BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//172.64.80.1//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.20// CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-FROM-URL:https://www.emmetcounty.org X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Detroit BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Detroit X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Detroit BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20231105T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20240310T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-29689@www.emmetcounty.org DTSTAMP:20240329T112654Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:County Govt\,Fairgrounds Event\,Parks &\; Rec Events CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:Emmet County Parks and Recreation is hosting a car show at the Emmet County Fairgrounds on Saturday\, June 19\, from 4-8 p.m. A variety o f makes and models will fill the fairgrounds for automobile enthusiasts to appreciate. Admission to the event is free. Park staff is still accepting participants for the event. Entry fee is $5 per vehicle. Those interested in participating can download registration documents here. For more infor mation\, or to request the registration forms be sent by mail or email\, p lease call the fairgrounds sales coordinator at (231) 348-5479 or email al avigne@emmetcounty.org. DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20210619T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20210619T200000 LOCATION:Emmet County Fairgrounds @ US 131\, Petoskey SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Cruise-in & Car Show at County Fairgrounds URL:https://www.emmetcounty.org/event/cruise-in-car-show-at-emmet-county-fa irgrounds/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n
\\nJoin us on Saturday\, June 4th\, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. as the N orthern Michigan Gardner Association hosts its Spring Plant Sale at the Em met County Fairgrounds. Shop a variety of plants\, both indoor and outdoor \, available at bargain prices while increasing your knowledge of smart ga rdening\, native plants\, conservation and so much more.
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Robert Parrish\, International Dark Sky Association Delegate an d Michiana/Kalamazoo Astronomical Society Member\, will touch upon identif ying light pollution’s three main components and how to mitigate it. Also covered will be how human and environmental health is negatively affected by improper lighting\, as well as the relationship between crime and outdo or lighting. For more information\, please call the programming and sales coordinator at (231) 348-5479 or email alavigne@emmetcounty.org.
\n X-INSTANT-EVENT:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-31325@www.emmetcounty.org DTSTAMP:20240329T112654Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:County Govt\,Fairgrounds Event CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:Brother Dan’s Handmade Holiday Craft Show\nThe Emmet County Fai rgrounds will be hosting the annual Handmade Holiday Craft Show benefiting Brother Dan’s Food Pantry\, from 9 AM to 4 PM on Saturday\, November 19. The Community Building will host local vendors featuring handmade items fo r sale just in time for the holiday season. Brother Dan’s will be collecti ng admission and concession sales to benefit feeding local families.\nAdmi ssion: $2 or a nonperishable food item\nInterested in becoming a vendor? C all the Fairgrounds at (231) 348-5479 or email alavigne@emmetcounty.org fo r more information. DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20221119T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20221119T160000 LOCATION:Emmet County Fairgrounds SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Brother Dan’s Handmade Holiday Craft Show URL:https://www.emmetcounty.org/event/brother-dans-handmade-holiday-craft-s how/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nBrother Dan’s Handmade Holiday Craft Show
\nThe Emmet County Fairgrounds will be hosting the annual Handmade Holida
y Craft Show benefiting Brother Dan’s Food Pantry\, from 9 AM to 4 PM on S
aturday\, November 19. The Community Building will host local vendors feat
uring handmade items for sale just in time for the holiday season. Brother
Dan’s will be collecting admission and concession sales to benefit feedin
g local families.
\nAdmission: $2 or a nonperishable food item
\nInterested in becoming a vendor? Call the Fairgrounds at (231) 348-5479
or email alavigne@emmetcounty.org for more information.
Santa will be visiting the Emmet County Fairgrounds’ Community Building. Guests will be invited to take a photo with Santa\, make crafts to take home\, and enjoy delicious cups of hot cocoa as well as cookies. E ntry is free.
\nThe next few years could bring the best northern lights viewing to Michigan in 20 years! Ross Ellet will explain his strategies for succe ssfully chasing the Aurora in recent years and how to photograph them with a camera and smart phone. Entry is free!
