Journey to the waters off the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore in Northern Lake Michigan and join author and shipwreck hunter Ross Richardson in exploring the histories and mysteries of...
The whaling industry looks a lot different today than it did back in the time of the Essex! Join Ger Tysk, Sailor and Whaling Historian, as we review the history...
Join Herrick District Library for a very special edition of our Evening with an Author series as we talk with Angela Dominguez, illustrator of the 2020 Little Read book, Galápagos...
Dolphin Tale and Dolphin Tale 2 told the amazing true stories of dolphins, Winter and Hope. Their stories inspired people around the world! Our Lakeshore community gets a special backstage...
Gather with Hope College alumni and friends from the Lakeshore community and the world to discuss In the Heart of the Sea by Nathaniel Philbrick. Sara Sanchez-Timmer (‘12), local English...
In partnership with the NEA Big Read Lakeshore, join our friends at Cultureworks to celebrate the biodiversity of the Galápagos Islands and look at ocean conservation and preservation in the...
Adventure to the Galápagos with Striketime Dance Company as Valentina guides Adela through the Islands. Valentina and Adela learn more about the unique creatures of the Galápagos islands and the...
Join Herrick District Library for an intimate conversation with Skip Finley, author of Whaling Captains of Color: America’s First Meritocracy. Whaling was the first American industry to diversify, and a...
We are thrilled to announce Kwame Alexander will virtually visit Hope College as a result of a collaborative effort of several Hope organizations: NEA Big Read Lakeshore, Black Student Union,...
As part of its commitment to expand the cultural diversity of its collection, the Kruizenga Art Museum recently began collecting work by modern and contemporary Native American artists. The museum's...
Inspired by this year’s Little Read book Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story by Kevin Noble Maillard, Herrick District Library is creating a cookbook composed of recipes and stories...
Gun Lake Tribe, Ottawa County Parks & Recreation, and Herrick District Library invite you to experience this year’s Little Read Lakeshore book Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story in...
