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Glen Arbor businesses hold Summer Preview Party

From 4-7 pm on Wednesday, June 12, various merchants in Glen Arbor are kicking off summer with a Summer Preview Party as a way to show-off all the new summer merchandise, services and more that our shops have to offer.

Glen Arbor Arts Center’s “New Views” examines housing shortage

How does a shortage of housing in Northwest Michigan take its toll on residents and businesses? That question is the focus of an hour-long panel discussion June 11, 10:30 am at the Glen Arbor Arts Center, 6031 S. Lake St., Glen Arbor. This program is open to the public without charge.

Old Settler’s Park adds native meadow flower garden

The Glen Lake Garden Club’s full membership as well as friends, spouses and volunteers recently planted a variety of native flowering plants and grasses along a 2,533-square-foot sweep in Old Settlers Park on the east shore of Big Glen Lake.

Empire Asparagus Fest 2019 Poetry Contest winners

Here are winners of this year’s 2019 Empire Asparagus Festival poetry contest.

Asparagus Festival 2019 Recipe Contest winners

Here are winners of this year’s 2019 Empire Asparagus Festival recipe contest

Arts Center Talks About Art with Kathleen Stocking

Traverse City author Kathleen Stocking’s new book, From the Place of the Gathering Light—her second book of Leelanau County essays—is the topic of conversation at the next Talk About Art interview June 9, at 2 p.m. at the Glen Arbor Arts Center, 6031 S. Lake St., Glen Arbor.

Smoke seeks to retake crown at Saturday’s M22 Challenge

The annual M22 Challenge takes place on Saturday, June 8, beginning at 8 a.m., on M-109 near the Sleeping Bear Dune Climb. The run-bike-paddle triathlon capitalizes on the majestic landscape and waterscape of the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore.

Taghon’s sells auto shop to Dave’s Garage

Customers of Taghon’s Garage in Empire will start seeing changes to the facility very soon. Traverse City-based Dave’s Garage has purchased the long-standing car repair shop and began operations yesterday.

Beach Alert! Areas of Lake Michigan shoreline unwalkable on rough water days

Pack away those dreams of walking miles from bay to bay along the shores of Lake Michigan this summer—unless you want to get wet, that is.

A European, and early American-style cidery and winery lands in Leelanau

Two K Farms Cidery and Winery offers estate grown and bottled European and Colonial-style ciders and wines. Brothers George and Maxwell Koskela manage the 80-acre farm with its iconic centennial barn.