2019 Waganakising Bay Day

Saturday, August 17, 2019
12:00 Noon - 4:00 p.m.
Bayfront Park, Petoskey, MI
Free admission. Public Welcome.

Join us for a family-friendly water festival at Bayfront Park with hands-on activities for kids and adults. Learn from Northern Michigan’s environmental experts on wildlife, water quality, stewardship and recreation. Learning stations feature the natural and cultural heritage of the region.
Hands-on activities for everyone to enjoy include:
  • Land Protection, Stewardship, and Michigan Mammal Fur Display
  • Water is Life” Collaborative Art Project
  • Live Sturgeon and Aquatic Bugs
  • Tour the Inland Seas Schoolship dockside  
  • Fish Printing with native species
  • LTBB Giant Canoe “Jiimaan” Boat Rides
  • Petoskey Audubon info & exhibits
  • and MORE!
Bay Day is sponsored in part by
The Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council is partnering with the Inland Seas Education Association to provide young adults and parents an opportunity to board the tall ship, Inland Seas, and learn about the Great Lakes!

Participants will:
  • Tour the schoolship
  • Explore fish, plankton, benthos (bottom organism), and water quality.
  • Learn about sailing.
  • Learn about and discuss stewardship of the Great Lakes.
For more information about the Inland Seas vessel, visit http://schoolship.org/