High school students in communities across the country are taking the lead and raising their voices about causes dear to their generation: gun control, the environment, climate change and gender equality. Here are a few students from Leelanau County’s four public schools who are stepping forward as activist and civic leaders.
Calling all nature artists! Please join the Human Nature School on Sunday, June 3, from 1-6 p.m. at Leelanau Studios (previously Norris Elementary School) for “Art in Nature” open to families, individuals, and people of all ages.
The Glen Arbor Arts Center’s Glen Arbor Players (formerly Readers’ Theater) head back in time to Hollywood of the ’50s in its next production, “Sunset Boulevard”. Performances are June 1-2 at 7:30 p.m. at the Glen Lake Community Reformed Church, located at 4902 W. MacFarlane Road in Burdickville. The performance is free.
Here are the winners of this year’s Empire Asparagus Festival recipe contest, held earlier this month in Empire.
Here are the winners of this year’s Ode to Asparagus poetry contest at the Empire Asparagus Festival
Cady Hall scooped ice cream at the Pine Cone at age 14 and started waiting tables at the Good Harbor Grill a couple years later. A Glen Lake graduate now living with her family in Suttons Bay, Cady has joined forces with Cos Burroughs to manage the midtown mainstay eateries. The son of owners Ann and Brendan Burroughs, Cos has worked there all of his life.
Fine wine, great art and good music promise a beautiful evening at Glen Arbor Wines on Sunday, May 27 from 7 to 9 p.m. Glen Arbor Wines is located on Lake Street north of downtown. Join us for a celebration of wine made from grapes grown in the only vineyard in the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore.
The Glen Lake Community Library kicks off building expansion fundraising on Memorial Day weekend at Northwoods Hardware, according to capital campaign chairperson Linda Young. The construction project will transform the present library and will nearly double the space while accommodating the needs of both children and the elderly.
Time for a day of fun and discovery with park rangers and skilled volunteers at the annual Glen Haven Days. The event will be held Saturday, May 26, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Glen Haven Historic Village and U.S. Life-Saving Service (USLSS) Station at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. The festivities will include hands-on activities and costumed reenactments. All programs are free with a valid park pass.
Wondering what to get Dad or Grandpa for Father’s Day? If he’s a railroad buff, why not give him a few nights in a real caboose? Back in the woodsy shadow of the Sleeping Bear Dunes sits a large, newly painted and refurbished caboose replete with bed, TV and Wi-Fi, a microwave and small fridge, even heat and air conditioning.