Tom Kastle back in TC this Friday at Horizon Books

Just to let you know Tom Kastle will be playing at Horizon Books on Friday, October 22nd 8:30-10:30 pm. Please help spread the word. Thanks! --Tom Kelly (for Tom Kastle)

PS: Bring your singing voice

Tom Kastle can be reached at tomkastle@yahoo.com  His web site is : http://www.tomkastle.com/

Home Schoolers Utilize the ISEC Library and Lab



Leelanau Home Schoolers do research in the Inland Seas Education Center Library last week.

Today students collected benthic organisms and isolated several small critters (worms) to begin a permenant microscope slide collection.



Winter Lay-Up Begins

Yesterday afternoon the crew, lead by Captain Champt, unbent the sails.  Today the running rigging and the fore topmast are coming down. 

Allen preparing the fore topmast for lowering.

Trip to NMC Great Lakes Campus - Oct 11 & 12

On Monday we took Inland Seas to Traverse City for the Great Lakes Funders meeting at the Great Lakes Campus of Northwestern Michigan College.  The trip home on Tuesday was mostly in fog, and we had to dodge around some fishing boats near Power Island.  A good trip, and our last one before heading for our winter berth later this month. 

Early morning at the Great Lakes Maritime Academy

Foggy conditions on the way north.

Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2010 Final Class of 2010 - NMC Watershed Studies

Early at the Schoolship Dock

Thanks to Colleen Masterson Bzdok for bringing her Watershed Studies class today.  It was a great way to end the season!  Thanks to all Schoolship Volunteer Instructors also.     Capt. Tom

October 4 - NMC Watershed Studies Class





Early Morning Oct. 4 - First Frost of the Season

Sunset on Suttons Bay

Christine instructs the limnology station

Secchi Disc

Sept. 30 - October 1: Kalkaska MS & Blair Elementary

Thanks for sailing with us, Kalkaska and Blair.  We had great weather (not like forecast) and everyone enjoyed their trip. 


Blair students return to dock, Sept. 30



Capt. Remy swings her into the dock.  9-30-10

More class photos at http://www.schoolship.org/blog/

Early Morning at the Schoolship Dock

Before the students (or anyone else) arrive