SPRING MINDFULNESS-BASED STRESS REDUCTION COURSE
In-person presentation by Amy Janssens, MA
Beginning Monday, April 25th • 6:00 PM

Invite greater calm, ease, and joy into your life with this 8-week course! This evidence-based course was developed by Jon Kabat-Zinn at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center and is offered at medical centers, hospitals, and colleges worldwide. Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) has a proven record of reducing stress, illness, and pain.

Scientific research for MBSR consistently demonstrated:
● Decreased stress, anxiety, & depression
● Reduced symptoms of chronic illness & chronic pain
● Improved focus, attention & sleep
● Strengthened immune system
● Greater empathy & compassion for yourself & others
● Increased well-being & self-awareness
Register here.

Northern Lakes Community Mental Health and North Country Community Mental Health are teaming up to present a FREE virtual education series this May to recognize National Mental Health Awareness Month.

While pandemic stress has presented serious challenges to mental health, it has also started fresh conversations about it.
Please join us each Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday throughout May from 12:00 to 1:00 p.m., (except for one evening panel discussion on Wednesday, May 5, from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m.) The programs will feature mental health professionals from both organizations as well as community partners.
#Tools4Resilience will emphasize a variety of tools that individuals can use to promote their own mental health and self-care. After the presentations there will be time for questions and answers with the speakers.

RETURN HOME TO YOURSELF
Online Presentation by Hilary Johne Lake, MDiv
Wednesdays, Jun. 29th – Jul. 27th • 4:30 PM

Return home to your true self in connection with all of life through the elements, and learn from these raw forces of resilience that live within each cell of our being. You will be guided through trauma-informed simple nourishing movement practices that are intended to support you to deepen your mindfulness in relationship to your body and the environment. You will learn about the systems of the body as they relate to the larger natural systems of our planet Earth and easy techniques to come back to your inner knowing.
We will be meeting inside and weather permitting will go outside and connect with the natural environment. We will also connect with others through sharing together in a circle. No previous experience needed. Bring a towel or mat that can get dirty.

Here’s what you will receive and learn during the 5 weeks:
Build up your natural immune system through tapping into your embodied resource and inner medicine
Learn simple and powerful movement & breath techniques
Learn about and practice cultivating ritual with the elements and the land to deepen your relationship with place and your own personal practice
Practice being more alive and present in the moment
Learn about feminine and Earth honoring Tibetan Buddhist perspectives and how to transform negative emotional states into generative states
Resource your own inner guidance through your body
Inquiry sheets and resources to take home and reflect on between sessions
Learn tools for decolonization, and embodied trauma healing
Register here.

Northern Lakes Community Mental Health and North Country Community Mental Health are teaming up to present a FREE virtual education series this May to recognize National Mental Health Awareness Month.

While pandemic stress has presented serious challenges to mental health, it has also started fresh conversations about it.
Please join us each Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday throughout May from 12:00 to 1:00 p.m., (except for one evening panel discussion on Wednesday, May 5, from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m.) The programs will feature mental health professionals from both organizations as well as community partners.
#Tools4Resilience will emphasize a variety of tools that individuals can use to promote their own mental health and self-care. After the presentations there will be time for questions and answers with the speakers.

NMSMC’S-TIPS FOR AN INJURY-FREE GOLF SEASON
Online Presentation by Tanya Ruddy, MPT, MTC
Wednesday, May 25th • 1:00 PM

If you’re a golfer, the last thing you want is to be sidelined by an injury after being out of action because of winter weather. If you want to be in top form this season, it’s time to pay attention to your body. Register here.

Air Fryer & Instant Pot Class
and Mini Food Fair at IPL!
If you’re wondering what these are and how they work, this class is for you! Even if you came to our first class, plan to come to this class- you will learn something new! Pam Hebert will again offer tips and recipes that will help take the mystery out of these amazing, time-saving kitchen tools! Plus, for this class we are looking for volunteers to demo their favorite recipe in their own Air Fryers and share their expertise/skills with us. If you’re interested in participating, contact Jennifer at jthomet@tadl.org or call the library at 231-276-6767. Otherwise, we look forward to seeing you there!
A Health & Wellness: Live Your Best Life class. Funded by the Allen Foundation.

