Annual Heritage Festival Heritage Village Mackinaw City
Heritage VillageHeadlands International Dark Sky Park Program Series
Headlands International Dark Sky ParkMysteries of the Southern Skies with Norbert Vance – Headlands International Dark Sky Park – 7/31/24 – 8pm – 9pm - Peoples of the southern hemisphere see the Southern Cross, the Sun's nearest neighboring star, Alpha Centauri, the supposed destination of the 60's fictional Robinson family in "Lost in Space" and grandeur that is the […]
Headlands Light’s Out Challenge
Headlands International Dark Sky ParkHeadlands Light’s Out Challenge –Headlands International Dark Sky Park - 8/4/24 – 10pm – 11pm - Once again, Emmet County’s Headlands International Dark Sky Park challenges the communities around Northern Michigan to turn off their lights so that we can try to get the darkest sky ever recorded at the Headlands. This challenge will take […]
Headlands International Dark Sky Park Program Series
Headlands International Dark Sky ParkWhy Do We Have Meteor Showers? – Headlands International Dark Sky Park – 8/7/24 – 8:30pm – 9:30pm - Rod Cortright, NASA/JPL Ambassador, will discuss the origins of meteor showers and why they occur on a regular basis throughout the year. Entry is free! https://www.facebook.com/events/1567481310672027/
Mackinaw Area Historical Society 2024 Lecture Series – Mackinaw City Legacies: Marshall’s Fudge: 100 Years and Counting
mackinaw area public library 528 W. Central Ave., Mackinaw City, United StatesZoom meeting ID: 319 998 8836 Passcode: history (lower case)
Headlands International Dark Sky Park Program Series
Headlands International Dark Sky ParkHow Cold is Outer Space? With Kevin Dehne – Headlands International Dark Sky Park – 8/14/24 – 8pm – 9pm - Join us at the Headlands Waterfront Event Center for a very active presentation using liquid nitrogen to demonstrate how cold outer space is. The presentation will include a basic description of how the Sun's […]
Headlands International Dark Sky Park Program Series
Headlands International Dark Sky ParkJames Webb Space Telescope Mission Update – Headlands International Dark Sky Park – 8/21/24 – 8:30pm – 9:30pm - James Webb Space Telescope has been fully operational for over a year now. Launched on Christmas Day, 2021, it is the first of the next generation of space telescopes. This presentation by NOMAC at the Waterfront […]
Corvette Crossroads Auto Show & Mackinac Bridge Parade- 35th Annual
Join us for the 35th Annual Mackinaw City Corvette Crossroads Auto Show! Updated details will be posted when completed.
Mackinaw Premier Arts & Craft Show
Conkling Heritage ParkHeadlands International Dark Sky Park Program Series
Headlands International Dark Sky ParkStellar Evolution in Depth – Headlands International Dark Sky Park – 9/4/24 – 7pm – 8pm - Join us and NASA JPL Ambassador, Mick Groszko, at the Headlands Waterfront Event Center for an in depth look at the process by which stars change over time. https://www.facebook.com/events/1855280821568498/
Mackinaw Area Historical Society 2024 Lecture Series – Mackinaw City Legacies: Fort Gift Shop and Candy Kitchen
mackinaw area public library 528 W. Central Ave., Mackinaw City, United StatesZoom meeting ID: 319 998 8836 Passcode: history (lower case)
Headlands International Dark Sky Park Program Series
Headlands International Dark Sky ParkLatest Discoveries for the Search of Life – Headlands International Dark Sky Park – 9/11/24 – 7pm – 8pm – Join us and NASA/JPL Ambassador, Mick Groszko, at the Headlands Waterfront Event Center for a presentation on our latest discoveries of life in our Solar System. https://www.facebook.com/events/675306067854279/
Headlands International Dark Sky Park Program Series
Headlands International Dark Sky Park‘The History of the Night Sky and How it Shaped Humanity with Robyn Porteen’. Join us and Robyn Porteen, Dark Sky International Delegate and Chapter Lead, at the Headlands Waterfront Event Center where we will touch upon how the sky was used in early navigation, how indigenous peoples from North America to Australia used stories […]