“Find Your Park” After Dark: Sleeping Bear Dunes holds birthday star party
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore is the “star” of another autumn night sky event; October 21 marks the 49th anniversary of the establishment of the National Lakeshore.
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Sleeping Bear Dunes celebrates opening of new Kettles Trail
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore and the Friends of Sleeping Bear Dunes invited the public to help celebrate the opening of the Kettles Trail during a ribbon cutting ceremony on Sunday, Oct 20. The celebration took place at the trailhead on West Baatz Road near its intersection with South Fritz Road, west of Leelanau County Road 669. The Friends provided light refreshments. Guided hikes of the trail were offered following the ribbon cutting.
How the Glauz family discovered Glen Arbor
It was the first week of October 1923. We had had no vacation all year. This Monday morning when my husband arrived for work he was told he could have a week’s vacation. He immediately phoned me. I called my mother to ask if she could come and stay with our two children for a week. She promised to come.
Megan Budd “living the dream” at Mawby Winery
I am sitting on the patio at Mawby Winery, admiring the lush green vines stretching out from this point, covering the slopes rising from the bowl of the valley where Mawby’s tasting room and original facility is located just south of Suttons Bay. Within minutes, I see the slender form of Megan Budd striding towards me, her blond sun-brightened hair waving in the breeze, her packed lunch in an isotherm bag swinging in her hand. Ellie, her 10-year old spaniel (aka the vineyard dog) trots at her heels.
Glen Arbor holds Pumpkin Fest
Glen Arbor holds its fourth annual Pumpkin Festival on Saturday, Oct. 19, from noon-3 pm. Don’t miss this community celebration of Fall. The event includes activities and games, pie eating and pumpkin carving demonstrations, face painting and a costume parade. More information at VisitGlenArbor.com.
Nancy Gallagher and the Death Café
Nancy Gallagher was once a certified nurse-midwife, joyfully ushering new life into the world. Then she spent 14 years as a hospice nurse, helping people to prepare for life’s final journey. These days, the Suttons Bay resident feels called to serve as a volunteer death guide: dedicated to making sure people don’t die alone; supporting their families; showing them how to have a green burial; or knowing the legal requirements of funeral home directors. Thus was born Death Café Grand Traverse.
Finding Lizzie
The Bland cemetery sits in a quiet, lightly travelled, sandy two-track on the east side of Empire township. The rusted old fence that surrounds it stands upright along the front but is down and buried by fallen trees and leaves everywhere else. I leave my car in front of the small gate. There is no sound of nearby cars, only the distant sound of vehicles traveling the Benzie Trail.
Volunteers extraordinaire, Jim and Barb Fowler bid Glen Arbor adieu
After living in Glen Arbor full-time for 15 years, Jim and Barb Fowler are moving to North Carolina, and the township is throwing a party to acknowledge all they’ve contributed to this community during that time. The party to honor Jim and Barbara Fowler will be held Sunday, October 13, at the Glen Arbor Park from 3-5:30 p.m. In case of rain, the celebration will move to the Leelanau School cafeteria.
Arts Center seeks submissions for Manitou Music poster
The Glen Arbor Arts Center is accepting submissions of original paintings for its 2020 Manitou Music poster competition. The deadline for online submissions is October 16. This call-for-submissions is open to all current GAAC members. There is no application fee.
Leland Old Art Building holds Fiber Festival
The Leelanau Community Cultural Center sponsors its 19th annual Fiber Festival on Friday, Oct. 11, from 5:30-7:30 pm and Saturday, Oct. 12 and Sunday, Oct. 13 from 10 am-4 pm at the Old Art Building in Leland. Artists with original fiber art will exhibit and sell their work in mediums of wearable art, textiles, weaving, art quilts, fiber sculpture, knits and yarns.