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Fort Wilkins Historic State Park, Copper Harbor, MI

Harvey's Wildflower Program Schedule for Summer 2011

   

June 28, Tuesday, 2:00 PM....Wildflower Day Walk - Some of the Keweenaw's most amazing wildflowers bloom in June. You're invited to take a stroll through the woods with me at Fort Wilkins. Our hike will start at the Park Store at 2 PM. We'll walk and talk for about an hour on easy terrain within the Park boundaries. Let's see what we can find!

 

July 8, Friday, 7:30 PM….What’s Blooming in and around Ft. Wilkins and the Keweenaw. Some of the summer’s most amazing wildflowers bloom at this time. I’ll take you on a visual tour of what’s blooming out there on the big beautiful Keweenaw!

 

July 22, Friday, 7:30 PM….It’s a Berry, Berry Nice Keweenaw! We’ll look at wild berries and a few nuts of the Keweenaw. What’s edible…What’s not! Whats blooming too!

 

August 2, Tuesday 7:30 PM….What’s Blooming in and around Ft. Wilkins and the Keweenaw.  Plus, what you missed in the spring to look for next year. I’ll tease you with some incredible spring and early summer species worth coming to the Keweenaw to see.

 

August 15, Monday, 7:30 PM….Orchids and Rare Wildflowers of the Keweenaw. You’ll see and learn about 26 native orchids and a number of rare and endangered wildflowers that inhabit the Keweenaw.

 

News Highlights

July 12, 2010....Buck Levasseur, producer and host of Discovering, visited Keweenaw Widlflowers Up Close recently and ventured with Harvey Desnick along the Lake Superior Shore and into the Keweenaw woods. You can watch the program by clicking on this link and selecting Discovering 7-12

http://www.uppermichiganssource.com/on_wluc/content.aspx?id=110744

 

July 3, 2009 - Great Lakes Gazette, "Life's Wild Path" by Michigan Travel Wrtier Kath Usitalo. Read Kath's July 3rd blog about Vic's Cabins and Harvey's Keweenaw Wildflowers Up Close Exhibit:  http://greatlakesgazette.wordpress.com/

June 15, 2009 - WLUC TV 6 News at 6 PM and 11 PM.  - This story by WLUC TV's Jenny Jewell features Harvey's book and exhibit. Read the story and watch the video here:  http://www.uppermichiganssource.com/news/news_story.aspx?id=312982

 June 4, 2009, - "Happenings" Houghton Daily Mining Gazette. Full cover photo and full page two story introducing Keweenaw Wildflowers Blooming Seasons. Read it here: http://www.mininggazette.com/page/content.detail/id/505330.html?nav=5003

May 31, 2009 - "Travel Michigan" radio show on WJR Detroit.