\nWhat is Astrobiology? What role does the James Webb Space Teles cope play in this field? Find out by joining us at the Waterfront Event Ce nter where University of Arizona\, Student\, Veronica Klawender will give a presentation on the topic. Entry is free!
\nJoin us at the Headlands Waterfront Event Center where we will be discussing a brief history of comets\, how best to observe them\, and w hat equipment will be needed for observation.
\n \nIn this talk\, Polar geologist Jamey Stutz will draw connection s between the glacial landscape of Northern Michigan and the massive Antar ctic Ice Sheet and show how the world’s largest chunk of ice not only regu lates global sea level but sets the stage for Astronomers to look\, listen and feel into deep space. This talk is family-friendly\, and Antarctic ro ck samples and polar gear will be on display for all.
\nDecember 9\, 11-3 pm
\n500 Headlands Rd. Mackinaw City\, 497
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Take a free self-guided tour of a festive and historic 19th-cen
tury lighthouse.
\nThe gift shop will also be open and we invite you
to enjoy the complimentary cookies and hot cocoa* while you shop.
View the wintery Straits of Mackinac from the top of the lighthouse tower.
\n*cookies and cocoa are available while supplies last
\nAnnual Ice Fishing Da
y – Camp Petosega – 2/17/24 – 12pm – 4pm – Emmet County Parks and Recreati
on is hosting the annual free Ice Fishing Day for Kids at Camp Pet-o-se-ga
. The event takes place Saturday\, Feb. 17\, from noon to 4 p.m. and coinc
ides with the Michigan Department of Natural Resources’ free fishing weeke
nd. Kids in kindergarten through eighth grade along with their parents or
guardians are welcome to join us for an afternoon of ice fishing and fun.
We supply the fishing gear and bait while parents supply the warmly dresse
d kids. Please note that parents must remain with their children throughou
t the event. Volunteers will be helping kids with baiting and fishing.
\nParticipants will be able to get warmed up in the campground Rec Hall
with free snacks and hot cocoa. If the outside temperature (including wind
chill factor) is below zero degrees\, the event will be held on Sunday\,
Feb. 18.
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The Planning\, Zonin g & Construction Resources Department is planning this annual event\, and has scheduled the meeting
\nWHEN ?
\nWednesday\, March 13\, 2024 – from 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
\nWHERE?
\nEmmet County Community Center
1129 Charlevoix Ave. (Fairgrounds)
Petoskey\, MI 49770
This event is open to all in the area who are involved in the constru ction industry as well as the general public.
\nThis year’s program will include:
\nIf you have a particular subje ct or specific question that you would like to have brought up or addresse d during this program\, feel free to let us know in advance so that we can be prepared. Specific subject matter or questions can be emailed to mvanb erlo@emmetcounty.org. This is a great opportunity to ask questions and mee t with department staff and individual trade inspectors in a group setting \, so that others can learn from your questions\, or individually after th e presentation.
\nTo help us better plan\, please RSVP to Travis Joh nson at (231) 439-8994 or via email tjohnson@emmetcounty.org by March 8\, 2024
\nRefreshments will be provided.
\nWe hope to see you the re!
\nThe Emmet County Construction Resources Committee will meet pr ior to this event at this location – 8:30 a.m. Feel free to show up early if you wish to attend this meeting. The CRC Meetings\, held quarterly\, ar e open to the public.
\nEmmet County reserves the right to cancel th is event if health restrictions prohibiting this type of gathering are ins tituted\, or for inclement weather. Notification of cancellation will be a nnounced in advance if necessary.
\nAurora Chasers Workshop – Headlands International Dark Sky Park
– 3/16/24 – 12pm – Join us on March 16 for the 2nd Annual Michigan Aurora
Chasers Workshop! Registration is required\, but the event is free. Dinne
r will be provided at an additional cost.
