What we’re about
Solar Outdoors is a Southeast Michigan based club with more than 400 members. Founded in 1975, Solar Outdoors remains dedicated to helping its members enjoy nature and outdoor activities.
Membership in the club is required to participate in our activities and workshops posted on our Meetup site. Annual dues are $15 for individuals. Please read further if you are interested in becoming a club member. Questions about membership can be directed to solarmembership@solaroutdoors.org. Or select this link to become a member https://square.link/u/YpuCsZIT
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Solar Outdoors members themselves organize workshops and events in which other members can participate. Whether you are a beginner or experienced wilderness enthusiast, you will find workshops, activities, and trips for all skill levels and many different interests including--but certainly not limited to!--backpacking, day hiking, bicycling, cross-country skiing, paddling, orienteering, wildflower and tree identification, whitewater rafting, and geocaching. Solar Outdoors members can also borrow gear from our store of packs, sleeping bags and pads, stoves, and other outdoor equipment for an annual member fee of $35.
To learn more about Solar Outdoors and its activities we encourage you to visit our website, www.solaroutdoors.org. There you will find a calendar of upcoming workshops and events. These sources give more information about who we are, what we do, and how we do it. We also welcome anyone interested in the club to attend our monthly meetings, held at St. Paul's Presbyterian Church, 27475 Five Mile Road, just west of Inkster Road, in Livonia on the last Tuesday of every month (except December) at 7 pm. SOLAR is not affiliated with St. Paul's or any other religious institution. Directions are available here: http://solaroutdoors.com/solarmeetings.html. The business meeting is followed by a program on a topic of general interest to our members.
Solar Outdoors uses Meetup as a tool of convenience for our members to quickly get information about upcoming classes and activities and to sign up and pay for these events online. That's why our Meetup group is restricted to paid members of the club and non-members have very limited access.
Once you have checked us out online and, we hope, in person by attending one of our monthly meetings, you can decide if becoming a member is right for you. If so, you can join the club by downloading the membership form (http://solaroutdoors.com/downloads/S.O.L.A....), filling it out, and either submitting it with a check for the dues payment at one of the meetings or mailing both to the address listed on the bottom of the membership form. Once you are a club member you will have access to this Meetup group.
Thank you for your interest in Solar Outdoors. We hope to meet you soon.
Upcoming events (4+)
See all- Cross Country Ski WorkshopRalph MacMullen Conference Center, Roscommon, MI$165.00
HAVE YOU ALWAYS WANTED TO LEARN HOW TO CROSS COUNTRY SKI (OR IMPROVE ON YOUR SKILLS)? THEN THIS WORKSHOP IS FOR YOU!
OVER NIGHT: RALPH A. MACMULLAN CONF. CTR. (NORTH SHORE HIGGINS LAKE), 104 CONSERVATION DR., ROSCOMMON, MI 48653
MacMullanCenter@Michigan.gov
LAKE ONTARIO LODGE
· 6 ROOMS.
· EACH GUEST ROOM HAS TWO SINGLE BEDS.
· TWO COMMUNITY-STYLE BATHROOMS (TOILET STALLS, SHOWER STALLS, SINKS AND MIRRORS).
· SHARED LOUNGE WITH FIREPLACE, COFFEE BAR, TV, MICROWAVE AND MINI REFRIGERATOR
· NO KITCHEN
SKI LOCATION: CROSS COUNTRY SKI HEADQUARTERS
9435 N. CUT RD., ROSCOMMON, MI 48653
1-800-832-2663
www.crosscountryski.com
· $9 DAY FEE (NOT INCLUDED)
· SKI PACKAGE RENTALS AVAILABLE
· FOOD & DRINKS AVAILABLE
· FULL-SERVICE SKI SHOP
ABSTRACT: BEGINNER X-SKI WORKSHOP. LEAN THE BASICS OF CROSSCOUNTRY SKIING, EQUIPTMENT AND TECHNIQUE. MORNING LECTURE FOLLOWED BY A DAY OF PRACTICAL. SUNDAY OTIONAL SKI DAY.
INSTRUCTOR: ERIC BRAUN
eric.braun@us.bosch.com
(248) 568-3843
NO PRIOR EXPERIENCE REQUIRED. SHOULD BE EXPERIENCED BEING OUT IN THE COLD WEATHER.
ITEMS TO BRING: X-SKI EQUIPTMENT (SKIS, BOOTS & POLES) OR RENT. YOU WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUT OWN FOOD AND DRINK.
RECOMMENDED ITEMS TO BRING:
LAYERS TO STAY WARM AND DRY
SNACKS AND DRINKS
FANNY PACK OR BACKPACK TO CARRY STUFF IN
OVERNIGHT STUFF
FOOD AND DRINKS (BREAKFAST) WHILE AT THE LODGE OR EAT OUTCOST IS $165 PER PERSON BASED ON A MINIMUM OF FIVE PARTICIPANTS (NOONE SHARES A ROOM). IF MORE SIGN UP, AN ADJUSTMENT MAY BE MADE.