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Please donate to the Harbor Springs High School Michigan Youth in Government Program to help continue their participation in this state-wide program that encourages students to take part in the political process where students work throughout the year writing bills and proposals that they try to pass at the Fall Conference in Traverse City and the four-day Early Spring Conference in Lansing. The students get to use the Capital building and be mock Representatives and Senators. They can also participate in mock trial competitions. Over the past 3 years state legislature allocated money for a grant that schools were able to apply for that Harbor Springs High School received each year, and that grant is no longer offered. Please support this dynamic program for the high school.

Harbor Springs Ice Fest 2024. There was a great turnout for the event. Harbor Inc. hosted a live demo in the park and there was a live demo in front of the Loft Coworking Space. Thank you to the Harbor Springs DDA for complimentary hotdogs and s'mores.

Feeling lonely and housebound during the winter months working from home? Join us at the Loft Coworking Space. We're open all winter from 7am to 5pm and members can access the space 24/7. Contact us today at [email protected] or sign up online at theloftcoworking.com.

Help support the Harbor Way - Little Traverse Wheelway Extension Project with a donation today. Harbor Inc. is fundraising in partnership with the City of Harbor Springs and Top of Michigan Trails to build the Harbor Way portion of the Little Traverse Wheelway. This extension will create a safe passage using the tunnel to bring locals and visitors into downtown Harbor Springs. Our goal for this extension is $800,000. The City of Harbor Springs is now accepting donations via cash or check made out to the City of Harbor Springs, PO Box 678, 160 Zoll St., Harbor Spings, MI 49740

Prescription and Over-the Counter Drug (POD) Drop-off Saturday, October 14, 2023 at McLaren Northern Michigan’s Petoskey Campus, Circle Driveway off of Mitchell Street, from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm. Residents may safely dispose of prescription or over-the-counter medicines and personal care products for free. We request that residents keep the medicines in the original container for easy identification of the medicine but erase or black out all personal information from the prescription bottles. We will accept non-prescription over-the-counter medications (OTC), prescription medications including controlled substances, and even pet medications. You can bring in pills, liquids, ointments, and lotions.
Residents can also drop off sharps or needles for proper disposal. Sharps need to be in an approved hard impermeable plastic container, an example is a laundry detergent bottle. Individuals will be given a sharps container to dispose of needles in the future. The event is being hosted by the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians Tribal Police, in cooperation with McLaren Northern Michigan, the Health Department of Northwest Michigan, and Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council. For those unable to attend the collection event on October 14h, permanent POD Drop Boxes located at law enforcement agencies throughout Northern Michigan are available for proper disposal. For more information or the locations of the POD Boxes, visit www.PillsInThePOD.com. If you have questions or for more information, please contact Jennifer McKay at Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council, [email protected], or visit the POD website www.pillsinthepod.com.

Things are getting spooky at the Loft. Come down and join the fun downtown for Harbor Springs Rams Homecoming parade at 5:30 and football game at 7:00. Don’t miss the Rams marching band performance at halftime. Go Rams!

Please join Harbor Inc. at our 2023 Annual Meeting on Wednesday, August 23rd from 9-10:30 at the Harbor Springs History Museum to learn about recent Harbor Inc. projects and hear NCMC's Early Childhood Education Program Coordinator and Professor Jennifer Wixson's talk on the Child Care Initiative. Refreshments will be served and we'll have a few giveaways!

Join us Thursday afternoon at Nub’s Nob to learn about current and upcoming plans for our community trails, parks and other recreation projects. Also, hear Dr. John Hartig, feature guest speaker, talk about Reconnecting People with Nature in the Motor City Through Greenways and Blueways. Event starts at 4:00.

Head to the Colonial Inn from 4-6pm today for Afternoon Chill with the Harbor Springs Chamber.

Harbor Inc. invites local community leaders together to discuss their current outdoor recreation projects and needs with one another. This event aims to bridge gaps and garner potential partnerships that can be beneficial to our projects and the constituents we serve. Enjoy a welcome speech from Dr. John Hartig, a Great Lakes scientist turned nonfiction author working to inspire a conservation ethic, followed by group discussion and an opportunity to network over happy hour.

Downtown Harbor Springs this weekend. Come join in the Ice Fest 2023 festivities.

Come see the live ice carving demo in front of the Loft Coworking Space 10AM Saturday.