Glen Arbor’s annual mid-winter event begins 7 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 17, with Perch Fishing on the Glen Lakes, followed by the Contest & Awards plus a Chili-Cook off beginning at Noon at Boonedocks in Glen Arbor.
It’s no surprise to us that 3 of the top 10 most-read stories on the Glen Arbor Sun‘s website in 2017 were about Sugar Loaf — the long shuttered ski resort in the heart of Leelanau County. Stories about Sugar Loaf usually attract the most readers.
After careful consideration, Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore will increase entrance and camping fees beginning Jan. 1. Here is a listing of fees with changes.
The Empire Area Community Center (EACC) will holds its annual Emergency Fund Auction and Concert from 4-6 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 17, at the Empire Town Hall — to benefit the Emergency Fund which helps our neighbors who have fallen on hard times.
The Leelanau Conservancy, For Love of Water and the Sleeping Bear Heritage Trail are three of more than 50 grant recipients that will be named throughout the month of December in what has become a much-anticipated philanthropic drive for Cherry Republic to protect Michigan’s environment and farmland.
With snow in the forecast, rangers are beginning to get the park’s snowshoes out so visitors can explore Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore this winter. Ranger-led snowshoe hikes will be offered on Wednesday, Dec. 27 at 1 p.m.; Friday, Dec. 29 at 10 a.m.; Saturday, Dec. 30 at 1 p.m.; and then on Saturdays at 1 p.m. from Jan. 6 through March 17. Meet at the National Lakeshore’s Philip A. Hart Visitor Center in Empire. Reservations are required. Please call 231-326-4700, extension 5010, for details and to make reservations.
The Glen Arbor Art Association (GAAA) Readers’ Theater presents “Remember The Night,” a tale of petty larceny, redemption and Cupid just doing his job in time for the holidays. Readers’ Theater performs the play on December 8-9 at 7:30 p.m. at the Glen Lake Community Reformed Church, 4902 W. MacFarlane Road in Burdickville.
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore superintendent Scott Tucker recently announced the issuance of a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for the Platte River Mouth Restoration and Access Plan/Environmental Assessment (EA). The National Park Service (NPS) has selected the Preferred Alternative (Alternative 2) presented in the EA.
Local chamber ensemble Manitou Winds will present a special encore performance of its “Winter Songs & Carols” concert on Friday, Dec. 8, at 7:30 p.m. at The Leelanau School in Glen Arbor, as part of the Glen Arbor Art Association’s Manitou Music Festival. Admission is free, and a freewill offering will be taken to benefit arts programs at The Leelanau School and future recording projects for Manitou Winds.
Taste the Local Difference (TLD), Michigan’s local food marketing agency and a social enterprise of the Groundwork Center for Resilient Communities, is facilitating a state funded grant called Building Healthy Communities (BHC) that creates local change for better health.