"Eight Days a Week" of Fun
A flurry of activity! In late April and early May of 2018, I had eight busy days of activities! I originally created this as one single blog post listing all nine events, but later decided to publish nine posts to make it easier to find for my website visitors to read.
I still think of it as one post that I hope will not only give you insight into my eight-day week, but more importantly, encourage you to support these organizations with your presence at future events.
1) Sunday, April 29, 2018 - REI Cleveland Free Day of Fun at Holden Arboretum
3) Tuesday, May 1, 2018 - CDPUG iMac Pro Video Briefing at Apple Eton
5) Thursday, May 3, 2018 - Cleveland Museum of Natural History Members Behind-The-Scenes Night
6) Friday, May 4, 2018 - MIX: Spectacle at Cleveland Museum of Art
7) Saturday, May 5, 2018 - Akron Waterways Renewed! Blue Heron Homecoming
8) Saturday, May 5, 2018 - Fifth Annual Station Hope
9) Sunday, May 6, 2018 - 2018 Bald Eagle Fest at Cleveland Museum of Natural History's Mentor Marsh
9) Sunday, May 6, 2018 - 2018 Bald Eagle Fest at Cleveland Museum of Natural History's Mentor Marsh
On April 17, 2018, I wrote in my blog post Rails-to-Trails Conservancy - Opening Day for Trails Cleveland! that "A representative from Sustainable Cleveland also told me that the Cleveland Museum of Natural History (@goCMNH) has nature hikes at Mentor Marsh."
I also met a staff person on April 18, 2018, at the Museum's Think & Drink (#ThinkAndDrink) event who worked for the Natural Areas Department (@CMNHnature) which "has over 9,400 acres of land on 56 natural areas."
When Julie and I heard about the May 6, 2018, Bald Eagle Fest at Mentor Marsh, we were excited to check it out!
Learn more about the event in these articles and in my @sos_jr tweets and retweets that follow.
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Eagle Fest Swoops into Mentor Marsh
By Cool Cleveland (@CoolCleveland) -
Mentor Marsh Bald Eagle Fest treats hundreds to views of the big birds
By Jonathan Tressler (@JTfromtheNH), The News-Herald (@newsheraldinoh). Posted: 05/07/18, 12:46 AM ED
Eagle Fest Swoops into Mentor Marsh https://t.co/jH4PidsViH Sun 5/6 @ 12-5PM One need not be an ornithologist to know that the bald eagle is @goCMNH
— CoolCleveland (@CoolCleveland) April 30, 2018
@cmnhnature @lakecountyoh https://t.co/8zuhBzCew0
— Stuart O. Smith, Jr. - sosAssociates.com (@sos_jr) May 4, 2018
Celebrate bald #eagles at @CMNHnature's #MentorMarsh from noon to 5pm on Sunday, May 6! Sign up for a naturalist-led hike to see the eagles' nest at 12:30, 1:30, 2:30 or 3:30pm. We're proud to make this event zero-waste. Sponsored by @lakecountyoh. https://t.co/2eOmyju4kz pic.twitter.com/sABmY45ibq
— CleMuseumNatHistory (@goCMNH) April 30, 2018
Canvas e-news @GLScienceCtr @CLE_State @WaterlooArts @CantonArts @ClevelandArt @ArtistsArchives @bayarts_ohio @BeckCenter @CantonMuseum @GLTFCleveland @NearWestTheatre @massmu @AkronAreaArts @HeightsArts @AllenArtMuseum @goCMNH @spacesgallery @TriCedu https://t.co/f7mmHT2yIA pic.twitter.com/eCfzf7ZrmA
— CanvasCLE (@CanvasCle) May 3, 2018
The #BaldEagle nest in #MentorMarsh has TWO eaglets!
