MARQUETTE — The Michigan Department of Natural Resources announced registration is open for this winter’s “Becoming an Outdoors Woman” weekend workshop, as well as several upcoming Beyond BOW events.

The weekend workshop is set for Feb. 23-25 in Marquette County.

This winter will mark the 23rd-annual winter BOW gathering for women 18 and older who are seeking an opportunity to improve their outdoor skills in a relaxed, noncompetitive atmosphere.

The BOW program is sponsored by the DNR and offers instruction in two dozen different types of indoor and outdoor activities.

BOW participants stay and take their classes at the Bay Cliff Health Camp, a universally accessible facility overlooking Lake Superior. It is about 30 miles north of Marquette, near Big Bay.

Participants will be housed in a dorm-style facility with amenities including a sauna and hiking trails with access to northern hardwood forests and Lake Superior.

The $300 registration fee includes all food and lodging, as well as most equipment and supplies, except as noted in the registration materials. Scholarships are also available on a limited basis.

In addition to the traditional winter weekend workshop, several smaller Beyond BOW events are planned including:

— Introduction to snowshoe and snowshoe hike, Wednesday, 6 p.m. Eastern time, Marquette.

— Harlow Lake Cabins and Snowshoe, Jan. 19-21, Marquette County. The Wetmore Landing, Little Presque Isle and Harlow Lake area offers 19 miles of hiking trails. In the evenings, enjoy the seclusion and quiet of rustic log cabins tucked away among the birch and pine woodlands of Harlow Lake.

— DIY Backcountry Meals, Wednesday, Feb. 7, 5:30 to 7 p.m. Eastern time, Marquette. Enjoy at least six homemade backcountry meals using a variety of ingredients. Expect this to be a hands-on class and to go home with recipes to use in the future.

Class information, registration materials and scholarship applications, are available online to print at Michigan.gov/BOW.

Payment and registration materials should be sent to the address on the registration paperwork in Marquette.