16A Wednesday, July 24, 2013 The Montmorency County Tribune
THIS ELK VIEWING station is one of three now located in the Pigeon River State Forest.
by Yvonne Swopr
Staff reporter
The three elk viewing ar-
eas in the Pigeon River
State Forest now have elk
viewing stations, courtesy
of the Rocky Mountain Elk
Foundation and students
of the Cadillac Area Career
Technical Center.
The viewing stations pro-
vide information about elk
and how to view elk, as well
as forest maps and GPS
coordinates. The materials
for building the stations
were paid for by RMEF.
"The RockyMountain Elk
Foundation really wants to parmer with
the Department of Natural Resources any
time they can to teach people more about
elk," said Katie Keen, wildlife outreach
technician for the DNR.
With RMEF footing the bill for materials,
Keen said the stations still needed to be
built. Because she works out of an office in
Cadillac, she said she approached the
REPRESENTATIVES OF THE Rocky Mountain Elk Founda-
tion and the Michigan Department of Natural Resources
erect a viewing station built by students in Cadillac.
building and trades instructor there about
having students build the viewing sta-
tions.
"They loved the idea. It was something
they've never done before," Keen said.
The students were given brochures
about the forest and the elk viewing areas
so they can take their families and friends
to see their finished products in use.
The Clear Lake State Park
will be hosting the follow-
ing Explorer Program ac-
tivities.
• Wednesday, July 24:
Into the Night will take
place at 2:30 p.m. Starting
at the horseshoe pits, we
will be learning all about
our nocturnal friends here
at Clear Lake State ParL
• Thursday, July 25: Can't
HardlyBear Itl will begin at
2:30 p.m. Be a bear for an
hour! Learn about our
fuzzy friends, starting at
the contact station.
• Friday, July 26: At 11
a.m. take part in Super
Shelters! Learn about what
animals need to have to
call a habitat their home.
ram
Build your very own shel-
ter at the campground bul-
letin board by the beach.
At 2:30 p.m. enjoy Michi-
gan Mammals! Eat marsh-
mallows and check out our
magnificent mammals at
the campground bulletin
board by the beach.
• Saturday, July 27: Bug
Wrangler will take place at
11 a.m. Learn more about
our littlest buddies, the in-
sects, and learn how to
lasso a bug! That and more
starting at the bulletin
board by the beach in the
campground. At 3:30 p.m.
Rock and Role will take
place. Learn about the
ground beneath you at the
day use pavilion.
for July
Weekly events included
Hook, Line and Sinker on
Thursdays at 5:30 p.m.
Learn to fish with the Ex-
plorer Guide at the camp-
ground boat launch. Dis-
cover Nature on Fridays at
2:30 p.m. Learn about the
park and its natural re-
sources with a fun scaven-
ger hunt at the camp-
ground contact station.
A Recreation Passport is
required for entry to all
Michigan State Parks and
Recreation Areas. For
more information about
these programs, contact
Clear Lake State Park at
989-785"-4388.
Hometown Memories Publishing is sav-
ing a big slice of local history in a book
titled A Living History of Northem Michi-
gan, Rumble Seats and Lumber Camps.
The hardcover coffee table book will con-
tain tales of bygone .years from
Michiganians who actually lived them.
The Northern Michigan book will be
hard bound and coffee table sized (81/2 by
11 inches) with over 400 pages and hun-
dreds of old photographs. Each copy will
be library quality, manufactured to last
for centuries. The Michiganians who ap-
pear in this book are from all walks of life.
Todd Blair, Publisher at Hometown
Memories, says "We are delighted that
over 400 folks shared their memories and
pictures for the book. The memories in
this book are an extremely valuable part
of the region's history and heritage and
we are grateful for the opportunity to save
and share them. Like our previous books,
its purpose is to preserve the spirit and
character of a time that will never be seen
again.
It will tell future generations what life
was really like back in the good old days in
Northern Michigan." Hometown. Memo-
ties includes a contest for the best stories
and for the book's cover photo. Blair con-
tinues, "With so many submissions, it was
very hard to choose the prizewinners. All
of the stories and pictures are wonderful
in their own way, but the cash winners we
chose are: Paul Mouland of Oscoda, MI;
Theresa Donajkowski ofDavison, MI; Jack
Owen of Hillman, MI; and Jeanette
Karsten ofMillersburg, MI. We would also
like to give honorable mention to the con-
tributions from Wendell Orm of Onaway,
MI and Walt Plavljanich of Gould City, MI.
The cash prize winner for the book's cover
photo goes to Mariam Navachic of
Traverse City, MI. Congratulations to
these and all other folks who contributed
to the book."
There are currently over 70,000 copies of
other Hometown Memories living history
books in circulation. Anyone interested
in the book can call toll free, at (877) 491-
8802 or visit the web site at
www.hometownmemoriesonline.com.
Hometown Memories is a North Caro-
lina Company that is dedicated to provid-
ing books that preserve the spirit, charac-
ter, and memory of a time that will never
be seen again. The people who appear in
them are from all walks of life. Their expe-
riences are so unusual and varied that it is
impossible to categorize them. You'll find
humor, adventure, romance, hardship,
and even a few ghost stories in a Home-
town Memories book.
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