WHAT IS CRYPTOCURRENCY?
Online Presentation by Suzanne Perry
Wednesday, May 25th • 7:00 PM

What to expect for the future of money exchange, and crypto as an investment ~~

For over 300 years the United States has employed the current core systems for currency and money exchange. Cryptocurrency is changing the game for investors, businesses, and governments around the world – and citizens are about to feel the seismic shift as nations frantically prepare for the coming of a worldwide currency system. Cryptocurrency is simply a “digital asset,” highly encrypted using blockchain processing and recordkeeping (referred to as mining). It is decentralized in nature, meaning it is not controlled by a central financial or government authority. While Bitcoin accounts for about half of tracked cryptocurrency, there are over 18,000 coins and tokens in circulation (as of March 2022) vying for validity and financial strength. Suzanne Perry will present a basic overview of cryptocurrency as an investment and as a growing means of money exchange, along with the cultural transformation set in motion with its arrival.
REGISTER HERE.

Date and Time
Thursday May 26, 2022
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM EDT

Thursday, May 26, 2022
8:00 – 9:00 AM

Location
Traverse Connect – 1st floor conference room

Fees/Admission
Free

Contact Information
Molly MacGirr
Send Email

Northern Lakes Community Mental Health and North Country Community Mental Health are teaming up to present a FREE virtual education series this May to recognize National Mental Health Awareness Month.

While pandemic stress has presented serious challenges to mental health, it has also started fresh conversations about it.
Please join us each Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday throughout May from 12:00 to 1:00 p.m., (except for one evening panel discussion on Wednesday, May 5, from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m.) The programs will feature mental health professionals from both organizations as well as community partners.
#Tools4Resilience will emphasize a variety of tools that individuals can use to promote their own mental health and self-care. After the presentations there will be time for questions and answers with the speakers.

PETOSKEY REMEMBERED WALKING TOUR
Walking Tour with Christopher Struble ~ Thursday, May 19th • 2:00 PM

By 1900, there were approximately 6,000 full time residents and 125,000 summer visitors in Petoskey. The New Arlington Hotel was larger and grander than Mackinac Island’s Grand Hotel and the rail stations handled over 100 trains and over 5000 passengers per day in the peak season.

This tour explains why and how the city grew while visiting historic sites from that time period. It lasts approximately 90 minutes and focuses on the city center (Pennsylvania Park, Lake Street, Mitchell Street, and Howard Street). Register here.

June 23…10:00 to 11:30 a.m….REGISTER HERE.

The 36th Annual Parkinson’s Summer Forum will take place on Thursday May 26, 2022 at NMC Hagerty Center on beautiful West Bay in Traverse City. “Medications and Movement” will be the keynote by Dr. Kara Wyant, U of M Assistant Professor, Neurologist and Movement Disorder Specialist. Dr. Andrew Cole, Physical Medicine and Rehab Specialist will speak about “Movement & Parkinson’s.” Twenty-five national and local exhibitors will take part in the event. Lunch is included. See www.pnntc.org  for registration information and deadlines or contact Chris Esper, cesper2014@gmail.com. All persons affected by Parkinson’s are encouraged to attend!

The geography and geology of the Sleeping Bear Dunes will be the focus of writer Rosalie Sanara Petrouske’s work during her May 15 – 28 artist residency with the Glen Arbor Arts Center. Petrouske, a resident of Grand Ledge, Michigan, will spend two weeks working on a series of haiku poems inspired by the area’s lakes and the dunes.

Each of the GAAC’s artist-residents offer a conversational presentation at the end of their stay. The presentations begin at noon at the GAAC. They are free, and open to the public. On May 27 Petrouske will discuss poems written in both traditional and modern haiku forms – an ancient, Japanese poetic form concerned with the natural world — and the poems she is editing for a volume of poems.

Since the 1990s, the GAAC has welcomed visiting artists who want to immerse themselves in their work. The GAAC’s AIR program offers up to seven, creative practitioners a two-week respite from their daily lives in order to focus on a new idea that needs space, or to develop an on-going project. For more information go to GlenArborArt.org/EVENTS. The GAAC is located at 6031 S. Lake St., Glen Arbor.

Date: April 10, 2022
Time: 10:00 AM – TBD
Location: Carl T. Johnson Hunt and Fish Center, 6087 E M-115, Cadillac, MI 49601

Join outdoor enthusiasts Jill and Aaron Grenchik as they instruct you on how to identify a variety of Michigan’s edible wild mushrooms and share some tips on where to start looking. In addition, you will learn about proper handling techniques for transport, cleaning, consumption (including some sampling) and home preservation.

The cost for this class is $40 and will include lunch.

