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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 of Emmet County! If we can provide you with any other complimentary materials (maps, brochures, etc.) for your planning purposes, please don’t hesitate to ask! (231) 348-5479 ▪ [email protected] Emmet County Parks and Recreation Department 2 With warm regards from 21546_ParksandRecGuide.inddUp North, 2Michigan 3/4/19 8:17 AM Emmet County! Headlands International Dark Sky Park Camp Petosega ▪ Fairgrounds ▪ McGulpin Lighthouse Crooked River Locks ▪ Bike Trails ▪ Cecil Bay Some things to know about us: ▪ We have about 33,000 year round residents and in the summer months about 100,000 thanks to our resort communities and tourists. ▪ The county is about 460 square miles and is bordered on its west by Lake Michigan. ▪ County seat: Petoskey, population 6,000 ▪ Average annual snowfall: about 110 inches. ExceptionalThat’s why we have two ski resorts, Nub’s Nob and Boyne Highlands, both in Harbor Springs ▪ Five downtowns feature great shopping, dining and adventures: Petoskey, Harbor Springs, Bay Harbor, Mackinaw City and Alanson ▪ Dozens of parks, beaches and nature preserves are open to the public ▪ Miles and miles of trails are paved smooth for safe riding, walking and running 200 Division St. Petoskey, MI 49770 (231) 348-5479 | [email protected] 3 21546_ParksandRecGuide.indd 3 3/4/19 8:17 AM THE HEADLANDS International Dark Sky Park In May 2011, the Headlands park in Emmet County became one of just a dozen International Dark Sky Parks in the WORLD! Emmet County has owned the 600-acre parcel in Mackinaw City since the early 1990s, and it has long been a popular park that is free and open to the public. Designation as an International Dark Sky Park has brought new attention and thousands of new visitors! MARCH 6, 7-8:30 PM JUNE 10, 8-10 PM ASTRONOMY ON TAP COSMIC MONDAY ADULT TRIVIA NIGHT AT BIERE DE MAC WITH JUPITER AT OPPOSITION PRIZES For our Cosmic Series we will gather with special Join us for adult trivia at Biere De Mac as we host guests to inform and entertain us on various astronomy trivia night! $5 Entry Fee astronomy topics throughout the year. $5 Fee + $10 Parking Fee MARCH 27, 7-9 PM PAINTING AT THE PARK JUNE 21, 6-10 PM CREATION STATION GEOCACHING Join us for an evening painting class with the HEADLANDS STAFF Creation Station as they guide us through painting Join us for the longest day of the year for some the Northern Lights. $35 Supplies Fee evening geocaching! APRIL 12, 8-10 PM COSMIC FRIDAY JULY 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 & AUG 6, STATEWIDE ASTRONOMY NIGHT 7-8:30 PM Celebrate Statewide Astronomy Night at the JUNIOR SKY RANGERS HEADLANDS STAFF Headlands Event Center from 8pm-10pm. Come and explore the night sky with our telescopes and Each week we will explore a new topic of astronomy guidance from the Northern Michigan Astronomy and do a hands-on activity. Age range 10-13. Club. Pre-registration required.$20 for 6 weeks APRIL 25, 6-8 PM JULY 9, 8-10 PM SOUL CARE COSMIC TUESDAY NOURISH 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF MOON LANDING Join us for an evening of soul care with our local For our Cosmic Series we will gather with special yoga studio, Nourish. Connect to your soul through guests to inform and entertain us on various music and meditative movement topped off with a astronomy topics throughout the year. $5 Fee fulfilling meal. One hour of Restorative movement + $10 Parking Fee to LIVE music (by Nathan Towne) followed by a 4 course dinner. Limit of 20 people. $40 Supplies Fee JULY 18, 8-10 PM FIFTY SHADES OF GREYS: MAY 11, 8-10 PM VICTORIA’S SECRET TRUTH COSMIC SATURDAY RAY SZYMANSKI SEEING IN THE DARK Tonight we will gather with award-winning author What is a dark sky park and how you can find your and researcher, Raymond Szymanski, who is way through the night sky during the summer season currently the undisputed