Cherry Republic kicks off fall with Harvest Stompede
Michigan’s leading cherry retailer is changing gears, driving from a hectic summer season right into a busy fall with customer-friendly events scheduled throughout September and October.
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Leelanau County Transit Alliance holds public transit community forum
The Leelanau County Transit Alliance, a new community-based initiative to engage Leelanau County residents, businesses and organizations to identify unmet public transportation needs, will hold a community forum on Sept. 18 at the Leelanau County Government Center.
Does grocery-less Empire need municipal wastewater?
A big drawback for business in Empire is the village’s lack of adequate wastewater treatment. Amidst the specter of a shuttered grocery swirls an impassioned, at times contentious, debate over whether the village should invest in a municipal sewer system—either to benefit the core business district or to cover the wastewater needs of most residents.
MSU Extension holds Water School
Attend Michigan State University (MSU) Extension’s two-day Water School: Essential Resources for Local Officials, Sept. 17-18 from 8:30 a.m. until 5 p.m. at the Northwest Michigan Horticultural Research Center on 6686 S. Center Highway. The MSU Extension Water School is a joint project between MSU Extension and Michigan Sea Grant.
agriCULTURE explores interconnections of food, farming, community
The Glen Arbor Arts Center presents agriCULTURE: Barnyards and Farmscapes, a juried exhibition exploring the interconnections of food, farming and community through the lenses of art, architecture, film, history and theater. agriCULTURE opens Friday, Sept. 14 with a reception from 6-8 p.m. The show runs through Nov. 1.
Lake Leelanau holds Sept. 15 street fair
The mission of the Lake Leelanau Street Fair is to have an annual event that provides entertainment for the Lake Leelanau Community, showcases our community to visitors in our area and provides funding for Lake Leelanau area projects, through: children’s activities’ arts and crafts; local artists; local businesses; local wines and foods, and music. For more information visit LakeLeelanauStreetFair.org.
Empire Hill Climb 2018
The Empire Hill Climb returns on Saturday, Sept. 15, and will include all sorts of race cars from homebuilt monsters, to vintage racers, rally cars and drift cars. Autoweek is this year’s event sponsor. Entries are full but a waiting list is available at EmpireHillClimb.com. The event is free to attend.
Center Gallery features Obata, Sorensen, Hill
Center Gallery exhibits the fiber constructions of three northern Michigan artists in its final 2018 exhibition. The work of Midge Obata, Holly Sorensen and Elizabeth Rodgers Hill opens with a reception on Friday, Sept. 14, from 6 p.m. to sundown, and runs through Sunday, Oct. 7 at the Glen Arbor gallery located at 6023 S. Lake St.
Glen Arbor goofs again
Glen Arbor just can’t seem to catch a break from its own communication goof-ups. After a terrific uproar over the surprise new large digital sign foisted on an unsuspecting populace, followed by an Aug. 21 meeting attended by 70 taxpayers demanding better communication, the township called a special meeting to deal with the question of the sign. Problem is, the meeting was called on Aug. 29 for an Aug. 30, 4 p.m. meeting, giving townspeople less than a 30-hour notice.
Author Hartig champions cleanup of Great Lakes
John Hartig is one of seven artists selected to participate in the Glen Arbor Arts Center’s Artist in Residence program. He plans to work on his book-in-progress, Great Lakes Champions: Stories of People Who Have Championed Cleanup of the Great Lakes during his residency.