🌱 Kicking Leaves Hike at Dousman's Mill and 11 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Captain While You Can Tailgate Tour
• Kicking Leaves Hike at Dousman's Mill at Dousman's Mill
• 2026 On-Farm Workshops at Mshko'Ode Farm

Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: A couple of morning showers, with a high of 67 and low of 53 degrees.
• Friday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 61, low: 48.
• Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 60 and low of 51 degrees.

📸 Around Carp Lake

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Carp Lake

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday October 3
• Captain While You Can Tailgate Tour →
  2000 S Mission St, Mt Pleasant
  3:30 pm

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Other local events

Friday October 9
• Kicking Leaves Hike at Dousman's Mill →
  Dousman's Mill, 9001 W, US-23, Mackinaw City
  1:00 pm
Saturday October 10
• 2026 On-Farm Workshops at Mshko'Ode Farm →
  Mshko'Ode Farm, 6301 Maple St, Brutus
  10:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday October 1
• Boo Onboard the Mackinaw! →
  Icebreaker Mackinaw Maritime Museum, 131 S Huron Ave, Mackinaw City
  10:00 am
Friday October 2
• Fort Fright : Colonial Michilimackinac →
  Colonial Michilimackinac, Mackinaw City
  6:30 pm
• Fort Fright →
  Mackinaw City MI
  6:30 pm
Saturday October 3
• October's First Friday: Volunteer Day →
  Icebreaker Mackinaw Maritime Museum, 131 S Huron Ave, Mackinaw City
  12:00 pm
Tuesday October 6
• Pellston vs Mancelona →
  172 N Park Ave, Pellston
  6:00 pm
• Pellston Hornets Volleyball vs Mancelona →
  172 N Park Ave, Pellston
  6:00 pm
Friday October 9
• Kicking Leaves Hike at Dousman's Mill (formally Historic Mill Creek) →
  Dousman's Mill (formally Historic Mill Creek), 9001 W. US 23, Mackinaw City
  1:00 pm
Sunday October 11
• Closing Day at Colonial Michilimackinac →
  Colonial Michilimackinac, Mackinaw City
  9:00 am
• Closing Day at Old Mackinac Point Lighthouse →
  Old Mackinac Point Lighthouse, 526 N. Huron Ave., Mackinaw City
  9:00 am
Tuesday October 13
• Pellston vs Bellaire →
  172 N Park Ave, Pellston
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Family Dollar posted a job opening for Customer Service Associate I in Pellston. Apply here.
• Merry Care posted a job opening for Direct Care Worker(DCW) MI in Pellston. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Carp Lake here.

🗞 Nearby News

Pellston

• Poll: Where do you utilize AI most often? (upnorthlive.com)

St. Ignace

• Mackinaw City boys and Cheboygan girls win at St. Ignace Invite (dailypress.net)
• Project Backpack Preps Children for School Year Ahead (stignacenews.com)
• St. Ignace Right to Life Annual Benefit Dinner (stignacenews.com)

Mackinac Island

• Island Bookstore to Combine Two Locations (mackinacislandnews.com)

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-- 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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