Calendar of Events

Enjoy seasonal items throughout the winter in Boyne City! 

Special holiday markets will be held Wednesday, Nov. 23 (in place of Saturday Nov. 26) and Friday, Dec. 23 (in place of Saturday, Dec. 24).

Find the market in the red barn next to the library.

On Thursdays in Sage appetizers from the regular menu will be ½ off during dinner (5:00pm-9:00pm).

Also, Chef Rob Sargent will be having a LIVE food demonstration in the dining room from 5:00pm-8:00pm. Items from the food demonstration will also be available for purchase.

Come experience Sage!

Every Saturday, Sturgeon River Pottery invites you to attend their Studio & Pottery Demonstrations.  Their Michigan-based artists will conduct live demonstrations on pottery-making techniques. Sessions will highlight the creation of many of their best-selling products.

These demonstrations are free and open to the public, no reservations are needed.

Sturgeon River Pottery is located at 3031 Charlevoix Road (U.S. 31), Petoskey.

106 KHQ is not only delivering the hottest hits to Northern Michigan, now 106 KHQ and Boyne Mountain Resort are harnessing the power of two giants to bring you the hottest deals on the slopes this winter.  Speaking of giants, check out these giant deals on a night lift ticket, rental equipment as well as a food and beverage special in the Trophy Room.  Might as well start the weekend early.

106 KHQ Deals:

Lift Tickets: $10.06 (4pm - 9pm all ages, 8 and under and 70+ are still free)

Equipment Rental:  $10.06 ski and snowboard equipment rentals (4pm - 9pm all ages)

Trophy Room: $10.06 Large Cheese Pizza (additional items $1.06 each) and a pitcher of Bud Light Pilsner, Labatt Blue Light or soda.

See you at Boyne Mountain every Thursday night! 

Boyne Highlands is teaming up with 98.9 WKLT, The Rock Station to deliver incredible deals each Wednesday night.  Not only is a night lift ticket only $9.89 but we’re also offering rental equipment for $9.89 as well as an unbelievable food and beverage special in the Slopeside Lounge for you guessed it, $9.89.  On select Wednesdays throughout the season, WKLT will be conducting live remote broadcasts form the Slopeside Lounge which means free stuff, drawings and the mayhem that only the WKLT crew can deliver.

Save big bucks and have some fun - Wednesday nights at Boyne Highlands!

Break up your cold winter days with warm conversations on hot topics with the Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council.  These Ice Breaker Session are FREE and open to the public.

Limit 15 per session.  Pre-registration is required.

1/12 - Keeping Pharmaceuticals Out of Our Waters

1/26 - Stormwater Chasing

2/9 - Michigan natural Features Inventory

2/23 - Small Dam Removal

3/8 - Pleasant Paddles Through Northern Michigan Gems

3/22 - Fracking Update

* NOTE: Events take place rain or shine. In the event of inclement weather, programs take place inside the Beach House.  The Headlands is located at 7725 East Wilderness Park Drive, Mackinaw City.

JANUARY 28
THE HIGHLIGHTS AND MYSTERIES OF 2012: Bring your calendars and join us on a journey through the cosmos of 2012, including when to see meteor showers, eclipses and the final Venus Transit until 2117.
6 to 8 p.m.

FEBRUARY 18
LOVE LETTERS IN THE STARS: A look a tthe romantic partners in the constellations and their mythological origins in this season of Valentine's Day.
6 to 8 p.m.

MARCH 24
VENUS AND MARS: OUR CLOSEST CELESTIAL NEIGHBORS: Venus and Mars have held many wonders for storytellers, singers and astronomers. We will look at what's going on with these planets according to contemporary mythology.
6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

APRIL 20
INTERNATIONAL DARK-SKY WEEK: Join us in celebrating this international event, which occurs each year during the week of April's New Moon (April 16-21, 2012). Programming is being coordinated in partnership with International Dark Sky Places around the world.
TBA

MAY 4
GLOBAL CONNECTIONS: Program Director Mary Stewart Adams will deliver an international program in Greenwich, England, "Rediscovering the Center: Star Knowledge in a Post-Copernican World." Join her for details of her journey.
8 to 10 p.m.

JUNE 5
VENUS TRANSIT: This rare and historic event is visible in the 5 p.m. hour from Emmet County. The transit-time started in June 2004 and concludes on June 5, 2012 -- and will not take place again until 2117. Exceptional viewing and programming will connect events in world history and astronomical discovery to this movement.
4 to 10 p.m.

