Inland Seas Visits Charlevoix and Little Traverse Bay - You can sail with us!



Visit or Sail with Inland Seas this week.

Monday, August 15:

Dockside Open House (Charlevoix) tours aboard the schoolship Inland Seas in Charlevoix, Michigan, will provide an opportunity to learn about the 77-foot schooner, without leaving the dock. From 7:00–8:30pm. Free and open to the public.

Tuesday, August 16:

Making the Great Lakes Great Sail (Charlevoix) is a unique opportunity to experience the Great Lakes as you become a scientist for the day. You will gain an understanding of the health of the Great Lakes and how it is determined, as well as issues that face the Great Lakes and the plans to address these issues. From 9:00am-12:00pm in Charlevoix. Free and open to the public. Ages 5 and up.

Dockside Open House (Bay Harbor) tours aboard the schoolship Inland Seas at Bay Harbor, Michigan, will provide an opportunity to learn about the 77-foot schooner, without leaving the dock. From 7:00–8:30pm. Free and open to the public.

Wednesday, August 17:

Making the Great Lakes Great (Bay Harbor). Sorry, this trip is filled.

Dockside Open House (Petoskey) tours aboard the schoolship Inland Seas in Petoskey, Michigan, will provide an opportunity to learn about the 77-foot schooner, without leaving the dock. From 7:00–8:30pm. Free and open to the public.

Thursday, August 18:

Making the Great Lakes Great (Petoskey). Experience the Great Lakes as you become a scientist for the day. You will gain an understanding of the health of the Great Lakes and how it is determined, as well as issues that face the Great Lakes and the plans to address these issues. From 9:00am-12:00pm in Petoskey. Free and open to the public. Ages 5 and up.

These programs are sponsored by the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, in partnership with Grand Valley State’s Annis Water Resources Institute, Michigan State University Extension, Michigan Sea Grant, and BaySail.

The Inland Seas Education Association is a non-profit organization based in Suttons Bay, Michigan, dedicated to science education on the Great Lakes. Its shipboard and shore-side education programs are designed to inspire young people’s interest in science and to provide for the long-term stewardship of the Great Lakes. For further information contact the Inland Seas Education Association at (231) 271-3077 or on the web at www.schoolship.org.