Alcohol Policy for All Parks
No alcohol or illegal substances allowed. Park rangers will issue tickets with fines of up to $100 for all violations.

Events at Bluebell Beach

Bluebell Beach Bathhouse

Time: 3-4:30 p.m. Cost: FREE! Pre-registration suggested, but walk-ins are welcome.
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 Friday, June 20

Nature’s Carnival (ages 4-6) Enjoy a carnival of activities that explore the natural world

Nature Bingo Hike (ages 7-10) Make a nature bingo card and go on a bingo hike.

Nature Scavenger Hunt (ages 11-13) Go on a nature scavenger hunt!

Bluebell Beach, Pavilion 2

Time: 2 p.m. – 3 p.m. Cost: FREE! Pre-registration suggested, but walk-ins are welcome.
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 Saturday, June 21

Bluebell Beach Bathhouse

Celebrate the first day of summer and the longest day of the year. Sunglasses and flip flops are must haves for every aspiring beach bum and you can come create your own!

Time: 1 p.m.-2 p.m. Cost: FREE! Pre-registration not required. Limited to the first 25 participants.

 Thursday, June 26

Media Smart Youth: Eat, Think, and Be Active (ages 12-17)

Bluebell Beach Bathhouse

Time: 3-4:30 p.m. Cost: FREE! Pre-registration suggested, but walk-ins are welcome.
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Native American Legends & Toys (ages 4-6) Native American culture through stories and toys.

Native American Games (ages 7-10) Hear stories, play games, and make a Native American activity to take home.

Native American Culture (ages 11-13) Native American culture through legends and games. Make a pokegan.

Bluebell Beach, Pavilion 1

Time: 2 p.m. – 3 p.m. Cost: FREE! Pre-registration suggested, but walk-ins are welcome.
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Bluebell Beach Bathhouse

Learn how to play this popular card game so you can enter our tournament on July 5th.

Time: 1 p.m.-2 p.m. Cost: FREE! For adults, ages 16 and older. Pre-registration not required.

~ July ~

Underfoot! (ages 4-6) Search through leaf litter and soil to discover life under our feet.

Creatures of the Earth (ages 7-10) Study ants, worms, moles and other creatures of the earth.

The Buried Past (ages 11-13) Look beneath the earth for clues about the past.

Bluebell Beach, Pavilion 1

Time: 2 p.m. – 3 p.m. Cost: FREE! Pre-registration suggested, but walk-ins are welcome.
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Bluebell Beach Bathhouse

Who will be crowned champion and take home the first ever Bid Whist Championship trophy?

Time: 1 p.m.-4 p.m. Cost: FREE! For adults, ages 16 and older. Pre-registration not required.

Bluebell Beach

Keep your family safe near and in the water, get certified in CPR while your child learns to swim.

Time: 11 a.m.-11:30 a.m. Cost: FREE! For ages 3-6. Pre-registration required by 07/03/08.
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Bluebell Beach

Keep your family safe near and in the water, get certified in CPR while your child learns to swim.

Time: 11 a.m.-11:30 a.m. Cost: FREE! For ages 7-12. Pre-registration required by 07/03/08.
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Media Smart Youth: Eat, Think, and Be Active (ages 12-17)

Bluebell Beach Bathhouse

Time: 3-4:30 p.m. Cost: FREE! Pre-registration suggested, but walk-ins are welcome.
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Nature’s Believe It or Not? (ages 4-6) Nature is an awesome place! We’ll learn how to help protect it.

The Great Outdoors (ages 7-10) Enjoy the great outdoors! Learn how to enjoy nature while “Leaving no Trace”.

Greening Your Home (ages 11-13) Help the environment, learn some simple tips to green your home.

Bluebell Beach, Pavilion 1

Time: 2 p.m. – 3 p.m. Cost: FREE! Pre-registration suggested, but walk-ins are welcome.
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Bluebell Beach Bathhouse

Pop! Lock! and Break! Bust a move just like the dancers on your favorite videos. Time: 1 p.m.-2 p.m.

