Community Calendar

Find out about the Bone Wars from Steven and Elizabeth of Your Dinosaurs Are Wrong.

The early days of fossil hunting in America is marked by the competition between two paleontologists: Othniel Charles Marsh and Edward Drinker Cope. Determined to outdo one another, their feud led to theft, bribery, the destruction of fossils, and eventually personal ruin. It's the colorful and sometimes sordid story behind some of our most beloved dinosaurs, like Stegosaurus, Brontosaurus, and Triceratops.

Join us for June’s “The Sanctuary Presents,” featuring Great Lakes Lore Maritime Museum Director Mike Horn as he recaps the beginnings, new location, and continued growth of this Rogers City museum. As a retired Captain on the Great Lakes and ocean, he can also speak to the unique hazards which often manifest on the Lakes during the late season storms.

“The Sanctuary Presents” is a monthly community outreach event hosted by Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary. They are free, educational, and a great way to get into your sanctuary.

Programs focused on Genealogical issues. This month they will talk about:

How to Prep For a Trip to the Genealogy Center with Logan Knight, Senior Librarian, Genealogy Center Allen County Public Library

For more information about the Grand Traverse Genealogical Society, please visit their website at gtags.org

Are you dreaming of a research trip to one of the greatest genealogy libraries in the world? The Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center in Fort Wayne, Indiana, is a bucket-list destination for family history researchers — and a little preparation can make the difference between a good trip and a great one!

Senior Librarian Logan Knight will walk you through everything you need to know to make the most of your visit — from planning your research goals and knowing what to bring to navigating the collection and maximizing your time there.

Whether you're already planning a trip or just curious about what this legendary resource has to offer, this is a presentation you won't want to miss!

Can't make it in person? Join us via Zoom or catch the replay at your convenience.

Join us for an evening with Michigan Notable Book Author Tim Mulherin - "This Magnetic North: Candid Conversations on a Changing Northern Michigan"

What happens when a place is so beautiful that everyone wants to go there - and then they stay?

This book and author discussion explores a phenomenon occurring around Michigan’s Great Lakes and other high-demand scenic locations across the country: natural landscapes are undergoing profound human and climatological change as people pick up their lives and move to bucolic locations.

This lecture traces the unfolding conflict in the Middle East over the past two and a half years, examining how each development shaped the next. Drawing on deep historical roots, it explores why these disputes have proved so enduring, so emotionally wrought and so hard to end.

CHRISTINA MICHELMORE received her BA from Smith College and a Ph.D. in history from the University of Pennsylvania. She lived and worked in the Middle East for seven years—in Egypt, Lebanon, Jordan, and Pakistan. In 1984, she joined Chatham University’s history department, which she chaired off and on for 30 years. She wrote academic articles on American views of Muslims and Arabs and contributed Op Eds on U.S. foreign policy. After 9/11, she focused on public education about Middle Eastern people, cultures, and politics. She directed the “Communities of Islam” program in 2002 and was named Pennsylvania International Educator of the Year in 2004–2005. She retired in 2014.

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When the Declaration of Independence asserted that “these colonies are, and of right ought to be, free and independent states,” it took an obvious-seeming but still significant step: it assumed that individual states, when united, would form one nation. The problem, though, was that the states didn’t always want to be united. This talk takes an alternative approach: what if the Founders had simply scrapped the existing state boundaries and identities and made one truly national body, the United State of America? That didn’t happen, of course, but it gives us a way to explore the implications of what did happen, from the time of the American Revolution to the Civil War—or, as some would call it, the War Between the States.

GREG NOBLES, Professor Emeritus of history, joined Georgia Tech in 1983 and spent 33 years there specializing in early American and environmental history. Nobles held two Fulbright professorships, received multiple NEH grants, and held residential fellowships at Harvard, the Huntington Library, and other leading institutions. After retiring, he was Scholar in Residence at the American Antiquarian Society and the Huntington Library. He holds a PhD from the University of Michigan and an AB from Princeton University.

What happens when a place is so beautiful that everyone wants to go there – and then they stay? That question is central to Leelanau County author Tim Mulherin’s book This Magnetic North: Candid Conversations On A Changing Northern Michigan.

Mulherin will discuss why he wrote the book, and the conclusions he drew at the July 11 Coffee With The Authors interview at the Glen Arbor Arts Center. The program begins at 11 am.

Coffee With The Authors is a series of conversational interviews with local, regional, and state authors about the art, craft, and process of writing, facilitated by GAAC Gallery Manager Sarah Bearup-Neal. There is no charge. Coffee With The Authors enjoys the support of the Cottage Book Shop and the Glen Lake Community Library.

Matthew Bertrand, Landscape Architect, will share his journey and inspire you to start your own rain garden installation.

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Creative Wellness Monthly Gathering
Facilitators: Carol Hohle & Meridith Mulcahy

Time: 1:30 pm–3 pm

Registration Deadline: N/A

Location: Meet at the GAAC front desk, then follow the fun—we may head to locations like Pine Street Studio or Thoreson Farm Studio during the summer. (Reserve Pinestreet Classroom as permanent option)
Skill: All Skill Levels
Cost: $10 member/ $12 nonmember
Min/Max: N/A
Time to Set Up: 15 minutes
Time to Clean Up: 15 minutes

This group will gather once a month to share and learn more about the value of creativity in our daily lives. Over a warm mug of brewed tea/coffee (or ice tea/lemonade in the summer!), come connect with others, share ideas, find inspiration, and practical tips to lead a more creative and whole-hearted approach to life. Each month, in addition to checking in with one another, we will explore different practices (journaling, stitching, collaging, photography) that may pique your creative curiosity.

Each week the group will meet at the front desk of the Glen Arbor Art Center and will move to locations such as Pine Street Studio, the GAAC Classroom, the GAAC grove or Thoreson Farm.