Fall Colors and Space Exploration at Crossroads

Crossroads at Big Creek is focusing on water, fall colors and outer space! 

On Sept. 27, 3:30 pm, attend a showing of “Water 101,” the lecture that Professor Gregory Kleinheinz presented during the 2019 Water Summit to provide an overview of the region’s water issues. 

On Sept. 28, 4 pm, meet at the Collins Learning Center for an adult fall-color hike. 

A family program Sept. 29, 1:30 pm, will be all about the solar system. Families will hike the Crossroads trails to consider the amount of space that exists in space by exploring a scale model of the solar system. Meet at the Collins Learning Center.

Friends of Crossroads will hold a meeting Sept. 30, 6:30 pm, in the Collins Learning Center to vote on a proposal to change the group’s structure. Public input is appreciated. 

The Door Peninsula Astronomical Society will meet Oct. 1, 7 pm, in the Stonecipher Astronomy Building to hear a talk on Messier II by Dave Leinus and see a documentary on the Hubble telescope. Refreshments will be served. 

Crossroads will host a varsity cross-country meet Oct. 3, 4:30-7:30 pm, starting in the Collins Learning Center’s parking lot. The public is invited.

The Collins Learning Center, 2041 Michigan St. in Sturgeon Bay, is open weekdays, 10 am – 4 pm; weekends, 1-4 pm; and during scheduled events.