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.

We love to share our alpacas with the community. We’ll welcome you into the paddock so you can meet our alpacas up close and even give them some tasty treats. We’ll happily teach you about these amazing creatures and answer all of your questions. Bring sunscreen, a love for adventure, and an eagerness to meet some fun and lovable creatures!

Event Details:
Cotton Creek Farms
11885 Jewell Road,
Thompsonville, MI 49683
(231) 631-2341

Public alpaca tours are held Friday, Saturday, and Sunday at 11:00 am and 1:00 pm.
Advanced booking is required for attendance. 
Children 5 and younger are free. There is no need to book a ticket for this age group.
Each guided tour is about one hour long.
You will be provided with a pouch of alpaca feed to share with your new friends. Additional feed is available for sale inside the farm store for $1/bag.
The farm store will be open and available for shopping after your tour.
Tours are limited to a maximum of 20 people.
Due to the limited capacity of tours, purchases are nonrefundable.
Tours are performed outside, so please remember to dress warmly in spring and fall.
If the weather looks rainy, bring along an umbrella.

We love to share our alpacas with the community. We’ll welcome you into the paddock so you can meet our alpacas up close and even give them some tasty treats. We’ll happily teach you about these amazing creatures and answer all of your questions. Bring sunscreen, a love for adventure, and an eagerness to meet some fun and lovable creatures!

Event Details:
Cotton Creek Farms
11885 Jewell Road,
Thompsonville, MI 49683
(231) 631-2341

Public alpaca tours are held Friday, Saturday, and Sunday at 11:00 am and 1:00 pm.
Advanced booking is required for attendance. 
Children 5 and younger are free. There is no need to book a ticket for this age group.
Each guided tour is about one hour long.
You will be provided with a pouch of alpaca feed to share with your new friends. Additional feed is available for sale inside the farm store for $1/bag.
The farm store will be open and available for shopping after your tour.
Tours are limited to a maximum of 20 people.
Due to the limited capacity of tours, purchases are nonrefundable.
Tours are performed outside, so please remember to dress warmly in spring and fall.
If the weather looks rainy, bring along an umbrella.

We love to share our alpacas with the community. We’ll welcome you into the paddock so you can meet our alpacas up close and even give them some tasty treats. We’ll happily teach you about these amazing creatures and answer all of your questions. Bring sunscreen, a love for adventure, and an eagerness to meet some fun and lovable creatures!

Event Details:
Cotton Creek Farms
11885 Jewell Road,
Thompsonville, MI 49683
(231) 631-2341

Public alpaca tours are held Friday, Saturday, and Sunday at 11:00 am and 1:00 pm.
Advanced booking is required for attendance. 
Children 5 and younger are free. There is no need to book a ticket for this age group.
Each guided tour is about one hour long.
You will be provided with a pouch of alpaca feed to share with your new friends. Additional feed is available for sale inside the farm store for $1/bag.
The farm store will be open and available for shopping after your tour.
Tours are limited to a maximum of 20 people.
Due to the limited capacity of tours, purchases are nonrefundable.
Tours are performed outside, so please remember to dress warmly in spring and fall.
If the weather looks rainy, bring along an umbrella.

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

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. 

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. 

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.

We love to share our alpacas with the community. We’ll welcome you into the paddock so you can meet our alpacas up close and even give them some tasty treats. We’ll happily teach you about these amazing creatures and answer all of your questions. Bring sunscreen, a love for adventure, and an eagerness to meet some fun and lovable creatures!

Event Details:
Cotton Creek Farms
11885 Jewell Road,
Thompsonville, MI 49683
(231) 631-2341

Public alpaca tours are held Friday, Saturday, and Sunday at 11:00 am and 1:00 pm.
Advanced booking is required for attendance. 
Children 5 and younger are free. There is no need to book a ticket for this age group.
Each guided tour is about one hour long.
You will be provided with a pouch of alpaca feed to share with your new friends. Additional feed is available for sale inside the farm store for $1/bag.
The farm store will be open and available for shopping after your tour.
Tours are limited to a maximum of 20 people.
Due to the limited capacity of tours, purchases are nonrefundable.
Tours are performed outside, so please remember to dress warmly in spring and fall.
If the weather looks rainy, bring along an umbrella.

