The annual Nmé Celebration is set for Saturday, Sept. 13 at the Sturgeon River Campground Pavilion in Wolverine.

The event, hosted by the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians Fisheries Enhancement Facility and Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council from 12-2 p.m., honors the lake sturgeon, known as Nmé in Anishinaabemowin.

According to a community announcement, the celebration will include a traditional Odawa ceremony and the release of hundreds of juvenile sturgeon into the river. Attendees will have the opportunity to carry a sturgeon to the riverbank and release it by hand.

Winnie the sturgeon to be released

This year, a special sturgeon named Winnie will be released. Winnie has been residing at the Watershed Discovery Center for the past year and has helped educate visitors ab

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