• Little Traverse Conservancy will offer pond dippin' for kids of all ages.
• 10 am - 11:30 pm, Saturday, May 19th
• Spring Lake Park, Petoskey, on M-119
• Free!
• Pre-registration required.  Call (231)347-0991  

 

 Oden Fish Hatchery Visitor Center, Oden

• 9 am - 3 pm
• Free & open to students grades three through eight
• Activity stations include fly tying, learning the bugs of lakes and streams, knot tying, conservation ethics, spinning and fly casting, and actual trout fishing.
• Lunch provided.
• Register at (231)409-3345 or
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Little Traverse Conservancy presents a hike and talk on riverine mammals is 10 a.m.-noon Saturday, May 12, at Braun Nature Preserve, near Pellston. Free; pre-registration required. (231) 347-0991.

Mothers, stepmothers, grandmothers, or big sisters are invited to bring their daughters (ages 7 - 17) for a fun-filled Mother & Daughter Weekend, May 18 - 20, at Camp Daggett.  Cost is $150 for mother/daughter, plus $50 for each additional girl.  Space is limited, and registration is on a first come, first served basis.  Participants can expect a weekend of fun and...

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

July 23rd, 2011

Please contact the park for details regarding this event. Phone:                                             231-347-2311         231-347-2311

Have fun learning to paddle in the harbor! Are you looking for something fun for your children this summer?  Our focus is on big fun, teamwork and paddling skills in a positive learning environment. 3-Day Sessions. Kids Ages 9-12 years. Develop skills for lifelong paddling Paddle strokes and technique, wet exits and rescues, boater safety and group travel Be part...

Got dirt? “In South Carolina, a truckload of dirt is the same price as a video game!” reports Norman McGee, a father in that state who bought a small pickup-load of dirt for his daughter and friends. As McGee’s photo shows, the dirt was a great success. I told his story a couple years ago in this space. (An abbreviated version of this blog...