Participation is limited to 40 students.

To register for this class, go to Michigan.gov/DNRLicenses and click on the “Purchase a license” button. Sign in (using either a username and password or your ID and birthdate), and find the class under the Outdoor Skills Academy tab.

For more information contact Edward Shaw at 231-779-1321 or ShawE@Michigan.gov.

A Recreation Passport is required for entry into Mitchell State Park.

MORE INFO HERE.

Bono[boat]
Beginning May 29th, spend some quality time on the water with Bonobo wines! Enjoy your favorite Bonobo wines and delicious, farmer’s market-fresh bites aboard the 60-foot Wind Dancer. While you sail West Grand Traverse Bay, you’ll learn all about Michigan winemaking with the Wind Dancer crew. Bonobo team members will be available on select sails.

Tours depart from the Delamar on Sundays around 1 and 6 p.m. If there’s anything neater than Bonobo wine on land, it’s Bonobo wine at sea!

NOTE: This event is held twice daily every Sunday. Calendar restrictions allow us to only enter one time (at 1 p.m.) , but there is another sail at around 6 p.m.

Book here:
Sail Aboard the Wind Dancer

SPRING MINDFULNESS-BASED STRESS REDUCTION COURSE
In-person presentation by Amy Janssens, MA
Beginning Monday, April 25th • 6:00 PM

Invite greater calm, ease, and joy into your life with this 8-week course! This evidence-based course was developed by Jon Kabat-Zinn at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center and is offered at medical centers, hospitals, and colleges worldwide. Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) has a proven record of reducing stress, illness, and pain.

Scientific research for MBSR consistently demonstrated:
● Decreased stress, anxiety, & depression
● Reduced symptoms of chronic illness & chronic pain
● Improved focus, attention & sleep
● Strengthened immune system
● Greater empathy & compassion for yourself & others
● Increased well-being & self-awareness
Register here.

RETURN HOME TO YOURSELF
Online Presentation by Hilary Johne Lake, MDiv
Wednesdays, Jun. 29th – Jul. 27th • 4:30 PM

Return home to your true self in connection with all of life through the elements, and learn from these raw forces of resilience that live within each cell of our being. You will be guided through trauma-informed simple nourishing movement practices that are intended to support you to deepen your mindfulness in relationship to your body and the environment. You will learn about the systems of the body as they relate to the larger natural systems of our planet Earth and easy techniques to come back to your inner knowing.
We will be meeting inside and weather permitting will go outside and connect with the natural environment. We will also connect with others through sharing together in a circle. No previous experience needed. Bring a towel or mat that can get dirty.

Here’s what you will receive and learn during the 5 weeks:
Build up your natural immune system through tapping into your embodied resource and inner medicine
Learn simple and powerful movement & breath techniques
Learn about and practice cultivating ritual with the elements and the land to deepen your relationship with place and your own personal practice
Practice being more alive and present in the moment
Learn about feminine and Earth honoring Tibetan Buddhist perspectives and how to transform negative emotional states into generative states
Resource your own inner guidance through your body
Inquiry sheets and resources to take home and reflect on between sessions
Learn tools for decolonization, and embodied trauma healing
Register here.

Vermillion Point’s remote Lake Superior shoreline is home to both a historic lifesaving station and endangered piping plovers nesting sites. In the morning, Dr. Jason Garvon from LSSU will guide you through the critical work done here and elsewhere in the Great Lakes for the plovers. Keep your fingers crossed for nesting plovers to be present! After lunch you will independently visit the Whitefish Point Shipwreck Museum (ticket included in cost).

Time: 7:30 AM – 4:00 PM; Includes 1.5 hour driving time to/from Hessel
Guide: Dr. Jason Garvon
Limit: 15 participants, Pre-registration is required.
Cost: $75 (includes lunch and Whitefish Point Shipwreck Museum ticket)

For more information or to register for this event, visit the Aldo Leopold Festival website.

This guided tour is part of the Aldo Leopold Festival – Adventure Day Trip Series.

Spend the day exploring a remote 600-acre hunting camp with the three best guides our limited funds could afford. This property hosts eagles, loons, and beavers across its varied topography and forest. A slide presentation, paddling, hiking, and a traditional pasty lunch are all part of this unique experience.

Meet: Hessel School House to carpool/caravan to location
Time: 8:00 AM – 3:30 PM
Guides: Rob Routledge, Steve Baker, and Ken Drenth
Limit: 12 participants. Pre-registration is required.
Cost: $75 (includes lunch)

For more information or to register, visit the Aldo Leopold Festival website.

