Ronald Leroy Bialy returned in mid-April to Glen Arbor to be new head chef at the Manor on Glen Lake, 32 years after he worked at Le Bear restaurant (which is now Le Bear Resort). This spring the Manor has new floors, new amenities, and an enhanced American bistro-style menu that focuses on ribs, steaks, specialty potatoes, salads and homemade dressings.
The meals, the donations, the hugs kept arriving—from neighbors, from friends, from the community at large. The door never stopped opening and the telephone never stopped ringing for an immigrant family who has lived in Leelanau County for nearly two decades but faced the specter early this spring of being torn apart by the politics of U.S. immigration enforcement.
Leelanau Clean Water will host an event titled “Leelanau Water Quality Symposium: Exploring the health of our lakes and streams. What 28 years of data show us and where emerging technology can take us” on Wednesday June 13.
The new owners of Falling Waters Lodge in Leland bring new life to an iconic hotel with one of the most unique locations in Leelanau County. Their passage to ownership, and the chance to realize their dream, flowed through family ties, and therefore, love and frustration.
Leland holds its 33th annual Wine & Food Festival on Saturday, June 9, from noon until 6 p.m. in Fishtown. Enjoy tasting local award-winning wines from 12 Leelanau Peninsula wineries and one local brewery, delicious specialties from eight local food vendors while soaking up beautiful views of Lake Michigan and the Manitou Islands from the Leland Harbor venue.
“When the new Glen Arbor Arts Center gallery opened in January, it signaled the arrival of a physical space that allows the GAAC to plan a series of exhibitions of multiple weeks’ duration—versus creating small, quickie shows that fit in between meetings and classes, all of which took place in the same room.”
The League of Women Voters Leelanau County will host a forum entitled “Care for the Planet Because Your Health Depends On It: Health Impacts of Climate Change and What We Can Do About Them” on Wednesday, June 6, at noon at the Leelanau County Government Center Lower Level Community Room.
Leelanau vintners will hold a Boskydel Tribute on Saturday, July 7, from 6-10 p.m. at Aurora Cellars in Lake Leelanau. The event is a collaboration between Good Harbor Vineyards, Mawby and Bel Lago Vineyards to honor Bernie Rink, pioneer of the region’s wine industry.
The inaugural Frankfort Elberta Restaurant Week, June 4-10, highlights the dynamic and growing culinary offerings along scenic highway M-22 and historic Betsie Bay.
The Leelanau County Sheriff’s Office and the Leelanau County Office of Emergency Management will host a mass casualty training event on Wednesday, June 6, from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Leelanau County Sheriff’s Office