Challenge Seekers 4H Marquette: September 2013

Hi Everyone!

Kim and I are excited to start our fifth year as 4H Outdoor Adventure Challenge leaders. It has been our true delight and honor to see “our kids” grow over the years in their social, outdoor, and leadership skills. And, for those kids who are new to our 4H family, we look forward to getting to know you. Our younger 4H group is for kids who turn 9 before our first meeting of the season, through 12 years old. Our older 4H group is for kids who turn 12 before our first meeting of the season, through 18. Our meetings will be on the first Monday of the month at Moosewood Nature Center. We often go outdoors during our meetings. Please dress for the weather.

Our club utilizes Moosewood Nature Center’s building, grounds and services at no cost beyond our group membership and assistance with a fundraising event. We encourage you to please consider joining Moosewood as a family.

Marquette County 4H info can be found at: http://marquette4h.blogspot.com/

Any questions, don’t hesitate to contact us.

Kids who are interested in joining us for trips have to meet the following requirements:

1. Be a registered 2013-2014 4H Challenge Seeker.

2. Have attended at least one meeting in the three months prior to the trip.

3. Agree to our no electronics policy on 4H outings and leave their phones/electronics at home.

Parents who are interested in chaperoning overnight trips have to meet the following requirements:

1. Completed the 4H Overnight Volunteer paperwork. (renewed each year)

2. Received approval from the 4H Extension Office having successfully met the 4H Volunteer requirements.

3. Enjoy being with groups of kids and comfortable living in wilderness settings.

4H Challenge Seeker Calendar

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*Below this calendar is a more detailed list of each event.

September 23: 5:30-6:30, Pre-trip meeting for the 2012-2013 Younger 4H group, Moosewood

September 28-29: 7:00 Sat. a.m. – Sunday at 3:00, Younger 4H Bike/camp trip to Seney Wildlife Refuge

October 7: 5:30-6:30 Younger 4H (9-12yrs) Meeting, Moosewood

6:45-8:00 Older 4H (12-18 yrs) Meeting, Moosewood

October 9: 5:00—6:00, both groups, CLIMBING WALL, NMU PEIF

October 18: 6:00 - ? Pizza at Aubree’s and Scaregrounds, 4H Fairgrounds.

October 24,25,26 – 6:00-10:00pm – both groups, Haunted Bog Walk, Moosewood

November 4: 5:30-6:30 Younger 4H (9-12yrs) Meeting, Moosewood

6:45-8:00 Older 4H (12-18 yrs) Meeting, Moosewood

December 2: Holiday party

January 6: 5:30-6:30 Younger 4H (9-12yrs) Meeting, Moosewood

6:45-8:00 Older 4H (12-18 yrs) Meeting, Moosewood

January 31- February 2: Winter Camping Trip, location and times tba

****Following are the winter/spring meeting dates. More trips will be included as we plan them.*****

February 3: 5:30-6:30 Younger 4H (9-12yrs) Meeting, Moosewood

6:45-8:00 Older 4H (12-18 yrs) Meeting, Moosewood

March 3: 5:30-6:30 Younger 4H (9-12yrs) Meeting, Moosewood

6:45-8:00 Older 4H (12-18 yrs) Meeting, Moosewood

April 7: 5:30-6:30 Younger 4H (9-12yrs) Meeting, Moosewood

6:45-8:00 Older 4H (12-18 yrs) Meeting, Moosewood

May 5: 5:30-6:30 Younger 4H (9-12yrs) Meeting, Moosewood

6:45-8:00 Older 4H (12-18 yrs) Meeting, Moosewood

The Details:

September 23: 5:30-6:30, Pre-trip meeting for the 2012-2013 Younger 4H group, Moosewood

*This is a mandatory meeting for any younger 4H kids interested in the Seney trip.

