From staff reports The Hubbard family wasn’t able to enjoy the Fourth of July in Glen Arbor this summer, so they reenacted Glen Arbor’s fun and wacky parade at their home in Virginia. Click below to watch the Hubbards’ creative homage to our beloved parade, which includes kids on bikes, newspapers and candy thrown from floats, […]
The reopening of short-term rentals in mid-June gave the Sleeping Bear Dunes region an immediate economic boost because of the money overnight tourists spend at area restaurants, shops and outfitters.
Nancy Wright, the cheerful and optimistic owner of the Manor on Glen Lake was diagnosed with brain cancer in May, 2019, and doctors told her she had only 1-2 months to live. Wright was treated at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago and missed all of last summer in Leelanau County.
The Benzie-Leelanau District Health Department reported five new COVID-19 cases in Leelanau County today, all of which are symptomatic and two of which are currently hospitalized. That makes 25 new cases over the past two weeks (Thursday, June 25—Thursday, July 9), a period that included the Fourth of July weekend.
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore is pleased to announce that they have completed a variety of projects needed to prepare the popular Pierce Stocking Scenic Drive for visitors to safely enjoy, and it will be open for the first time this season on Saturday, July 11. For the next several weeks, however, the Scenic Drive will only be available on Saturdays and Sundays.
Hawkins Farm Cellars, an inviting and delicious wine-tasting destination and Thai food and pizza restaurant on M-22 between Suttons Bay and Traverse City, has added a brewpub to its repertoire this summer.
On June 12, a quiet opening took place. But it didn’t take long for passersby on M-204, as well as many a regular croissant purchaser, to notice. Beneath its solid wood beams, the curious discovered 9 Bean Rows’ outdoor, wood-fired pizza house/café, open and serving out a medley of hand-crafted pizzas, their classic sandwiches and pastries. Salads tossed with the abundance of fresh produce from the fields alongside are soon to follow. Many have watched the construction, begun with the mounting of the golden trusses and the pouring of the concrete floor, just one year ago
The Bay Theatre in Suttons Bay will reopen for showings on five weekends this summer. Upcoming movies include: “Jaws” July 10-12; “E.T.” July 17-19, “Jurassic Park” July 24-26, “Field of Dreams” July 31-August 2, and “School of Rock” August 7-9. Friday and Saturday showings start at 7:30 p.m. with Sunday matinees at 4:30 p.m. All tickets cost $3. Seating is limited to 50 people per showing. Visit TheBayTheatre.com for information.
Bea Cruz may be the ideal bilingual outreach liaison to our Spanish-speaking migrant population, a job she holds for Suttons Bay Public Schools, both in and outside of the classroom. Cruz’s family were migrant farmworkers, themselves, and she learned to grow up embracing two cultures while interpreting for her Mexican immigrant parents. A graduate of Leland High School, Cruz is the mother of three sons between ages 8 and 17. As an ambassador to the Latino community, she understands what it’s like to grow up a person of color in Leelanau County.
When you enter any establishments, please obey the signs posted on the windows to WEAR A MASK. It is required by state law, and it will keep us all safe. Wearing a mask indoors is also a sign of respect for everyone in our community. Please WEAR A MASK! Thanks!