DOCSLIB.ORG

Village Hall News

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
Village Hall News by Sandy Planisek Mackinaw News Events in Mackinaw City WEEKLY Low Impact Exercise - MWF 8am St. Anthony’s Senior Chair Yoga - Tuesday 10 am Church of the Straits Food Pantry - Wednesday 10 am - 11 am Church of the Straits Pickleball - Sunday and Wednesday 6 pm; Monday thru Friday 9:30 am (subject to change) or anytime you bring a friend March 19 Tuesday • Band concert, school gym, 7pm March 20 Wednesday • Memorial Parade Fundraising Dinner, Audie’s, 4 - 7 pm • Waterbird counter begins at McGulpin March 27 Wednesday • Painting at Headlands, 7-9pm March 30 Saturday • Native American Sugar Bush, Levering, 10am-4pm April 3 Wednesday • Author of Murder Under a Dark Sky, library, 7pm April 4 - 7 Thursday thru Sunday • Roller-derby Tournament, Recreation Center April 5 - 9 Friday thru Tuesday • Raptor Fest April 9 Tuesday • First and second grade basketball game, school gym, 6pm (donation for camping trip) April 13 Saturday • Straits Area Job Fair, Recreation Center, 11 am - 1 pm April 15 Monday • The Mackinac Bridge: Then and Now - Kim Nowack speaking at the Historical Society, library, 7pm, HAPPY ST. PATRICK’S DAY Card from the collection of Nancy Dean March 17, 2019 page 1 Mackinaw News by Sandy Planisek Dark Sky Docent Correction: Persons interested in participating in the Headlands Dark Sky Park docent program should contact Rod Cortright of the Northern Michigan Astronomy Club at (231) 675-0393 or by email at [email protected] Author to Speak at Library Wednesday, April 3, 7pm Lori Rader-Day is the Edgar Award-nominated and Anthony and Mary Higgins Clark Award-winning author. She co- chairs the mystery conference Murder and Mayhem in Chicago and serves as the national vice-president of Sisters in Crime. Under a Dark Sky is the story of Eden Wallace, a recent widow who gets caught up in an Agatha Christie-like murder mystery while on a trip to a Dark Sky Park arranged by her husband before his death. The inspiration for the novel’s setting is sure to be familiar to local readers – but there will be more about that in the program. March 17, 2019 page 2 Mackinaw News by Sandy Planisek School Band Concert Tuesday, March 19, school gym, 7pm Join us Tuesday, March 19th at 7pm in the Mackinaw City school gym for the March band concert! We will be featuring our middle school band, high school band, and some solo and ensemble acts. It is free to attend this musical event, but donations are always accepted. Our students have been working hard to prepare for Katie Anderson the concert, and we hope to see you there! Headlands Hosting ‘Painting at the Park’ Event Wednesday, March 27, 7-9pm Emmet County Parks and Recreation will host another educational event, Painting at the Park, later this month at the Headlands International Dark Sky Park. The staff at Cheboygan-based Creation Station will guide class participants through painting the Northern Lights for an evening class Wednesday, March 27, from 7-9 p.m. The event is $35 per person and includes all materials, step-by-step instructions as well as refreshments. No painting experience necessary. Leonard Laub Pre-registration is required and space is limited. Sign up now at www.creationstationmi.com/classes or call (231) 268- 3059. Payment is due at time of reservation to guarantee your seat. Credit card payments are accepted by phone and online. Village Hall News It is quiet at Village Hall. The e-team met to further discuss the idea of a community room or teen room at the Recreation Center. The Recreation Center was busy with pickleball. They invite you to come at 9:30 am weekdays to play. It is open to all and it is pick-up style. page 2 March 17, 2019 page 3 Mackinaw News by Sandy Planisek AP Computer Science class wins award for diversity by Lisa Rivera Our district was just notified this week that we have earned the AP Computer Science Female Diversity Award for 2018. The College Board strives to increase diversity in computer science, and we were recognized for this achievement. Last year there were more that 18,000 secondary schools worldwide that offered AP courses. Mackinaw City was one of only 685 that achieved this recognition! The College Board recognized schools that had 50% or higher female representation. Only sixteen schools in Michigan were recognized for this accomplishment, and the only other school from northern Michigan was Kalkaska High School. Mackinaw City had female enrollment of 65% last year in AP Computer Science. The College Board is a national organization that administers the SAT exam and AP exams, among other things. They are a non-profit organization focused on helping students