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Aldo Leopold Festival

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

  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 […]

Wildlife Painting

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

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 […]

Cisco of Les Cheneaux and Their Role in Lake Huron Cisco Restoration

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

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 […]