Events

Ottawa National Forest Wildlife Technician and landscape photographer Scott Pearson kicks off our summer program series this year with a…

Dates: May 22nd, 2025

Contact information: Ottawa National Forest Visitor Center, 906-358-4724

Are you looking to start a garden but aren’t sure where to start? Please join us to learn from Martha Rypstra of Taproot Community…

Dates: May 29th, 2025

Contact information: Ottawa National Forest Visitor Center, 906-358-4724

Michigan DNR Wildlife Biologist Erin Largent will discuss the ecological history of moose in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, current…

Dates: Jun 26th, 2025

Contact information: Ottawa National Forest Visitor Center, 906-358-4724

Local maple syrup producer Roger Bofinger of Superior Maple Syrup will join us to cover all things maple syrup. Roger will go over…

Dates: Jul 3rd, 2025

Contact information: Ottawa National Forest Visitor Center, 906-358-4724

On the North Zone of the Ottawa National Forest, we are lucky to have two designated Wilderness Areas where visitors can enjoy a more primitive kind…

Dates: Jul 31st, 2025

Contact information: Ottawa National Forest Visitor Center, 906-358-4724

Did you know that there are only two Lake Sturgeon spawning rivers on Lake Superior’s south shore? One of these rivers flows through the…

Dates: Aug 1st, 2025

Contact information: Ottawa National Forest Visitor Center, 906-358-4724

Tracking phenological events on the landscape and using seasonal clues historically allowed Ojibwe tribes to successfully hunt, fish, and gather in…

Dates: Aug 14th, 2025

Contact information: Ottawa National Forest Visitor Center, 906-358-4724