successfully transition from high school to college through testing for college entrance and potentially earning college credits in high school. Third graders learn Native American history from Keith Knecht Native American history is now part of the 3rd grade curriculum so Pellston schools joined Mackinaw to hear from an expert. The goal of the program was to reinforce the students’ classroom learning, let the students see reproductions of Indian possessions, and to dispel any misconceptions. For instance, our tribes did not have horses and did not build teepees. It was a question and answer interaction with Keith asking things like, “How did Indians travel, catch food, and build shelters. And did these answers differ during the different seasons? “ Congratulations All-Conference Basketball Players Girls 1st Team -Kameryn Hartman and Madison Smith Girls 2nd Team - Samantha Somers Boys 1st Team - Logan Smith and Kale O’Brien Boys 2nd Team - Robert Martin and Hunter Malczynski Keith Knecht March 17, 2019 page 4 Mackinaw News by Sandy Planisek Science Research on the Mackinac Bridge Piezoelectricity is an electric charge produced when a material is squeezed or stressed. Can that concept be used in the real world to monitor stresses on the steel of the Mackinac Bridge? That is the question under investigation by MSU scientists. The physics involved was demonstrated by the Curie brothers in 1880. But using the physics in actual practice has involved overcoming numerous real world problems. Sensors, to pick up and transmit the electrical charge, have to be small, easily The PFG sensor costs $10 installed, cheap, dependable, low maintenance, and produce not just reams of data but actual, usable, illuminating information. The MSU scientists think they have the solution to all of these problems. They, working with PFG Technologies, have developed a tiny, cheap sensor. Once adhered to a beam of the bridge, it will measure the movement of the steel under the sensor’s surface. This data is sent to a sensor box to be picked up wirelessly by a computer. Then the data can be turned into actionable information. Fifteen of these sensors were installed on the bridge 2-1/2 years ago. MSU presented their results at the March MBA Board meeting. In one clever graph they showed how the stresses on the bridge changed during the Labor Day Bridge Walk (see below). While eye catching, the graph did not tell the MBA staff anything they did not already know. Stress on the bridge changes during Bridge Walk. The researchers plan to install 200 more sensors this summer. MBA staff want to set up a controlled experiment, put half of the sensors in areas with problems and half in areas without to see if useful data can be revealed. Three sensors, embedded in the white wafers, attached to the bridge The sensor box that stores and transmits the data Photos from MSU page 4 March 17, 2019 page 5 Mackinaw News by Sandy Planisek Does this mean the initial experiment was a success? That depends. The MSU researchers seemed very enthused and hope to install 200 sensors this summer and 2,000 sensors in 2020. However, several of the initial criteria may not have been met. Size - The scientists hypothesized how the sensors could have worked in the I-35W bridge collapse in Minneapolis a few years ago with this slide. Notice that on this gusset plate they show 420 sensors, one every inch or so, and they do not show the sensor boxes required. With three sensors to one sensor box that means someone would have to find a place to put 140 sensor boxes for just this one gusset. Because each sensor monitors such a small section of the bridge, millions would be needed for the Mackinac Bridge. Easily installed - The brand new paint job on the bridge was removed to install the sensors. To install them to the density suggested, a large portion of the paint job would have to be repaired to high standards. Cheap - At $10 each, certainly 2,000 would be affordable. But to be useful they would have to cover the entire bridge. That would be millions of sensors. Probably not affordable. Dependable - One of the merits of this system is that most of its required energy is generated by the movement of the bridge. MSU claimed that no batteries would be needed. But their slides show a battery in each sensor box, albeit, a battery with a 40-year life. The other modules of the system are given a 25-year life. If the projections are true, the sensors could be dependable if they live up to their life span projections. Low maintenance - The sensor boxes would not only add weight to the bridge, but they would collect dirt and salt that would have to be cleaned. Also, the data reader has to be within 100 meters of the transmitter.