Mackinac Island is celebrating our 74th Annual Lilac Festival, June 3 -12, 2022. It’s the first and largest summer event on the Island, attracting thousands of visitors from all over the country. Festivities for the 10-day festival include the coronation of the Lilac Festival Queen, Court and Princess, daily walking tours with Lilac Expert Jeff Young, Lilac Festival Run/Walk, and much more! You can find more information HERE!

We love to share our alpacas with the community. We’ll welcome you into the paddock so you can meet our alpacas up close and even give them some tasty treats. We’ll happily teach you about these amazing creatures and answer all of your questions. Bring sunscreen, a love for adventure, and an eagerness to meet some fun and lovable creatures!

Event Details:
Cotton Creek Farms
11885 Jewell Road,
Thompsonville, MI 49683
(231) 631-2341

Public alpaca tours are held Friday, Saturday, and Sunday at 11:00 am and 1:00 pm.
Advanced booking is required for attendance. 
Children 5 and younger are free. There is no need to book a ticket for this age group.
Each guided tour is about one hour long.
You will be provided with a pouch of alpaca feed to share with your new friends. Additional feed is available for sale inside the farm store for $1/bag.
The farm store will be open and available for shopping after your tour.
Tours are limited to a maximum of 20 people.
Due to the limited capacity of tours, purchases are nonrefundable.
Tours are performed outside, so please remember to dress warmly in spring and fall.
If the weather looks rainy, bring along an umbrella.

We love to share our alpacas with the community. We’ll welcome you into the paddock so you can meet our alpacas up close and even give them some tasty treats. We’ll happily teach you about these amazing creatures and answer all of your questions. Bring sunscreen, a love for adventure, and an eagerness to meet some fun and lovable creatures!

Event Details:
Cotton Creek Farms
11885 Jewell Road,
Thompsonville, MI 49683
(231) 631-2341

Public alpaca tours are held Friday, Saturday, and Sunday at 11:00 am and 1:00 pm.
Advanced booking is required for attendance. 
Children 5 and younger are free. There is no need to book a ticket for this age group.
Each guided tour is about one hour long.
You will be provided with a pouch of alpaca feed to share with your new friends. Additional feed is available for sale inside the farm store for $1/bag.
The farm store will be open and available for shopping after your tour.
Tours are limited to a maximum of 20 people.
Due to the limited capacity of tours, purchases are nonrefundable.
Tours are performed outside, so please remember to dress warmly in spring and fall.
If the weather looks rainy, bring along an umbrella.

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

We love to share our alpacas with the community. We’ll welcome you into the paddock so you can meet our alpacas up close and even give them some tasty treats. We’ll happily teach you about these amazing creatures and answer all of your questions. Bring sunscreen, a love for adventure, and an eagerness to meet some fun and lovable creatures!

Event Details:
Cotton Creek Farms
11885 Jewell Road,
Thompsonville, MI 49683
(231) 631-2341

Public alpaca tours are held Friday, Saturday, and Sunday at 11:00 am and 1:00 pm.
Advanced booking is required for attendance. 
Children 5 and younger are free. There is no need to book a ticket for this age group.
Each guided tour is about one hour long.
You will be provided with a pouch of alpaca feed to share with your new friends. Additional feed is available for sale inside the farm store for $1/bag.
The farm store will be open and available for shopping after your tour.
Tours are limited to a maximum of 20 people.
Due to the limited capacity of tours, purchases are nonrefundable.
Tours are performed outside, so please remember to dress warmly in spring and fall.
If the weather looks rainy, bring along an umbrella.

We love to share our alpacas with the community. We’ll welcome you into the paddock so you can meet our alpacas up close and even give them some tasty treats. We’ll happily teach you about these amazing creatures and answer all of your questions. Bring sunscreen, a love for adventure, and an eagerness to meet some fun and lovable creatures!

