Inland Seas Education Association Utopia Update
By: Fred Sitkins, Executive Director Inland Seas Education Association was very excited to receive the Impact 100 TC grant in 2017. We began work on the schooner Utopia immediately in anticipation of having her ready for final Coast Guard inspection in Fall 2018. But like any renovation of a...
PEACE Ranch breaks ground on Experiential Therapy Center
By: Hannah Bouwmeester, Impact 100 TC Nestled back on Hoosier Valley road in Traverse City is a tranquil farm appropriately named “PEACE Ranch.” At first glance, it resembles a regular farm; horses, outbuildings, and gardens. However, it is so much more than that. I recently had the...
INLAND SEAS EDUCATION
2017 Impact100 TC $127,500 Grant Recipient Since 1989, Inland Seas Education Association (ISEA), located in Suttons Bay, Michigan, has provided learners of all ages with hands-on experiences aboard traditionally-rigged tall ship schooners, along the shores of the Great Lakes, and in local rivers,...
PEACE RANCH
2017 Impact100 TC $127,500 Grant Recipient PEACE Ranch is home to 17 unique rescue horses, most of whom have suffered some sort of abuse or neglect and were difficult to place. These horses act as “therapists,” helping those who also are struggling with the effects of trauma in their own...
Valentine’s Day & Caring for Others
Valentine’s Day is about lovers. Well, not exactly. It really is more about caring for others. The holiday is named after Saint Valentine, a Roman priest from the third century known for marrying Christian couples during a time when they were being persecuted by Caldius Gothicus, the Roman...
GIVE and Get Healthy
What’s Your New Year’s Resolution? Get Healthy? Feel Happier? Stay Focused? Many of you have set your Goal for 2017. Many of you are thinking: "Why do I have to say no to cheesy potatoes to feel better about myself? If I am not supposed to eat them, why do they taste so good? Ah, ruffled potato...