Master Composter Class
Master Composter Class Tuesdays, September 15 – October 13, 2026 Learn everything there is to know about compost! Which you can then use to build your rain garden. Or make […]
The Michigan Conservation Stewardship for Farmers Project
The Michigan Conservation Stewardship for Farmers Project is an incentive program to help farmers hedge the financial risk of trying new and innovative conservation and marketing practices. Open enrollment has moved […]
Ottawa-Stony North: A New Project Begins
Ottawa-Stony North: A New Project Begins August 11, 2026 Little Sandy Creek is the southernmost sub-waterway in the Ottawa-Stony North watershed. Sandwiched between the Huron River and River Raisin are […]
The Michigan First-Generation Farm Mentors program will launch its first pilot cohort in October 2026
The Michigan First-Generation Farm Mentors program will launch its first pilot cohort in October 2026. Through this program, ten first-generation farmers (those who did not grow up on or inherit […]
Washtenaw County Conservation District – The Fall Tree & Native Plant Sale
The Fall Tree & Native Plant Sale includes conifers and native potted plants and a few garden kits. The sale period is August-September, with the distribution at the end of […]
August 2026 Washtenaw County Conservation Update 🍂- Events and Information
Washtenaw County Conservation Update 🍂 Ready, Set, Plant! Shopping is open for the Fall Tree & Native Plant Sale, on Friday, September 25th, 2026. Our largest yet with plenty of discounts to go around! Pre-order […]
Rehearsals for the Ypsilanti Community Choir’s 2026 Holiday Concert will begin on Thursday, September 17 at 7:30pm
Rehearsals for the Ypsilanti Community Choir’s 2026 Holiday Concert will begin on Thursday, September 17 at 7:30pm, and will be held in the basement of Emmanuel Lutheran Church. Please plan […]
Salem Area Historical Society Events
Friday, Sept. 11 at 7 pm – Three Cedars Farm, 7897 Six Mile Road, West of Curtis Road. EVENT: SAHS Annual Barn Dance. “Bow to your partner, bow to your […]
Livingston Classical Academy in Whitmore Lake is pleased to announce its fourth annual Classic Holiday Craft Show!
Livingston Classical Academy in Whitmore Lake is pleased to announce its fourth annual Classic Holiday Craft Show! November 14, 2026 10 am – 3 pm Livingston Classical Academy 8877 Main […]
Detroit’s Oldest Benevolent Society, the St. Andrew’s Society of Detroit, presents the Oldest Continuous Highland Games in North America!
Detroit’s Oldest Benevolent Society, the St. Andrew’s Society of Detroit presents the Oldest Continuous Highland Games in North America! 177 Years, Saturday, August 1st, 2026, and Ceilidh, (big party with music in a huge tent Friday July. 31st, 2026. For information/interviews etc. contact the St. Andrew’s Society of Detroit’s Highland Games Chair Julie Palmer at highlandgameschair@detroitscots.com or, phone Julie at 734 904 9510. You’re also welcome to contact St. Andrew’s Society of Detroit’s President Chris MacKenzie at president@detroitscots.com or phone 248 760 0981. Or, you may also contact Van Rohr, St. Andrew’s Society of Detroit Media Relations: 586 431 1753 vrohr@detroitscots.com. See our website: highlandgames.com The 177th Annual Highland Games presented by the St. Andrew’s Society of Detroit will be held on Saturday, August 1st at Historic Greenmead in Livonia (Eight Mile and Newburgh) beginning at 8 a.m. Advanced tickets are $25.00 plus a small handling fee with children 12 & under free. Tickets at the gates are available for $30. A Ceilidh (Scottish Party, pronounced as kay-lee), an adult event, featuring rousing Scottish music bands will be held the night before (Friday, August 1st) at Greenmead. Advance tickets are $20 plus a small handling fee. Highland bagpipes, heavy athletics, Highland dancing, vendors and entertainment tents are all included in the price of admission on Saturday. Visit highlandgames.com for more information. History of the Games The St. Andrew’s Society of Detroit is proud to boast that its Games are the oldest continuous Highland Games in North America. The Society has documentation that shows the first Games being held in 1849. Over the years, the Highland Games have been held at Sugar Island, Belle Isle, Grosse Isle, Bob-Lo Island, University of Detroit stadium, Ford Field in Dearborn, Historic Fort Wayne, and the Eleanor & Edsel Ford House in Grosse Pointe. For the past 29 years the Games have called Historic Greenmead Park in Livonia “home”. The Games are put on entirely by volunteers. Chair, Julie Palmer of Ypsilanti is aided in her efforts by a group of almost thirty Chairs who take over each phase of the Games. Over 400 volunteers are needed to work in the various areas on Games Day. Volunteers enjoy free admission to the Highland Games. Some of these volunteers start the Monday before the Games laying out the field and getting ready for the Saturday crowds. Many of the volunteers are Society members, their family and friends, and members or the community at large. All help is most appreciated. Again, all volunteers enjoy […]