IDEAS and values

  1. Be Produced by Local Year-Round Michigan Volunteers

  2. Be Good to the Northern Michigan Region

  3. Pay All Artists for Their Work, Even If It’s Modest at the Beginning

  4. Collaborate with Like-Minded Local Partners, Organizations and Creators

  5. Host Meaningful Experiences of Value for Audiences

  6. Be Outdoors Together

  7. Have a Passionate Commitment to Leave No Trace and Environmental Thinking

  8. Be Radically Transparent as an Organization

  9. Create Sustainability in Planning, Production, and Financial Management

  10. Stay Small and Humble in Testing Proofs of Concepts, Analyze Results, Make Improvements