Are you hearing a gurgling sound from the toilet? Is the tub or sink surprisingly slow to drain? Or, even worse, is there a patch of constantly wet and stinky grass in your yard? Those are all signs that something might be wrong with your home or cottage septic system.
The Summer Singers Community Choir is looking for a few good voices. People who love to sing are invited to join this 40-plus, mixed-voice choir. Weekly rehearsals begin Tuesday, June 18, at 7 p.m.at the Glen Lake Community Reformed Church, 4902 W. MacFarlane Road in Burdickville. There are no auditions. All ages are welcome.
Having tested the waters in other climes, Leelanau County local Mike Gauthier boomeranged back home from South Carolina for good in 2002. He has been slingin’ beers and mixin’ drinks behind the bar at Art’s Tavern since 2008.
On Saturday, June 15, at 10:30 am, Leland Township Library will host poet, professor, and Leelanau-enthusiast Mary Ann Samyn for a poetry workshop titled “Where to Now?: A Sense of Direction for Poets”.
Mundos Coffee Roasting Company opened their second location in Suttons Bay, only a year and a half from opening their first location on Boon Street in Traverse City. Their precise roasting, flavorful specialty coffees, and stylish shops have quickly landed Mundos as a favorite in the ever-growing coffee shop community in the region.
Singer, songwriter Buddy Greene will perform at Suttons Bay High School on June 15 in a benefit for Leelanau Christian Neighbors (LCN.) Tickets are on sale now at LeelanauChristianNeighbors.org.
The prospect of a Dollar General moving into the tiny Leelanau County community of Maple City drew swift, near unanimous, opposition from local citizens when the news surfaced in early April.
Rebecca Casement will discuss a new series of clay sculptures she created as part of her 2019 artist’s residency with the Glen Arbor Arts Center. The presentation is June 14, noon at the GAAC, 6031 S. Lake St., Glen Arbor.
A new sport has come to sports-loving Leelanau County this spring, and this one could increase nostalgia for winter, even as summer’s warmth returns to the land. It could also help revive a once vibrant space in quiet Maple City. The Leelanau Curling Club opened on May 22 in a custom-made facility next to the restaurant Broomstack Kitchen & Taphouse.
“It’s a challenge to stay open,” says Anne Hoyt, co-owner with her husband John of Leelanau Cheese. “But the only reason we are staying open is that the business is good. It feels so wrong to close a business that is doing well.”