5 enjoyable issues to do that week in Northern Michigan June 9/11, 2026

It’s an excellent week to get exterior and discover Northern Michigan. 

Here’s what we suggest: 

Find out about foraging

The Bayliss Public Library, 541 Library Drive in Sault Ste. Marie, will host Forester Logan Ferguson from the Chippewa Luce Mackinac Conservation District for a program referred to as “Foraging with the Seasons” at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, June 9. 

Guests will study all about edible vegetation and mushrooms, the best way to establish them, how foraging adjustments with the seasons, security ideas and extra. 

This occasion is free to attend. 

Find out extra at bayliss.ploud.net. 

Explore the Headlands

The Headlands International Dark Sky Park will host two night actions this week. 

The first includes a presentation on raptor migration within the area with Scott Davis from Mackinac Straits Raptor Watch. This occasion, at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, June 10, will focus on the group’s monitoring and analysis efforts in addition to migratory owls one may see on the Headlands. 

The second program begins at 8 p.m. on Thursday, June 11 and is all in regards to the aurora borealis. Melissa F. Kaelin, creator and founder for Michigan Aurora Chasers, will speak about ideas, instruments and methods to recognizing the Northern Lights. 

Find out extra in regards to the Headlands, positioned at 15675 Headlands Road in Mackinaw City, at emmetcounty.org/experiences/headlands/index.php. 

Learn all about Lake Charlevoix

The Friends of the Boyne River will current “Preserving the Beauty of our Watershed” at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, June 10 on the Boyne District Library. 

Tom Darnton with the Lake Charlevoix Association will communicate on matters like wholesome shorelines, considerate landscaping and the neighborhood’s impression on the watershed. 

This occasion is free to attend. For extra data, go to boynelibrary.org. 

Start the summer time enjoyable in Charlevoix

Downtown Charlevoix will host its Summer Open House from 4-8 p.m. on Thursday, June 11. 

The 14th annual open home will embrace particular gross sales, giveaways and refreshments. 

For extra data, try visitcharlevoix.com. 

“Goonies never say die!”

Castle Farms in Charlevoix will be having a Throwback Thursday on June 11 during Movie Night on the Lawn. 

This week’s showing will be the 1985 classic “The Goonies.” Concessions open at 7:30 p.m. and the film begins at 8 p.m. Admission is free. Guests can chill out on the garden with blankets and chairs or watch the film drive-in fashion from their car. 

Find out extra at castlefarms.com/events/movies-on-the-lawn. 

— Contact Jillian Fellows at jfellows@petoskeynews.com.