— CleMuseumNatHistory (@goCMNH) April 25, 2018
Join a naturalist-led hike to see the nest on Sunday, May 6 at @CMNHnature's annual Bald #Eagle Fest: https://t.co/2eOmyju4kz
Photo credit: Nan Patrick pic.twitter.com/v8lbd6J9cn
Join @CMNHnature at #MentorMarsh this Sunday, May 6 for BALD EAGLE FEST ! Sign up for a naturalist-led hike to the Eagles' nest, where 2 hatchlings are being raised! https://t.co/2eOmyju4kz pic.twitter.com/2R2WRWXzdZ
— CleMuseumNatHistory (@goCMNH) May 3, 2018
TODAY! Join us @CMNHnature's #MentorMarsh for #BaldEagleFest! Please note hikes to nest are full. Prepare for mud, bring binoculars & ! We're proud to make this a zero-waste event. Funded by #RemarkableLakeCountyOH Arts & Culture Grant Program. https://t.co/auS9F33jtL pic.twitter.com/J2MFKxQCIf
— CleMuseumNatHistory (@goCMNH) May 6, 2018
At @RailsToTrails #RTCOpeningDay #Cleveland at @ClevelandRows a @sustainableCLE representative recommended a nature hike at @goCMNH’s #MentorMarshhttps://t.co/bDJ3r16uvG
— Stuart O. Smith, Jr. - sosAssociates.com (@sos_jr) May 6, 2018
...so today attend #BaldEagleFest at Mentor Marsh #Nature Center in @LakeCountyOH https://t.co/DjxzCjWuWv pic.twitter.com/lXCpsI8jqb
At #ThinkandDrink I learned that @goCMNH has 9,400+ acres https://t.co/LNx7snNv6Q
— Stuart O. Smith, Jr. - sosAssociates.com (@sos_jr) May 6, 2018
Today visit #museum’s #nature area for the 1st time for @CMNHnature’s Bald #Eagle Fest at @goCMNH’s #MentorMarsh #Nature Center in @LakeCountyOH https://t.co/DjxzCjWuWvhttps://t.co/JqpvB1QcN1
I did not know that @goCMNH has over 9,400 acres of land on 56 natural areas.
— Stuart O. Smith, Jr. - sosAssociates.com (@sos_jr) April 19, 2018
Learn more here: https://t.co/vQCVkifZj4 #ThinkandDrink.https://t.co/TQRgjRJK8U pic.twitter.com/LpBhuCal1Z
Learning about Tamarack the Great Horned Owl at @CMNHnature’s #BaldEagleFest at #MentorMarsh! Thanks for being here, @CMNHwildlife! https://t.co/2eOmyju4kz pic.twitter.com/c1tkbZrFqo
— CleMuseumNatHistory (@goCMNH) May 6, 2018
Thanks to @cityofmentor’s Natural Resources Division for being here at @CMNHnature’s #MentorMarsh today! Spin the wheel, guess the tree and win a prize! https://t.co/2eOmyju4kz pic.twitter.com/44egkFHu9p
— CleMuseumNatHistory (@goCMNH) May 6, 2018
Come on out to @CMNHnature’s #BaldEagleFest at #MentorMarsh and meet live animals with @CMNHwildlife’s Harvey Webster. We’ll be here through 5pm today. https://t.co/2eOmyju4kz pic.twitter.com/vzhnyBuWRq
— CleMuseumNatHistory (@goCMNH) May 6, 2018
Thanks to @RustBeltRiders for being here at @CMNHnature’s #MentorMarsh #BaldEagleFest! We’re so proud to make this a #ZeroWaste event. https://t.co/huNKW9IWmL eaglefest pic.twitter.com/E2yBxC1ngu
— CleMuseumNatHistory (@goCMNH) May 6, 2018
Meet @smokey_bear at @CMNHnature’s #BaldEagleFest TODAY at #MentorMarsh thru 5pm! https://t.co/2eOmyju4kz pic.twitter.com/IZdegshQoc
— CleMuseumNatHistory (@goCMNH) May 6, 2018
After seeing this tweet by @goCMNH: https://t.co/1DaFLuQWfl I talk to staff of @cityofmentor’s Natural Resources Division about #coyotes living near urban areas. Very interesting people here at @CMNHnature’s #MentorMarsh today! https://t.co/DjxzCjWuWv
— Stuart O. Smith, Jr. - sosAssociates.com (@sos_jr) May 6, 2018
Hey @paleeoguy, they have the #Eagle poster you made for the 2017 @ScienceMarchCLE here at the @goCMNH’s #MentorMarsh & Carol H. Sweet #Nature Center in @LakeCountyOH
— Stuart O. Smith, Jr. - sosAssociates.com (@sos_jr) May 6, 2018
I am here today for the @cmnhnature’s #BaldEagleFest. https://t.co/DjxzCjWuWv pic.twitter.com/oOoLbGwz9y
Meep the Red-Tailed Hawk is helping @CMNHwildlife’s Harvey Webster teach visitors about his species at @CMNHnature’s #BaldEagleFest at Mentor Marsh today. Join us through 5pm today! https://t.co/2eOmyju4kz pic.twitter.com/OTXRSp0Sox
— CleMuseumNatHistory (@goCMNH) May 6, 2018
“When a balloon is let go, it will blow away, only to burst or deflate & returned to pollute the earth”
— Stuart O. Smith, Jr. - sosAssociates.com (@sos_jr) May 6, 2018
I see information at @goCMNH’s #MentorMarsh & Carol H. Sweet #Nature Center in @LakeCountyOH about @BalloonsBlow. pic.twitter.com/IrhCuqws1R
I go on a #hike to #butterfly area & #marsh behind the @goCMNH’ #MentorMarsh & Carol H. Sweet #Nature Center in @LakeCountyOH.https://t.co/LNx7snNv6Q @CMNHnature’s #BaldEagleFest is funded by #RemarkableLakeCountyOH #Arts & Culture Grant Program https://t.co/DjxzCjWuWv pic.twitter.com/8HWOqs60aK
— Stuart O. Smith, Jr. - sosAssociates.com (@sos_jr) May 6, 2018
Very cool! Second hike on #BuckeyeTrail @hikethebt led by @goCMNH #nature #volunteer.