JULY 25
SUMMER STARGAZING TIPS - TOP 40 STYLE: Guests will gather under waxing moonlight to prep for summer meteor showers and the end of Venus' retrograde motion. Learn about what to look for and where in the night sky over the Northern Hemisphere.
9 to 11 p.m.

AUGUST 12
TRUE-BLUE WITH THE PERSEID METEOR SHOWERS: August is full of exciting astronomy, including the most prevalent meteor shower of the season, the Perseids, and this year's only Blue Moon. Perseids are expected to be favorable this year, given their proximity to New Moon.Beginning at 9 p.m.

SEPTEMBER 22
HARVEST MOON POT LUCK: We will celebrate Equinox with a shared meal, stargazing and stories of local lore about agriculturaly practices that are rooted in the stars.
6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

OCTOBER 27
4th ANNUAL HEADLANDS CHALLENGE: We dare you to have your October Moon Dance along the 1.5 mile pumpkin-lighted path to the Beach House, where Destiny awaits with your story in the stars.
8 to 10 p.m.

NOVEMBER 10
UNDERSTANDING ECLIPSES: November's Total Solar Eclipse, while not visible from here, provides a great opportunity to learn about how they happen and how indigenous mythology regarding their occurence has become superstition, history and science.
6 to 8 p.m.

DECEMBER 15
MAYAN ASTRONOMY: WHAT DID THEY KNOW? In advance of the Witner Solstice of 2012, this event will include stargazing, the Geminid Meteor Shower and a program about how the Mayan calendar demonstrates the cultural impact of measuring the stars.
8 to 10 p.m.
 

 Veterans and active duty personnel will receive $10 in Free Slot Play and 2X Points on the First Monday of every month in 2012.

Must present acceptable form of military identification at Optimum Rewards for participation.

Come and play!

Odawa Casino Resort is located at 1760 Lears Road, Petoskey.
 

The Petoskey Film Theater will be showing the French film, "The Princess of Montpensier". Donations are appreciated.

The sweepingly romantic drama "The Princess of Montpensier" is the perfect showcase for actress Melanie Thierry, one of the most beautiful and accomplished young actresses in the world.  The setting is France, 1562. Against a background of the savage Catholic/Protestant wars, Marie de Mézières, a beautiful young aristocrat, and the rakish Henri de Guise, fall in love, but Marie's father has promised her hand in marriage to the Prince of Montpensier. When he is called away to battle, her husband leaves her in the care of Count Chabannes, an aging nobleman with a disdain for warfare. As he experiences his own forbidden desire for Marie, Chabannes must also protect her from the dangerously corrupt court dominated by Catherine de Medici. Director Tavernier translates Madame de Lafayette's 1622 novella into a bracingly intelligent and moving evocation of the terrible conflict between duty and passion. Though the themes are classic, Tavernier, with the
cinematographer Bruno de Keyzer's vivid landscapes and Philippe Sarde's pulsing score, makes them feel passionately, urgently contemporary.

The Carnegie Building is located at 451 East Mitchell Street, Petoskey.
 

The Petoskey Film Theater will be showing the French film, "The Princess of Montpensier". Donations are appreciated.

The sweepingly romantic drama "The Princess of Montpensier" is the perfect showcase for actress Melanie Thierry, one of the most beautiful and accomplished young actresses in the world.  The setting is France, 1562. Against a background of the savage Catholic/Protestant wars, Marie de Mézières, a beautiful young aristocrat, and the rakish Henri de Guise, fall in love, but Marie's father has promised her hand in marriage to the Prince of Montpensier. When he is called away to battle, her husband leaves her in the care of Count Chabannes, an aging nobleman with a disdain for warfare. As he experiences his own forbidden desire for Marie, Chabannes must also protect her from the dangerously corrupt court dominated by Catherine de Medici. Director Tavernier translates Madame de Lafayette's 1622 novella into a bracingly intelligent and moving evocation of the terrible conflict between duty and passion. Though the themes are classic, Tavernier, with the
cinematographer Bruno de Keyzer's vivid landscapes and Philippe Sarde's pulsing score, makes them feel passionately, urgently contemporary.

The Carnegie Building is located at 451 East Mitchell Street, Petoskey.

