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Teaching Drum Outdoor School

"Where Wilderness is the classroom, 
Ancient Voices are the Teachers,
knowing Self and Balance are the quests."
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Visiting Us

We would be honored to have you visit us.

We offer guided half-day tours of Nishnajida — our wilderness camp where the Wilderness Guide Program is held. Reservations must be made in advance and there is a suggested $30 donation. Nishnajida is six miles out in the national forest by road, then another mile down a deer trail by foot.  Be prepared to walk and ask a lot of questions!

Where we are located:
   - about 45 minutes driving distance from Rhinelander
    - 2 hours from Wausau
    - 3 hours from Green Bay
    - 4 hours from Madison
    - 5 hours from Milwaukee, WI, or  from Minneapolis, Minnesota
    - 7 hours from Chicago, Illionis.

Ways To Get Here
If you travel by Bus — The nearest Greyhound stop is in Iron River Michigan (about 45 miles away). 
We can pick you up or drop you off there for $50.

If you travel by Plane — Service by Midwest Airlines and Northwest Airlines is to Rhinelander/Oneida County Airport in Rhinelander. We can pick you up or drop you off there for $25.

Our support center, Nad'mad'ewining, is located approximately five miles outside downtown Three Lakes, Wisconsin at 7124 Military Road. 
Click here for a MapQuest map and directions.

Directions to Nad'mad'weining from downtown Three Lakes:
Take the main street, which is 45/32, east out of town to the junction of 32, near the IGA grocery store. Take a left onto 32 and follow that for 4.2 miles until you reach Military Road, (or forest service road # 2178, as it's also called) which is on the left side of the road at the beginning of a sharp curve. Turn left onto Military Rd with extreme caution because it is on a blind curve - come to a full stop and make sure there is no approaching traffic before turning. Drive 1 mile and watch for a big wooden sign that says "Teaching Drum Outdoor School" (and a wigwam!) on the  right side of the road.

If you have any trouble finding us, please call us at (715) 546-2944.

Please contact us in advance to make your reservation.

We are a tobacco, alcohol, drug (including marijuana and caffeine)
and firearm-free environment, and we harbor no domestic plants or animals.
If you have a relationship with any of these, 
we ask that you respect our healing ways and leave it behind when you visit.



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