Three generations of descendants of four different Lighthouse Keepers will assemble at the South Manitou Island Lighthouse on July 10. The families of Keepers Aaron Sheridan, Julia Sheridan, James Putnam Burdick and Ron Rosie will be working to restore the historic Fog Whistle Building below the lighthouse in Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore.
Preserve Historic Sleeping Bear (PHSB) preserves historic buildings and landscapes in Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, but also provides ways for people to learn from and understand the history of these symbols of our past. This summer a number of interpretive programs are being offered that get people out on the landscape and inside some of the historic farmsteads of the Port Oneida Rural Historic District.
Summer officially arrives at the Cedar Tavern when campers pack the place on Wednesday nights. “Leelanau Pines (a campground/resort) is a big supporter of us,” says the tavern’s owner, Ellen Stachnik. “We’ve gotten to know the campers really well. Wednesday is “Ribs,” and they all come in for them.” The barbequed ribs are also Stachnik’s favorite tavern meal. Will she divulge the recipe?
What better way to celebrate the birth of our nation than to witness its symbol flying free? It’s everything you feel when you think about our country. The United States chose the Bald Eagle as its representative: strong, majestic, a fierce competitor.
The Glen Arbor Art Association hosts an exhibition of work by Traverse City artist Duncan Sprattmoran, July 5-7, at the Art Association, 6031 S. Lake St., Glen Arbor, across from Cherry Republic. Sprattmoran has taught for many years at The Pathfinder School. He is also an accomplished artist, whose work is marked by vivid color, expressive brushwork, and a playful sense of place.
The Glen Arbor Fourth of July parade, which next Thursday will celebrate half a century of annual patriotic celebrations, has come a long way since fire trucks were wrapped in primitive, spray-painted bedsheets. This year’s parade leaves Glen Haven at noon and typically arrives in Glen Arbor around 12:30. Spectators are encouraged to stake out a spot by mid-morning, as this event attracts hordes of people.
Northern Michigan’s rural landscape — and its iconic, historic farm buildings — are the focus of Frankfort painter Ellie Harold’s exhibition at Center Gallery. “Barn Love,” a show of plein air and studio oil paintings opens July 5, at the gallery, 6023 S. Lake St., Glen Arbor.
The Glen Lake Library in Empire has kicked off its summer reading program on Thursday mornings at 11 a.m. Programs on the schedule include nature presentations, puppet and ventriloquist shows, and a special concert by local folk music favorites Song of the Lakes. Details are available on the library’s website at GlenLakeLibrary.net. Upcoming presentations include Journey to the Center of the Earth with Pippin Puppets on June 27, and take flight and learn about raptors with Wings of Wonder on July 11.
Get into the July Fourth spirit with the popular Northport Concert Band under the direction of Don Wilcox, the first concert of the 2013 Manitou Music Festival. This program of patriotic music takes place on the lawn of the Glen Arbor Athletic Club, M-22, Glen Arbor, Wednesday, July 3, 7 p.m. Bring lawn chairs, friends and family to catch the spirit of our Independence Day music. Rain location: Glen Arbor Town Hall. For more information please call the Glen Arbor Art Association, (231) 334-6112. This concert is free.
Naturally shy about promoting her own work, acrylic artist Michelle Hart Jahraus eventually came to the realization that if you want to make waves other than in a painting, you must put your art “out there.” The Maple City resident, and owner of Duck to Swan Gallery in Cedar, entered her 22” x 22” original canvas, “Cherry Orchard Reflections,” in the Adult Fine Art division of the 2013 National Cherry Festival poster competition and won, from a field of more than 100 entries.