Load more

Recommended publications
  • 2019 Parks and Recreation Guide
    EMMET COUNTY PARKS & RECREATION Headlands International Dark Sky Park Camp Petosega ▪ Fairgrounds ▪ McGulpin Lighthouse Crooked River Locks ▪ Bike Trails ▪ Cecil Bay emmetcounty.org/parks-recreation 231-348-5479 | [email protected] 21546_ParksandRecGuide.indd 1 3/4/19 8:17 AM Welcome to Emmet County, Michigan Welcome to our Parks and Recreation Guide! In these pages, we’re going to give you a snapshot tour of Emmet County’s most special amenities, from our International Dark Sky Park at the Headlands to our vast, connected trail network, to our parks and beaches, towns and natural resources. This is a special place, tucked into the top of Michigan’s mitten in the Northwest corner, a place where radiant sunsetsWhere and extraordinary fallquality color complement fluffyof lifeand abundant snowfall and the most satisfying shoreline summers you’ve ever spent. It’s a place that for centuries has been home to the is Odawa Indian tribe and the descendants of settlers from French and British beginnings.everything Here, the outdoors is yours to explore thanks to foresight and commitment from local officials who think one of the best things we can do for the public is to provide access to lakes, rivers, nature preserves, trails, parks and all the points in between. Here, there’s no shortage of scenery as you traverse our 460 square miles, from the tip of the Lower Peninsula at the Mackinac Bridge, to quaint little Good Hart on the west, the famed Inland Waterway at our east, and Petoskey and Bay Harbor to the south. We hope you enjoy your tour
    [Show full text]
  • Mcgulpin Point Lighthouse and Historic Site Is Located Historical Value
    The story behind the ‘Big Rock’ Aid to Navigation own the hill from the lighthouse, the Big Straits of Mackinac rose and fell by as much as Getting Here McGulpin DRock, as it is known, rests partially in the 8 feet over periods of time. water. For centuries, it has held tremendous The McGulpin Point rock is approximately McGulpin Point Lighthouse and Historic Site is located historical value. 33.8 feet in horizontal circumference and adjacent to The Headlands International Dark Sky Park, Point It was described in a letter sent back to France 37 feet in vertical circumference. It is about 9 both just west of downtown Mackinaw City in in 1749 as being at times high and dry and at feet tall. An estimate of its weight is 54 tons. Northwest Michigan. other times completely covered by water. It is known as ‘Chi-Sin’ (“big rock”) in the native FROM MACKINAW CITY Lighthouse That led the letter-writer to conclude the Odawa language. Travel west on Central Ave., then turn north on Headlands/ Wilderness Park Dr. FROM SOUTHERN EMMET COUNTY Travel north on any of several main roads including M-119, Pleasantview Road, U.S. 31 or I-75. Go online for more history and event information: www.emmetcounty.org/mcgulpin/ Historic site interpretation 500 Headlands Drive • Mackinaw City, MI 49701 Interpretive displays, 231.436.5860 No charge commemorative coins, docents, gift shop to enter or and a self-guided cell phone tour keep to climb tower McGulpin Point’s history alive ... HOURS OPEN MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND 10 a.m.
    [Show full text]
  • Line 5 Straits of Mackinac Summary When Michigan Was Granted
    Line 5 Straits of Mackinac Summary When Michigan was granted statehood on January 26, 1837, Michigan also acquired ownership of the Great Lakes' bottomlands under the equal footing doctrine.1 However before Michigan could become a state, the United States first had to acquire title from us (Ottawa and Chippewa bands) because Anglo-American law acknowledged that we owned legal title as the aboriginal occupants of the territory we occupied. But when we agreed to cede legal title to the United States in the March 28, 1836 Treaty of Washington ("1836 Treaty", 7 Stat. 491), we reserved fishing, hunting and gathering rights. Therefore, Michigan's ownership of both the lands and Great Lakes waters within the cession area of the 1836 Treaty was burdened with preexisting trust obligations with respect to our treaty-reserved resources. First, the public trust doctrine imposes a duty (trust responsibility) upon Michigan to protect the public trust in the resources dependent upon the quality of the Great Lakes water.2 In addition, Art. IV, § 52 of Michigan's Constitution says "conservation…of the natural resources of the state are hereby declared to be of paramount public concern…" and then mandates the legislature to "provide for the protection of the air, water and other natural resources from 3 pollution, impairment and destruction." 1 The State of Michigan acquired title to these bottomlands in its sovereign capacity upon admission to the Union and holds them in trust for the benefit of the people of Michigan. Illinois Central Railroad Co. v. Illinois, 146 U.S. 387, 434-35 (1892); Nedtweg v.
