Fall Color Tour Saturday, October 24, Noon-1:30 P.M. Meet at the southernmost Sugarloaf parking lot off Co Rd 550. The tour will include the whole Sugarloaf summit hike. The tour is free, donations welcome. Join MooseWood on a Fall Color Tour at Sugarloaf Mountain! Come join us in observing the spectacular peak fall colors. Learn […]

Children’s Book Reading with U.P. Author Kelsey Gross Sunday, October 11, 2:00 P.M. at MooseWood Nature Center U.P. author Kelsey Gross will read Fall A Season’s Story, her newest release in the Solstice and Seasons picture book series. After the book reading, we’ll talk about monarch butterflies, sing Fall songs with a ukulele, and do […]

Make a Shiitake Mushroom Log Saturday, October 10, Noon – 3:00 P.M. at MooseWood Nature Center Here’s your opportunity to bring home a mushroom nursery. Pre-drilled oak logs will be available for you to inoculate with shiitake mushroom mycelium plugs. Put the log in a cool, damp place, and a year or two later, reap […]

Superior Wildlife Rehab and Education Center Slide Show Saturday, October 3, 3:00 P.M. at MooseWood Nature Center Would you know what to do if you found a wild baby mammal that might need help? Do you know how wildlife rehab works in the UP? Laurie Dobson of the Superior Wildlife Rehab & Education Center will […]

Public Lecture: Blue Spotted Salamanders of Presque Isle by Dr. Jill Leonard, NMU, Department of Biology. Tuesday, September 29, 6:00 P.M. Peter White Library, Community Room. Dr. Leonard will be reviewing the current status of the Blue Spotted Salamanders from her latest research. MooseWood Nature Center is a cooperating resource in this research.  After the […]

Rock, Fossil, Mineral, Gem, and Jewelry Sale and Give-away Saturday, September 26, Noon-4:00 P.M. at MooseWood Nature Center When lifelong rock and mineral aficionados get to a certain age, it’s time to pass on the collection. This is your opportunity to get everything from museum-quality fossils and minerals to polished specimens, loose gemstones, and common […]

Fall Leaf Fun! Sunday, September 20, 3:00 P.M. at MNC Turn nature into fun art activities as we collect different leaves and then create some fun crafts. Cutting and glueing will test fine motor skills as youth create leaf people, leaf necklaces, and leaf crowns. Choose one or make them all! Recommended ages: 4-6 years. […]

Perler Bead Crafts Saturday, September 19, 2:00 P.M. at MooseWood Nature Center Enjoy this nostalgic craft at a self-guided pace. We’ll bring the supplies, you bring your creativity! All ages welcome.

Hunting for Yooperlites Saturday, September 5, 9:00 P.M. at MooseWood Nature Center Join us for a brief discussion of the nature of the local rocks that glow in ultraviolet light, commonly known as Yooperlites. Following the talk, we will walk to the shoreline to see what glowing gifts Lake Superior may have provided that day. […]

Great Lakes Piping Plover: An Endangered Shorebird Near You Saturday, August 22, 2:00 pm.  Peter White Library, Community Room. Donations welcome. Stephanie Cabala Schubel is the field lead and head bander for the Great Lakes PIping Plover Team. She has been working on the Great Lakes Piping Plover Project for 19 years. During this time, […]