Joyce Bahle’s heartfelt mission keeps Jim Harrison’s writing alive

Joyce Harrington began working as the late Jim Harrison’s aide-de-camp in 1979 following a handshake in the granary and writing studio behind the author’s house in Lake Leelanau. She was his literary assistant, business manager, and guardian, freeing Harrison to lead a prolific, international writer’s life that would produce hundreds of poems, novels, essays and screenplays. Efforts are underway to keep Harrison’s work alive and to share it with a new generation of readers, poets and writers—across the United States and the world.

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Mae Stier self-publishes poetry and essay collection inspired by Lake Michigan

Empire resident Mae Stier has released a collection of writing and photography highlighting the region in her self-published book Lake Letters.

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Leland Fishtown shanties rising—$1.65 million still to be raised

After a year of high water, seiches, and the Leland river seeping into the old wooden shanties in Fishtown, the historic village is beginning to get the makeover it needs. Before Christmas the Cheese Shanty and Morris Shanty will be lifted off their foundations and temporarily moved to the parking lot to make way for sheet metal pilings and poured foundations.

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Unburied Treasure: Erosion from record high water levels reveals shipwrecks

Northwest Michigan residents know when “that feel is in the air,” a sense that an epic and timeless battle between the north and south winds will soon be taking place here on the Lake Michigan coast—when “the witch of November come stealin’,” as singer Gordon Lightfoot relates in his ballad “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald”.

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Rick Reece’s journey from Glen Lake hoops to village empowerment in Laos

During this season of giving, we reached out to Rick Reece—a Maple City native and member of Coach Don Miller’s 1977 Glen Lake state basketball championship team—who nearly 20 years ago founded Village Focus International, which empowers communities in Laos. Reece lives in Laos with his Lao wife Nalin (whom he married in 2001 at a ceremony at Old Settlers Park in Burdickville). They have two children, Alan and Annabella.

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Moraine Shop creates a place for artists & makers in Suttons Bay

The Moraine Shop & Studio is Suttons Bay’s new spot for holiday shopping, and its mission is to not only curate local art, but to also support the process of local artists and makers as well.

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Cherry Republic hosts second annual Christmas Ugly Sweater Dash

Elves tall and small are invited to take part in the second annual Christmas Miracle Mile/Ugly Sweater Dash on Saturday, Dec. 21, at Cherry Republic in Glen Arbor.

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Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore celebrates 50 years in 2020

Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore is commemorating its first 50 years by sharing a year-long celebration in 2020. During this year, the National Lakeshore hopes to thank those who have played a pivotal role in making the park what it is today, invite new connections and support to shape its future, and showcase the magnificence of what makes the park so special.

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Glen Arbor Arts Center holds Small Works Holiday Open House

The Glen Arbor Arts Center (GAAC) hosts a holiday open house on December 5, from 4-6 pm. This celebration is part of Small Works, an exhibition of original art. This holiday show features art work 12×12 inches and smaller, all priced at $150 or less.

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Former Glen Arbor Township Cemetery lives again

On Saturday, November 23, an unprecedented event occurred in Glen Arbor. An old abandoned graveyard came alive again, thanks to some very caring folks from here and from Interlochen.

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