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Good Hart Artist Residency\, the Headlands International Dark S ky Park\, and Little Traverse Conservancy offer a chance to sharpen the se nses with Good Hart Artist Residency Composer-inResidence Susan Mayo. Mayo is a soundscape artist\, composer\, and cellist. Participants will embark on a guided hike beginning at sunset\, led by Susan Mayo and assisted by Little Traverse Conservancy guides. Participants will silently observe the night music of nature\, allowing the dark skies to help them tune in deep ly with their ears and hear the magic of sounds that are easily missed if you aren’t paying close attention. Later\, participants will gather in the Waterfront Event Center to hear works guided by the muse of nature sounds and composed and played by Susan Mayo.
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The OSIRIS-REx Mission- Headlands International Dark Sky Park – 5/22/24 – 7pm – 8pm – Join us at the Waterfront Event Center for a presen tation on OSIRIS-REx\, the first U.S. mission to collect a sample from an asteroid. It returned to Earth on Sept. 24\, 2023\, to drop off material f rom asteroid Bennu. The spacecraft didn’t land but has continued on a new mission\, OSIRIS-APEX\, to explore asteroid Apophis. Meanwhile\, scientist s are analyzing the Bennu sample OSIRIS-REx dropped into the Utah desert f or clues to whether asteroids colliding with Earth billions of years ago b rought water and other key ingredients for life here.
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\nNavigating Through The Night Sky- Headlands International Dark Sky Park – 5/29/24 – 7pm – 8pm – Finding objects in the night sky using pr ominent stars and constellations can be a rewarding and awe-inspiring expe rience for stargazers. Using well-known constellations\, we use their key stars as reference points to navigate the surrounding celestial expanse. S tar-hopping is a technique where you move from one bright star to another\ , gradually reaching your target. At the Waterfront Event Center\, we will demonstrate how mobile apps and sky maps can assist in the real-time iden tification of celestial objects\, making the process of discovering the wo nders of the night sky both accessible and enjoyable.
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\nThe Experience of “Totality” – Headlands International Dark Sky Park – 6/5/24 – 7pm – 8pm – Join us and NASA JPL Ambassador\, Mick Groszk o\, at the Headlands Waterfront Event Center for a look back at “Totality” \, the total solar eclipse from April 8th\, 2024.
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Comets and Broom Stars of the Night Sky with Kevin Dehne – Head
lands International Dark Sky Park – 6/6/24 – 7pm – 8pm – Join us at the He
adlands Waterfront Event Center where Kevin Dehne will be discussing a bri
ef history of comets\, how best to observe them\, and the equipment needed
for observation. This presentation will also include an active demonstrat
ion of comet making!
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\n< /div> END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-36211@www.emmetcounty.org DTSTAMP:20240329T112654Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Parks &\; Rec Events CONTACT:info@emmetcounty.org\; https://www.camppetosega.org/ DESCRIPTION:Fly Fishing Demonstration with Trout Unlimited – Camp Petosega – 6/8/24 – 1pm – 3pm Interested in learning how to fly fish? Join Trout Un limited and our Parks and Recreation staff for an evening workshop at Camp Petosega’s Pavilion. No pre-registration or equipment required. Entry is free!