This guided tour is part of the Aldo Leopold Festival – Adventure Day Trip Series.

Start the day with a guided tour of Lake Superior State University’s new Richard & Theresa Barch Center for Freshwater Research and Education (CFRE), followed by self-paced exploration of the native-plant rain gardens, salmon fish hatchery, freighter watching (depends on timing), and the Discovery Center. After lunch, hike the mostly flat Algonquin Ski Trails and learn about sustainable forest management, invasive species, and private landowner conservation programs.

Time: 8:15 AM – 3:45 PM; Including a 45-minute driving time to/from Hessel
CFRE Guides: Ashley Moerke and Elizabeth Christiansen, LSSU Staff
Hiking Guides: Dylan Parker (Chippewa-Luce-Mackinac Conservation District Forester) and Michael Hinde (Three Shores CISMA Coordinator)
Limit: 20 participants. Pre-registration is required.
Cost: $75 (includes lunch)

For more information or to register for this event, visit the Aldo Leopold Festival Website.

This guided tour is part of the Aldo Leopold Festival – Adventure Day Trip Series.

The Nature Conservancy’s Maxton Plains Preserve is a globally rare area of exposed limestone bedrock and shallow soils. These harsh environments are dominated by grasses, sedges, and wildflowers like early buttercup, early saxifrage, and prairie smoke, but also present the opportunity to discover detailed fossils exposed in the calcareous bedrock like nautiloid cephalopods. The Haacks, long-time summer residents, will be your guides on this tour.

• Meet: Drummond Island Ferry parking area
• Time: 8:40 AM ferry – 1:10 PM ferry*
• Guides: Robert and Sheridan Haack 
• Limit: 25 participants, pre-registration required.
• Cost: $40 (includes lunch)

For more information or to register for this event, visit the Aldo Leopold Festival website.

*Allow at least 35 minutes to drive the 28 miles from Hessel to DeTour Village. The ferry is first-come, first-served, so we recommend getting in line by 8:25 AM (depart) / 12:50 PM (return) or earlier. If you miss the morning ferry, you are on your own to rendezvous with the group. Ferries leave the mainland on the 0:40 and return on the 0:10 of every hour.

Get ready to soar by visiting the Mackinac Straits Raptor Watch (MSRW) to learn about the spectacular spring and fall migrations, banding, and the geolocation data the MSRW has been gathering. While keeping an eye to the sky for raptors, we will visit key areas where migrating warblers and waterfowl recharge, and enjoy northwoods wildflowers at the Headlands, French Farm, Dingman’s Marsh, and other areas along the way. 

• Guide: Sarah Reding and Ed Pike
• Limit: 12 participants, pre-registration is required.
• Cost: $75 (includes lunch)

For more information or to register for this tour, visit the Aldo Leopold Festival website.

This guided tour is part of the Aldo Leopold Festival – Adventure Day Trip Series. 

The landscape of the Les Cheneaux area is shaped by a long, geologic history — 400 million years in the making when this area was a warm, shallow sea, then later scraped by mile-high glaciers. Gain a deeper understanding of what is literally underfoot by visiting both a working quarry and the Carl A. Gerstacker Nature Preserve.

• Guides: Libby Ives – sedimentary geologist and geomorphologist; Melissa Simon – Senior Manager and Mine Engineering, Carmeuse Limestone; Shaun Howard, Protected Lands Project Manager, The Nature Conservancy
• Limit: 20 participants. Pre-registration required.
• Cost: $75 (includes lunch)

For more information or to register for the event, visit the Aldo Leopold Festival website.

This guided tour is part of the Aldo Leopold Festival – Adventure Day Trip Series. 

Spend a day helping care for one of the most beautiful and pristine nature preserves in Michigan. After taking a boat ride across Hessel Bay to Marquette Island, you’ll spend the day trail-clearing alongside Little Traverse Conservancy (LTC) staff in the same woods that young Aldo wandered! Using supplied tools, we will work our way inland along a rustic and little-used trail that LTC is looking to improve.

• Guide: Little Traverse Conservancy Staff
• Limit: 12 participants, pre-registration is required. 
• Cost: $25 (includes lunch)

For more information or to register for this event, visit the Aldo Leopold Festival website.

This guided tour is part of the Aldo Leopold Festival – Adventure Day Trip Series. Most of this trip’s costs are underwritten by the LTC in appreciation for your efforts — thank you! 

