Every Thursday, from July 8 through August 26, at 1:30 PM, experienced
Guide Mary Hastings will lead Interpretive Trail Hikes. Mary has been an
environmental volunteer for 10 years, and has been trained in Forest
Ecology, Map and Compass, GPS, and Tree Stewardship. All regular Friends
program events begin at 1:30 PM this year, at the Visitors Centre. Most are
followed by hikes led by the presenter, emphasizing the topic of that day.
April 29, Thursday, 7:00 PM, Visitors Centre
Friends of Misery Bay, Board of Directors meeting.
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May 12, Wednesday, 1:00-2:30 PM, Visitors Centre
Anita Brunet-Lamarche, Ministry of Tourism & Culture, Sudbury, with
representatives of LAMBAC, NOHFC, and all Manitoulin Museums.
May 19, Wednesday, 7:00 PM, Visitors Centre
Friends of Misery Bay, Board of Directors meeting.
May 22, Saturday, 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Misery Bay Provincial Nature Reserve Park Visitors Centre opens, at least on
weekends, through October 10.
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June 16, Wednesday, 7:00 PM, Visitors Centre
Friends of Misery Bay, Board of Directors meeting.
June 19, Saturday, 10:00 AM, Visitors Centre
The Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Friends of Misery Bay is for all
members, or those who wish to become members. Board members will be elected.
Following the meeting there will be a social time, so please bring a sack
lunch. Light refreshments will be provided. The invited speaker is
Honourable Donna H. Cansfield, Minister of Municipal Affairs and MPP,
recently Minister of Natural Resources, who will talk to us briefly about
Habitat and Species Protection on Manitoulin and in Ontario.
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July 6, Tuesday, 1:30 PM, Visitors Centre
Jack Burch, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Snails and Clams of
Manitoulin. Talk followed by a mollusk hike.
July 8, Thursday, 1:30 PM, Visitors Centre
Mary Hastings, FOMB volunteer and experienced guide, Interpretive Trail
Hike.
July 13, Tuesday, 1:30 PM, Visitors Centre
Gerard Courtin, Laurentian Univ., Hell’s Kitchen: Manitoulin Island’s Alvars.
Talk followed by an alvar hike.
July 15, Thursday, 1:30 PM, Visitors Centre
Mary Hastings, FOMB volunteer and experienced guide, Interpretive Trail
Hike.
July 17, Saturday, 1:30 PM, Visitors Centre
Ian Anderson, former Conservation Officer, Hike to Identify Plants and
Wildlife.
July 20, Tuesday, 1:30 PM, Visitors Centre
John Manitowabi and Theodore Flamand, Wikwemikong Lands Dept., Species At
Risk On Manitoulin (Enii-zang-aab-wii-mgak Wii-aab-zii-aah-ing Maam-pii
Minidoo Minissing). Talk followed by a hike identifying at-risk species.
July 21, Wednesday, 7:00 PM, Visitors Centre
Friends of Misery Bay, Board of Directors meeting.
July 22, Thursday, 1:30 PM, Visitors Centre
Mary Hastings, FOMB volunteer and experienced guide, Interpretive Trail
Hike.
July 24, Saturday, 1:30 PM, Visitors Centre
Betty Eley, Royal Ontario Museum (retired), Misery Bay 400 Million Years
Ago, at the Centre. Bring fossils to identify. Fossil hunt for children
follows (alternative program indoors at the Centre in case of rain).
July 27, Tuesday, 1:30 PM, Visitors Centre
Joe Shorthouse, Laurentian Univ., Insects of Manitoulin’s Wild Roses. Talk
followed by a hike seeking signs of hidden insects intimately associated
with plants.
July 29, Thursday, 1:30 PM, Visitors Centre
Mary Hastings, FOMB volunteer and experienced guide, Interpretive Trail
Hike.
July 31, Saturday, 1:30 PM, Visitors Centre
Ian Anderson, former Conservation Officer, Hike to Identify Plants and
Wildlife.
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August 3, Tuesday, 1:30 PM, Visitors Centre
Darrel Manitowabi, Univ. of Sudbury, From Underwater Spirit to Powwow: An
Illustrative History of Wikwemikong.
August 5, Thursday, 1:30 PM, Visitors Centre
Mary Hastings, FOMB volunteer and experienced guide, Interpretive Trail
Hike.
August 7, Saturday, 1:30 PM, Visitors Centre
Henri Goulet, Agriculture Canada, will tell all about bugs and lead his ever
popular Bug Hike. Bring bug collecting gear and a hand lens, if you wish.
August 10, Tuesday, 9:00 PM, Visitors Centre
Jack White, Evansville astronomy enthusiast, A Look At The Night Sky.
Program starts at 9:00 PM unless there is heavy cloud cover on this moonless
night. Bring folding chairs, warm clothes, a flashlight, and field glasses
or telescope if you wish (Jack will have one or more telescopes for
demonstrations).
August 12, Thursday, 1:30 PM, Visitors Centre
Mary Hastings, FOMB volunteer and experienced guide, Interpretive Trail
Hike.
August 17, Tuesday, 1:30 PM, Visitors Centre
Jim Johnston, Elliot Lake, recent MNR District Volunteer of the Year, The
Etiquette Of Living In Bear Country. Jim will tell about the Elliot Lake
Bear Wise Program, bear biology, myths, behavior, and avoiding and dealing
with encounters. He will demonstrate both best human behaviour and use of
some deterrents (such as Bear Spray). Jim will be accompanied by Andy
Penikett, Blind River, former Misery Bay Park Superintendent.
August 18, Wednesday, 7:00 PM, Visitors Centre
Friends of Misery Bay, Board of Directors meeting.
August 19, Thursday, 1:30 PM, Visitors Centre
Mary Hastings, FOMB volunteer and experienced guide, Interpretive Trail
Hike.
August 24, Tuesday, 1:30 PM, Visitors Centre
Andy Fyon and Derek Armstrong, Ontario Geological Survey, Life On (and In)
The Rocks. Talk followed by a hike seeking geological evidence.
August 26, Thursday, 1:30 PM, Visitors Centre
Mary Hastings, FOMB volunteer and experienced guide, Interpretive Trail
Hike.
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September 15, Wednesday, 7:00 PM, Visitors Centre
Friends of Misery Bay, Board of Directors meeting.
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October 10, Sunday, 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Last day the Visitors Centre Building will be open during the 2010 season.
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October 20, Wednesday, 7:00 PM, Visitors Centre
Friends of Misery Bay, Board of Directors meeting.
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November 10 ?, Wednesday, 7:00 PM, Visitors Centre
Friends of Misery Bay, Board of Directors meeting.
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