Adults

Name: Les Cheneaux Farmers & Artisan Market
Start: 2023-06-11T10:00:00-04:00
End: 2023-06-11T14:00:00-04:00
Location: Hessel School House – Avery Arts & Nature Learning Center

June 2023
Aldo Leopold Festival

Featured May 31, 2023 - June 4, 2023

Hessel School House - Avery Arts & Nature Learning Center 3206 West Cedar Street, Hessel, MI, United States

Les Cheneaux welcomes you to celebrate the legacy of Aldo Leopold — one of America’s most influential naturalists — during our festival, May 31st – June 4, 2023 hosted at the Hessel School House. Activities include paddling excursions, orchid and wildflower tours, birding trips, presentations, and many other nature-based activities. Experience the woods and water that […]
3-Dimensional Card Making (Morning Class)

Featured June 1, 2023 @ 9:00 am - 11:30 am

Hessel School House - Avery Arts & Nature Learning Center 3206 West Cedar Street, Hessel, MI, United States

NEW CLASS! On Thursday, June 1st from 9:00 - 11:30 AM, Norma Storer will teach participants how to use the technique of iris folding, a Dutch paper craft, to make a beautiful greeting card with a frog, flower or fish, all designed to impress your friends. No prior experience is required. Space is limited to […]
3-Dimensional Card Making (Afternoon Class)

Featured June 1, 2023 @ 12:30 pm - 2:30 pm

Hessel School House - Avery Arts & Nature Learning Center 3206 West Cedar Street, Hessel, MI, United States

NEW CLASS! On Thursday, June 1st from 12:30 - 2:30 PM, Norma Storer will teach participants how to use the technique of iris folding, a Dutch paper craft, to make a beautiful greeting card with a frog, flower or fish, all designed to impress your friends. No prior experience is required. Space is limited to […]
Wildlife Painting

Featured June 2, 2023 @ 9:00 am - 11:00 am

Hessel School House - Avery Arts & Nature Learning Center 3206 West Cedar Street, Hessel, MI, United States

NEW CLASS! Join us for a special wildlife painting class on Friday, June 2 from 9:00 - 11:00 AM. Participants will combine a page from a 1905 antique children’s book with a picture that would mirror the subject on the page. Many photos will be wildlife subjects or sketch your own design. Artist Carol Hubbard […]
Cisco of Les Cheneaux and Their Role in Lake Huron Cisco Restoration

Featured June 2, 2023 @ 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm

Hessel School House - Avery Arts & Nature Learning Center 3206 West Cedar Street, Hessel, MI, United States

On Friday, June 2 from 2:30 - 4:30 PM fisheries biologist Dr. Kevin McDonnell from the US Fish and Wildlife Service will discuss the biology, history, and future of Cisco in Lake Huron. Cisco (also known as lake herring) were once the most abundant pelagic fish throughout the Great lakes. Unfortunately Cisco have largely been […]
Wildlife Painting

Featured June 3, 2023 @ 9:00 am - 11:00 am

Hessel School House - Avery Arts & Nature Learning Center 3206 West Cedar Street, Hessel, MI, United States

NEW CLASS! Join us for a special wildlife painting class on Saturday, June 3 from 9:00 - 11:00 AM. Participants will combine a page from a 1905 antique children’s book with a picture that would mirror the subject on the page. Many photos will be wildlife subjects or sketch your own design. Artist Carol Hubbard […]
Les Cheneaux Farmers & Artisan Market

Featured June 4, 2023 @ 10:00 am - 2:00 pm Les Cheneaux Farmers & Artisan Market

Hessel School House - Avery Arts & Nature Learning Center 3206 West Cedar Street, Hessel, MI, United States

An ever-changing array of vendors bring fresh and preserved local produce, locally raised meats, eggs, gourmet baked goods, jams and jellies, soaps, gifts, fabric art and utility products such as bags, aprons and linens, artisan crafted jewelry, birch bark frames and woodworking, and MORE. HOURS: EVERY Sunday from May thru December from 10am - 2pm […]
Birdwatching 101 with Jamie Platt

Featured June 6, 2023 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Hessel School House - Avery Arts & Nature Learning Center 3206 West Cedar Street, Hessel, MI, United States

Birdwatching 101 In this class you will learn the basics of birding such as optics, field guides, birding technology, predicting migratory flights using weather and radar, attracting birds to your yard, and the where, when and how to find and identify birds. Avid ornithologist, Jamie Pratt will provide everything you need to know to get […]
Birds In The Arts

Featured June 7, 2023 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am

Hessel School House - Avery Arts & Nature Learning Center 3206 West Cedar Street, Hessel, MI, United States

This class will examine the role birds have played in film, literature and painting. We will talk about the history of birds in art, such as John James Audubon's Birds […]
Adult Painting Class – Sandhill Crane

Featured June 7, 2023 @ 2:00 pm - 4:30 pm

Hessel School House - Avery Arts & Nature Learning Center 3206 West Cedar Street, Hessel, MI, United States

Create an acrylic painting that looks like you used watercolor. Starting with some simple techniques, we will work though painting a sandhill crane on heavy watercolor. Cheryl Gordon will provide […]
CANCELLED – Creative Mending

Featured June 8, 2023 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Hessel School House - Avery Arts & Nature Learning Center 3206 West Cedar Street, Hessel, MI, United States

Creative Mending is a great way to cultivate your inner artisan by mending your favorite items with a bit of fun and flair. It’s also a way to care for our […]
Les Cheneaux Farmers & Artisan Market

Featured June 11, 2023 @ 10:00 am - 2:00 pm Les Cheneaux Farmers & Artisan Market

Hessel School House - Avery Arts & Nature Learning Center 3206 West Cedar Street, Hessel, MI, United States

An ever-changing array of vendors bring fresh and preserved local produce, locally raised meats, eggs, gourmet baked goods, jams and jellies, soaps, gifts, fabric art and utility products such as bags, aprons and linens, artisan crafted jewelry, birch bark frames and woodworking, and MORE. HOURS: EVERY Sunday from May thru December from 10am - 2pm […]

June 2023

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