mapping sound on Medicine Lake.

History of Medicine Lake

Saturday, January 31 at 1:00 PM

Lecture on the History of Medicine Lake in Maps.

Maps and Your History

Sunday, February 01 at 1:00 PM

Map your own history.

Food

Saturday, February 07 at 1:00 PM
Sunday, February 08 at 1:00 PM

Map your favorite food.

Re-Mapping and Closing

Saturday, February 14 at 1:00 PM

Snowtracks, ice cracks, and chilly romance: re-mapping the shanties, post-settlement.

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