Cost: FREE! For ages 5-15. Pre-registration not required.

Media Smart Youth: Eat, Think, and Be Active (ages 12-17)

Bluebell Beach Bathhouse

Time: 3-4:30 p.m. Cost: FREE! Pre-registration suggested, but walk-ins are welcome.
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Out of this World (ages 4-6) Learn about the stars, planets and outer space travel. Build a foam rocket!

Solar System Discovery (ages 7-10) Planets, stars and our neighboring galaxies. Make a model solar system!

Look to the Sky (ages 11-13) Everything in the sky: the weather, the clouds, the sun, the moon, and the stars!

Bluebell Beach, Pavilion 1

Time: 2 p.m. – 3 p.m. Cost: FREE! Pre-registration suggested, but walk-ins are welcome.
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Bluebell Beach Bathhouse

Now you see him, now you don’t! Amaze your friends and family after learning magic tricks with Michael Brown Entertainment

Time: 1 p.m.-2 p.m. Cost: FREE! For families, all ages. Pre-registration not required. Limited to the first 25 participants.

Media Smart Youth: Eat, Think, and Be Active (ages 12-17)

Bluebell Beach Bathhouse

Time: 3-4:30 p.m. Cost: FREE! Pre-registration suggested, but walk-ins are welcome.
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H 2 0 (ages 4-6) Water; why it’s so important and all the places it’s found.

Lakes are Great! (ages 7-10) How the Great Lakes were formed and other interesting facts.

Put on Your Waders (ages 11-13) What makes up swamps, bogs, marshes and other wetlands?

Bluebell Beach, Pavilion 1

Time: 2 p.m. – 3 p.m. Cost: FREE! Pre-registration suggested, but walk-ins are welcome.
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Bluebell Beach Bathhouse

A traveling bus full of Playstation II video games and music.

Time: 1 p.m.-4 p.m. Cost: FREE! For families, all ages. Pre-registration not required.

Media Smart Youth: Eat, Think, and Be Active (ages 12-17)

Bluebell Beach Bathhouse

Time: 3-4:30 p.m. Cost: FREE! Pre-registration suggested, but walk-ins are welcome.
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Michigan Symbols (ages 4-6) We have a state fossil, stone and reptile. Make a Michigan symbols passport.

Can We Help Them? (ages 7-10) Protected, threatened and endangered species.

We’re Being Invaded! (ages 11-13) Learn which plants and animals don’t belong in Michigan.

Bluebell Beach, Pavilion 1

Time 2 p.m. – 3 p.m. Cost FREE! Pre-registration suggested, but walk-ins are welcome.
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Bluebell Beach Bathhouse

Milk, sugar, vanilla, and Ziploc baggies are all you need to make homemade ice cream.

Time: 1 p.m.-2 p.m. Cost: FREE! For families, all ages. Pre-registration not required.

Media Smart Youth: Eat, Think, and Be Active (ages 12-17)

Bluebell Beach Bathhouse

Time: 3-4:30 p.m. Cost: FREE! Pre-registration suggested, but walk-ins are welcome.
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Six legged Wonders (ages 4-6) Get up close and personal with the world of insects!

Bugs Have a Social Life, Too (ages 7-10) Explore the strange social life of insects.

Creepy Crawlies (ages 11-13) Insects and arachnids; go on a creepy crawlies critter hunt.

Bluebell Beach, Pavilion 1

Time: 2 p.m. – 3 p.m. Cost: FREE! Pre-registration suggested, but walk-ins are welcome.
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Bluebell Beach Bathhouse

Your body is the instrument when you watch and learn how to produce rhythms and sounds through a mixture of footsteps, spoken word, and hand claps. Time: 1 p.m.-2 p.m. Cost: FREE! For families, all ages. Pre-registration not required.

Media Smart Youth: Eat, Think, and Be Active (ages 12-17)

Bluebell Beach Bathhouse

Time: 3-4:30 p.m. Cost: FREE! Pre-registration suggested, but walk-ins are welcome.
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Rocks and Rock Collecting (ages 4-6) Different kinds of rocks and how they’re made; start your own collection!

