Morgan Stanley Traverse City launches The Peninsula Group

The Traverse City office of Morgan Stanley is pleased to announce the formation of The Peninsula Group at Morgan Stanley, a process driven Investment Management Group consisting of Financial Advisors and partners Craig Rosenberg, Thomas Haase and Kevin Beaudoin, Portfolio Management Associate Christopher Radu, and Client Service Associates Jennifer Galla and Becky Leslie. The Peninsula Group utilizes a disciplined process to help provide asset, risk and wealth management for their client’s portfolios and has several clients in Glen Arbor, Suttons Bay, Northport and Leland. The Peninsula Group’s focus is to provide customized solutions to complex problems. For more information please call (231) 932-7230.

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Glen Arbor’s Doc Houghton retires

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Patients of Glen Arbor physician Matthew Houghton received the sad news last week that “Doc” Houghton is closing his practice, effective March 10 — “due to sudden personal health changes on March 1,” Houghton wrote in a recent letter to patients. He added that longtime assistants Vicki and Marion will be at the office to help with your record release for the next six months, on a limited basis.

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President Obama signs Sleeping Bear wilderness bill

The Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore wilderness bill passed the House of Representatives yesterday on a voice vote and will head to President Obama’s desk, where he is expected to sign it into law. Congressman Dan Benishek (a Republican representing Northern Michigan) championed the legislation in the House and expects it to be signed within the next couple weeks. Democratic Senator Carl Levin co-sponsored companion legislation that passed the Senate last year.

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Sleeping Bear tourism creates over $150 million in local economic benefit

A new National Park Service report shows that 1,531,560 visitors to Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore in 2012 spent nearly $152 million in communities near the Park. That spending supported 2,818 jobs in the local area.

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Sleeping Bear Heritage Trail ski conditions

Check out this video, provided by Friends of Sleeping Bear’s Kerry Kelly, of the Sleeping Bear Heritage Trail’s grooming machine at work. The conditions are great, so get out there and cross-country ski!

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Glen Arbor Winterfest features perch contest and chili cookoff

Escape from the winter blues at the 14th annual Glen Arbor Winterfest on Saturday, Feb. 15. Festivities start at 7 a.m. with the beginning of the Perch Fishing Contest, with prizes for forest through fourth place catches. All participants will bring their biggest catches from Big and Little Glen to the Sportsman Shop at 1 p.m., and winners will be crowned. Entry fee for this event is $20, and all ages are welcome to participate.

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Sleeping Bear Heritage Trail hits $2 million in private fundraising

The Pathways to Sleeping Bear campaign reached the $2 million milestone in private fundraising. Campaign Co-Chair Carol Quarderer and her husband George shared, “We are thrilled and grateful to hit the $2 million mark in fundraising for the Sleeping Bear Heritage Trail. We deeply appreciate the support and generosity of our donors. This beautiful trail will continue to bring many benefits to both our local community and visitors.”

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Cookies, Cocoa and Coffee on the Trail

Trail enthusiasts are invited to a Sleeping Bear Heritage Trail Open House on Saturday, Feb. 15, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the historic log cabin in D.H. Day Campground. Please stop by while you are out skiing or snowshoeing to enjoy complimentary cookies and coffee from Cherry Republic as well as hot chocolate from Grocer’s Daughter Chocolate.

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Remembering Pete Seeger aboard the Clearwater

Whenever we went out for a sail we would have a moment of silence with everyone on board, and would break it with a song. During Toshi’s memorial several crew members broke silence with a plethora of string instruments. It was about four girls singing a four part harmony version of Mingulay.

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Benishek’s Sleeping Bear Dunes “Wilderness” Legislation Moves Toward Becoming Law

Today, Congressman Dan Benishek’s (Republican of Michigan) legislation to protect the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore was unanimously passed by the House Committee on Natural Resources during a key Congressional mark-up hearing. The legislation now is set to move to the House floor for a final vote.

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