2 Sep
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Passport to Adventure

Posted By: gko-admin in Activities, Big Feature, Educators, Fall, Feature, GKO, Spring, Summer, Winter    

Passport to Adventure encourages children and their families to get outdoors and explore, while promoting local events, programs, and nearby natural destinations. Click here to download your copy! Let the adventure begin!

17 Jan
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Snowshoe Benefit for Little Traverse Bay Humane Society

Posted By: Jen in Events, News, Winter    

PB&J Furry Friend Snowshoe Benefit
February 18th, 2012
Office: Area Events
10:00 am to 2:00 pm
Location: 2101 Welsheimer Road, Harbor Springs
Grab your snowshoes and your furry four legged friend and join the Little Traverse Bay Humane Society for a snowshoe walk at the picturesque PB&J Farm located just north of Stutsmanville Road at the end of Welsheimer Road. If you don’t have your own snowshoes, Bearcub Outfitters will have Snowshoes available on site at no charge. Please call...

10 Jan
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Ice fish on Round Lake

Posted By: Jen in Activities, Events, Winter    

Kids Winter Celebration Day at Round Lake Saturday, February 4th, 2012 10 am to noon The Little Traverse Conservancy is teaming up with the Little Traverse Bay Bands (LTBB) of Odawa Indians and Maureen Stine of Natureology to provide a day full of winter fun “up-north” style! Observe tracks in the snow, learn about lakes in the winter, get a lesson in ice fishing and - if the snow is deep - we may even do a little snowshoeing! Come ready for the elements as we hike through the trails of Round Lake Nature...

8 Jan
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Winter Fest at Tahquamenon Falls

Posted By: Jen in Activities, Events, Winter    

February 5, 2011. Winter Fest at the Tahquamenon Falls State Park. Lantern-lit cross country skiing, a winter campfire, guided snowshoe hikes and more. If you've never seen the falls in winter, bundle the kids up and make a day of it.  Seeing the ice below the Mackinaw bridge is fun, too!  Phone 906-492-3415

Lower Falls in Winter
Winter at Lower Tahquamenon Falls State Park

2 Jan
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Playing in the mud is okay at HumaNature School in Traverse City

Posted By: Jen in Articles, Educators, News    

Education in the Outdoors
 
 
 

Playing in the mud is okay at HumaNature School

Listen closely to the birds in the forest canopy, taste the edible roots and feel the wind in your hair. This is part of a primary satisfaction – the moments we experience first-hand, inaccessible by television, recollections in a magazine or Facebook status. Finding an immediate connection to nature awakens discovery of one’s self and others. This is the core curriculum of HumaNature School, the...