    [Show full text]
  • Nature Preserves & Natural Areas
    40 Years! Nature Preserves & Natural Areas OF THE LITTLE TRAVERSE CONSERVANCY SPECIAL 40th ANNIVERSARY EDITION - 2012 Chaboiganing Preserve/TMPetersen This 40th Anniversary edition of the Little Traverse Conservancy’s Guide to Nature Preserves & Natural Areas is dedicated to the vision and perseverance of those who founded this organization 40 years ago in 1972: John Fischer, David Irish, Edward Koza, Earl Larson, Seberon Litzenburger, Frank Pierce, and John Tanton. Special mention for this issue goes to volunteer photographer Todd Petersen whose photos appear throughout the guide. This guide is also dedicated to you, our members and supporters who make it possible for us to protect the natural integrity and scenic beauty of the North. Its maps and photo- graphs will help you to discover and explore our largest, most popular preserves as well as some of the small, neighborhood natural areas that dot the North Country. Use this guide to enjoy the natural beauty that our founders and all of our trustees, staff , and volunteers have worked hard to protect for you. All preserve lands are open to the public - conservation easements are not. In addition to the nature preserves and natural areas that are featured in this book, there are more than 20,700 acres of privately-owned land protected through Little Traverse Con- servancy with conservation easements. Though a conservation easement doesn’t make the land available to the public, it is a legally-binding document that ensures the perpet- ual protection of scenic and natural resources such as beautiful roadside views, important wildlife habitat, scenic and productive farm land, and other resources.
    [Show full text]
  • Headlands International Dark Sky Park
    What is a Dark Sky Park? EMMET COUNTY, MICHIGAN From the Dark Sky Park Heading Headlands It is a park or other protected public land possessing ex- to Program Director ceptional starry skies and natural nocturnal habitat where light pollution is mitigated and natural darkness is valuable 15675 Headlands Road DARK SKY PARK Mary Stewart Adams as an important educational, cultural, scientific and natural Mackinaw City, MI 49701 resource. The designation is made by the International n ages gone by, community life was organized around the Dark-Sky Association in Tucson, Ariz. (www.darksky.org) General, program info: (231) 348-1704 at the Headlands observance of celestial phenomena, so it was natural that How many such parks are there? Guest House reservations: (231) 436-4051 the sites where this observ- Michigan’s International Dark Sky Park! I In 2011, Headlands was one of only nine international [email protected] ing took place became the dark sky parks worldwide, six of which were in the U.S. locations where life’s most Due to public demand for greater access to natural dark- significant moments were ness, as well as the success of the IDA’s Dark Sky Park celebrated. This was the way that program, there are now over 40 such parks worldwide, and former cultures honored the role the number is growing! For the most up-to-date list, please of the human being within the visit www.darksky.org, where you can also pledge your larger cosmic rhythm, not merely support. Emmet County’s Headlands property remains the by thinking human beings lived only internationally designated dark sky park in Michigan.
    [Show full text]
  • Village Hall News
    by Sandy Planisek Mackinaw News Events in Mackinaw City WEEKLY Senior Chair Yoga - Tuesday 10 am Church of the Straits Food Pantry - Wednesday 10 am - 11 am Church of the Straits Pickleball - Sunday and Wednesday 6 pm; Monday thru Friday 9:30 am (subject to change) or anytime you bring a friend January 30 Wednesday • Annual meeting Fort Michilimackinac Pageant Committee, library, 6:30 pm February 1, 2, 8, 9 • Northland Players presents “Happy Groundhog Day” at the Dinner Theater of Audie’s ($) February 7 • Public hearing on village budget, Village Hall, 7 pm • Athletic Hall of Fame Dinner at Audie’s, 6 pm ($) February 8 Thursday • Induction Sports Hall of Fame, between basketball games, school gym February 9 Saturday • Talk on Astrophotography, Headlands, 7 - 9:30 pm $10 February 11 Monday • Mackinaw Area Historical Society speaker, library, 7 pm February 13 Wednesday • Historical Society Board meeting, a call for participants, library, 4:30 pm Christmas is over, gone are the trees January 27, 2019 page 1 Mackinaw News by Sandy Planisek January 27, 2019 page 2 Mackinaw News by Sandy Planisek Village Hall News The finance committee met again to try to work out the budget. Topics centered on the cost of irrigating village properties, creating a water bill of $77,700, to a potential new police officer to handle village code enforcement as well as police work, and the DDA’s desire for flowers and interpretive kiosks. The discussion even dwelt on whether the village can afford five new picnic tables, made of steel and composite boards, to replace rotten tables for $4,500.
