Blissfest Music Festival
Committee Meeting

Monday May 23, 2022
7:00 p.m.

Board of Commissioners Room
200 Division St.
Petoskey, MI 49770

Come join Emmet County Parks and Recreation for a Fishing Tournament open to all ages!

Call 231.348.5479 or email [email protected] for more information

Join us on Saturday, June 4th, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. as the Northern Michigan Gardner Association hosts its Spring Plant Sale at the Emmet County Fairgrounds. Shop a variety of plants, both indoor and outdoor, available at bargain prices while increasing your knowledge of smart gardening, native plants, conservation and so much more.

Join us on Saturday, June 11th, from 9 am to 4 pm to enjoy a summer craft show at the Emmet County Fairgrounds. The Fairgrounds will host both local and guest vendors featuring a variety of jewelry, home goods, food, and more.
Interested in becoming a vendor? Call the Fairgrounds at (231) 348-5479

Come to the Headlands Event Center and join Patrick Stonehouse for a brief history on Astronomy!

For more information, please call the programming and sales coordinator at (231) 348-5479 or email [email protected]

Each year, Emmet County Parks and Recreation invites the public and campers to a free pancake and sausage breakfast on Father’s Day at Camp Petosega.

Breakfast will run 9 to 11 a.m. on Sunday, June 19!

There is no charge for the breakfast. Campers are invited to enjoy breakfast at Camp Petosega’s Rec Hall.

For more information, please call the programming and sales coordinator at (231) 348-5479 or email [email protected]

Come join Dr. Norbert Vance at the Headlands for an in-depth history on Annie Jump Cannon, astronomer that revolutionized the way that scientists classify stars in today’s age. For more information, please call the programming and sales coordinator at (231) 348-5479 or email [email protected]

Did you know the disk of our galaxies is warped? Have you ever wondered what the night sky will look like in the distant future? In this presentation, Rod Cortright, NASA/JPL Ambassador, will summarize discoveries made by the Gaia space observatory.
This space observatory has been on station for nine years now. Its mission is to create a three-dimensional star map of the Milky Way galaxy to answer questions about our galaxy’s composition, formation, and evolution. For more information, please call the programming and sales coordinator at (231) 348-5479 or email [email protected].

The Mars Perseverance Rover has been exploring the Jezero Crater on Mars for over a year now. In this presentation, Rod Cortright, NASA/JPL Ambassador, will summarize this mission’s discoveries so far. For more information, please call the programming and sales coordinator at (231) 348-5479 or email [email protected]

This is a hands workshop on using a stock lens and digital single-lens reflex or mirrorless cameras to take great night sky images. Astro-photographers, Rod Cortright and Mick Grozko, will discuss essential equipment and camera setting for taking night-sky photos.

Since this is a hands-on workshop, it will require suitable photographing conditions. Therefore, participants will need to have flexible schedules. If conditions are unfavorable on Wednesday evening, the workshop will be rescheduled for Thursday or Friday evening of that week. Watch the Headlands Facebook page for rescheduling information.

At minimum, participants must bring a DSLR or Mirrorless camera and a tripod to this workshop.

For more information, please call the programming and sales coordinator at (231) 348-5479 or email [email protected]

In this presentation, we will discuss how stars form and what changes occur as they grow and mature through their life. As the star’s fuel runs low, what changes take place as they die? We will show examples of stars in these many phases. We will talk about our Sun, where it is now, and what we should look forward to. (This event is hosted by Northern Michigan Astronomy Club and presented by Mick Groszko, who is a NASA/JPL Solar System Ambassadors. In that capacity, they both do outreach activities for NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory.) For more information, please call the programming and sales coordinator at (231) 348-5479 or email [email protected]

Ever wondered about what you should bring when going on a backpacking trip? Or even what possible dangers that could be lurking about? Come join Parks and Recreation staff at Camp Petosega’s Pavilion, and learn how to be adequately prepared and equipped when going on those trips. For more information, please call the programming and sales coordinator at (231) 348-5479 or email [email protected]

Rod Cortright, NASA/JPL Ambassador, will discuss how the planets in our solar system were created and how they go in their current positions. It is not what the textbook taught in school. For more information, please call the programming and sales coordinator at (231) 348-5479 or email [email protected]

Emmet County Parks and Recreation is hosting a car show at the Emmet County Fairgrounds on Sunday, July 24, from 10 AM to 2 PM. Gates open at 9 AM the day of the event for vehicle registration. There is no early sign-up period. A variety of makes and models will fill the fairgrounds for automobile enthusiasts to appreciate at this Cruise-in Car Show! Admission to the event is free for the general public. Participants will be required to pay an entry fee per vehicle entered. Trophies will be awarded with door prizes given out throughout the day. Food vendors will also be on site. For more information, please call the programming and sales coordinator at (231) 348-5479 or email [email protected].

Join us at the Waterfront Event Center at 9pm. We will discuss the various types of telescopes and mounts, and the strengths and weaknesses of each. What do you want to use the telescope for? It makes a big difference in what is the right equipment for you. For more information, please call the programming and sales coordinator at (231) 348-5479 or email [email protected]