The Whitefish Walkout

09/04/2026

This night will be hard to beat! A half moon with the Milky Way and Big Dipper not to mention warm water! I stayed submerged until the yooper light flashlights got close. It was heaven.

08/28/2026

The fish at The Inn makes me feel like I’m in London. It’s perfection!

08/24/2026

Beautiful sunset taken from the Whitefish Walkout

08/18/2026

It’s a perfect night on Whitefish point.

08/14/2026

Awesome fun!

Come and visit the booth today, Saturday and Sunday at Blueberry Festival in Paradise! Our wonderful volunteers can tell you all about our research projects, upcoming events and ways to get involved with the Friends of Whitefish Point. Community Heart and Soul is sharing the booth space, so you can learn more about that great initiative as well. We hope to see you there!

08/14/2026

It’s another beautiful morning on whitefish point!

08/12/2026

It’s pretty dark up here on the shore!

At 10:30 tonight, Northern Michigan is going to look a little darker. For one hour, on this night of the August new moon, the Village of Mackinaw City and the Mackinac Bridge will turn off non-essential lighting while we conduct a sky quality meter reading to see if we can achieve the darkest skies ever recorded at Headlands International Dark Sky Park!

Thank you to the Mackinac Bridge Authority, Village of Mackinaw City, and all residents and businesses who participate in this annual advocacy event to raise awareness about light pollution.

Also tonight: At 8pm Veronica Danks-Lozen from the Otsego Conservation District will present on light pollution and the effects it has on humans, animals and plants. This is a free program for all ages. Just show up!

Afterward, stay for stargazing and take a look through Staff Astronomer Nolan’s telescopes, weather permitting. The Perseids meteor shower will be at its peak tonight around 11pm, but it won’t be visible over the trees. Best viewing will be during the late night/early a.m. hours when the radiant is high in the sky.

Visitors, be aware: around 10:50 p.m. we will turn all red lighting out in the viewing area to collect our readings. At this time, we ask everyone to try to stay seated or stay put for safety. We will let everyone know before we go lights out!

08/11/2026

Please join us at the library on August 15th at 7pm for the Owls of Whitefish Point program!

Click the link below for more details and information:

https://whitefishtownshiplibrary.org/event/owls-of-whitefish-point/

08/11/2026

Fall Birding tour registration with Friends of Whitefish Point is now live! Three tours are on the docket this year, one in September that is more geared towards a more naturalist-type experience(birds, bugs, beasts and botany) and two in October more specifically for birding. We have recruited some fantastic guides for these weekends, so check it out on our website, and please contact me if you have any questions. Link is in the comments.

08/03/2026

We had a brief show tonight. Nice breeze and waves crashing. Northern lights were weak but visible!