Event Details:
Cotton Creek Farms
11885 Jewell Road,
Thompsonville, MI 49683
(231) 631-2341

Public alpaca tours are held Friday, Saturday, and Sunday at 11:00 am and 1:00 pm.
Advanced booking is required for attendance. 
Children 5 and younger are free. There is no need to book a ticket for this age group.
Each guided tour is about one hour long.
You will be provided with a pouch of alpaca feed to share with your new friends. Additional feed is available for sale inside the farm store for $1/bag.
The farm store will be open and available for shopping after your tour.
Tours are limited to a maximum of 20 people.
Due to the limited capacity of tours, purchases are nonrefundable.
Tours are performed outside, so please remember to dress warmly in spring and fall.
If the weather looks rainy, bring along an umbrella.

We love to share our alpacas with the community. We’ll welcome you into the paddock so you can meet our alpacas up close and even give them some tasty treats. We’ll happily teach you about these amazing creatures and answer all of your questions. Bring sunscreen, a love for adventure, and an eagerness to meet some fun and lovable creatures!

Event Details:
Cotton Creek Farms
11885 Jewell Road,
Thompsonville, MI 49683
(231) 631-2341

Public alpaca tours are held Friday, Saturday, and Sunday at 11:00 am and 1:00 pm.
Advanced booking is required for attendance. 
Children 5 and younger are free. There is no need to book a ticket for this age group.
Each guided tour is about one hour long.
You will be provided with a pouch of alpaca feed to share with your new friends. Additional feed is available for sale inside the farm store for $1/bag.
The farm store will be open and available for shopping after your tour.
Tours are limited to a maximum of 20 people.
Due to the limited capacity of tours, purchases are nonrefundable.
Tours are performed outside, so please remember to dress warmly in spring and fall.
If the weather looks rainy, bring along an umbrella.

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

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.

C

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

CASTLE FARMS OF CHARLEVOIX SUMMER TOUR WITH OPTIONAL WINE AND LIVE MUSIC
Walking Tour with Castle Farms Guides
Wednesday, June 15th • 3:30 PM

The tour will begin with a 12 minute video that illustrates the entire history of the property back to its inception in 1918, followed by a 20 minute tram ride around the grounds. After the tram ride, you will be escorted around the property, while guides share 100+ years of history and stories. There are also collections from castles all over the world, metal work forged on site by the 2nd owner, concert memorabilia, reflection pond, life sized chess sets, and, of course, a dragon!

The tour will end at 5:30 and you will have the option to stay for live music, wine and food in their Wine Tasting Room at 6:00. Wine and food costs are not included in the tour fee. Register here.

We love to share our alpacas with the community. We’ll welcome you into the paddock so you can meet our alpacas up close and even give them some tasty treats. We’ll happily teach you about these amazing creatures and answer all of your questions. Bring sunscreen, a love for adventure, and an eagerness to meet some fun and lovable creatures!

Event Details:
Cotton Creek Farms
11885 Jewell Road,
Thompsonville, MI 49683
(231) 631-2341

Public alpaca tours are held Friday, Saturday, and Sunday at 11:00 am and 1:00 pm.
Advanced booking is required for attendance. 
Children 5 and younger are free. There is no need to book a ticket for this age group.
Each guided tour is about one hour long.
You will be provided with a pouch of alpaca feed to share with your new friends. Additional feed is available for sale inside the farm store for $1/bag.
The farm store will be open and available for shopping after your tour.
Tours are limited to a maximum of 20 people.
Due to the limited capacity of tours, purchases are nonrefundable.
Tours are performed outside, so please remember to dress warmly in spring and fall.
If the weather looks rainy, bring along an umbrella.

We love to share our alpacas with the community. We’ll welcome you into the paddock so you can meet our alpacas up close and even give them some tasty treats. We’ll happily teach you about these amazing creatures and answer all of your questions. Bring sunscreen, a love for adventure, and an eagerness to meet some fun and lovable creatures!

