Outdoors
7 to 9 PM
Free, bring a blanket
Dark Sky Night on the Dunes
Blankets, hot cocoa and a telescope on the dunes on the first clear night of November.
The shoreline here is one of the darkest places in the Lower Peninsula. On the first clear night of November, volunteers from a county astronomy club set up telescopes at a dune overlook and point out planets and star clusters.
Dress warmer than you think, bring a blanket and a red flashlight, and leave the car lights off in the lot.
Good to know
Date
Time
7 to 9 PM
Cost
Free, bring a blanket
Local businesses run these, not us. Book a house and we will hold a spot for you or point you to the right person.
More weekends.
Food
9 AM to 1 PM
Harvest Saturday at the Market
Apples, squash and cider donuts at the Glen Arbor market, five minutes from every house.
Free
On the water
10 AM to 12:30 PM
Color Paddle on the Crystal River
A slow two-hour paddle under maples at peak color, guided by a local outfitter.
$35, kayak included
Harvest
1 to 4 PM
Cider Pressing at the Orchard
Press a gallon of cider from this year’s apples at a family orchard down the road.
$12 a gallon