\nRead More… \n \n{\n '@context': 'https://schema.org'\,\n '@type': 'Event'\,\n 'name': 'Fly Fishing Demonstration | Trout Unlimited'\,\n ' startDate': '2024-06-08T13:00'\,\n 'endDate': '2024-06-08T15:00'\,\n 'ev entAttendanceMode': 'https://schema.org/OfflineEventAttendanceMode'\,\n ' eventStatus': 'https://schema.org/EventScheduled'\,\n 'location': {\n '@type': 'Place'\,\n 'name': 'Camp Petosega'\,\n 'address': {\n '@type': 'PostalAddress'\,\n 'streetAddress': '11000 Camp Petosega R d.'\,\n 'addressLocality': 'Alanson'\,\n 'addressRegion': 'MI'\, \n 'postalCode': '49706'\n }\n }\,\n 'image': [\n 'https://ww w.emmetcounty.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Petosega.jpg'\n ]\,\n 'desc ription': 'Fly Fishing Demonstration with Trout Unlimited – Camp Petosega – 6/8/24 – 1pm – 3pm Interested in learning how to fly fish? Join Trout Un limited and our Parks and Recreation staff for an evening workshop at Camp Petosega's Pavilion. No pre-registration or equipment required. Entry is free!'\,\n 'organizer': {\n '@type': 'Organization'\,\n 'name': 'Em met County Parks and Recreation'\,\n 'url': 'https://www.emmetcounty.or g/parks-recreation/camp-petosega/'\n }\,\n 'offers': {\n '@type': 'Of fer'\,\n 'price': '0'\,\n 'priceCurrency': 'USD'\,\n 'url': 'http s://www.emmetcounty.org/parks-recreation/parks-rec-news/'\n }\n} DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20240608T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20240608T150000 LOCATION:Pavillion at Camp Petosega @ 11000 Camp Petosega Rd\, Alanson\, MI 49706 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Fly Fishing Demonstration | Trout Unlimited URL:https://www.emmetcounty.org/event/fly-fishing-demonstration-trout-unlim ited/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\n
Fly Fishing Demonstration with Trout Unlimited – Camp Petosega
– 6/8/24 – 1pm – 3pm Interested in learning how to fly fish? Join Trout Un
limited and our Parks and Recreation staff for an evening workshop at Camp
Petosega’s Pavilion. No pre-registration or equipment required. Entry is
free!
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Father’s Day Pancake Breakfast – Camp Petosega – 6/16/24 – 9am
-11 am – Each year\, Emmet County Parks and Recreation invites the public
and campers to a free pancake and sausage breakfast for Father’s Day at Ca
mp Pet-O-Se-Ga. Breakfast will run 9 to 11AM on Sunday\, June 16.
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here is no charge for the breakfast. Campers are invited to enjoy breakfas
t at Camp Petosega’s Rec Hall. Come while supply lasts!
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Introduction to Astronomy with Angie Morthland – Headlands Inte
rnational Dark Sky Park – 6/26/24 – 8pm – 9pm -Are you interested in celes
tial objects\, space\, and what the universe has to offer as a whole? Join
Angie Morthland at the Headlands Waterfront Event Center for a fun introd
uction to Astronomy fit for all ages!
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Petosega 5K Fun Run – Camp Petosega – 6/29/24 – 9am -Come join Emmet County Parks and Recreation for a 5K run and walk for all ages which will benefit our local parks and facilities. Wear red\, white\, and blue in celebration of Independence Day! This will take place at Camp Petosega in Alanson\, Michigan on the cross country trail. Early registration fee i s $15 and $25 for signing up on the day of the event. Register early to se cure a T-shirt while supply lasts. Find the application at HERE and for more information\, email Austin from our Parks Department .
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Tickets: https://www.camppetosega.org/events/.
