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🌱 Hobby Hangout and 11 more events
And on the Alanson Patch calendar - Captain While You Can Tailgate Tour

Good morning Alanson! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☕️️
Coming up on the calendar:
- Captain While You Can Tailgate Tour
- Wolverine at Alanson at Alanson High School
- Haunted Halloween Weekends at Camp Petosega at Camp Petosega
... and check out 7 more events on the calendar!
Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: A couple of morning showers, with a high of 67 and low of 49 degrees.
- Friday: Mostly sunny and less humid, temps: high: 62, low: 38.
- Saturday: Increasing cloudiness, with a high of 63 and low of 47 degrees.
📸 Around Alanson
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Alanson
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★ Featured events ★
- Captain While You Can Tailgate Tour →
2000 S Mission St, Mt Pleasant
3:30 pm
Saturday October 3
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Other local events
- Wolverine at Alanson →
Alanson High School, 7400 North St, Alanson
5:30 pm - Haunted Halloween Weekends at Camp Petosega →
Camp Petosega, 11000 Camp Petosega Rd, Alanson
5:00 pm - Hobby Hangout →
Indian River Area Library, 3546 S Straits Hwy, Indian River
1:00 pm - Mahjong Club →
Indian River Area Library, 3546 S Straits Hwy, Indian River
2:00 pm - Cookbook Book Club →
Indian River Area Library, 3546 S Straits Hwy, Indian River
3:00 pm - Haunted Halloween Weekends at Camp Petosega →
Camp Petosega, 11000 Camp Petosega Rd, Alanson
5:00 pm - Hobby Hangout →
Indian River Area Library, 3546 S Straits Hwy, Indian River
1:00 pm - Adult Fiction Book Club →
Indian River Area Library, 3546 S Straits Hwy, Indian River
5:30 pm - Lee Fayssoux at Jerk N Depot →
Jerk N Depot, Alanson
7:00 pm
Friday October 2
Saturday October 3
Wednesday October 7
Thursday October 8
Saturday October 10
Wednesday October 21
Friday October 23
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Fineout Creek Stream Monitoring
Petoskey Regional Chamber of Commerce Join WLAC staff and volunteers for seasonal monitoring of Fineout Creek and learn how stream conditions can affect the health of Walloon Lake. Participants will help collect information about stream conditions and water quality while gaining hands-on
1:00 pm - Documentary Screening: Tolkien & Lewis—Myth, Imagination & The Quest for Meaning
The Lyric Theatre, 275 East Main Street, Harbor Springs
7:00 pm - Schoof's Creek Stream Monitoring →
Fields Preserve, 4083 Resort Pike Rd, Petoskey
1:00 am
Thursday October 1
Friday October 2
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- A power outage can be stressful, but taking a few simple safety steps can help.
Use our website or app to report outages and follow restoration progress in your neighborhood. As crews work to restore service, please give them… (Nextdoor )
- Presbyterian Villages of Michigan posted a job opening for Housekeeper (FT) in Harbor Springs. Apply here.
- SpartanNash Company posted a job opening for Night Stock Associate in Petoskey. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Alanson here.
🗞 Nearby News
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- Poll: Where do you utilize AI most often? (upnorthlive.com)
Harbor Springs
- How Michigan's 'Naples Of The North' Out-Punches Mackinac For A Perfect Fall Weekend Getaway (thetravel.com)
- Fundraiser raises over $88K for child systems (wlns.com)
Petoskey
- Michigan's unusual system puts university boards on the ballot statewide (9and10news.com)
- These Towns in the Great Lakes region Have The Best Main Streets (worldatlas.com)
- State recognizes Plainfield Township as 2026 Child Care Champion (iosconews.com)
Ok Alanson! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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