An information packed, land and sea adventure to learn more about the Les Cheneaux area and the Martin Reef Light Station with Dan Reelitz as your guide. For late sleepers, start your day with great locally-roasted-beans coffee at the Les Cheneaux Coffee Roasters, followed by a boat ride to Government Island. Once there, hike along the trails while learning how the island was used for constructing Lake Huron’s remote Martin Reef Light Station. After lunch and a return voyage, you may choose to gather at Les Cheneaux Distillers to swap stories and enjoy a drink of choice. Participants will also receive a copy of the book “Martin Reef, Lightship to Lighthouse” by John Sellman.

• Time: 9:30 AM –3:00  PM
• Guide: Dan Reelitz
• Limit: 12, pre-registration is required.
• Cost: $75 (includes coffee and lunch

For more information or to register for this trip, visit the Aldo Leopold Festival website. 

This workshop is part of the Aldo Leopold Festival – Adventure Day Trip Series. 

NMSMC’S-TIPS TO PREVENT COMMON GARDENING INJURIES
Online Presentation by Cathy Ingalls PT, DPT, GCS, CEEAA
Wednesday, June 1st • 11:00 AM

After the never-ending winter weather that the Midwest is known for, I think it’s important to think warm thoughts. As temperatures start to climb, many people are going to be getting out in their yards and gardens. Although gardening can be therapeutic in itself, it’s also an easy way for injuries to pop up. Register here.

Contact Tricia Denton 231-313-0359

LWVLeelanau@gmail.com

Plastic Be Gone

Protecting Biodiversity with EcoFriendly Products: Inside and Outside

League of Women Voters of Leelanau County

Wednesday, June 1, 2022 at 12:00 Noon via Zoom

Did you know–

>Liquid soaps require 5 times more energy to manufacture and have 10 times higher carbon footprint than bar soaps!

>Liquid soap is packaged in plastic.

>We use 6 times more liquid soap to wash our hands!

Learn about this and more at the LWVLC Energy & Natural Resource Forum!

The public is welcome. Mark your calendar for June 1 at noon.

Please register in advance here:

https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_yIV1IIofRoSszPqp0MNSqg

Smartphone cameras allow us to easily capture what we see — but people are often disappointed with their images. This hands-on workshop will put any skill level on a direct path to becoming a photography “genius” of lectures, field trips, and the wonders of the digital darkroom. Dinner is provided and timed so you can attend the monarch butterfly talk before we head out for a final photo session to capture the golden hour of sunset.

Your instructor Sue Bakkila. Half the year, Sue runs a small design and photography agency in Grand Rapids, and the other half, she runs Woods & Waters as a kayak guide. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Aquinas College with majors in Geography, Communication Arts, and Studio Art. An avid photographer (who shoots with a Nikon, Fuji, DJI, and iPhone), she loves stopping to take a picture. Or twenty. 

Time: 1:00–9:45 PM  (sunset is 9:20 PM)

Limit: 16 participants, pre-registration required.

Cost: $75 (includes dinner)

For more information or to register for this event, visit the Aldo Leopold Festival website. 

This workshop is part of the Aldo Leopold Festival – Adventure Day Trip Series. 

Les Cheneaux welcomes you to celebrate the legacy of Aldo Leopold — one of America’s most influential naturalists — during our festival, June 1st – June 5th, 2022. Activities include paddling excursions, orchid and wildflower tours, birding trips, presentations, and many other nature-based activities. Experience the woods and water that formed Leopold’s early impressions of the natural world as we honor the mark he made on conservation and the environment.

The cost for a Festival Pass is $45 per person, children 17 and under are free! Due to the popularity of this event, pre-registration is required for ALL participants. To register, visit the Aldo Leopold Festival website.

View and download our online festival program.

Whitefish Point is known the world over as one of the great migration hot spots for many songbirds, waterfowl, and raptors — and you’ll spend a near-peak-migration day exploring the hawk watch, water bird shack, and songbird-filled woods. Whitefish Point Bird Observatory staff will discuss some of the amazing research and discoveries made here, and after lunch we will visit spruce grouse and crossbills habitats.

This adventure is guided by Elliot Nelson,  an Extension Educator for the Michigan Sea Grant Extension. His role is working with coastal communities and businesses in the Eastern Upper Peninsula to apply science-based knowledge to address Great Lakes, Lake Superior, northern Lake Michigan, and northern Lake Huron issues. He obtained his M.S. in Biology with MSU and M.S. in Natural Resources and Environment with the University of Michigan.