X-COST:$15-$25.00 X-TICKETS-URL:https://www.camppetosega.org/events/ X-INSTANT-EVENT:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-36217@www.emmetcounty.org DTSTAMP:20240329T112654Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Parks &\; Rec Events CONTACT:info@emmetcounty.org\; https://www.midarkskypark.org/ DESCRIPTION:Satellites\, Starlink\, and Space Junk with Aurelian Balan – He adlands International Dark Sky Park – 7/11/24 – 8pm – 9pm – Remember gazin g at the Milky Way and wishing on a shooting star? You might be wishing on a SpaceX Starlink satellite instead! The number of satellites orbiting Ea rth is skyrocketing\, driven by ambitious projects and growing demand for global internet access\, Earth observation\, and scientific research. This new space race is changing the face of the night sky\, but what does it m ean for us here on Earth? Join Aurelian Balan\, Professor of Physics and A stronomy at Delta College\, for a fascinating presentation exploring the s atellite boom\, its impact on our planet\, and the challenges and advances it presents. Learn about the constellations of the future\, the race for the final frontier\, and what it means for the stars we wish upon. Don’t m iss this chance to get your head in the clouds and look up at the fascinat ing future unfolding above you!\nRead More…\n \n{\n '@context': 'https:/ /schema.org'\,\n '@type': 'Event'\,\n 'name': 'Satellites\, Starlink\, a nd Space Junk w/ Aurelian Balan'\,\n 'startDate': '2024-07-11T20:00'\,\n 'endDate': '2024-07-11T21:00'\,\n 'eventAttendanceMode': 'https://schema .org/OfflineEventAttendanceMode'\,\n 'eventStatus': 'https://schema.org/E ventScheduled'\,\n 'location': {\n '@type': 'Place'\,\n 'name': 'He adlands Event Center'\,\n 'address': {\n '@type': 'PostalAddress'\ ,\n 'streetAddress': '15675 Headlands Rd.'\,\n 'addressLocality' : 'Mackinaw City'\,\n 'addressRegion': 'MI'\,\n 'postalCode': '4 9701'\n }\n }\,\n 'image': [\n 'https://www.emmetcounty.org/wp-con tent/uploads/2016/11/jan-2017-program-image.png'\n ]\,\n 'description': 'Satellites\, Starlink\, and Space Junk with Aurelian Balan – Headlands In ternational Dark Sky Park – 7/11/24 – 8pm – 9pm - Remember gazing at the M ilky Way and wishing on a shooting star? You might be wishing on a SpaceX Starlink satellite instead! The number of satellites orbiting Earth is sky rocketing\, driven by ambitious projects and growing demand for global int ernet access\, Earth observation\, and scientific research. This new space race is changing the face of the night sky\, but what does it mean for us here on Earth? Join Aurelian Balan\, Professor of Physics and Astronomy a t Delta College\, for a fascinating presentation exploring the satellite b oom\, its impact on our planet\, and the challenges and advances it presen ts. Learn about the constellations of the future\, the race for the final frontier\, and what it means for the stars we wish upon. Don't miss this c hance to get your head in the clouds and look up at the fascinating future unfolding above you!'\,\n 'organizer': {\n '@type': 'Organization'\, \n 'name': 'Emmet County Parks and Recreation'\,\n 'url': 'https://w ww.emmetcounty.org/parks-recreation/parks-rec-news/'\n }\,\n 'offers': { \n '@type': 'Offer'\,\n 'price': '0'\,\n 'priceCurrency': 'USD'\, \n 'url': 'https://www.emmetcounty.org/parks-recreation/the-headlands-a n-international-dark-sky-park/'\n }\n} DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20240711T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20240711T210000 LOCATION:Headlands Event Center @ 15675 Headlands Rd\, Mackinaw City\, MI 4 9701 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Satellites\, Starlink\, and Space Junk w/ Aurelian Balan URL:https://www.emmetcounty.org/event/satellites-starlink-and-space-junk-w- aurelian-balan/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nSatellites\, Starlink\, and Space Junk with Aurelian Balan – He
adlands International Dark Sky Park – 7/11/24 – 8pm – 9pm – Remember gazin
g at the Milky Way and wishing on a shooting star? You might be wishing on
a SpaceX Starlink satellite instead! The number of satellites orbiting Ea
rth is skyrocketing\, driven by ambitious projects and growing demand for
global internet access\, Earth observation\, and scientific research. This
new space race is changing the face of the night sky\, but what does it m
ean for us here on Earth? Join Aurelian Balan\, Professor of Physics and A
stronomy at Delta College\, for a fascinating presentation exploring the s
atellite boom\, its impact on our planet\, and the challenges and advances
it presents. Learn about the constellations of the future\, the race for
the final frontier\, and what it means for the stars we wish upon. Don’t m
iss this chance to get your head in the clouds and look up at the fascinat
ing future unfolding above you!
