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The 1842 Dougherty Mission House opens its 2025 tour season on Wednesday, June 4th. Docents welcome guests Wednesdays through Saturdays from 11 AM to 4 PM.   

Explore this restored historic site and learn its story where Old Mission Peninsula earned its name. Discover our ties to the Mission Point Lighthouse.   

Contact us at Doughertyoldmissionhouse@yahoo.com if you are interested in reserving time for a group tour.     We look forward to your visit.

Interlochen woman’s Club Meeting
September 3, 2025
Golden Fellowship Hall
9700 Riley Road
Interlochen, MI. 49643
Business Meeting 11:00 am
Lunch and Program Noon
Lunch Provided: bring place setting.
Text 231-392-3159 for more infor mation.

Every Wednesday May 7th, 2025 - Oct 29th, 2025, Except the 3rd Wednesday of each month. Free lessons at 11:30am. Lunch (bring your own) and bridge talk at Noon. ACBL-sanctioned bridge game for $5.00 begins at 12:30pm. For more details, contact Lou Slyker at 248-770-6152 or ljslyker@gmail.com Sponsored by Alden District Library and held at Helena Township Community Center, 8751 Helena Rd, Alden, 231-331-4318.

National Alliance on Mental Illness offers support groups for families and individuals living with a mental health challenge. Groups are confidential, free and no registration is required.

Email info@namigt.org or call 231-944-8448 for more information.

Join the Northwest Michigan Invasive Species Network (ISN) to learn about management of the invasive shrub, autumn olive. This shrub can quickly take over open fields, crowd out forest edges, and can restrict wildlife movement.

During this workshop, you can learn about creating a successful management plan from beginning to end. On hand will also be staff to talk about cost-share incentives that landowners can enroll in.

We'll round out the workshop with an in-person look at ISN's equipment and ask experts questions.

Space is limited, so register now on ISN's website at www.HabitatMatters.org/Events!

Youth are welcome to join Pack 36 or Troop 36. We meet each Wednesday at 6:30 pm at Cherryland VFW focusing on outdoor activities and leadership

Looking to practice your French language skills, but don't have anyone to talk to? Please plan to join us every first Wednesday for a casual conversation group. All levels are welcome!

CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF LONG LAKE - A Farmers Market will be held at Haywood Park, due east of the Long Lake Township Hall at 8870 N Long Lake Rd, Traverse City, Michigan 49685 near the Bocce Ball Courts. The Market will be open Thursdays from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm from June 5th to October 2nd.

We are excited to create a community-based market that celebrates the historic agricultural traditions of Long Lake Township while providing opportunities for Long Lake residents and the surrounding community to buy and sell locally grown and produced products.

If you would like to participate, please email us at welcome@longlaketownship.com, call us at (231)946-2249, or stop by the township hall. Also, we will continuously be accepting vendor applications. If you are interested in being a vendor, please visit the township website or stop by for more information and an application.

Help us restore and protect the incredible ecosystems of the Maple Bay Natural Area through invasive autumn olive removal! Native wildflowers, mushrooms, trees, and shrubs that rely on this healthy habitat are currently under threat of being displaced by this aggressive invasive shrub.

GTRLC will supply all materials necessary for the workday. Our team will teach you everything you need to know about tool use, safety, and invasive species identification and removal. No prior experience is necessary - just come ready to learn something new! This activity is moderately strenuous, with volunteers often bending and kneeling to cut and pile plants. There is a porta-john available on site, but no access to drinking water.

What we recommend bringing:

Dress for the weather! Always check the forecast in advance
Sturdy, closed-toe shoes that can handle some mud
Bring a reusable water bottle and some snacks
Sunscreen and bug spray for your safety and comfort
A pair of leather work gloves (autumn olive has thorns!)

Please meet us in the parking area for Maple Bay Natural Area. A link to directions is located on our website

Registration is appreciated but is not required. Cancellations due to weather or any other reason will be communicated with registered participants via email.

Ann Arbor artist Liz Barick Fall’s practice focuses on mixed media assemblage, creating installations that incorporate encaustic photos with vintage materials, found objects and natural materials. But during her Glen Arbor Arts Center residency her “biggest goal is to explore mediums and methods that I don’t already employ.” Barick Fall will talk about her exploratory residency during a presentation on September 4, at 10 am.

The program is open to the public at no charge.

“With only two weeks and limited studio equipment, I would explore simplified processes, by bringing limited, easily portable mediums and supplies,” Barick Fall said.” I would use these in a less deliberate, more spontaneous way than I usually do, to catalog/document daily reflections and impressions of the area in and around Glen Arbor, while taking photographs and collecting materials to use in future work.”

The GAAC has been hosting visiting artmakers as part of its residency program since the 1990s. For more information about the GAAC’s AIR Program go to GlenArborArt.org / ARTISTS.