Event Details:
Cotton Creek Farms
11885 Jewell Road,
Thompsonville, MI 49683
(231) 631-2341

Public alpaca tours are held Friday, Saturday, and Sunday at 11:00 am and 1:00 pm.
Advanced booking is required for attendance. 
Children 5 and younger are free. There is no need to book a ticket for this age group.
Each guided tour is about one hour long.
You will be provided with a pouch of alpaca feed to share with your new friends. Additional feed is available for sale inside the farm store for $1/bag.
The farm store will be open and available for shopping after your tour.
Tours are limited to a maximum of 20 people.
Due to the limited capacity of tours, purchases are nonrefundable.
Tours are performed outside, so please remember to dress warmly in spring and fall.
If the weather looks rainy, bring along an umbrella.

We love to share our alpacas with the community. We’ll welcome you into the paddock so you can meet our alpacas up close and even give them some tasty treats. We’ll happily teach you about these amazing creatures and answer all of your questions. Bring sunscreen, a love for adventure, and an eagerness to meet some fun and lovable creatures!

Event Details:
Cotton Creek Farms
11885 Jewell Road,
Thompsonville, MI 49683
(231) 631-2341

Public alpaca tours are held Friday, Saturday, and Sunday at 11:00 am and 1:00 pm.
Advanced booking is required for attendance. 
Children 5 and younger are free. There is no need to book a ticket for this age group.
Each guided tour is about one hour long.
You will be provided with a pouch of alpaca feed to share with your new friends. Additional feed is available for sale inside the farm store for $1/bag.
The farm store will be open and available for shopping after your tour.
Tours are limited to a maximum of 20 people.
Due to the limited capacity of tours, purchases are nonrefundable.
Tours are performed outside, so please remember to dress warmly in spring and fall.
If the weather looks rainy, bring along an umbrella.

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

CASTLE FARMS OF CHARLEVOIX SUMMER TOUR WITH OPTIONAL WINE AND LIVE MUSIC
Walking Tour with Castle Farms Guides
Wednesday, June 15th • 3:30 PM

The tour will begin with a 12 minute video that illustrates the entire history of the property back to its inception in 1918, followed by a 20 minute tram ride around the grounds. After the tram ride, you will be escorted around the property, while guides share 100+ years of history and stories. There are also collections from castles all over the world, metal work forged on site by the 2nd owner, concert memorabilia, reflection pond, life sized chess sets, and, of course, a dragon!

The tour will end at 5:30 and you will have the option to stay for live music, wine and food in their Wine Tasting Room at 6:00. Wine and food costs are not included in the tour fee. Register here.

GLEN ARBOR — Crystal River Outfitters Recreational District will reopen Crystal River Outfitters in mid-May. A tragic car crash set the original building on fire last summer, prompting owners Matt and Katy Wiesen to modernize the popular kayak rental location in downtown Glen Arbor.

As remodeled by Cooley Contracting, the structure is full of natural light with windows overlooking the river. The new layout allows the business to blend rentals with more shoppable space. It will continue to offer kayak, canoe and stand-up paddleboard rentals, with equipment delivery and group trips available during the spring, summer and fall seasons.

The 2022 season also marks the 10-year anniversary of The Cyclery, a full-service bike shop offering year-round maintenance, sales and rentals.

To celebrate this milestone, bikers of all ages and abilities are invited to gather on June 23 for an anniversary ride along the Sleeping Bear Heritage Trail. Bikers will gather at The Cyclery at 3 p.m. on June 23 for a 10-mile ride, followed by wine, live music, treats, giveaways and discounts at M22 Glen Arbor and The Cyclery.

Crystal River Outfitters Recreational District is hiring at all locations.

More information is available at 231-334-4420 or www.crystalriveroutfitters. com.

We love to share our alpacas with the community. We’ll welcome you into the paddock so you can meet our alpacas up close and even give them some tasty treats. We’ll happily teach you about these amazing creatures and answer all of your questions. Bring sunscreen, a love for adventure, and an eagerness to meet some fun and lovable creatures!

