Deputy Superintendent Tom Ulrich reports that Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore is pursuing funds from its regional office of the National Park Service to re-hire seasonal workers and clear the Alligator Hill trail by cross-country ski season.
If you want to solve Glen Arbor’s affordable housing problem, some say look no further than Empire. Here, the Sun speaks to several prominent village citizens who have varied responses to the issue of affordable housing. All, however, agree on one thing: they love Empire.
Join museum educator Linda Young, as she explores the fascinating lives of three American heiresses: Isabella Stewart Gardner, Bertha Honoré Palmer and Louisine Elder Havemeyer. Her talk will highlight the world of these Gilded Age collectors, the artists they befriended, and the paintings and sculptures they pursued.
Amidst the pain, it’s important to remember this lesson: the Aug. 2 megastorm — though it may have been the storm of the century — is one of several cataclysmic events that have changed this land we call Sleeping Bear since the glaciers receded and left behind the great lake and the rolling dunes and forests. And after each event, the land and its animals adapted and tended ahead. Alligator Hill will do the same.
From staff reports The Glen Lake Library in Empire is once again hosting Stories and More, a weekly preschool program, every Thursday morning at 11 a.m. Joanne “Yogi” Beare leads these engaging gatherings, with stories, music, movement and hands-on craft activities. This is a great way for young children to interact and learn together, and […]
New York City resident Emilie Lee rolled into Glen Arbor for a two-week visit on Sept. 27. Did she come to color tour? Wine tour? Any one of a million natural and artificial attractions that draw work-weary travelers to this little R+R oasis called Leelanau County?
The second annual Empire Hops Festival will run from noon until 10 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 3. The festival takes place on Front St, between Union and La Rue Streets. An entry fee of $15 will be charged which will include complimentary glass & drink tickets. Guests under 16 are free.
A Traverse City guy drives into a local National Park. He wants to explore. He wants to leave the world behind for a bit. He’s certainly not there to have a long conversation with another human being; but that’s what he does.
It was a hundred-year storm. Thin trees snapped like matchsticks; thick ones toppled, one atop another, like felled soldiers. The storm’s straight-wind blast left houses with gaping holes, thousands of residents with no power for days, a Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore that is, said one official, unrecognizable, and a cleanup that could take years.
Studio painter and muralist Conrad Kaufman talks about his artist’s residency with the Glen Arbor Art Association (GAAA) Sept. 24, 7:30 p.m. at the GAAA, 6031 S. Lake St., Glen Arbor.