The DNR Outdoor Skills Academy offers classes – including expert instruction, gear and hands-on learning – on fly fishing and wild mushrooms in May. Both will be held at the Carl T. Johnson Hunting and Fishing Center, located in Cadillac’s Mitchell State Park.

During the May 3 Fly Fishing Seminar, designed for beginners to intermediate enthusiasts, you'll learn fundamental fly-casting techniques, discover the secrets of fly selection based on target species and gain the skills to confidently approach the next fishing adventure. The Wild Mushroom Clinic, May 10, dives into the world of Michigan’s seasonal edible wild mushrooms, with a focus on the “big five” – morel, chanterelle, chicken of the woods, hen of the woods and oyster mushrooms – plus other foods found in nature.

See a full schedule of classes at?Michigan.gov/OutdoorSkills.

Several of the Michigan History Center’s seasonal museums and historic sites open in May. These include:

• Cambridge Junction in Lenawee County (historic buildings open May 11), along the Old Chicago Road, featuring exhibits and artifacts about people, travel and work during the 1840s and '50s, and stories of early auto tourism and 20th-century Irish Hills tourist attractions.
• Fayette Historic Townsite in Delta County (opens May 9), a once-bustling industrial community that manufactured charcoal pig iron between 1867 and 1891 at the tip of the Garden Peninsula. Visitors can walk through the well-preserved buildings that have been standing for 150 years and learn about life during the 19th century.
• Fort Wilkins in Keweenaw County (opens May 15), home of a restored 1844 army military outpost, including 19 buildings, with a living-history program. Visitors can experience a look back at life on the northern frontier during the mid-1800s and a time when soldiers were stationed in Michigan's Upper Peninsula.
• Hartwick Pines Logging Museum in Crawford County (opens May 1*), which depicts the state’s 19th-century logging era, an industry that changed Michigan’s landscape, people and economy in ways that can still be seen today. (*The planned May 1 open date depends on whether Hartwick Pines State Park is set to reopen following the northern Michigan ice storm. Call ahead or check Michigan.gov/DNRClosures.)
• Higgins Lake Nursery and CCC Museum in Crawford County (opens May 1), highlighting Michigan’s first tree nursery and the hard work of the Civilian Conservation Corps.