    [Show full text]
  • The Story Behind the 'Big Rock'
    The story behind the ‘Big Rock’ Aid to Navigation Mackinaw City, Michigan bout 390 years ago, pilgrims momentously set foot The McGulpin Rock in Emmet County has been observed Getting Here McGulpin Point on the Eastern seaboard of the U.S. and since at least 1615 as an aid to navigation for French explor- McGulpin Point Lighthouse and Historic Site is located Plymouth Rock was christened an enduring ers around the time voyageur Etienne Brule was traveling adjacent to The Headlands recreational park, both just symbolA of American settlement. But 395 years ago, French the Great Lakes. Native Americans used it much earlier. explorers were plying the Straits of Mackinac and using a rock The McGulpin Rock was mentioned in 1749 in a journal by west of Mackinaw City in Northwest Michigan. Lighthouse admission is always FREE. Lighthouse at least five times the size of Plymouth’s to gauge water levels French-Canadian voyageur Michel Chartier de Lotbiniere, as they navigated in canoes along the tumultuous waters who compiled sketches of the layout of Fort Michilimackinac FROM MACKINAW CITY between Michigan’s Upper and Lower Peninsulas. and described the area in his writings (below, left). Travel west on Central Avenue, then turn north on Headlands Road. FROM SOUTHERN EMMET COUNTY Travel N/NE on any of several main roads including “They have observed that the waters of the Lakes M-119, Pleasantview Road, U.S. 31 or I-75. have been lowering rather considerably over the past 10 years, and to prove this they showed me, at the For a FREE county map and additional brochures, entrance of Lake Michigan, one-half league from the email [email protected] or fort, a large rock which now stands at least 7 feet out call 231-348-1704 of water whereas ten years ago it was at water-level; they say it has become gradually more and more visible The rock would have been known every year.
    [Show full text]
  • Headlands International Dark Sky Park 2016 Annual Report, Prepared by Mary Stewart Adams Site Address: 15675 Headlands Road Mackinaw City, MI 49701
    Headlands International Dark Sky Park 2016 Annual Report, prepared by Mary Stewart Adams Site address: 15675 Headlands Road Mackinaw City, MI 49701 Administrative offices: c/o Emmet County 200 Division St Petoskey, MI 49770 Contact: Mary Stewart Adams, Program Director [email protected] 231-348-1713 (o) 231-838-8181 (c) www.midarkskypark.org https://www.facebook.com/headlandsdarkskypark/ @headlandsstars Twitter @headlandsstars instagram General Emmet County’s Headlands property was designated as an International Dark Sky Park in May, 2011 at “high silver” tier. Our goal is to achieve gold tier status and at present we are dealing with local issues regarding Enbridge Line 5 pipeline under the Straits of Mackinac directly to the north. There is a great deal of contention around the pipeline, which has led to updates and improvements being made, as well as increased “security lighting” which is now creating a light dome in an area of the sky where heretofore there had been none. We have submitted photographs of the lights and offered alternatives to the site managers. Site visits to Headlands in 2015 estimated at 40,000 Site visits summer 2016 estimated at 20,000 Program participation remains high at Headlands. We host programs year ‘round and never cancel for weather. Since August of 2015 we have been under construction on a Waterfront Event Center and Observatory in what is our main viewing area, which meant limited access to parking and proximity to viewing area. Nonetheless, thousands of visitors came to the park and enjoyed the one-mile walk through the woods to the ¼ mile stretch of Lake Michigan shoreline where we hosted programs and viewing all year-long (photos attached).
    [Show full text]
  • Trails Park Near the Preserve Gate
    Our Trails Take You Farther! 2020 1. The Headlands International Dark Sky Park 11. Rockport State Recreation Area 19. Hoist Lakes Foot Travel Area Northeast Michigan Council of Governments. of Council Michigan Northeast Located along the clear blue expanse of Lake A state-designated Dark Sky Preserve Hoist Lakes encompasses over 10,000 acres by provided Photo Trail. Sunrise Huron Photo: Cover www.discovernortheastmichigan.org Michigan, the Headlands has exceptional natural located on the shores of Lake Huron, of pine, aspen, and hardwood forests. Over darkness, starry skies and natural nocturnal Rockport includes a deep-water protected 20 miles of looped trails wind through small Governments. of Council Michigan Northeast the by design guide Map habitat. Dark Skies programs are available. The harbor, an old limestone quarry of pothole lakes and areas of beaver flooding Park contains pristine woodlands, more than 2 approximately 300 acres, a unique series of as well as over and around hills and ridges. Transportation. of Department Michigan the and Program Byways Scenic National miles of undeveloped Lake Michigan shoreline sinkholes, a dedicated Natural Area (Besser Hunting and fishing are permitted in- Administration, Highway Federal the by provided was project this for assistance Financial and many species of rare and endangered plant Natural Area) and a broad range of land season. The Hoist Lakes Area is home to life. Visitors to the Headlands may experience types, vegetative cover, cultural resources white-tail deer, black bear, raccoon, red fox, sightings of the many wild animals native to and recreation opportunities. Visitors will coyote, beaver, otter, mink, badger, skunk, the area including: bald eagles, osprey, white enjoy over 23 miles of hiking, biking, and Photos courtesy of Friends of Rockport and squirrel.