Limit: 12 participants. Cost is $75.00 per person.

For complete details and to register visit the Aldo Leopold Festival Website

LITTLE TRAVERSE CONSERVANCY
MOSS & LICHEN TOUR
Walking Tour with Brad Von Blon ~ Oden Island Nature Preserve
Thursday, June 2nd • 4:00 PM

Brad will discuss the moss and lichens during a hike of this beautiful property. A successful fundraising effort in 2000 resulted in the Conservancy’s purchase of this large, undeveloped waterfront property. The acquisition closed the door on a controversial 34-unit subdivision proposed for the site. Now the preserve helps maintain the water quality of Crooked Lake, which lies near the upper portion of the Inland Waterway, a 40-mile navigable waterway that boaters can take into Lake Huron at Cheboygan. Register here.

Bono[boat]
Beginning May 29th, spend some quality time on the water with Bonobo wines! Enjoy your favorite Bonobo wines and delicious, farmer’s market-fresh bites aboard the 60-foot Wind Dancer. While you sail West Grand Traverse Bay, you’ll learn all about Michigan winemaking with the Wind Dancer crew. Bonobo team members will be available on select sails.

Tours depart from the Delamar on Sundays around 1 and 6 p.m. If there’s anything neater than Bonobo wine on land, it’s Bonobo wine at sea!

NOTE: This event is held twice daily every Sunday. Calendar restrictions allow us to only enter one time (at 1 p.m.) , but there is another sail at around 6 p.m.

Book here:
Sail Aboard the Wind Dancer

SPRING MINDFULNESS-BASED STRESS REDUCTION COURSE
In-person presentation by Amy Janssens, MA
Beginning Monday, April 25th • 6:00 PM

Invite greater calm, ease, and joy into your life with this 8-week course! This evidence-based course was developed by Jon Kabat-Zinn at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center and is offered at medical centers, hospitals, and colleges worldwide. Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) has a proven record of reducing stress, illness, and pain.

Scientific research for MBSR consistently demonstrated:
● Decreased stress, anxiety, & depression
● Reduced symptoms of chronic illness & chronic pain
● Improved focus, attention & sleep
● Strengthened immune system
● Greater empathy & compassion for yourself & others
● Increased well-being & self-awareness
Register here.

RETURN HOME TO YOURSELF
Online Presentation by Hilary Johne Lake, MDiv
Wednesdays, Jun. 29th – Jul. 27th • 4:30 PM

Return home to your true self in connection with all of life through the elements, and learn from these raw forces of resilience that live within each cell of our being. You will be guided through trauma-informed simple nourishing movement practices that are intended to support you to deepen your mindfulness in relationship to your body and the environment. You will learn about the systems of the body as they relate to the larger natural systems of our planet Earth and easy techniques to come back to your inner knowing.
We will be meeting inside and weather permitting will go outside and connect with the natural environment. We will also connect with others through sharing together in a circle. No previous experience needed. Bring a towel or mat that can get dirty.

Here’s what you will receive and learn during the 5 weeks:
Build up your natural immune system through tapping into your embodied resource and inner medicine
Learn simple and powerful movement & breath techniques
Learn about and practice cultivating ritual with the elements and the land to deepen your relationship with place and your own personal practice
Practice being more alive and present in the moment
Learn about feminine and Earth honoring Tibetan Buddhist perspectives and how to transform negative emotional states into generative states
Resource your own inner guidance through your body
Inquiry sheets and resources to take home and reflect on between sessions
Learn tools for decolonization, and embodied trauma healing
Register here.

TCNewTech Pitch Night continues with the traditional Pitch Night format on June 7 at the City Opera House.

Innovators, inventors, and other out-of-the-box thinkers pitch their ideas and connect with the resources needed to launch.Join the TCNewTech Community for our Bar Napkin Idea Pitch & Networking Event.

Time was not comfirmed at the time of this event entry…please visit website to confirm.

Visit HERE for more info.

We are a club composed of people interested in all aspects of the world of fungi. Some are attracted to the foraging of wild mushrooms, their identification and harvest. Some want to further their interest in the medicinal aspects of wild mushrooms. Many people may simply enjoy the photography of fungi. Of course almost everyone is interested in the culinary aspects of mushrooms, either bought, grown or foraged. It is possible to grow edible mushrooms in the home with very modest investment in time and materials.

