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Annual Meeting- 2004 August 20 & 21, 2004
Photo Tour
Dave Wellman and Lynn
Stephens planned an outstanding meeting, starting
with the MFA Board meeting Friday morning. The meeting started at 1:00 pm with a
tour of Mantei Veneer Mill, Northern Michigan Hardwood Sawmill,
and Michigan Maple Block Company. Friday evening there was a barbecue
supper at North Central Michigan College followed by a birds of prey
presentation. Activities Saturday morning and early afternoon included
tours of Town and Country Log Homes and woodlot tours, with options to
visit a fish hatchery and the Klose residence, which was built by the
owner. Lunch courtesy Town & Country Log Homes was provided. In late
afternoon the Annual Business meeting was held at the college to be
followed by the banquet awards, raffle, and auction.
Town &
Country Cedar Homes provided a tour of their log home models south of
Petoskey
The tour
then went to the Town & Country mill where the cedar logs are processed
for custom homes and the standard plans
Part of the
group took a tour of a house and outbuildings built by Peter Klose from
trees harvested on his own property
Mrs. Klose
invited the tour group in to look at the inside of their home and provided
some delicious cookies and pastries
Lynn
Stephens conducted a tour of 2 timber harvests that he is overseeing as
part of a long-term management plan in a family-owned forest
Several
members on the harvest tour were able to find a raspberry patch to conduct
a harvest of their own
The Wanigan
made an appearance at the North Central Michigan College campus, giving
members an opportunity to see the product of the hard work of the MFF
Educational Trailer Committee
Members
were also able to view the rare Wolfpertinger (loosely translated as
"devil striking from the sky") captured by Pete Klink and placed on
display inside the Wanigan
As usual,
Dave Wellman handled the auctioneer duties at the banquet with assistance
from John "Jason" VanDyke
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