Winter Programs at Crossroads

Winter programming at Crossroads at Big Creek continues Jan. 18 with a showing of Geologic History of the Earth at 2 pm. This film condenses four and a half billion years of geologic history into an engaging documentary.

Ski for Free Jan. 19, 9:30 am – 3:30 pm; and Jan. 20, 1 – 3:30 pm. The program lends, free of charge, an array of ski and snowshoe equipment in sizes to fit three-year-olds through adults. When trail conditions permit, go to the Crossroads Maintenance Building to have volunteers fit visitors with equipment. This program is offered only if snow conditions permit.

On Jan. 20, join the Door Peninsula Astronomical Society (DPAS) at the Leif Everson Observatory and Stonecipher Center to view the partial eclipse. The partial eclipse will begin at 9:34 pm; totality will begin at 10:41 pm and end at 11:41 pm. Sunglasses are suggested for viewing the early stages. If the sky is cloudy, DPAS will be able to pick up the eclipse from other observatories.

A public presentation on coal-tar pavement sealants will be held Jan. 24 at 6 pm in the lecture hall of the Collins Learning Center. Tar-base pavement sealants are the primary source of toxic PAH pollution in urban landscapes. PAHs are harmful to human health and the aquatic life in our streams and lakes.

The Collins Learning Center, located at 2041 Michigan St. in Sturgeon Bay, is open 2-4 pm daily and during scheduled events.