It may be cold and windy, but it will also be sweet in Boyne City for the fourth annual Chocolate-Covered Boyne. Sponsored by the Main Street Program and the Boyne Area Chamber of Commerce, the goal for this year's event is to make it "sweeter" and "livelier" than ever.

If it's chocolate, you'll probably find it during Chocolate Covered Boyne!

 For updates and details visit the chamber website. 

Treat yourself and someone special to the Valentine's Dinner & Dance at the historic Terrace Inn.  Enjoy a wonderful four-course meal followed by dancing and entertainment with Art & Vickie of Dance Classics.  Tickets are just $75.00 per couple (plus tax & gratuity). 

Click HERE to see the evening's menu.

Please call for required reservations. 

Sleigh rides will also be available this evening at an additional cost. 

A special day for you and your Valentine!  Enjoy local entertainment at its best in a festive setting.  Hor d'oeuvres, dessert table, a silent auction and 50/50 raffle all benefit Brother Dan's Food Pantry.  This will be a fun day for the whole family!

Tickets may be purchased at the door for just $10 each/$25 families and includes entertainment and hors d'oeuvres.  Cash bar for pop, water, beer & wine.

**Scheduled entertainers include:
JUSDUIT * James Greenway Band * Holly Keller & Friends * Sundogs* Pete Kehoe & Michelle Chenard * Born Suspect* Craig Cottrill Band * Jelly Roll Blues Band * Atwood Green Band * Northern Nites

The Emmet County Community Center is located at the Fairgrounds, 1129 Charlevoix Avenue (U.S. 31), Petoskey.

Come join the Delta College Jazz Singers in a benefit concert for the Little Traverse Choral Society.  It will be a night of delightful music followed by a delicious Wine and Chocolate Reception. 

Adult tickets $15 or 2 for $25, students $5, children under 12 free. 

Tickets are available at the Petoskey Regional Chamber of Commerce, cash or check only. 

Emmanuel Episcopal Church is located at 1020 East Mitchell, Petoskey.

The tour formerly known as the Burton Super Demo Tour, now known as the Burton Mountain Festival, is once again returning to Boyne Highlands for a weekend of fun. The weekend will include music, free swag and of course a full complement of Burton gear to demo for free!

Winterfest games, music, chili cook-off, scavenger hunt, snowshoeing and more!

Come to 2011 Bay Harbor Bridal Expo located in the heart of one of northern Michigan’s premiere wedding destinations. Receive first-hand insight on this year’s latest trends, learn the best tips from top wedding resources and meet northern Michigan’s finest vendors. This expo is designed to be northern Michigan’s most intimate bridal show, giving brides the opportunity to have more quality one-on-one time with a select number of service professionals.

You do not want to miss the fun and your chance to win a two-night stay at Bay Harbor Village Hotel & Conference Center, Michigan’s premiere year-round family destination!

**Photo credit: Marco Antonio Photography 

We’ll be jamming at Boyne Highlands on the Saturday of Presidents’ Day weekend. Open to all skiers and snowboarders who like sliding boxes and grinding rails, this is an opportunity to show the world what you’ve got!

• Registration Noon - 1:30pm in the Burton Village near the base of the Heather Express chairlift
• Entry fee is $5
• Rail Jam will begin at 2pm at a location to be determined
• Divisions are dependent upon who signs up, but rest assured there will be divisions for boys, girls, skiers and snowboarders
• Top finishers will receive BOYNE Gift Cards
• Swag giveaways
• All competitors must wear a helmet

Must be at least 18 years of age to sign the waiver or have a parent/guardian present to sign the waiver at registration.

Two days twice a year, families and friends can enjoy one of Michigan's premiere outdoor activities, Michigan Fishing, for FREE! All fishing license fees will be waived for two days. June 19 - 20 are the next dates.  

Residents and outstate visitors may enjoy fishing on both inland and Great Lakes' waters for all species of fish. All fishing regulations will still apply.

Find out for yourself how great the fishing is in northern Michigan!  You may be the one who GETS "the big one!"

Participants hone their chili recipes all year for a chance to win bragging rights at this annual event.  Bring your appetite and plan on sampling some of the best chili you've ever tasted.

Amateurs and food-service professionals alike compete for awards. This event is open to absolutely everyone so we encourage you to participate and/or attend!

Admission is $8.00 and canned goods and non-perishable items will be collected, too, to stock the Manna Food Project pantry. 

