The Japanese Garden

The Japanese Garden

The Japanese Garden Clifford Clark Carleton’s Japanese garden was named by The Journal of Japanese Gardening in 2000 as one of the ten best Japanese gardens outside Japan. Conceived by Bardwell Smith, Dean of the College and Nason Professor of Religion and Asian...
The Intramural Fields

The Intramural Fields

The Intramural Fields Leslie Moore The intramural fields located behind the Carleton Rec Center are home to Carleton’s two most famous games—Ultimate Frisbee and Rotblatt. Despite being a small school, Carleton boasts six competitive Frisbee teams. The Division I...
The Faculty Club

The Faculty Club

The Faculty Club Clifford Clark The Faculty Club, built in 1928, was the brainchild of D. Blake Stewart (Stewsie) then superintendent of buildings and grounds. Before World War I, while female students lived in Gridley Hall (1882-1967), most male students and single...
The Druid Circle

The Druid Circle

The Druid Circle Leslie Moore Past the Hill of the Three Oaks, beyond the Recreation Center, sits a collection of large rocks in a circle. This site is known as the Druid Circle, and its origins provide an interesting insight into the nature of the college. The story...
The Bald Spot

The Bald Spot

The Bald Spot Leslie Moore The large open space between Carleton’s Skinner Memorial Chapel and the Gould Library is affectionately known as “the Bald Spot.” Encircled by academic and administrative buildings, it functions as a social and recreational gathering place...
The Central Park Controversy

The Central Park Controversy

The Central Park Controversy Leslie Moore In 1948, in response to the town’s growing population, the Northfield Board of Education voted to close College Street and convert Central Park—originally designed by the town’s founder, John W. North—into a playground for the...