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Northwestern Michigan
Orchid Society
 

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Brassovola Little Stars
Brassovola Little Stars


Next Meeting:




Upcoming Events:
Sat, May 24, 2008
Northwestern Michigan Orchid Society Show
GTC Civic Center
Traverse City, MI

Sun, May 25, 2008
Northwestern Michigan Orchid Society Show
GTC Civic Center
Traverse City, MI

Fri, Sep 26, 2008
8-5pm
Chicagoland Orchid Fest
Greater Chicago Area

Sat, Sep 27, 2008
8-5pm
Chicagoland Orchid Fest
Greater Chicago Area

Sun, Sep 28, 2008
8-5pm
Chicagoland Orchid Fest
Greater Chicago Area

Welcome to the NMOS Website!

Our goal is to increase awareness of native and hybrid orchids through education, conservation and cultivation. We meet the second Sunday of the month at the Traverse Area District Library.

Recent News

· Out-of-Town Visitors: Directions to Civic Center

22May07

Since a lot of people visit Traverse City from the south, here are some directions on how to get here from that direction:

  1. Head north on US-131
  2. Once past Cadillac, drive ~17 miles and turn left on M-113 (flashing yellow light)
  3. Follow M-113 for ~10 miles until you reach Kingsley
  4. Turn right on Garfield Rd (flashing yellow light and sign pointing to Traverse City)
  5. Follow Garfield Rd for about 12 miles; should be well in to Traverse City by now
  6. Turn Right on E. 8th Street
  7. Go about 1/2 mile and turn left on to Civic Center Dr.
  8. Drive forward through in to parking lot. You will be entering the Civic Center from the south.
  9. The show will be in the first room on the right as you enter through the large set of doors


· Out-of-Town Visitors: Traverse City Area Restaurants

11Apr07

For our out-of-town visitors, we have added a link to a Google Maps page that shows some local area restaurants. You can view it here. The list is not yet complete, but more are being added all the time.


· Updated Orchid Show Map

29Jan07

This is an updated map of last year's map, to help our out-of-town visitors, that shows the locations of the show and some local area hotels. You can view the map by clicking the image on the left.


· New Location for Annual Show

29Jan07

The new location of our annual show, that is held over Memorial Day weekend, will now be at the Grand Traverse County Civic Center, just off of Front St./US-31, in Traverse City. There is one large room, which is larger than any previous shows, and plenty of parking with easy access for unloading. A link to it's location is here.


· New Website Feature - Abbreviation Search

09Sep06

Have you ever bought an orchid, knew it was an intergeneric, and wondered what the heck that abbreviation for it's genera meant? Like the "BLC" in "BLC Little Stars"? Now you can look it up. Enter the abbreviation and it will tell you what it is and will tell you what other genera go in to making it. Click the link above and give it a shot.