Event Details:
Cotton Creek Farms
11885 Jewell Road,
Thompsonville, MI 49683
(231) 631-2341

Public alpaca tours are held Friday, Saturday, and Sunday at 11:00 am and 1:00 pm.
Advanced booking is required for attendance. 
Children 5 and younger are free. There is no need to book a ticket for this age group.
Each guided tour is about one hour long.
You will be provided with a pouch of alpaca feed to share with your new friends. Additional feed is available for sale inside the farm store for $1/bag.
The farm store will be open and available for shopping after your tour.
Tours are limited to a maximum of 20 people.
Due to the limited capacity of tours, purchases are nonrefundable.
Tours are performed outside, so please remember to dress warmly in spring and fall.
If the weather looks rainy, bring along an umbrella.

We love to share our alpacas with the community. We’ll welcome you into the paddock so you can meet our alpacas up close and even give them some tasty treats. We’ll happily teach you about these amazing creatures and answer all of your questions. Bring sunscreen, a love for adventure, and an eagerness to meet some fun and lovable creatures!

Event Details:
Cotton Creek Farms
11885 Jewell Road,
Thompsonville, MI 49683
(231) 631-2341

Public alpaca tours are held Friday, Saturday, and Sunday at 11:00 am and 1:00 pm.
Advanced booking is required for attendance. 
Children 5 and younger are free. There is no need to book a ticket for this age group.
Each guided tour is about one hour long.
You will be provided with a pouch of alpaca feed to share with your new friends. Additional feed is available for sale inside the farm store for $1/bag.
The farm store will be open and available for shopping after your tour.
Tours are limited to a maximum of 20 people.
Due to the limited capacity of tours, purchases are nonrefundable.
Tours are performed outside, so please remember to dress warmly in spring and fall.
If the weather looks rainy, bring along an umbrella.

We love to share our alpacas with the community. We’ll welcome you into the paddock so you can meet our alpacas up close and even give them some tasty treats. We’ll happily teach you about these amazing creatures and answer all of your questions. Bring sunscreen, a love for adventure, and an eagerness to meet some fun and lovable creatures!

Event Details:
Cotton Creek Farms
11885 Jewell Road,
Thompsonville, MI 49683
(231) 631-2341

Public alpaca tours are held Friday, Saturday, and Sunday at 11:00 am and 1:00 pm.
Advanced booking is required for attendance. 
Children 5 and younger are free. There is no need to book a ticket for this age group.
Each guided tour is about one hour long.
You will be provided with a pouch of alpaca feed to share with your new friends. Additional feed is available for sale inside the farm store for $1/bag.
The farm store will be open and available for shopping after your tour.
Tours are limited to a maximum of 20 people.
Due to the limited capacity of tours, purchases are nonrefundable.
Tours are performed outside, so please remember to dress warmly in spring and fall.
If the weather looks rainy, bring along an umbrella.

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

DATE: Thursday, June 30, 2022. Rain or shine
TIME: 11:00am– 4:00pm
DETAILS: Join our guests as they tour eight (8) unique Omena gardens which
include the private gardens of Omena residents. Waterfalls and
ponds; arbors and pergolas; terracing and hardscaping; evergreen
borders, and an extensive array of perennials — all this and more
awaits you. Come find the next idea or inspiration for your own
green space while celebrating the 20th anniversary of OVPA.

GARDENS ON TOUR:
BARBER GARDEN (Kip and Chris) -1309 Ingalls Bay Road
CUT LOOSE FARM (Laura Deibel) – 6015 NW Bayshore Drive
KEMPER GARDEN (Kim and Linda) – 3301 N. Omena Point Road
MAMPE GARDEN (Bob and Kris North) – 3328 N. Omena Point Road
MORRISON GARDEN (Jim and Susie) – 3272 N. Omena Point Road
OVPA ANDERSON HOUSE PROPERTY (Mo Baker, Robert Bergdoll and Karma Kunga – 5047 NW Bayshore Drive
OVPA LAVENDER LANE BEACH FRONT – 3015 Omena Point Road
PUTNAM-CLOUD TOWER HOUSE GARDEN (OHS) – 5045 NW Bayshore Drive

