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](mailto:solarmembership@solaroutdoors.org). Or select this link to become a member https://form.jotform.com/251014794107149
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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](http://solaroutdoors.org/About/Meetings.aspx). 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
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9th Annual Belle Isle Hike
Belle Isle Aquarium, 876 Picnic Way, Detroit, MI, USWhen: December 21, 2023
At 9 am to noon
Where: Belle Isle State Park
Meet at Parking lot at the Belle Isle Aquarium at 3 Inselruhe Ave, Detroit, MI 48207
Reminder: Dress for cold weather and it may be windy.
The hike will take place unless the national weather service says to stay indoors.
Host: Laura Miller
Contact Number: 734.748.2687
Cost: Hike is free, but you will need a State Park Pass to get onto Belle Isle State Park. If you want to go into the Belle Isle aquarium, Belle Isle conservatory or Dossin Great Lakes Museum for a small fee at each one.
Come hike and explore this historic island. We will hike some of the trails and see the historic lighthouse, stop at the nature center to warm up, look at the exhibits and there are restrooms in the nature center. If people want to go to lunch after that is an option.13 attendees
Nite Lites Christmas Lights Show (drive-thru) and refreshments (MIS in Brooklyn)
Michigan International Speedway (MIS), 13990 Brooklyn Rd, Brooklyn, MI, USJoin me for a night of Christmas lights and refreshments.
We will meet at 6:00 PM at:
Family Farm & Home
400 S. Main St.
Brooklyn, MI 49230
From there we will carpool in the biggest vehicle to MIS (Brooklyn) for the drive-thru Christmas lights show. https://nitelitesshow.com/christmas-2/
After the show, we will have go to the Atlas Restaurant in Brooklyn for a bite to eat and a hot drink. https://www.atlasbrooklyn.com/
COST: Lights is $35 per car. This will be split evenly amongst those in the car. Your refreshments at the Atlas Restaurant are separate and your responsibility.
Host: Mary Winkler (mw1inklerg@gmail.com)3 attendees
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