— Stuart O. Smith, Jr. - sosAssociates.com (@sos_jr) May 6, 2018
See #Eagle in #nest on #trail.
Attending @CMNHnature’s #BaldEagleFest which is funded by the @LakeCountyOH’s #RemarkableLakeCountyOH Arts & Culture Grant Program. https://t.co/DjxzCjWuWv pic.twitter.com/K3sP89ISeb
On #BuckeyeTrail @hikethebt #hike led by @goCMNH #nature #volunteer, I see two #eaglets in #eagle #nest on #trail.
— Stuart O. Smith, Jr. - sosAssociates.com (@sos_jr) May 6, 2018
Attending @CMNHnature’s #BaldEagleFest which is funded by the @LakeCountyOH’s #RemarkableLakeCountyOH Arts & Culture Grant Program. https://t.co/DjxzCjWuWv pic.twitter.com/O9at4S5tvT
Having a blast at The Bald Eagle Fest with @goCMNH !!! Come see the Eagle and grab lunch with us! Fun activities for the kids! #foodtruck #localcle #hotdogs #burgers #riverdogfoodtruck #supergood @cityofmentor pic.twitter.com/olabVYI80r
— River Dog Cafe (@RiverDogCafe) May 6, 2018
Visit Bald Eagle Fest this afternoon @goCMNH's Mentor Marsh. Pick up some free books and veggie & flower seeds from our Pop-Up Library while you're there. pic.twitter.com/8tOIkxEyL2
— MentorPublicLibrary (@MentorPL) May 6, 2018
Thanks to @RiverDogCafe for being here at @CMNHnature's #MentorMarsh for #BaldEagleFest! Grab lunch while you take part in kid-friendly activities and games, talk with representatives from local conservation organizations, and enjoy a live animal program. https://t.co/2eOmyju4kz pic.twitter.com/K9fcMUD2sz
— CleMuseumNatHistory (@goCMNH) May 6, 2018
We are going to a fun place for dinner — @PickleBills — after @goCMNH Bald Eagle event at Mentor Marsh. pic.twitter.com/9tENRVSFcF
— Stuart O. Smith, Jr. - sosAssociates.com (@sos_jr) May 6, 2018
Live animal shows today #MentorMarsh Eagle Fest @RemarkableLakeCountyOH pic.twitter.com/W38DJwUJYH
— CMNH Natural Areas (@cmnhnature) May 6, 2018
Come see @smokey_bear at Eagle Fest #MentorMarsh #RemarkableLakeCountyOH pic.twitter.com/JNxnb8pGSZ
— CMNH Natural Areas (@cmnhnature) May 6, 2018
Hey! This is right down the road from where I live! :D
— Flashbacks to the (infinity)war (@6sammi6) May 7, 2018
That is great @6sammi6!
— Stuart O. Smith, Jr. - sosAssociates.com (@sos_jr) May 7, 2018
You can watch the #eaglets grow up at @goCMNH’s #MentorMarsh! https://t.co/Il9JdTPZzQ
The #eagle #nest can be seen from the #BuckeyeTrail @hikethebt.https://t.co/DjxzCjWuWv pic.twitter.com/ynJktN2ksF
Mentor Marsh Bald Eagle Fest treats hundreds to views of the big birdshttps://t.co/su6dN8YYgT#baldeagles #nesting #MentorMarsh
— The News-Herald (@newsheraldinoh) May 7, 2018
Huge thank you to #RemarkableLakeCountyOH for supporting this family friendly annual event. You can visit our Mentor Marsh ALL YEAR LONG!!! https://t.co/9SG3UFzQSw
— CMNH Natural Areas (@cmnhnature) May 7, 2018
To learn more about the Rails-to-Trails Conservancy (@RailsToTrails) first Opening Day for Trails in Cleveland (#RTCOpeningDay), and the Cleveland Museum of Natural History (@goCMNH) Think & Drink (#ThinkAndDrink), please see the following blog posts I have written about these events:
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Blog Date: April 17, 2018 - Rails-to-Trails Conservancy - Opening Day for Trails Cleveland!
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Blog Date: February 12, 2017 - Think & Drink with the Extinct: Biomimicry!
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Blog Date: October 31, 2016 - Think & Drink with the Extinct: Wildlife!
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Blog Date: November 9, 2015 - Think & Drink with the Extinct: Paleontology - Fossils and Ferments