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Leelanau Conservancy celebrate Earth Week, April 16-22

The Leelanau Conservancy is getting ready to kick off Earth Week, its annual week-long celebration in honor of Earth Day. Earth Week will begin Monday, April 16, and conclude on Earth Day, Sunday, April 22.

Sleeping Bear Dunes hosts “Find Your Park” After Dark summer star parties

In 2018, the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore will host a series of monthly astronomy programs that run from April through October.

Celebrate Earth Day with Inland Seas

Join Inland Seas Educational Association, the Leelanau Conservancy, Leo Creek Preserve, Leelanau Conservation District, Grand Traverse Stewardship Initiative, Northport Energy and Leelanau Montessori for an afternoon of Earth Day activities on Sunday, April 22, from 1-4 p.m.

Glen Arbor Arts Center features “Talk About Art” with Manitou Winds

The Manitou Winds bring song and good conversation to the Glen Arbor Arts Center on Sunday, April 22, a 2 p.m. in the next installment in the GAAC’s “Talk About Art” series. Leelanau County musician Norm Wheeler leads the conversation with the members of this chamber music group. The event is free and open to the public.

Glen Lake Library celebrates national library week

The Glen Lake Library in Empire will celebrate the upcoming National Library Week with a variety of programs and treats.

Why MONEY Magazine chose Glen Arbor among its top 20 destinations

MONEY Magazine’s best in travel guide recently named Glen Arbor among its best places to go in 2018. We reached out to MONEY writer Megan Leonhardt to learn why she selected Glen Arbor.

Sleeping Bear Dunes seeks teacher-ranger-teachers

Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore is recruiting one Teacher-Ranger-Teacher (TRT) to spend the summer in the park learning about the resource and developing education programs. Applications received by April 30 will receive first consideration.

League of Women Voters promotes the vote

On Wednesday April 4, the League of Women Voters Leelanau County will host a public forum at noon at the Leelanau County Government Center entitled “Promote the Vote”—a project that secures our voting rights by putting them into the State Constitution.

Talk About Art features In Bloom

Flowers are one of the most enduring and beloved subjects in the painting world, but what’s their attraction? As part of the Glen Arbor Arts Center’s (GAAC) “In Bloom” exhibition, two local painters who have created large bodies of work based on flowers will explore the attractions at the next “Talk About Art.” on Sunday, April 15, at 2 pm at the GAAC, 6031 S. Lake St., Glen Arbor.

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April Fools Day: Time for a Laker Dome?

As everyone in Glen Lake Laker Land basks in the glow of both the women’s and men’s basketball teams’ awesome March Madness runs and the strong 7-3 season the football team had last fall, can’t you just hear the whispers already: Laker Dome?