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Open Air Orchid Aficionados

In a world where florists purvey orchid corsages and online orchid vendors are legion, it’s enlightening to learn that glimpsing native wild orchids will only be on nature’s schedule. Late last year, to see some very carefully attended Showy Lady’s Slippers in full bloom, I broached the possibility of a visit to one of the Leelanau Conservancy’s northerly natural areas with Conservancy land steward Emily Douglas and volunteer Chuck Dickerson who, with his wife Janet, has been doing much to foster the orchid population there. Late this June, the “Showies” were flowering and we converged at the preserve, access to whose sensitive habitats is restricted.

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Northport’s hosts seventh Leelanau UnCaged

Leelanau UnCaged unfolds on Saturday, Sept. 28, filling the village streets with song, dance, food and art — plus fun directed specifically at kids. Entrance is free.

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Arts Center features Talk About Art: The Craft of Artisan Clothing

Before big box retailers and the omnipresence of factory-manufactured clothing, people made clothes by hand. Two local artisans have taken up the mantle of slow fashion, and are creating garments and hats one piece at a time. They’ll talk about their studio work and show their wares at the September 29 Talk About Art interview at 2 pm at the Glen Arbor Arts Center, 6031 S. Lake St., Glen Arbor.

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Leelanau School students walk out to protest Climate Change

Student activist Liam Bottoms led Leelanau School students to join in the worldwide walkout to protest against global climate change on Thursday, Sept. 20. Millions of Students and many adults from around the world walked out of schools and workplaces to demand immediate action against climate change. The walkout was planned ahead of the United Nations General Assembly and Climate Action Summit which will be held on September 23.

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Chemical engineering, carafes, and Laurentide wine

Susan Braymer is passionate about what she does. And what she does during the vast majority of her waking hours is run her and her husband Bill’s Laurentide winery in Leelanau County. Opened in 2012, Laurentide is the culmination of shared dreams for doing something in the wine business that started bubbling many years ago. Wine is part of Susan and Bill’s love story, on the table at celebrations, guiding their vacation destinations, and a source of endless learning and conversations.

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ShareCare provides a lifeline for Leelanau seniors

Empire residents Reuben and Mary Ann Chapman benefit greatly from ShareCare, a nonprofit that links Leelanau County seniors to the services they need to live independently and well. Rueben, who lives with Parkinson’s disease, gets rides about once a month to doctors in Traverse City. Mary Ann drives him for the major appointments to learn what he needs, but ShareCare helps with the routine visits.

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Sleeping Bear Gateways Council aims to help National Lakeshore manage growing pains

The Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore and surrounding communities are suffering growing pains as we’ve become a prime destination for tourists from all over the world. Conscious of these growing pains, a new group called the Sleeping Bear Gateways Council is stepping forward to facilitate dialogue between the National Lakeshore, local business leaders and civic leaders.

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Dawn’s Bliss

Linda Alice Dewey’s painting “Dawn’s Bliss” reminds us that the water is still warm, and those foggy early mornings offer the best opportunity for a paddle on a placid lake.

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“After School Art” program offers equal access to arts programs

It’s back to school for the Glen Arbor Arts Center’s (GAAC) popular After School Art program, which begins Tuesday, September 24.

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Climb the Mackinac Bridge, support Leelanau Christian Neighbors

Leelanau Christian Neighbors is auctioning off one pass for two people to experience a once-in-a-lifetime climb of the 552-foot tower of the Mackinac Bridge as part of the Mackinac Bridge Authority’s limited Tower Tour. As of press time, bidding was at $350. Bidding ends on Sept. 29. Click here to bid in the auction: LeelanauChristianNeighbors.org/auction.

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