Photo finishes

• Elkhart County Parks is seeking entries for its annual photo contest. Prizes include photo- and park-related gift certificates. Turn in entries by 4 p.m. Jan. 15 at the Elkhart County Parks Administration Office at 211 W. Lincoln Ave. in Goshen or at the information desk in the center of the Concord Mall. Categories include The River Preserve County Park and DeFries Gardens, Nature of the Photo, Activities in the Parks and a category for kids 16 and younger. All photos submitted will be displayed in the Concord Mall’s community room Jan. 23-29. As part of the contest, there will be a series of photo workshops. For details, call 574-535-6458 or visit elkhartcountyparks.org.

• Treetops Resort in Gaylord, Mich., is offering Skiable Feasts where you cross-country ski for 6 kilometers, with five stops for gourmet food prepared by its own restaurants. The four- to five-hour ski will run Jan. 16, 23 and 30 and Feb. 13, 20 and 27 and March 5 and 12. Cost is $89 per person; call 877-476-9308 or visit treetops.com. Groups of 20 or more can book it on any day for the same cost by calling 989-731-8815.

• Dunes Learning Center, at 700 Howe Road, Porter, Ind., invites families to an open house from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. CST Saturday with guided hikes and hands-on activities about winter ecology.

• Galien River County Park in New Buffalo has closed for the winter and will reopen in the spring.