expert on Wright-Patterson using both the naked eye and telescopes? $5 Fee Air Force Base and its heralded connection to extraterrestrials. $5 Fee + $10 Parking Fee 4 21546_ParksandRecGuide.indd 4 3/4/19 8:17 AM JULY 22, 6-7 AM OCT 21, 7-9 PM SUNRISE YOGA COSMIC MONDAY Join us for a sunrise yoga session. ORIONIDS METEOR SHOWER $15 Fee For our Cosmic Series we will gather with special guests to inform and entertain us on various JULY 25, 8 PM-12 AM astronomy topics throughout the year. $5 Fee STAR PARTY NOMAC OCT 26, 7-9 PM Our local astronomy club will host their annual Star 11TH ANNUAL HEADLANDS Party. Join enthusiasts, hobbyists and professionals CHALLENGE in gazing deeply into the sky. Join us for special HEADLANDS STAFF guest presenters. $10 Parking Fee Each year we line the one mile paved entrance to the Headlands with candles and invite you JULY 26, 8 PM-12 AM to experience the dark walk by star shine and STAR PARTY candlelight. NOMAC $10 Parking Fee NOV 9, 2-4 PM AUTUMN NATURE HIKE JULY 27, 8 PM-12 AM HEADLANDS STAFF STAR PARTY In autumn, the Headlands provides breathtaking NOMAC views of nature in transition. Hike with us through $10 Parking Fee the woods by day and take it all in. Weather permitting. Outdoor event. AUG 12, 9-11 PM PERSEIDS METEOR SHOWER NOV 16, 8-10 PM LIGHTS OUT CHALLENGE COSMIC SATURDAY Lights out for the Perseid Meteor Shower. Once LEONID METEOR SHOWER again we challenge communities around Northern For our Cosmic Series we will gather with special Michigan to a friendly competition to see who can guests to inform and entertain us on various achieve the greatest darkness as the Perseid Meteor astronomy topics throughout the year. $5 Fee Shower comes to its peak activity.$10 Parking Fee DEC 22, 7-9 PM AUG 13, 8-9:30 PM WINTER SOLSTICE COSMIC TUESDAY NORTH STAR CELEBRATION For our Cosmic Series we will gather with special Celebrate the Solstice by bringing light and rhythm guests to inform and entertain us on various into the dark stillness of the season. Join us for a astronomy topics throughout the year. $5 Fee celebration of the season.$10 Fee + $10 Parking Fee Like us on Facebook! AUG 15, 8-10 PM MUSIC UNDER THE STARS Headlands Dark Sky Park Join us at the Waterfront Event Center Amphitheater for an evening of music as the sun sets into the lake. New musicians each month throughout the summer. $10 Fee SEP 21, 8-10 PM MUSIC UNDER THE HARVEST MOON The Equinox point of balance is strong just after sunset tonight. We will strike up a band and dance in the harvest season. $10 Fee 15675 Headlands Road Mackinaw City, MI 49701 (231) 427-1001 | MIdarkskypark.com 5 21546_ParksandRecGuide.indd 5 3/4/19 8:17 AM RENT THE HEADLANDS WATERFRONT EVENT CENTER The new Waterfront Event Center at the Headlands International Dark Sky Park in Mackinaw City opened June 2017. The facility includes rentable interior and patio space for private events and programs. A fully licensed kitchen and ADA restrooms are available, along with a stunning Spendindoor/outdoor fireplacetime and a atcaptivating The Headlands open beam ceiling. An outdoor seating areaInternational is located on the Lake Michigan side Dark Sky Park! of the building, and remains open to the public at all times. The green roof is planted with beautiful flora, to add to the natural ambiance and environmental sensitivity of the setting. STAY AT THE GUEST HOUSE AT THE HEADLANDS The guest house at the Headlands was recently renovated in 2013, has a sleeping capacity of 20 people and 3 floors of stunning views of the water and the Dark Sky. For additional information and reservations please visit midarkskypark.org 6 21546_ParksandRecGuide.indd 6 3/4/19 8:17 AM MCGULPIN POINT Lighthouse & Historic Site The pre-Revolutionary War history of McGulpin Point began with the arrival of John McAlpin, who, with his Native American wife, lived on the land in the 1760s.
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