The club meets at 6 PM the second Wednesday of the month (excluding December). The structure of the club is very informal, although it is hoped that guest lectures will occur from time to time. Other than a general interest in the world of fungi there are no formal requirements to join. Members are encouraged to bring along mushrooms they have found so that the group may observe and possibly identify various fresh specimens. Many of the members have a Wild Mushroom Certification from the Michigan Department of Agriculture for the identification of edible mushrooms.

Next meeting is Wed., May 11th • 6 pm in Room 536 at the SCRC Student Community Center, near the gym at North Central Michigan College*. Further information can be obtained by contacting Michael Banyai at mikebanyai@gmail.com or call 231-330-0910
Note: At this time, masks are optional inside NCMC buildings.

GRAYLING — Michigan Council of Trout Unlimited offers its annual Fly Fishing School from June 10-12 at Ranch Rudolf.

Instruction is available for all skill levels and covers casting techniques, selecting tackle, fly tying and wading. All tackle is supplied. Students bring rain gear and waders.

Meals from Friday lunch through Sunday lunch as well as two nights of lodging are included.

More information: jim.gibbs@tuffs.org.

SPRING MINDFULNESS-BASED STRESS REDUCTION COURSE
In-person presentation by Amy Janssens, MA
Beginning Monday, April 25th • 6:00 PM

Invite greater calm, ease, and joy into your life with this 8-week course! This evidence-based course was developed by Jon Kabat-Zinn at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center and is offered at medical centers, hospitals, and colleges worldwide. Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) has a proven record of reducing stress, illness, and pain.

Scientific research for MBSR consistently demonstrated:
● Decreased stress, anxiety, & depression
● Reduced symptoms of chronic illness & chronic pain
● Improved focus, attention & sleep
● Strengthened immune system
● Greater empathy & compassion for yourself & others
● Increased well-being & self-awareness
Register here.

June 11

1 – 4 pm

River Park, 6625 Bridge St, Ellsworth, MI 4972

This class teaches paddlers the basics for paddling all
types of kayaks in a fun and safe way. You’ll learn about what kayaks work best
for what conditions and other paddling best practices. Learn how to make the
kayak go where you want it to go and basic safety skills needed on the water.
You will have the opportunity to learn what to do when (not if) you end in the
water, out of your boat. This class is great for beginners but anyone who has
never received formal instruction will benefit. Classes are taught by ACA
(American Canoe Association) certified instructors.

Ages: 14 and up
$45/person

Learn more and register: https://www.paddleantrim.com/event/kayaking-essentials-class-june-11-100pm/

Contact info:

info@paddleantrim.com

231-498-2080

Bono[boat]
Beginning May 29th, spend some quality time on the water with Bonobo wines! Enjoy your favorite Bonobo wines and delicious, farmer’s market-fresh bites aboard the 60-foot Wind Dancer. While you sail West Grand Traverse Bay, you’ll learn all about Michigan winemaking with the Wind Dancer crew. Bonobo team members will be available on select sails.

Tours depart from the Delamar on Sundays around 1 and 6 p.m. If there’s anything neater than Bonobo wine on land, it’s Bonobo wine at sea!

NOTE: This event is held twice daily every Sunday. Calendar restrictions allow us to only enter one time (at 1 p.m.) , but there is another sail at around 6 p.m.

Book here:
Sail Aboard the Wind Dancer

SPRING MINDFULNESS-BASED STRESS REDUCTION COURSE
In-person presentation by Amy Janssens, MA
Beginning Monday, April 25th • 6:00 PM

Invite greater calm, ease, and joy into your life with this 8-week course! This evidence-based course was developed by Jon Kabat-Zinn at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center and is offered at medical centers, hospitals, and colleges worldwide. Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) has a proven record of reducing stress, illness, and pain.

Scientific research for MBSR consistently demonstrated:
● Decreased stress, anxiety, & depression
● Reduced symptoms of chronic illness & chronic pain
● Improved focus, attention & sleep
● Strengthened immune system
● Greater empathy & compassion for yourself & others
● Increased well-being & self-awareness
Register here.

June 14

12 – 2 pm

River Park, 6625 Bridge St, Ellsworth, MI 4972

Cost: $30

Paddle Antrim kids’ class is a great way to introduce your
child to the sport of kayaking. Designed with fun and water safety as primary
goals, we teach students through a variety of games and exploration. Our
experienced, certified instructors teach basic skills with a goal to empower
kids to be comfortable while out on the water. Classes are taught in
traditional youth sized sea kayaks. Life Jackets are required. All classes are
taught by ACA (American Canoe Association) certified instructors.

