July 8

Independence Day Party

Let’s meet at the Ganter Brauerei-Biergarten for our annual 4th of July Party – a true highlight for all of us! For this year’s celebration of the 242nd Independence Day and the birth of the United States we will once more come together with friends from around the globe and enjoy a very special summer’s day.

Let’s fire up the grill and relish some fine and spicy barbecue dishes, have cool drinks and listen to lovely live music. There will be lots of fun activities for kids, festive decorations, special guests, plentiful chances to practice some classic American sports with real pros – and, of course, oodles of that glorious midsummer glow! Join us in celebrating this joyous occasion – and we’ll make sure its going to be a blast!

Veranstalter: Carl-Schurz-Haus Freiburg
Veranstaltungsort: Ganter Hausbiergarten, Leo-Wohleb-Straße 4

Beginn: So, 08.Jul.2018 um 12:00 Ende:um 18:00

Eintritt frei
Veranstaltungssprache: Deutsch & Englisch

Mit: Freiburg-Madison-Gesellschaft e.V.
Academic Year in Freiburg,
Centre Culturel Français,
Goethe-Institut Freiburg,
Konfuzius-Institut an der Universität Freiburg

Traditional Christmas Dinner on the Evening of St. Nicholas Day 2017

Enjoying the aperitif at the Greiffeneggschlössle

The Black Forest Badgers, Christmas 2017 edition (©US)

Joyous anticipation

The menu

BFB's first appearance

The dinner started with a salad

A festive table

The president's speech

Smiling guests all around the table

More activity on the opposite side

Here the somewhat official corner

Breast of goose served with red cabbage, baked apple, and potato dumplings.

While the BFB are preparing for their second round, the youngest guest, Marieke, is interested in cutlery.

Here Marieke is handing over a well deserved present to FMG President Toni Schlegel (©US).

Now she is telling George the full story.

Traditional Hiking Tour with our American Students
around the Schönberg on German Unity Day 2017

After a heavy morning rain, start of the hiking tour in the sunshine (©US)

Already lost? (©US)

Looking down the valley (©GvS)

The ultimate triple selfie (©GvS)

The trail becomes narrow (©US)

Eating the mandatory noodle soup (©GvS)

After lunch students and FMG-members are fit for the next destination ...(©US)

... the Schneeburg as seen from the Schönberger Hof (©US)

From above a fantastic view on to the Märkgräfler Land (©US)

Reception for the Students of the Academic Year in Freiburg 2016/2017

at the Greiffenegg-Schlössle on September 14, 2016

Smiling Resident Director 2016/17 Sarah Fagan with smiling FMG's president and host Toni Schlegel

Young optimistic men

Black Forest Badgers' founder recruiting?

Don't look at the refurbished Schwabentor

Associate Director Ulli Struve in charming company

Sunset over Freiburg

No sunset but rather a sunrise ©JS

8th International Meeting of Freiburg's Sister Cities on Rathausplatz 2015

Here is the link to the official flyer

In good spirits: Part of the dynamic crew serving the Madison booth

Visiting the booth: Important cheeseheads and concentrated student charm

We promoted American craftbeer brewed in the Freiburg region

The Madison team serving their city (©US)

Around Staufen 2014

FMG Hiking Tour on German Unity Day with the American Students

We meet at the streetcar stop Paula-Modersohn-Platz (Eis-Café Limette) at 10.30 a.m. for car pooling and drive to Staufen where we shall arrive at the big city parking lot close to the Schladerer distillery around 11 a.m.

From there we start our hiking tour to Grunern with a little drink at the Bären-Bad (Standort) and pass through the vineyards in the direction of Castellberg. On our way back we shall stop for a bite at the Probst-Strauße Schleifsteinhof above Grunern around 1 p.m. We return to Staufen and, as the case may be, we climb up to the castle. The return to Freiburg is scheduled for 3.30 p.m.

Before we left the Staufen parking lot for the hiking tour students, members of the FMG, and even the dog
looked into the camera on this beautiful Altweibersommertag (Indian summer day).

Seen on our way to the fermenting room. Beware. Although the motto is still correct, its orthography no longer is:
Küß is now spelled küss, zerreißt keeps the ß but küßt again is now written küsst.