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Summer Craft Show – Emmet County Fairgrounds – 7/13/24 – 9am –
4pm – Join us on Saturday\, July 13th\, from 9 am to 4 pm to enjoy a summe
r craft show at the Emmet County Fairgrounds. The Fairgrounds will host bo
th local and guest vendors featuring a variety of jewelry\, home goods\, f
ood\, and more. Entry is $2 or a non-perishable food item. Interested in b
ecoming a vendor? Call the Fairgrounds at (231) 348-5479.
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Seeing the northern lights is a top bucket list item across the world. While the aurora is always present somewhere across the planet\, k nowing when and where to find the mysterious lights is challenging. A quic k google search on the topic can leave you in a state of confusion. Ross E llet is a Meteorologist for the ABC station in Toledo\, OH. He is also an avid photographer that chases the monsoon storms in Arizona each year\, an d chases the aurora in Michigan to Alaska. He will share his experiences a nd photographs\, but more importantly\, he will break down the science of the aurora and explain how to make a plan to see the northern lights and m ake that dream a reality!
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Cruise-In Car Show – Emmet County Fairgrounds – 7/21/24 – 10am – 1pm – Emmet County Parks and Recreation is hosting a car show at the Emm et County Fairgrounds on Sunday\, July 21\, from 10 AM to 1 PM. Gates open at 9 AM the day of the event for vehicle registration. There is no pre-re gistration. Admission to the event is free for the general public. Partici pants will be required to pay a $15 fee per vehicle entered. Trophies will be awarded with door prizes given out throughout the day. For more inform ation\, please call the Programming and Sales coordinator at (231) 348-547 9 or email alavigne@emmetcounty.org.
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Introduction to Astrophotography – Headlands International Dark Sky Park – 7/24/24 – 8:30pm – 9:30pm – Learn the basics of Astrophotograp hy with an introductory session lead by NASA/JPL Ambassadors\, Rod Cortrig ht and Mick Groszko.
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Mysteries of the Southern Skies with Norbert Vance – Headlands International Dark Sky Park – 7/31/24 – 8pm – 9pm – Peoples of the souther n hemisphere see the Southern Cross\, the Sun’s nearest neighboring star\, Alpha Centauri\, the supposed destination of the 60’s fictional Robinson family in “Lost in Space” and grandeur that is the center of our Milky Way galaxy\, but they can never see the Little Dipper nor North Star. The Big Dipper is alien to them. We will extend our view below the southern hori zon visible from the Headlands to see what treasures we are missing\, and also the amazing visions they cannot see from our northerly perch that we take for granted.
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Headlands Light’s Out Challenge –Headlands International Dark S ky Park – 8/4/24 – 10pm – 11pm – Once again\, Emmet County’s Headlands Int ernational Dark Sky Park challenges the communities around Northern Michig an to turn off their lights so that we can try to get the darkest sky ever recorded at the Headlands. This challenge will take place in the 10 to 11 pm hour on the night of the new moon when the sky is normally the darkest all month. Please note that participation is voluntary\, so help us get th e word out! The ‘Light’s Out Challenge’ is designed to help raise awarenes s about the effects of artificial light at night on nocturnal habitat\, hu man health\, and the way we use our energy resources.
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National Lighthouse Day Open House – McGulpin Point Lighthouse – 8/7/24 – 10am – 5pm – Join us for spectacular views of the Straits of Ma ckinac with a free\, self-guided tour to the top of the lighthouse tower i n celebration of National Lighthouse Day! Enjoy complimentary food and ref reshments while supplies last.
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Why Do We Have Meteor Showers? – Headlands International Dark S ky Park – 8/7/24 – 8:30pm – 9:30pm -Rod Cortright\, NASA/JPL Ambassador\, will discuss the origins of meteor showers and why they occur on a regular basis throughout the year. Entry is free!
