Keweenaw Dark Sky Park

Dark Sky Light Management Workshop
2022-11-03 14:00 - 15:30 (America/Detroit) | MI
About the Workshop
The purpose of this workshop is to educate people on the best practices of light management for enjoying the dark skies and for stargazing activities. The workshop will cover the lighting activities we have been working on at the Keweenaw Mountain Lodge to be dark-sky compliant per the International Dark-Sky Association’s lighting guidelines. As part of the workshop you will be able to learn how you can improve your lighting as it relates to dark sky initiatives.
We will also walk through the International Dark Sky Park application we have submitted to the International Dark-Sky Association, and the current status of the application.

Price
Free, open to the public.
Location
You meet at the Banquet Room at the Keweenaw Mountain Lodge at 6:00pm.
If you can’t make it in person, join online:
Computer, link: https://meet.google.com/kye-rgsh-uyp, or
Phone, dial: ‪(US) +1 386-516-3742‬ PIN: ‪706 229 329‬#
About the Instructor: John Mueller
John is the interim General Manager at the Lodge, and spearheaded the Lodge’s International Dark Sky Park application. He is intimately involved with implementing dark sky park initiatives at the Lodge, including the light management.

Stargazing: Night Sky Photography Workshop
2022-10-21 15:30 - 17:30
About the Workshop
The purpose of this workshop is to educate people on how to capture the beauty of the the night sky on camera. Topics being covered include equipment needed, camera settings, and the best locations for viewing. These workshops will start out with a brief presentation (in the conference room), and then we will go outside for hands-on experience — taking pictures of the night time sky (hopefully the milky way or the northern lights) around the Lodge property (weather depending). With the information garnered from the workshop, it will make stargazing more enjoyable.

Price
Free for Lodge guests, $75 for non-Lodge guests.
Reservations are required. Space is limited, so you will want to register early to reserve your spot. To reserve your spot, please call (906-289-4403 ext 2) or email events@keweenawresort.com.
Location
You meet at the Banquet Room at the Keweenaw Mountain Lodge between 7:00pm and 7:30pm. The session will last about 2 hours – possibly more if participants would like to spend more time with guided practice.
About the Instructor: Tom Oliver
Tom Oliver is an avid photographer of wildlife and landscapes, including dark skies and northern lights. Since he was a child, nature, wildlife, and the outdoors have always been his deepest fascination – the intrinsic force which drives him. Those interests led him through, both, his career (in wildlife ecology/management and science education) and his preferred forms of recreation (hiking, backpacking, canoeing and kayaking, photography, hunting and fishing, and birding). Although, he was born and raised in the UP, these pursuits also provided me the opportunity to live overseas (in Europe and Asia) for 15 years, which greatly expanded my experience with the outdoors and outdoor recreation in different cultures.
Tom maintains a passion for photography and the outdoors that he delights in sharing with students. His photography work can be viewed at teoliver.com and @theupwell on Instagram.
