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Morning meditation
from the heart of Forestville
Heart of Forestville by Todd Carter
Community art mural created by folks of all ages and abilities June 24during Marquette Art Week 2024 "How Does a Forest Grow?" eventpresented byArtist Todd Carter in partnership with Upper Peninsula Land Conservancy
Michigan State Representative Jenn Hill
visiting with Award-Winning Artist Todd Carter
at Hiawatha Traditional Music Festival
Artists in the Round July 23, 2023
Tia Trudgeon--well-known TV6 personality--visiting with Todd
during Hiawatha Traditional Music Festival
July 24, 2023
(Hiawatha photos by Mike OSullivan)
Todd Carter Folk Art now showing at Wintergreen Hill Gallery & Gifts and Spring & Third Museum Gift Store at the marquette regional history center and Dunegrass in South marquette
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About Upfirst
Upfirst launched in 1998 in a quest to understand top search engine placement in the early years of the Internet. The goal was to learn how to be "up first" on search engines--without paying per click--by sharing creative and educational content and by learning search engine optimization (SEO).
Upfirst is a free entertainment and educational website where everyone is welcome.
Upfirst Morning Meditation features images from original paintings and photos by Todd Carter.
Upfirst Community Starlight features local art, entertaining events, and educational articles.
Todd Carter Folk Art helps sponsor Upfirst.
Please visit Todd's website at ToddCarterFolkArt.com and his secure online store.
Please feel free to contact us at our email links below.
With gratitude,
Upfirst content and website creators,
Mike OSullivan and Todd Carter
Email: Michaeleen (Mike) OSullivan (she/her)
Email: Todd Carter (he/him)
Todd sending out peace and love
from his own front yard
Forestville Basin, Marquette, Michigan USA
Mike on trail under the neighborhood Spaulding holiday hoop (December 2023)(Carter family photos)
Todd and Mike visiting Kawbawgam Headstone
Presque Isle, Marquette (October 2021)
(Carter family photo)
Left: Kawbawgam Headstone August 2024 with rock circles and feathers added recently (photo by Mike OSullivan)
The traditional name for Marquette is “Gitchee Namebini Ziibing” which can be translated to “Great Sucker Fish River.” Namebini is pronounced NAM-uh-BIN-ee.
Land Acknowledgement
The State of Michigan occupies the ancestral, traditional and contemporary lands of the Anishinaabek – Three Fires Confederacy, of the Odawa (Ottawa), Ojibwe (Chippewa) and Bode’wadmi (Potawatomi). We recognize the historic Indigenous communities in Michigan, and those who were forcibly removed from their homelands. We further recognize the ongoing relationship of, dependence upon, and respect for, all living beings of earth, sky and water. In offering this land acknowledgement, we affirm Indigenous sovereignty, history and experience.
The State of Michigan occupies the ancestral, traditional and contemporary lands of the Anishinaabek – Three Fires Confederacy, of the Odawa (Ottawa), Ojibwe (Chippewa) and Bode’wadmi (Potawatomi). We recognize the historic Indigenous communities in Michigan, and those who were forcibly removed from their homelands. We further recognize the ongoing relationship of, dependence upon, and respect for, all living beings of earth, sky and water. In offering this land acknowledgement, we affirm Indigenous sovereignty, history and experience.
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