    [Show full text]
  • The Headlands
    What is a Dark Sky Park? Emmet County, Michigan There are 20 International Dark Sky Parks It is a park or other protected public Heading to the Headlands now in the world, and the Headlands was one land possessing exceptional starry of the first! skies and natural nocturnal habitat The Headlands is located 2 miles west of where light pollution is mitigated downtown Mackinaw City, Emmet County, in The Headlands and natural darkness is valuable as Northwest Lower Michigan. an important educational, cultural, INTERNATIONAL DARK SKY PARK scientific and natural resource. The designation is made by the Inter- national Dark-Sky Association in Tucson, Ariz. (www.darksky.org) How many such parks are there? The number is growing each year! The earliest parks designated include THE HEADLANDS, Emmet County, MI.; Programs at the Headlands are always free and take place Natural Bridges National Monument, UT; Cherry Springs rain, snow or shine! Please note that it’s typically at least State Park, PA.; Geauga Park District’s Observatory Park, To Petoskey 10 degrees cooler along the Lake Michigan shoreline than OH; Clayton Lake State Park and Chaco Culture National on U.S. 31 ↓ inland, so dress appropriately. Park, NM; Big Bend National Park, TX; Death Valley Na- tional Park, CA., and two in Hungary and one in Scotland. 15675 Headlands Road What will I find at the Headlands? Mackinaw City, MI 49701 About the Dark Sky Park • 600 acres of pristine, old-growth forest; • 4 1/2 miles of trails (year ‘round, non-motorized use); General, program info: (231) 348-1704 Program Director • A self-guided cell phone tour, including the Dark Sky Discovery Trail of planetary stations highlighting Guest House reservations: (231) 436-4051 ary Stewart Adams is a star lore historian, storyteller and Inside: 2015 Dark Sky astronomical and cultural discoveries throughout history; [email protected] Mauthor who has been immersed in the history of star • 2 1/2 miles of frontage on Lake Michigan, where an Park program schedule! knowledge for 30 years.
    [Show full text]
  • IDA Annual Report 2017 FINAL
    Contact information • Mary Stewart Adams Program Director, Star Lore Historian Headlands International Dark Sky Park, est 2011 15675 Headlands Road, Mackinaw City, MI 49701 www.midarkskypark.org [email protected] 231-427-1001 and 231-348-1713 active on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram as Headlands International Dark Sky Park • Laurie Gaetano Director, Emmet County Parks and Recreation [email protected] The Headlands is located on two and one half miles of Lake Michigan shoreline in Michigan’s lower penin- sula, and marks the head land where the great waters from Lake Michigan flow from the west through the Straits of Mackinac, to meet the great Lake Huron from the east. This drone’s eye view shows the park from across Cecil Bay, looking northeast toward Headlands with the Straits of Mackinac beyond. The Year 2017 at the Headlands International Dark Sky Park ~ An Overview Though many will remember 2017 as the year of the Great American Total Solar Eclipse, here in northwest lower Michigan, it will be fondly remembered as the year we opened Waterfront Event Center and Observatory, just after we won the presti- gious Governor’s State Tourism Campaign Pure Michigan Award for innovative and exemplary best practices in natural, cultural and heritage stewardship in our daily op- erations. Grand Opening of the Waterfront Event Center and Observatory at the Headlands International Dark Sky Park, June 2017. Photo by Steve Vorpagel. Over 300 community members joined us! Left: Headlands Program Director Mary Stewart Adams poses with the Michigan Travel Commission’s Pure Award during the Governor’s Conference on Tourism, along the Detroit River.
    [Show full text]