“Rock, Scissors, Paper” brings the work of three visual artist working in narrative forms to Center Gallery, 6023 S. Lake St., Glen Arbor, from Sept. 15-Oct. 8. A reception to open the exhibition is Friday, Sept. 15, 6 – 8 p.m.
The “poor farm barn” is the last remnant of what was once a haven for Leelanau County’s indigent residents who worked there raising crops, chickens and cattle in return for a place to live.
The sky is the limit at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. Join park rangers and astronomers from the Grand Traverse Astronomical Society (GTAS) on Saturday, Sept. 23 in the Dune Climb parking lot and the lawn area at the base of the dune. This event takes place from 9-11 p.m. only one day after the autumnal equinox and three days after a new moon.
One of the highlights of living or vacationing in Leelanau County during the summer is the proliferation of fresh fruits and vegetables and locally produced meats, cheeses, honey, maple syrup, jams and jellies, flowers and baked goods found at roadside stands and farmers markets. For many, a weekly, or twice weekly, visit to one of the county’s five farmers markets is a tradition, not only for purchasing local products but for chatting with vendors, socializing with other customers (and dogs!) and taking photos.
After five years of primarily growing apples and nurturing their garden along, Tom and Christy Wiesen, with help from daughter Sofia, are already thriving in their first year of selling produce. After being hop growers who helped their family start the hop farm along M-72, Tom and Christy decided to branch out on their own with fruit and produce.
Audrey Smith has been accepted into ArtPrize, where she will hang three of her paintings—collectively titled “Golden Africa”—in one of the world’s most popular art events. ArtPrize takes place Sept.20-Oct. 8 in Grand Rapids.
The Harvest Stompede Wine Tour weekend, Sept. 9-10, features a spectacular race through Leelanau’s vineyards followed by a self-guided wine tour along the Leelanau Peninsula Wine Trail featuring world class wines and culinary delights that reflect the season’s bounty.
Preserve Historic Sleeping Bear (PHSB) will host their member and volunteer appreciation potluck on Saturday, Sept. 9 at 5:30 p.m. at the Charles and Hattie Olsen Farm. PHSB members and volunteers are invited to gather for a meal and social time with others that support the nonprofit. The event will be held in the barn at the Olsen Farm (PHSB offices) in the Port Oneida Rural Historic District of Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore.
A soul mate is one with whom you share the same ideas, someone with whom your thought world is so alike that words are not necessary. Politically and spiritually you are on the same page, sharing a heart to heart, mind and body connection. Hand to hand, this bond is recognizable in our human relations. What about our relations with the animal kingdom, house pets, mainly? Well, perhaps not politically, but in a spiritual and physical way as in this story we share a heart to heart comfort in being close to our pets, our furry family member.
Many school groups from Traverse City and Leelanau traveled to Innisfree on Pyramid Point for environmental education. The fifth or sixth grade students stayed for four nights at the camp within the Sleeping Bear National Lakeshore. The program operated all year round within sight of the Manitou Passage. Students were led on beach hikes and woods hikes by a crack team of naturalists. In the winter snowshoe hikes and ski trips. Canoe trips on the Crystal River was a staple activity as were “get lost” hikes.