September 28-29: 7:00. a.m. – Sunday at 3:00, Younger 4H Bike/camp trip to Seney Wildlife Refuge

Depart Marquette: 7:00 a.m., Jack’s IGA in Harvey

Return to Marquette: 3:00 Sunday, Jack’s IGA in Harvey

Activities: Biking, camping and attending the Seney Wildlife Refuge “Youth Outdoors” Program. (See http://www.fws.gov/refuge/seney/youthoutdoors.html for more info. We will register as a group and discuss what we want to register for at our pre-trip meeting.)

Fee: $30.00 (includes the fee for Seney program, gas, camping fee and food for the weekend).

Extra items to bring: water bottle and sack lunch for Saturday. (Gear list to follow).

October 7: 5:30-6:30 Younger 4H (9-12yrs) Meeting, Moosewood

6:45-8:00 Older 4H (12-18 yrs) Meeting, Moosewood

*Parents required to come and fill out forms and pay the $10 yearly membership fee.

*Agenda: Plan for the year, registration, snack sign up

October 9: 5:00—6:00, both groups, CLIMBING WALL, NMU PEIF

*Wear long stretchy pants and closed toe shoes

October 18: 6:00 - ? Pizza at Aubree’s and Scaregrounds, 4H Fairgrounds.

*Families welcome. We will meet for pizza, then caravan down to the fairgrounds and go through the Scaregrounds.

*Fee: $5.00 for pizza and ? for Scaregrounds

October 24,25,26 – 6:00-10:00pm – both groups, Haunted Bog Walk, Moosewood

*We need groups of 4-6 members, one group per night, to man a “scare station” for this important Moosewood fundraiser. We will plan the station during our meetings. We also need an adult or two to supervise each night.

November 4: 5:30-6:30 Younger 4H (9-12yrs) Meeting, Moosewood

6:45-8:00 Older 4H (12-18 yrs) Meeting, Moosewood

*Agenda: ?Wilderness/Emergency Response skills

December 2: Holiday party

*Agenda: Celebrate the season together. Details tba.

January 6: 5:30-6:30 Younger 4H (9-12yrs) Meeting, Moosewood

6:45-8:00 Older 4H (12-18 yrs) Meeting, Moosewood

*Agenda: Camp cooking skills, winter camping skills

January 31- February 2: Winter Camping Trip, location and times tba

*After 4 years of building snow shelters in wilderness locations, Kim and I would like to begin alternating years between this challenge and a less intensive winter experience. This year we hope to reserve a cabin in which our kids could stay in case they don’t want to sleep in the quinzees. We will also focus more on skiing and snowshoeing. The older kids will camp Friday and Saturday nights, and the younger kids Saturday only. We will look for a local location.

Hi all!

We are offering the older kids' day trip this Sunday. Including the kids age 12 this summer who will be joining this older group in the fall.) We are hiking (without our backpacks) on the North Country Trail. We will be picking up the trail at the NTN trailhead at Forestville Road and hiking through rocky outcroppings, tall pines, and beautiful country until we come out onto Wetmore Landing. From there we will hike to Little Presque Isle. The segments of the trail are #13, 14, and 15. (4.6 miles total). This is a stunning section of trail just outside our door. We hope everyone can come!

You can access the maps and more detail on the NCT website: http://www.northcountrytrail.org/nct/TrailSegments.htm.

Parents interested in chaperoning - we will need to shuttle the chaperone's cars and will work that out.

Details:

Drop off: Noquemenon Trailhead, Forestville Road, 1:00pm

Pick up: Little Presque Isle Parking Lot, 4;00 pm

Bring: Water bottle, day pack with a snack, camera, dress for the weather, good hiking shoes/boots

Fee: free

RSVP: Friday, Sept. 13 via email to Kathy

Challenge Seekers 4H Marquette

Wednesday, September 18, 2013

Pictures from the Older Seekers hike

September 15

North Country Trail

Tuesday, September 17, 2013

Seney Bike and Camping Trip for 9-12

Looking forward to another year of Challenge Seekers!

Tuesday, September 10, 2013

North Country Hike this Sunday