Link to more info and registration: https://www.paddleantrim.com/event/kids-kayaking-class-june-14-12-pm/

Contact info:

info@paddleantrim.com

231-498-2080

June 14

2:30 – 4:30 pm

River Park, 6625 Bridge St, Ellsworth, MI 4972

Cost: $30

Paddle Antrim kids’ class is a great way to introduce your
child to the sport of kayaking. Designed with fun and water safety as primary
goals, we teach students through a variety of games and exploration. Our
experienced, certified instructors teach basic skills with a goal to empower
kids to be comfortable while out on the water. Classes are taught in
traditional youth sized sea kayaks. Life Jackets are required. All classes are
taught by ACA (American Canoe Association) certified instructors.

Link to more info and registration: https://www.paddleantrim.com/event/kids-kayaking-class-june-14-230-pm/

Contact info:

info@paddleantrim.com

231-498-2080

RETURN HOME TO YOURSELF
Online Presentation by Hilary Johne Lake, MDiv
Wednesdays, Jun. 29th – Jul. 27th • 4:30 PM

Return home to your true self in connection with all of life through the elements, and learn from these raw forces of resilience that live within each cell of our being. You will be guided through trauma-informed simple nourishing movement practices that are intended to support you to deepen your mindfulness in relationship to your body and the environment. You will learn about the systems of the body as they relate to the larger natural systems of our planet Earth and easy techniques to come back to your inner knowing.
We will be meeting inside and weather permitting will go outside and connect with the natural environment. We will also connect with others through sharing together in a circle. No previous experience needed. Bring a towel or mat that can get dirty.

Here’s what you will receive and learn during the 5 weeks:
Build up your natural immune system through tapping into your embodied resource and inner medicine
Learn simple and powerful movement & breath techniques
Learn about and practice cultivating ritual with the elements and the land to deepen your relationship with place and your own personal practice
Practice being more alive and present in the moment
Learn about feminine and Earth honoring Tibetan Buddhist perspectives and how to transform negative emotional states into generative states
Resource your own inner guidance through your body
Inquiry sheets and resources to take home and reflect on between sessions
Learn tools for decolonization, and embodied trauma healing
Register here.

WILD MICHIGAN ORCHIDS AND OTHER RARE PLANTS
In-Person Presentation by James Dake
Wednesdays, Weekly in Bellaire, MI

Orchids are fascinating, beautiful, and rare plants – and Northern Michigan has some of the best. Join James Dake of Grass River Natural Area as we learn about these important environmental indicators in an exclusive off-trail expedition to see rare orchids and other amazing plants that grow with them, like carnivorous pitcher plants and sundews, in some of the lesser known areas of Grass River. Limited space.
Must be able to walk on some uneven and very wet terrain for the hike. Wearing muck boots is recommended. Cost is $39/person. Register here.

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June 15

1 – 4 pm

River Park, 6625 Bridge St, Ellsworth, MI 4972

This class teaches paddlers the basics for paddling all
types of kayaks in a fun and safe way. You’ll learn about what kayaks work best
for what conditions and other paddling best practices. Learn how to make the
kayak go where you want it to go and basic safety skills needed on the water.
You will have the opportunity to learn what to do when (not if) you end in the
water, out of your boat. This class is great for beginners but anyone who has
never received formal instruction will benefit. Classes are taught by ACA
(American Canoe Association) certified instructors.

Ages: 14 and up
$45/person

Learn more and register: https://www.paddleantrim.com/event/kayaking-essentials-class-june-15-100pm/

Contact info:

info@paddleantrim.com

231-498-2080

NCMC HARRIS GARDENS TOUR ~ Walking Tour with Dr. David Roland & Heidi Finley
3 dates to choose from ~ Wed., June 15th, July 20th or Aug. 17th • 2:00 PM

Join North Central President Dr. David Roland Finley and his wife, Heidi, on a guided tour of the Harris Gardens. Learn more about the College’s Harris Gardens and a few of the 26 sculptures by internationally renowned artists.

Jack Harris started the Mole Hole gift shop in Petoskey. Soon, the Mole Hole was to become a successful franchise with more than 200 stores operating nationwide. To register, click on the date you prefer: June 15 – July 20th – August 17th