Pottery Wheel Demonstration Saturday, September 13, Noon-3:30pm. Come watch our resident potter make bowls and other functional pottery on the pottery wheel. There will be opportunities for visitors aged 12 and up to try their hand at making small bowls on the wheel in either air-dry or kiln-fired clay. Air-dried projects can be taken home […]

Nature Trivia at the Kognisjon Wednesday, August 6, 2025 at 6:30 pm. Come out and join the U.P.’s only nature center for a night of fun, facts, and fundraising! Test your knowledge of the natural world with four trivia categories, win prizes, and help MooseWood Nature Center hit our fundraising goal of $5000.00 to resurface […]

Art at MooseWood:  Creating Clay Dishes with Drape Forms Tuesdays, August 19th and 26th from 6-8 pm. Ages 12 to adult. $20 per person for both sessions. This is a members-only program. In this two-session program, participants first create slabs of clay and shape them into small plates or dishes using wooden forms. The second […]

Pebble Art Sunday, August 17, 11:00 am. Members only program. Purchase a membership, starting at $10, to enjoy this program. Fee: $10 will cover all materials. Creating your own unique wall art with pebbles is an easy, inexpensive, and gorgeous way to decorate your walls and home. It’s also an easy craft for all skill […]

Moose on the Move Tuesday, August 12th, 6:30 pm. Donations Welcome. Although moose were native to the U.P., by the turn of the 20th century they had been eliminated by logging, hunting, and disease. In the 1980s the Department of Natural Resources developed a bold plan to bring moose from Algonquin Provincial Park in Ontario […]

Watercolor Trees Saturday, August 2, 5:00 – 7:00 pm. Learn to paint some of the trees found in Presque Isle Park. We will begin with simple sketches and paint them. No experience necessary. Recommended age: Adult. Fee: $10.

Nature Sketching Monday, July 28, 5:00 – 7:00 pm. Recommended age: Adult. Fee: $10. Sketching is about being present. It’s about noticing, documenting, and preserving a specific moment. We will begin by practicing observation and sketching with some of Moosewood’s preserved specimens. Then we will head outside to a few sites around the Center and […]

Native Species of the Upper Peninsula Wednesday, July 23, 6:30 pm. Easton Zivnoska will explore some common mammals, reptiles, fish and birds of the Upper Peninsula. Each animal’s importance, role in their environment, and where they can commonly be seen will be discussed. This program is being offered in partnership with Northern Scales Reptiles of […]

Watercolor Feathers Monday, July 21, 5:00 – 7:00 pm. Ages recommendation: Adult. Fee: $10.00. Learn to paint the feathers of some of our Upper Michigan Birds! We will begin with simple sketches and then paint. No experience necessary.

Wiggly and Wonderful Worms! Saturday, July 12, 11:00 am. Recommended ages: 5-8 years. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Siblings are welcome to join. Donations welcome. They’re creepy, they’re crawly, they live in the dirt, but what do we really know about worms? Children will find worms where they live, explore a worm up-close, […]