Revised 05/28/08

MEMORIAL DAY SPRING FORAY
May 26 – 29, 2006
Holiday Inn (Executive Conference Center and Holidome)
5820 Franklin St., Michigan City, IN 46360 (219) 879-0311

* Remember - All Times are CDT *

Friday, 26 May

4:00 p.m. Hotel Check in (If rooms are ready, time may be earlier)

3:00 – 8:00 p.m. Foray Registration adjacent to the Holiday Inn Ballroom

5:30 - 7:30 p.m. Dinner on your own at nearby restaurants

7:30 p.m. Welcome and Foray Orientation in the Holiday Inn Ballroom

8:00 p.m. Guest Speaker, Mark Reshkin, “Geology of the Indiana Dunes”

Mark is Emeritus Professor of Geosciences, Indiana University, Northwest.

Saturday, 27 May

7:00 - 8:30 a.m. Buffet Breakfast and pick up box lunches

8:00 a.m. Depart for Full Day Trips from the Holiday Inn parking lot

8:30 a.m. Depart for Morning Half Day Trips from the Holiday Inn parking lot

Noon – 1:00 p.m. Box Lunch at field trip site OR at the Holiday Inn, ballroom/meeting room/lobbies

1:00 p.m. Departure of Afternoon Half Day trips from Holiday Inn parking lot

5:00 p.m. Michigan Botanical Foundation Meeting

6:00 p.m. Ballroom open for Buffet Dinner

7:30 p.m. Announcements and Presentation of Distinguished Service Award

8:00 p.m. Guest Speaker, Barbara Plampin, “Alien and Introduced Species “

Barbara is Life Director of the Shirley Heinze Land Trust

Sunday, 28 May

7:00 - 8:30 a.m. Buffet Breakfast and pick up box lunches

8:00 a.m. Depart for Full Day Trips from the Holiday Inn parking lot

8:30 a.m. Depart for Morning Half Day Trips from the Holiday Inn parking lot

Noon –1:00p.m. Box Lunch at field trip site OR in the Holiday Inn ballroom/lobbies

1:00p.m. Departure of Afternoon Half Day trips from Holiday Inn parking lot

5:00- 6:00 p.m. Michigan Botanical Club Board Meeting

6:00 p.m. Ballroom open for Buffet Dinner

7:30 p.m. Michigan Botanical Foundation and MBC Board meeting reports

Door Prizes!!

8:00 p.m. Guest Speaker, Noel Pavlovic, “Flora and Ecology of the Indiana Dunes”
Noel is a plant ecologist with the U. S. Geological Survey at the Lake Michigan Ecological Research Station.

Monday, 29 May

7:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. Buffet Breakfast and pick up box lunches

8:30 a.m. Depart from Holiday Inn parking lot for “On the Way Home” field trips

11:00 a.m. Checkout time for Holiday Inn

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