A flag and an identifying sign will be posted at each Garden

TICKETS: Individual Tickets: $ 20 per person
ONLY CASH OR CHECKS ACCEPTED

WHEN TICKETS
WILL BE AVAILABLE
FOR PURCHASE: Tickets will be available for purchase starting in mid-April, 2022
Tickets can be purchased at any of the Gardens on the day of the event, or in advance at the following locations.
WHERE TO
PURCHASE
TICKETS: In Glen Arbor at Northwoods Hardware
In Leland at Leland Gal
In Omena at Tamarack Gallery
In Northport at Pennington Collection
In Suttons Bay at Lima Bean
In Traverse City at Brilliant Books
In Traverse City at Garden Goods

EVENT PARKING: Free parking will be available in the Omena Presbyterian Church parking lot on M-22. Roadside parking along Omena Point Road is available for the Gardens west of the village.
EVENT
CO-CHAIRS: Linda Kemper & Doni Lystra

For more information about the Garden Walk, contact:
Doni at donilystra@gmail.com or at 734-657-1897
or contact Linda at lindacwelch22@comcast.net or at
847-219-4563.

We love to share our alpacas with the community. We’ll welcome you into the paddock so you can meet our alpacas up close and even give them some tasty treats. We’ll happily teach you about these amazing creatures and answer all of your questions. Bring sunscreen, a love for adventure, and an eagerness to meet some fun and lovable creatures!

Event Details:
Cotton Creek Farms
11885 Jewell Road,
Thompsonville, MI 49683
(231) 631-2341

Public alpaca tours are held Friday, Saturday, and Sunday at 11:00 am and 1:00 pm.
Advanced booking is required for attendance. 
Children 5 and younger are free. There is no need to book a ticket for this age group.
Each guided tour is about one hour long.
You will be provided with a pouch of alpaca feed to share with your new friends. Additional feed is available for sale inside the farm store for $1/bag.
The farm store will be open and available for shopping after your tour.
Tours are limited to a maximum of 20 people.
Due to the limited capacity of tours, purchases are nonrefundable.
Tours are performed outside, so please remember to dress warmly in spring and fall.
If the weather looks rainy, bring along an umbrella.

We love to share our alpacas with the community. We’ll welcome you into the paddock so you can meet our alpacas up close and even give them some tasty treats. We’ll happily teach you about these amazing creatures and answer all of your questions. Bring sunscreen, a love for adventure, and an eagerness to meet some fun and lovable creatures!

Event Details:
Cotton Creek Farms
11885 Jewell Road,
Thompsonville, MI 49683
(231) 631-2341

Public alpaca tours are held Friday, Saturday, and Sunday at 11:00 am and 1:00 pm.
Advanced booking is required for attendance. 
Children 5 and younger are free. There is no need to book a ticket for this age group.
Each guided tour is about one hour long.
You will be provided with a pouch of alpaca feed to share with your new friends. Additional feed is available for sale inside the farm store for $1/bag.
The farm store will be open and available for shopping after your tour.
Tours are limited to a maximum of 20 people.
Due to the limited capacity of tours, purchases are nonrefundable.
Tours are performed outside, so please remember to dress warmly in spring and fall.
If the weather looks rainy, bring along an umbrella.

We love to share our alpacas with the community. We’ll welcome you into the paddock so you can meet our alpacas up close and even give them some tasty treats. We’ll happily teach you about these amazing creatures and answer all of your questions. Bring sunscreen, a love for adventure, and an eagerness to meet some fun and lovable creatures!

Event Details:
Cotton Creek Farms
11885 Jewell Road,
Thompsonville, MI 49683
(231) 631-2341

Public alpaca tours are held Friday, Saturday, and Sunday at 11:00 am and 1:00 pm.
Advanced booking is required for attendance. 
Children 5 and younger are free. There is no need to book a ticket for this age group.
Each guided tour is about one hour long.
You will be provided with a pouch of alpaca feed to share with your new friends. Additional feed is available for sale inside the farm store for $1/bag.
The farm store will be open and available for shopping after your tour.
Tours are limited to a maximum of 20 people.
Due to the limited capacity of tours, purchases are nonrefundable.
Tours are performed outside, so please remember to dress warmly in spring and fall.
If the weather looks rainy, bring along an umbrella.