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Crossroads Hosts Monarch Weekend

Crossroads at Big Creek will host Monarch Weekend on June 8 and 9. Monarchs migrate, flying south to Mexico for the winter. In the spring, monarchs arrive in Door County. Unlike migrating birds, which fly south in the winter and return to their place of birth in spring, spring monarchs are a different generation than those that flew to Mexico last fall.

Much of what we know about monarch migration comes from more than 50 years of research by Dr. Lincoln Brower. Each June, he and his research associate Julie Hein-Frank study the monarch migration in Newport State Park, and this year, Dr. Brower will present a lecture at Crossroads on June 9 at 7 pm to share his findings.

Chriss Daubner, a Master Gardener and member of Wild Ones, will present a program on June 8, at 10 am called “Inviting Butterflies to Your Property.” Also on Saturday, a family program and caravan from Crossroads to Newport will be offered.

On June 9, a cross-generational class called “Meet the Monarch” will be offered. Pre-registration is required for this program. Visit crossroadsatbigcreek.org for schedules and program descriptions.

Other upcoming Crossroads events include “The History of Penny Candy” lecture on June 1 at 2 pm; and the Door Peninsula Astronomical Society general meeting featuring guest lecturer Kathleen Toerpe on June 4 at 7 pm.

The Collins Learning Center at Crossroads, located at 2041 Michigan St. in Sturgeon Bay, is open 2 – 4:30 pm daily. All trails are now open.