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Upcoming Community Events 

Benzonia Academy Lecture presents,
Click the picture to go to BAHS's event page.
 “Car Ferries In Ice”
An event by Benzie Area Historical Society
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Presented By:  Grant Brown, Author, “Ninety Years Crossing Lake Michigan”
Thursday, June 8, 7:00 P.M.

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Plant Diagnostic Clinic
11 am-2 pm, 2nd Tuesday of the month

April-September 2023
June 13, July 11, August 8, and September 12

​Benzonia Public Library Porch
Bring us your bugs, weeds, and plant diseases, for identification and recommendations!

​Staffed by MSU-E employees and Extension Master Gardeners, the diagnostics clinic will assist residents with plant pests and diseases, lawns, bug or weed identification and recommendations.  For questions about the MSUE diagnostics clinic, call 231-256-9888 or email 
waltonn2@msu.edu.

Summer Reading program puppets.

Summer Reading Program

Benzonia Public Library's beloved Dr. Fizz and Boomer will be back this summer to support our young readers!  Details to follow. 
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First program: June 22nd
Thursdays in June and July

Join Alysia Babcock, Garden Guru, Conservation Steward, Master Naturalist and Advanced Master Gardener as she explains how nature preserves things to see throughout the year and how it can help design your shade garden.
Click the picture to see Plant it Wild's full program calendar

Plant it Wild: ​“Plants for Shade: Take a Cue from Nature”

When: Wed, June 21, 7pm – 8pm
Description: Join Alysia Babcock, Garden Guru, Conservation Steward, Master Naturalist and Advanced Master Gardener as she explains how nature preserves things to see throughout the year and how it can help design your shade garden. 

The Benzie Community Chorus presents our 2023 sounds of summer concert series.  The wonderful world of color.  June 24, 25, and 26.  Tickets are 20 dollars and are available by scanning the QR code, visiting www.benziechorus.org, or calling 2 3 1 6 5 1 0 3 1 1.  Limited tickets will be available at the door.
Click the picture to go to Benzie County Community Chorus's website.

Benzie County Community Chorus - BC3

June 24, 25, and 26
Sounds of Summer Concert Series
"The Wonderful World of Color"

*This is a ticketed event.  Please scan the QR code, visit www.benziechorus.org, or call 231-651-0311 to secure your spot.

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First Emperor of China
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by Maureen Esther, HistoryTeller

Wednesday, June 28, 2023
6:00-7:30 pm
The First Emperor of China is known best by the large terra cotta army buried to protect his mausoleum in Xian.  Discovered in 1974, it is far from excavated.  He is also known for his massive building projects such as the Great wall and the Grand Chinese Canal.  

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Plant Diagnostic Clinic
11 am-2 pm, 2nd Tuesday of the month

April-September 2023
July 11, August 8, and September 12

​Benzonia Public Library Porch
Bring us your bugs, weeds, and plant diseases, for identification and recommendations!

​Staffed by MSU-E employees and Extension Master Gardeners, the diagnostics clinic will assist residents with plant pests and diseases, lawns, bug or weed identification and recommendations.  For questions about the MSUE diagnostics clinic, call 231-256-9888 or email 
waltonn2@msu.edu.

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Click the picture to go to BAHS's event page.
“A Man, A Plan, A Canal, A Beach, A Panorama – A Saunterer’s View Of Crystal Lake”

Presented By:  Stacy Daniels

Thursday, July 13, 2023

An event by the Benzie Area Historical Society

The Benzie Community Chorus presents our 2023 sounds of summer concert series.  The wonderful world of color.  July 15, 16, and 17.  Tickets are 20 dollars and are available by scanning the QR code, visiting www.benziechorus.org, or calling 2 3 1 6 5 1 0 3 1 1.  Limited tickets will be available at the door.Picture
Click the picture to go to Benzie County Community Chorus's website.

Benzie County Community Chorus - BC3

July 15, 16, and 17
​Sounds of Summer Concert Series
"The Wonderful World of Color"

*This is a ticketed event.  Please scan the QR code, visit www.benziechorus.org, or call 231-651-0311 to secure your spot.

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Mills Community House and Versiti
Blood Drive

Tuesday, July 18th
​11:00 am-3:30 pm

​Mills Community House-Lower Level

Join Alysia Babcock, Garden Guru, Conservation Steward, Master Naturalist and Advanced Master Gardener as she explains how nature preserves things to see throughout the year and how it can help design your shade garden.
Click the picture to see Plant it Wild's full program calendar

Plant it Wild: “Garden for Wildlife—Attracting Birds, Butterflies and Other Backyard Wildlife”

When: Wed, July 19, 7pm – 8pm
Description: This presentation by David Mizejewski, Naturalist and author, National Wildlife Federation will  “teach you how to create a wildlife habitat garden.”  

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100+ Women Who Care
Wednesday, July 26, 2023
5:30 pm (doors open at 5:00 pm)

Mills Community House-Upper Level


ONE HOUR! THREE RANDOM PRESENTIONS AND ONE VOTE!
Visitors are welcome to attend, but only members may present or vote.
Visit our 100 + Women Who Care Page for details>
June
​
 8 Academy Lecture: Car Ferries in Ice
​13 Plant Diagnostic Clinic
21 Plant It Wild
22 BPL Summer Reading Program
24-26 Benzie County Community Chorus Summer Concert Series
​28 Maureen Esther: HistoryTeller
​29 BPL Summer Reading Program

July
 6 BPL Summer Reading Program
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11 Plant Diagnostic Clinic
13 BPL Summer Reading Program

​13 Academy Lecture
15-17 Benzie County Community Chorus Summer Concert Series
18 Blood Drive
19 Plant It Wild 
20 BPL Summer Reading Program
​26 100+ Women Who Care
​27 BPL Summer Reading Program

August
​10 Academy Lecture
​16 Plant Diagnostic Clinic
​23 Making Teas and Tinctures


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Mills Community House Association
​891 Michigan Ave.
PO Box 421

​Benzonia, MI 49616
millscommhouse@gmail.com
​231-882-0591

Walk In Office Hours
Mondays 10-2* or 
​by appointment.

*Excludes holidays and overlapping events

BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Donna Brown, Ruth Catton, 

Jimmy McLaren, ​Jane Sullivan,
​Colleen Swartz, ​Samantha Wolfe

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Kristin Fleetwood
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A 501(c) 3 organization
Tax ID (EIN): 75-2977687

Land Acknowledgement
​Benzie county occupies the ancestral, traditional and contemporary lands of Anishinabek people. The Mills Community house recognizes the Anishinabek of the Three Fires Confederacy, the Odawa (Ottawa), Ojibwa (Chippewa), and Bode'wadmi (Potawatomi); historic Indigenous communities in Michigan; and those who were forcibly removed from their homelands. Benzie County occupies land ceded in the treaty of 1855. We give thanks to the Anishinabek as the caretakers of the Earth and for their relationship to the land.

  • Home
  • About Us
    • About Us
    • Board and Staff
    • History
    • Noteworthy at the Mills
    • Newsletters
    • Venue Photo Gallery
  • Events
    • Upcoming Public Events
    • Partnerships >
      • 100+ Women Who Care Benzie
      • Benzie Area Historical Society
      • Benzonia Public Library
      • Versiti Blood Center
      • ZONTA
  • Rentals
  • Ways to Give
    • Volunteer
    • Brick Fundraiser
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