By Coggin Heeringa Each December, the Friends of Crossroads decorate a “Fish Tree” and a “Forest Tree” in the Collins Learning Center. It really doesn’t matter if they are called Holiday Trees or Christmas Trees or Hanukah Bushes. This time of year, an evergreen tree makes most of us think of giving gifts. Until very […]

By Coggin Herringa Winter Solstice occurs at the exact same instant everywhere on planet earth. At Crossroads at Big Creek (and the rest of our Central time zone), that instant in 2019 will be 10:19 pm, on Saturday, December 21. Archaeologists believe that humans have been aware of the Winter Solstice since the Stone Age. […]

By Coggin Heeringa Throughout the year, people tell us that they are thankful for Crossroads. But during gun/deer hunting season, people seem especially grateful for a safe place to hike and walk their dogs. Around Thanksgiving, the forest also seems to have special scent. Theoretically, the scent should have been stronger in October when temperatures were […]

By Coggin Heeringa, Director, Crossroads at Big Creek Attracting birds is near and dear to Crossroads at Big Creek. One reason is that we have been working on a Bird and Butterfly Garden around our Collins Learning Center for the last few years. Visitors to the learning center can’t help but notice the bird feeding […]

By Coggin Heeringa, Director, Crossroads at Big Creek Fall is such a great time to hike at Crossroads at Big Creek, Ida Bay Preserves and, of course, throughout Door County as a whole. The leaves are turning. The scent of autumn is in the air. And strange little piles of twigs are appearing around tree trunks, […]