From snorkeling for shipwrecks and climbing ice pillars to hiking across a wilderness island, travel author Jim DuFresne leads audiences on a trip through Michigan’s Jewels of the Great Lakes!
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Sierra Club will explain why Asian Carp is a hot topic, and how have the potential to devastate the region’s $7 billion fishery.
Time at the cottage is meant for relaxing, not worrying about how the garden looks. Learn how to create beautiful gardens that require little upkeep!
Learn how using native plants, environmentally safe chemicals and other low-to-no impact practices can help protect your lakefront!
Learn how to create beautiful gardens using the newest trend - Rain Barrels!
Head over to the Main Stage in Outdoorama for this great demonstration from Go Gear, with a real kayak in a 25,000 gallon pool!
Bring your photography to the next level with this crash course in the basic technical skills of digital photography! Taught by Kimberli Bindschatel, professional photographer.
How do you create a photograph? First learn the guidelines for good composition, how to recognize them and then incorporate them into your own work
Want to learn some of the tricks of the trade? In this seminar you’ll learn some simple techniques from a pro with years of experience.
Know your camera well? What’s next? In this seminar, we’ll explore new horizons of photography. Natural lighting, focusing techniques, portrait and wildlife tips, and much more!
Come join the fun and learn how to make towers, doors, windows and stairs from professional sand sculptor Janet Schrader!
Our seminar stage features seminars on birding, kayaking, photography, succession planning, environmental practices and much much more!
Learn the secrets of Cottage Succession planning to help you turn over the cottage to the next generation.
Jim DuFresne helps you plan day trips to some of the best places in Michigan to kayak.
Want to get into birdwatching, but don't know where to start? Let the Detroit Audubon Society show you how to make birdwatching fun & exciting!
Get tips on taking great nature photos around your cottage through the lens of professional photographer Dallas Carlson.
Work on the community puzzle, pin your cottage on a map, pick up some cottage garb or a book from Horizon Books in Traverse City, or just RELAX!
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Witness the building of a wooden boat before your eyes! Dreamcatcher Boats will be assembling one of their unique, ultra light, safe, affordable and versatile boats right in their booth at the show.
Take a seat and let the kids play on our giant sandbox that we call The Beach!
The Antique & Classic Boat Society is bringing in some beautifully restored antique boats for display!
Watch as professional sand sculptor Janet Schrader builds a giant sandcastle!
The Log and Timber Frame Showcase highlights different floor plans, profiles, roof options, log species and packages!
Whisper in the Woods is hosting an art show in conjunction with the Cottage & Lakefront Living show, offering decorative and functional art based on nature, wildlife and everything outdoors!
Vote for your favorite at the show, and that photographer could win a $600 camera package from Woodward Camera!
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Enter to win at the show for your chance at a $600 Char-Broil Grill!
Enter to win at the show to win a $400 Fire Pit for your Cottage Patio!
Sign up on Saturday to participate in the 2010 Cottage & Lakefront Living Show Sand Castle Contest brought to you by WDVD 96.3 FM!
Join WOMC 104.3 Saturday afternoon 12noon-2pm and pick up a scavenger hunt sheet to fill out, and get entered to win a fire pit!
Thanks to Horizon Books of Traverse City, who put together a fabulous book list, perfect for lazy days at the cottage! Books will be available for purchase on site.
Get $2 off Coupons at participating Novi area Wendy's Restaurants!
Thanks to our friends at Northern Home & Cottage! Check out their online Up North Community at www.MyNorth.com