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Pathways to Sleeping Bear hosts event series about Heritage Trail extension

Pathways to Sleeping Bear will host several events this summer, including happy hours and open houses, to share information about the Pathway to Good Harbor—the northernmost segment of the Sleeping Bear Heritage Trail. Community members, visitors, trail users, and anyone interested in learning more about the trail are invited to attend these events. Open houses will meet at the intersection of the Sleeping Bear Heritage Trail and Glen Haven Rd. The next one is scheduled for Thursday, June 27, from 10 am-noon.

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VerSnyder Orchards and Farm Stand

Summer is that amazing time of year when farm stands come alive and are filled with a cornucopia of fruits and vegetables. Here in Leelanau, farm stands dot the peninsula and generally operate from June until November. The farm stands vary from a table underneath a pop-up tent, a pull-cart loaded with product, to a permanent structure displaying a farm’s produce offerings. The VerSnyder Orchards farm stand, which began operating in the early 2000s, is located just south of Lake Leelanau at 1530 South Lake Shore Drive at the front of the larger twenty-acre farm. This sesquicentennial farm was first homesteaded in the 1870s by Kevin’s great-great grandfather, Mathias VerSnyder, who arrived to the area from New York.

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Glen Arbor artist Hoagland leads off Center Gallery exhibits

Lake Street Studios/Center Gallery in Glen Arbor dedicates itself to promoting and celebrating the arts with its annual summer exhibitions—titled “Center Gallery Art Shows”—serving as the centerpiece of its mission. This year marks the 34th anniversary of the weekly series of art openings that showcase local artists and include contributions from other prominent Michigan creative practitioners. They run every Friday evening from 6-8 pm. A total of nine artists will display their work this summer, June 28 through Aug. 31. To commence the 2024 summer season, Glen Arbor-based artist, Shirley Hoagland, will exhibit her pastel work. Hoagland has deep ties with Glen Arbor’s art community. She has been an instrumental part of the GAAC, serving as its vice-president in 2003 and then president from 2004-06.

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Laughing in Leelanau author, legendary storyteller Scott Craig dies

Leland resident Scott Craig, an award-winning documentary filmmaker who worked for CBS, NBC, PBS, Turner Broadcasting and HGTV—and later moved to Leelanau County where his plays, radio features, and stories have been omnipresent on the airwaves, at local restaurants and cafes, and on stage at the Old Art Building—died on Thursday, April 18, at age 89. A celebration of Scott’s life will take place on his 90th birthday, Monday June 24, at 4 pm at the Old Art Building, a place where he helped create a lot of theater magic. “I’m never happier than when I’m working on a creative project,” Scott told the Glen Arbor Sun in 2020. “I’ve only been bored a half a day since I retired … because I’ve always found something creative to do.”

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Businesses buzz in Leland and Lake Leelanau

Numerous retail changes are taking shape in Leland and Lake Leelanau, but a handful of new businesses are creating quite a buzz this summer. Leland welcomes two new lifestyle boutiques, a locally designed clothing line, and a yoga/Pilates studio, while Lake Leelanau is home to a new consignment store. Click here to read about River Studio, Leelanau Goods, Goodness on Main, and Evergreen Consignment.

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Genuine Leelanau raises funds for LIFT

Genuine Leelanau Community Foundation will hold its annual fundraiser on Thursday, June 27, from 6-8 pm at V Gallery in Omena (formerly Tamarack Gallery). The event will feature appetizers, dessert, wine and beer, and live music. Funds this year support Leelanau Investing for Teens (LIFT) Tickets are available on MyNorthTickets. Genuine Leelanau, a 501(c)3 non-profit, raises money to award grants for programs that benefit women, children, families, and the arts in Leelanau County.

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Foiling sunset

Lily Konold foils on Little Glen Lake while the sun sets into the Sleeping Bear Dunes on May 31. Photo by Kate St. Julian

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Collecting Rocks in Leelanau

Who among us in Leelanau has not walked our lovely beaches and often pick up an interesting rock or two? We may have sometimes wondered just what the seemingly endless array of rocks strewn on the beaches exactly are. What are they made up of, how did they get here, and where did they come from? Most importantly, what stories might they tell us?

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Glen Arbor Arts Center holds Late Night Fridays with A to Z Music

The Glen Arbor Arts Center (GAAC) is keeping the lights on a little longer this summer. Late Night Fridays continues Friday, June 21, with open galleries and a front porch concert from 5-8 pm. A to Z Music performs on the GAAC’s front porch stage. Zinnia Dungjen and Audrey Mason are a singer-songwriter duo from Interlochen Arts Academy, and will perform a unique blend of original songs and covers. Concertgoers are encouraged to bring their own seating, and refreshments.

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Bay Theatre’s Made-In-Michigan film series concludes with “Marqueetown”

On Sunday, June 23, the Bay Theatre in downtown Suttons Bay will show the third and final film of this year’s Made-In-Michigan series with a screening of the documentary film Marqueetown by Traverse City writer-directors Joe Beyer and Jordan Anderson. Beyer and Anderson will attend along with producers Beth Milligan and Christal Frost Anderson for an audience Q&A hosted by Glen Arbor Sun editor/publisher Jacob Wheeler.

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