{"id":162530,"date":"2025-05-30T11:02:13","date_gmt":"2025-05-30T15:02:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/?p=162530"},"modified":"2025-08-16T20:33:05","modified_gmt":"2025-08-17T00:33:05","slug":"nmc-hosts-kids-free-fishing-day-june-14","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/?p=162530","title":{"rendered":"NMC hosts Kids Free Fishing Day June 14"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>TRAVERSE CITY &#8212; More than 250 young anglers and their families are expected at the annual Rotary Kids Free Fishing Day, set from 9 a.m.&#8211;1 p.m. Saturday, June 14 at Northwestern Michigan College&#8217;s Great Lakes campus.<\/p>\n<p>Kids accompanied by an adult are invited to join in the free fishing fun. Under the supervision of the Department of Natural Resources, 500 brown trout 10 inches or longer will be stocked in the campus harbor for the event. Fishing rods, reels and bait are all provided. Children may also bring their own fishing gear.<\/p>\n<p>Experienced volunteers including Rotarians and cadets from the Great Lakes Maritime Academy will help with baiting hooks and fishing skills. Members of the Northwest Michigan Fishing Club will clean the fish for the young anglers. The Great Lakes Children&#8217;s Museum will host a free fish painting activity for kids waiting to fish. There will also be a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter flyover.<\/p>\n<p>Parking is available at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nmc.edu\/about\/maps\/map-great-lakes-campus.html\">NMC&#8217;s Great Lakes campus<\/a>, 715 E. Front St., Traverse City, located just east of the Delamar Hotel on U.S. 31. Free Fishing Day is sponsored by Traverse City Rotary Clubs, Rotary Camps &amp; Services, NMC, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians, Mike and Rhonda Estes, Great Lakes Children&#8217;s Museum and the Northwest Michigan Fishing Club.<\/p>\n<h3>Release date: May 30, 2025<\/h3>\n<h2>For more information:<\/h2>\n<p>Christopher DeGood<br \/>Traverse City Rotary Clubs<br \/><a href=\"mailto:cdegood@bria2.com\">cdegood@bria2.com<\/a><br \/>(231) 420-5601<\/p>\n<p>&#160;<\/p>\n<h3>NON-DISCRIMINATION POLICY NOTICE<\/h3>\n<address style=\"text-align: left;\">Northwestern Michigan College does not discriminate in admission, campus activities, education, employment, housing, public accommodation or public service on the basis of age, color, creed, disability, gender identity\/expression, handicap, height, marital or familial status, national origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, service in the military, veteran&#8217;s status, weight, or any other legally protected status under federal, state, or local law. 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