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Hartwick Pines State Park - March 1-2, Snowshoe Building Workshop

closeup of a workshop participant hands building a snowshoe

Hartwick Pines State Park - March 1-2, Snowshoe Building Workshop

2025-03-01T09:00:00Z 2025-03-02T16:00:00Z Hartwick Pines State Park - March 1-2, Snowshoe Building Workshop

Saturday, March 1 and Sunday, March 2
9 a.m. to 4 p.m. both days (or until you finish lacing your snowshoes)

Instructors will teach participants, step by step, how to lace the Ojibwe-style, wooden-framed snowshoes (11 x 54 inches). Tubular nylon will be used for the lacing. The snowshoe kit comes with a set of “Super A” bindings. Participants will have to varnish their snowshoes with a spar urethane/marine varnish at a later time, preferably in a well-ventilated location.

There will be a lunch break at noon, and participants may either bring their own food or go into downtown Grayling to buy lunch.

Cost for the class is $190.

To register for this class, go to Michigan.gov/DNRLicenses and click on the "Purchase a license" button. Sign in (using either a username and password or your ID and birthdate), and find the class under the Outdoor Skills Academy tab. Make sure you choose “2025 Snowshoe Building Workshop, 3/1-2, Grayling."

Please note: Cancellations must be made no later than Feb. 21.

For more information, contact the park interpreter at Hartwick Pines Visitor Center at 989-348-2537 or email KasmerC@Michigan.gov.

A Recreation Passport is required for entry into Hartwick Pines State Park.

3612 State Park Drive

Grayling, Michigan, 49738

Event Date

Start: March 01, 2025 9:00 AM

End: March 02, 2025 4:00 PM

Contact Information
Craig Kasmer

Park Interpreter, Hartwick Pines State Park

Saturday, March 1 and Sunday, March 2
9 a.m. to 4 p.m. both days (or until you finish lacing your snowshoes)

Instructors will teach participants, step by step, how to lace the Ojibwe-style, wooden-framed snowshoes (11 x 54 inches). Tubular nylon will be used for the lacing. The snowshoe kit comes with a set of “Super A” bindings. Participants will have to varnish their snowshoes with a spar urethane/marine varnish at a later time, preferably in a well-ventilated location.

There will be a lunch break at noon, and participants may either bring their own food or go into downtown Grayling to buy lunch.

Cost for the class is $190.

To register for this class, go to Michigan.gov/DNRLicenses and click on the "Purchase a license" button. Sign in (using either a username and password or your ID and birthdate), and find the class under the Outdoor Skills Academy tab. Make sure you choose “2025 Snowshoe Building Workshop, 3/1-2, Grayling."

Please note: Cancellations must be made no later than Feb. 21.

For more information, contact the park interpreter at Hartwick Pines Visitor Center at 989-348-2537 or email KasmerC@Michigan.gov.

A Recreation Passport is required for entry into Hartwick Pines State Park.