Chicago Maritime Festival
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The Chicago Maritime Festival will be held on February 26, 2011. The program includes lectures, seminars, demonstrations, exhibits, and music workshops in addition to live music all day and a gala evening concert. ISEA's Executive Director Tom Kelly will be presenting a talk entitled "Inland Seas and Invasive Species - What have we learned in 22 years." |
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Seminars take place from 7:00-8:30pm at the Inland Seas Education Center in Suttons Bay. Seminars are FREE and OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
Februrary 22, 2011
"Changes in the Great Lakes Fisheries: Testing the Theory of Natural Selection"
Randy Claramunt
Fisheries Biologist
MI Department of Natural Resources & Environment
March 15, 2011
"A 1,000 Mile Walk on the Beach"
Loreen Niewenhuis
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2011 Summer Sailing Schedule
Sailing from Suttons Bay unless otherwise noted.
Family Ecology Sail
June 23: 9am & 2pm
June 24: 2pm
June 28: 2pm (TC)
June 30: 2pm
July 1: 9am
July 15: 9am
Aug 10: 9am & 2pm
Aug 11: 9am & 2pm
Aug 12: 9am & 2pm
Aug 24: 9am &2pm(TC)
Aug 25: 9am &2pm(TC)
Tall Ship Birding Cruise
June 5: 10am-2pm
Astronomy Under Sail
June 15: 9-11:15pm
June 30: 9-11:15pm
Aug 13: 9-11:15pm
Maritime History Under Sail
June 22: 6-9pm
Making the Great Lakes Great
June 17: 9am (Leland)
June 24: 9am
June 28: 9am (TC)
July 6: 2pm (Escanaba)
July 30: 9am (St. Ign)
Aug 6: 2pm (TC)
Aug 16: 9am (Chrlvx)
Aug 17: 9am (Bay Hbr)
Aug 18: 9am (Petoskey)
Aug 23: 9am (TC)
Teacher Workshops
June 27-29: Invasive Species Field Course
Aug 9: Great Lakes Literacy
Aug 23: Great Lakes Literacy
Visit Inland Seas Dockside
June 16: 5-8pm, Leland Township Marina
July 6: evening, Escanaba City Marina
July 9: 7-8:30pm, Fayette State Park
July 10: 7-8:30pm, Fayette State Park
July 16: 10am-5pm, ISEA Summer Festival, Suttons Bay
Aug 6: 12-2pm, Bay Day, Traverse City
Aug 15: 7-8:30pm, Charelvoix City Marina
Aug 16: 7-8:30pm, Bay Harbor Lake Marina
Aug 17: 7-8:30pm, City of Petoskey Marina |
Wish List
Foul weather gear
Small snow blower |
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From the Pilothouse
 The days are getting longer now, and spring will be here before we know it. My "to do" list continues to expand despite my best efforts to check off completed items.
We have completed several important things recently, including the year-end fundraising campaign ($49,738 given by 168 donors). If you did not get a chance to participate in the year-end campaign, it is not too late! Your gift now will help fund the spring Schoolship Program for over 80 classes. Speaking of spring Schoolship, we now have 74 classes signed up, and we expect 10 - 20 more by the time we set sail on May 1.
The 2011 summer sailing schedule is now available (see right hand column) and includes several new programs including the Tall Ship Birding Cruise and Astronomy Under Sail - Full Moon cruises. The Tall Ship Birding Cruise is co-sponsored by the Leelanau Chamber of Commerce and is part of the 1st annual Leelanau Peninsula BirdFest. We will sail to Gull Island on June 5th to see nesting Caspian terns, herring gulls, and of course, cormorants. The popular Astronomy Under Sail programs are usually held on nights with a new moon so the stars are more visible. This year we will add two sails (6/15 & 8/13) with a full moon. Nothing is more thrilling than seeing the moon rise over the water.
Inland Seas has a place for everyone to set sail and experience the science, heritage and culture of the Great Lakes. Just call and we can help you find the right learning adventure for you and your family or organization.
Tom Kelly, Executive Director |
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Making the Great Lakes Great
ISEA, in partnership with Grand Valley State University Annis Water Resources Institute, BaySail, Michigan State University Extension, and Michigan Sea Grant, have received a Great Lakes Restoration grant through the Environmental Protection Agency to provide shipboard education and outreach programs to the public in 2011 and 2012. Several of these Making the Great Lakes Great programs will be offered in various ports throughout the summer aboard the ISEA schooner Inland Seas, and are FREE and OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. Click here to see if a Making the Great Lakes program is being offered near you. |
ISEA's Volunteer Instructor Training Continues...
ISEA began our volunteer instructor training course in January with about 50 new volunteers! So far, we have provided an introduction to ISEA, discussed the Great Lakes and global freshwater, reviewed sample collections and the Weather Station, and learned about the Water Chemistry Station. While our volunteer instructor training is geared toward new volunteers, veteran instructors are welcome as well! Stop by and get updates on stations you already teach or begin training for a station you have not taught before. The volunteer instructor training course takes place on Wednesday evenings from 6:30-8:30pm at the Water Studies Institute in Traverse City. For more information, head to the ISEA website. If you have further questions, please contact ISEA Education Director Christine Crissman by phone at (231) 271-3077 or by e-mail.
Upcoming volunteer instructor training topics:
February 2: Sediment & benthos
February 9: Plankton
February 16: Fish
February 23: Stewardship
March 2: Seamanship
March 9: Safety
March 16: Teaching strategies
March 23: Review |
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Great Lakes Seminar Series: "Changes in the Great Lakes Fisheries: Testing the Theory of Natural Selection"
February 22, 2011
ISEA's Great Lakes Seminar Series continues Tuesday, February 22nd at 7:00 pm at the Inland Seas Education Center in Suttons Bay. The program will be presented by Randy Claramunt, Fisheries Biologist with the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. This seminar is free and open to the public.
The Great Lakes ecosystem is constantly changing, which has a large impact on its fishery. Claramunt will describe the special adaptations and beauty of fish that live in the Grand Traverse Bay area, including Chinook salmon, lake trout, and a native cisco thought to be extinct. He will also discuss factors that influence changes in the Great Lakes, what causes the rise and fall of salmon populations, and the future of fishing in our waters.
For more information on this and other upcoming seminars, check out the ISEA website. |
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Volunteers Needed for Education Center Program on February 24
 Second graders from Platte River Elementary will be participating in a program at the Inland Seas Education Center on February 24th from 10:00am-1:30pm. Activities will focus on the Great Lakes and the importance of freshwater. We will be providing activity stations for the students to rotate through (similar to Schoolship Programs), and need six volunteers to help teach those stations. Please contact ISEA Education Director Christine Crissman by phone at (231) 271-3077 or e-mail if you are interested in planning the activities and/or teaching a station.
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