$8.00 admittance for all guests (pay at the door upon arrival for admission).  The Holy Childhood Community Center is located at 150 West Main Street.  

Don't miss Petoskey's famous bump-jumping competition and the 18th Annual Cardboard Challenge. Count on a day of good family fun including a youth sledding competition and figure skating exhibition.

Celebrate winter and beat the winter blues with fun-filled events during the entire week.  There's something for everyone!

Here's a sample:

2/20 - Kid's Day Downtown, 10am to 4pm
           Snowman building Contest, Noon to 1:30pm ~ Pennsylvania Park
            Pro-Am Hot Dish Cookoff, 5pm to 6:30pm ~ Mackinaw Trail Winery

2/21 - Pamper the Blues Away, 10am to 4pm ~ Downtown salons
           Petoskey's Got talent, 7:30pm ~ City Park Grill

2/22 - Wonder Wednesday, 10am to 4pm ~ Downtown businesses
           Ghost Walk, 7pm ~ Downtown Petoskey

2/23 - Chocoholic Frolic, 10am - 6pm ~ Get your score card from the Downtown Office
            Blue's Brews ~ Downtown Pub Crawl

2/24 - Dress Blues, 10am to 2pm ~ Progressive fashion show at downtown stores
            The Fur Ball, 7pm ~ Stafford's Perry Hotel for music, food & fun

2/25 - Chase the Blues 5K Fun Run/Walk, 8:30am ~ Pennsylvania Park
            Chess, tournament, historic walking tours and more, 10am ~ downtown
            Wine & Dine, 6pm ~ Progressive dinner downtown.  Register at 231-622-8501

Watch the website for more details, times and locations.  And Beat the Blues in Petoskey!
 

This evening is a chance to share healthy lifestyle habits with your children. According to the American Medical Association, stress is a factor in more than 75 percent of illnesses today. Start your youth out on the right foot to a long and joyous life. This evening our exclusive spa, typically reserved for guests ages 16 and up will be open to any guest age 6 or older (accompanied by a guardian).

A Spa Pass for Family Night is $5 per person (discounted from $25)

Evening spa pass includes a 30-minute family style yoga class at 7 p.m. , a locker, robe, and access to the relaxation lounges, whirlpool, steam room and cedar sauna, indoor / outdoor pool and state-of-the-art fitness facilities. (Please bring bathing suit on Family Night for use of wet facilities)

Youth Spa and Salon Mini Treatments on Family Night: 15 minutes, $10 each  - Massage (please wear loose fit clothing), Facial, Hand Treatment, Foot Treatment, Hair Styling

A spa service charge of 20% will be added to all services. Please contact Solace Spa at (231) 549-7946 to make your appointment reservations and/or to reserve your space in the Family Night Yoga class.

Experience the solitude of the wilderness as you snowshoe by torchlight at Camp Daggett. Afterward, come in from the cold for a cup of hot chocolate, freshly baked cookies and to warm-up by the crackling fire in camp’s beautiful main lodge.

This event is sponsored by Bearcub Outfitters to promote all that Camp Daggett offers children and community. Buy raffle tickets for great Bearcub products with all proceeds going to Camp Daggett. Admission is free, donations are encouraged, and snowshoes are available for all ages!

The Middle Earth crew is making a stop at Boyne Highlands for a slopestyle competition and if you’re ready to “lay it on the line” this event is for you. Middle Earth snow series events are sanctioned by the USASA and top finishers will earn points towards qualifying for nationals.

To learn more about Middle Earth, please visit www.middleearthskiandsnowboardseries.com.

The annual Petoskey Boat & Outdoor Show will feature boats, water toys, travel trailers, 5th wheels, fishing gear, and more.  Expect a wide variety of displays. From ski boats to pontoons, deck boats to cabin cruisers, fishing boats to personal watercraft, dock to lifts, fishing gear to water toys, plus so much more. Get a jump on summer and see what's new and the hottest trends for boating and camping.

Show times are 10 am until 7 pm on Saturday, 11 am until 5 pm on Sunday.  Admission in $5 for adults and $2 for kids 12 and under. 

Two competitions, one day! Middle Earth plays host to a Halfpipe competition and skier/boarder cross competition at Boyne Highlands. Middle Earth snow series events are sanctioned by the USASA and top finishers will earn points towards qualifying for nationals.

To learn more about Middle Earth, please visit www.middleearthskiandsnowboardseries.com. More details to come at www.BOYNE.com.