Beach Bards Bonfire, Lanphier Observatory stargazing canceled for 2020

From staff reports

Due to the coronavirus pandemic, The Leelanau School has canceled all Beach Bards Bonfire storytelling and music events and all public stargazing and constellation lessons at the Lanphier Observatory for summer 2020.

“The health and wellbeing of our guests and students is our utmost concern,” stated the school in a press release. “Out of an abundance of caution and due to the difficulty in ensuring a safe gathering space and shared telescope usage, we regret that our observatory will remain closed and the long-standing Beach Bards summer tradition will be canceled throughout the summer.”

“We look forward to seeing everyone in the summer of 2021 and appreciate your understanding regarding this difficult decision.”