Geologic Forces (ages 7-10) Volcanoes, earthquakes and plate tectonics; participate in hands-on demonstrations!

Geology of Michigan (ages 11-13) Glaciers created unique Michigan landscapes. Read a topographic map!

Bluebell Beach, Pavilion 1

Time: 2 p.m. – 3 p.m. Cost: FREE! Pre-registration suggested, but walk-ins are welcome.
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Bluebell Beach Bathhouse

Manners Matter! Have a blast while learning how to make right choices. Games, music and hysterically funny props aid life sized lessons and learning skills about “Finger and Funky Foods”, “Pick up the Phone!” and “Smells Do Tell”…and that’s just the beginning! Taught by Pamela Barc, Certified Etiquette Instructor. Time: 1 p.m.-2:30 p.m. Cost: FREE! For ages 4-9. Pre-registration not required.

Bluebell Beach Bathhouse

Be Smart! Be Social! Be Savvy! You’ll learn easy ways to introduce yourself, ways to fit in and avoid embarrassment, the power of posture, table manners and loads of other social skills. Music and crazy activities like “Is the Bed Head Dead” leave you equipped with skills to prepare you for a lifetime! Taught by Pamela Barc, Certified Etiquette Instructor. Time: 3 p.m.-4:30 p.m. Cost: FREE! For ages 10-14. Pre-registration not required.

Media Smart Youth: Eat, Think, and Be Active (ages 12-17)

Bluebell Beach Bathhouse

Time: 3-4:30 p.m. Cost: FREE! Pre-registration suggested, but walk-ins are welcome.
Click this link to make reservations today

Animal Tracks and Signs (ages 4-6) Hike to discover animal tracks and signs. Make an animal track!

The Scoop On Poop (ages 7-11) Identify different animal scat and find out why it’s important to study.

Skulls, Teeth and More! (ages 11-13) Examine preserved skulls, teeth and other animal items.

Bluebell Beach, Pavilion 1

Time: 2 p.m. – 3 p.m. Cost: FREE! Pre-registration suggested, but walk-ins are welcome.
Click this link to make reservations today

Bluebell Beach Bathhouse

Manners Matter! Have a blast while learning how to make right choices. Games, music and hysterically funny props aid life sized lessons and learning skills about “Finger and Funky Foods”, “Pick up the Phone!” and “Smells Do Tell”…and that’s just the beginning! Taught by Pamela Barc, Certified Etiquette Instructor. Time: 1 p.m.-2:30 p.m. Cost: FREE! For ages 4-9. Pre-registration not required.

Bluebell Beach Bathhouse

Be Smart! Be Social! Be Savvy! You’ll learn easy ways to introduce yourself, ways to fit in and avoid embarrassment, the power of posture, table manners and loads of other social skills. Music and crazy activities like “Is the Bed Head Dead” leave you equipped with skills to prepare you for a lifetime! Taught by Pamela Barc, Certified Etiquette Instructor. Time: 3 p.m.-4:30 pm. Cost: FREE! For ages 10-14. Pre-registration not required.

Media Smart Youth: Eat, Think, and Be Active (ages 12-17)

Bluebell Beach Bathhouse

Time: 3-4:30 p.m. Cost: FREE! Pre-registration suggested, but walk-ins are welcome.
Click this link to make reservations today

Frogs and Toads (ages 4-6) The differences between frogs and toads. Make a take-home toad house!

Reptiles and Amphibians (ages 7-10) Go on a hike to look for reptiles and amphibians.

Zoological Discoveries (ages 11-13) Is that animal is a mammal, reptile, herbivore or carnivore?

Bluebell Beach Pavilion 1

Time: 2 p.m. – 3 p.m. Cost: FREE! Pre-registration suggested, but walk-ins are welcome.
Click this link to make reservations today

Bluebell Beach Bathhouse

Get your groove on and learn the moves that you see on MTV, VH1, and BET. Time: 1 p.m.-2 p.m. Cost: FREE! For ages 5-15. Pre-registration not required.