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How Cold is Outer Space? With Kevin Dehne – Headlands Internati onal Dark Sky Park – 8/14/24 – 8pm – 9pm – Join us at the Headlands Waterf ront Event Center for a very active presentation using liquid nitrogen to demonstrate how cold outer space is. The presentation will include a basic description of how the Sun’s distance affects the temperatures of each pl anet and the impact this has on humans’ ability to study the planets with space probes will be examined.
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James Webb Space Telescope Mission Update – Headlands Internati onal Dark Sky Park – 8/21/24 – 8:30pm – 9:30pm – James Webb Space Telescop e has been fully operational for over a year now. Launched on Christmas Da y\, 2021\, it is the first of the next generation of space telescopes. Thi s presentation by NOMAC at the Waterfront Event Center will explore the te chnology of this new instrument and the significant discoveries it has mad e to date.
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Stellar Evolution in Depth – Headlands International Dark Sky P ark – 9/4/24 – 7pm – 8pm – Join us and NASA JPL Ambassador\, Mick Grozsko\ , at the Headlands Waterfront Event Center for an in depth look at the pro cess by which stars change over time.
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Latest Discoveries for the Search of Life – Headlands Internati onal Dark Sky Park – 9/11/24 – 7pm – 8pm – Join us and NASA/JPL Ambassador \, Mick Groszko\, at the Headlands Waterfront Event Center for a presentat ion on our latest discoveries of life in our Solar System.
\n\n< p> \nJoin us and Robyn Porteen\, Dark Sky International Delegate and Chapter Lead\, at the Headlands Waterfront Event Center where we will tou ch upon how the sky was used in early navigation\, how indigenous peoples from North America to Australia used stories and lore to teach generations \, and lastly\, how the night sky has played an important role in for Huma nity through art\, music\, and literature.
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Haunted Halloween Weekends – Camp Petosega – 10/5/24 & 10/12/24
– 5pm – 8:30pm Join us for one of our super fun Halloween Weekends on Sat
urday\, October 5\, or on Saturday\, October 12! Park staff will be giving
an award to the Best Decorated Campsite so campers are encouraged to spru
ce up their sites to get in the Halloween spirit! Trick-or-treating will t
ake place from 5-7 p.m. with vehicle traffic restricted during that time t
hrough the campground. Emmet County Parks and Recreation staff will have f
ree hot dogs\, chips\, and drinks near the campground office followed by a
free Haunted Trail open 7:30-8:30 p.m. All activities are weather-permitt
ing and the general public is welcome to come out and join in the fun!
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Autumn at McGulpin Point – McGulpin Point Lighthouse – 10/19/24 – 10am-5pm – See spectacular views of the Straits of Mackinac with a free \, self-guided tour to the top of the lighthouse tower. Enjoy complimentar y cider and donuts with us while you explore the lighthouse and gift shop. Cider and donuts available while supplies last.
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Brother Dan’s Handmade Holiday Craft Show – Emmet County Fairgr ounds – 11/23/24 – 9am-4pm – The Emmet County Fairgrounds will be hosting the annual Handmade Holiday Craft Show benefiting Brother Dan’s Food Pantr y\, from 9 AM to 4 PM on Saturday\, November 23. The Community Building wi ll host local vendors featuring handmade items for sale just in time for t he holiday season. Brother Dan’s will be collecting admission and concessi on sales to benefit feeding local families. Admission is $2 or a non-peris hable food items.
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Visit with Santa! – Emmet County Fairgrounds – 12/7/24 – 12pm-3
pm – Santa will be visiting the Emmet County Fairgrounds’ Community Buildi
ng from 12PM – 3PM. Guests will be invited to take a photo with Santa\, ma
ke crafts to take home\, and enjoy delicious cups of hot cocoa as well as
cookies. Entry is free.
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