15th Annual Outsiders Outside Art Fair
Art Fair Benefits Preserve the Dunes
 The 2009 Outsiders Outside Art Fair is Labor Day Weekend, September 4-6, at Judith Racht Gallery at 13707 Prairie Road, Harbert, MI 49115.
Friday First Look Preview Party!! Friday 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM.
Enjoy music by Patent Medicine, a wine and beer cash bar benefitting Preserve the Dunes, and more. $20 gets you a weekend pass and a first opportunity to purchase a real treasure!
- The show continues on Saturday and Sunday, 10-5 pm Michigan time. One-day tickets are $10.
More information at Facebook and at the gallery's website.
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Ross Preserve - Saturday, September 12, 11:00 AM
Don't Forget
On Saturday, September 12, at 11:00 AM, we will have a guided walk in the Ross Preserve of The Nature Conservancy (TNC). We will meet at the entrance on CR376 (44 Avenue in Covert and across from the camp ground - "A" on the map below.)
Our guide will be John Legge, Conservation Director for the Michigan Chapter of TNC. John is an expert on the plants and ecology of the dunes and adjoining areas.
The parking area at the preserve only has space for a few cars, so most people will have to park along the road. We suggest car pooling. Please exercise caution in parking and walking to the preserve entrance.
The most likely route will be about 2 miles walking round-trip. It should be a good time of year to look for some of the rare plants in the coastal plain marsh habitats. Usually they're drawn-down in the fall, but if we have any significant rain close to the trip date, they could still be wet. John advises people to at least bring rubber knee-boots or other shoes that they don't mind getting wet and/or muddy. But, if someone doesn't want to go into the marsh, they'll still be able to see a lot of the features of the area from the upland edge.
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