On Saturday, Dec. 3, 55 students and community members attended German Club’s annual trip to Chicago’s German Christmas market, Christkindlmarket. The trip began at 6 a.m. when the bus left Stevens Point and traveled straight to Chicago. Once there, students spent the day shopping around the open-air market and experiencing various aspects of German culture. On their way back to ... Read More »
I decided to go on the German Club’s trip to the German Christmas market Christkindlmarket in Chicago this past weekend. I tagged along with Mary Gertner and Kyle Bareta, members of the German Club. The Christkindlmarket was in Daley Plaza, a tiny plot of land surrounded by buildings in the middle of downtown Chicago. There were a series of small ... Read More »
Christkindlmarket was the perfect place for students to practice German skills while partaking in Chicago’s largest open-air festival since 1996. The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point German Club visited the annual celebration this past Saturday and was excited to be immersed in German culture. “My favorite part was meeting some workers at a Christmas ornament booth who were from Germany and getting ... Read More »
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