A white apocalypse … in pictures
OK, so the world might not end on Dec. 21 (if it does, you’ll have no way to hold us accountable for the faulty prediction). But at least northern Michigan will have a great story to show for the trouble.
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Friends of Sleeping Bear Dunes aids Park Service
The nonprofit Friends of Sleeping Bear Dunes works with the management and staff of Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore to plan and implement projects that the National Park Service is unable to do because of limited budget or staff. This year has been a banner year in terms of volunteer hours and funds provided to the Park, reports Friends of the Sleeping Bear.
Snowshoe Season at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
Start your New Year’s holiday off with this simple checklist of resolutions you’re sure to enjoy, and maybe even keep, while snowshoeing at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. Spend more time with family and friends. Check. Get some exercise. Check. Learn something new. Check. Connect with nature. Check. Explore your very own national park. Check.
Stone bench at Inspiration Point tells its story
Local storyteller Tom Van Zoeren posted this video about the story, and the muse, behind the new stone bench at Inspiration Point, which overlooks the Glen Lakes. The first half of the 25-minute amateur video shows Empire stone mason Mark Finstad making the bench out of split stone. The second half shows people enjoying the bench in various ways.
Palestinian film, Joshua Davis, play at Frankfort theatre
On Thursday, Dec. 13, at 7 p.m., Frankfort’s Garden Theatre will show The People and the Olive, a documentary created by Aaron Dennis and Glen Arbor Sun editor Jacob Wheeler, as well as music by Joshua Davis from his forthcoming album “A Miracle of Birds”. The film follows this year’s Run Across Palestine — a five-day ultra-marathon across the West Bank of Palestine to illuminate the struggles of fair-trade olive farmers. Davis’ album is inspired by the run, and his experiences as a Jewish-American in Palestine. Learn more about the film here.
Bay Theatre shows Japanese film “I Wish”
The Bay Theatre in Suttons Bay’s Bay Film Series presents I Wish by Japanese director Hirokazu KORE-EDA, playing Dec. 9-11. Two young brothers have been separated by their parents’ divorce and wish to reunite their family. When a new bullet train is launched which will link their two towns, they believe a miracle will happen as the high-speed trains first pass each other, so they hatch a plan to meet and make their wishes come true. This is a sweet and hopeful journey; a life adventure taken through the eyes and hearts of children.
Steamer New York shipwreck found in Lake Huron
The wreck of the 283-foot Steamer New York, built in 1879, has been discovered in Lake Huron. David Trotter and the Undersea Research Associates (URA) team made the discovery after an extensive search effort that spanned several years.
Readers Theater holds auditions for Hitchcock play
The Glen Arbor Art Association’s Readers’ Theater will hold auditions on Friday, Dec. 7 at 7 p.m. for its next performance, “Notorious”, a Lux Radio Theater playscript based on the 1946 award-winning Alfred Hitchcock movie of the same name.
Letter from San Francisco
The first time I visited the California coast was in 1920. I know, you’re thinking, Wow, I never knew Kathleen was that old. So, let me explain. My father gave me a book for my 10th birthday called, Keeper of the Bees, by Gene Stratton-Porter. The story is set on the California coast of the 1920s where a First World War soldier is in a veterans’ hospital. Told he’s going to be moved to a rehabilitation center, one rumored to be infested with tuberculosis, he leaves the hospital, thinking that if he’s going to die he wants to be surrounded by flowers and the sound of the ocean.
Empire holds artisan marketplace and tree lighting
Empire holds its fifth annual Artisan Marketplace on Saturday, Nov. 24 from noon-5 p.m. at the Township Hall. This is an excellent opportunity to shop local for your Christmas gifts.