The annual M22 Challenge takes place on Saturday, June 8, beginning at 8 a.m., on M-109 near the Sleeping Bear Dune Climb. The run-bike-paddle triathlon capitalizes on the majestic landscape and waterscape of the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore.
Customers of Taghon’s Garage in Empire will start seeing changes to the facility very soon. Traverse City-based Dave’s Garage has purchased the long-standing car repair shop and began operations yesterday.
Pack away those dreams of walking miles from bay to bay along the shores of Lake Michigan this summer—unless you want to get wet, that is.
Two K Farms Cidery and Winery offers estate grown and bottled European and Colonial-style ciders and wines. Brothers George and Maxwell Koskela manage the 80-acre farm with its iconic centennial barn.
When I ask Skip Harriger of Empire what driveway on his route is the most difficult to plow, he doesn’t hesitate. “YOURS!”
Acelebration/service “par-tay” (as Phil may have called it) for the late Phil Thiel—who passed away in March—is scheduled for Saturday, June 1, at the Telford Farm, north of Cedar off Schomberg Road.
The Leelanau Community Cultural Center will host the performance of the Mark Lavengood Band at the Old Art Building in Leland on May 31 at 8 pm. Lavengood will be joined by Justin Wierenga on Guitars, Justin Avdek on bass, and Dutcher Snedeker on Keys.
Jessica Kovan will discuss a new series of mixed-media paintings on which she focused as part of her 2019 artist’s residency with the Glen Arbor Arts Center. The presentation is May 31, noon at the GAAC, 6031 S. Lake St., Glen Arbor.
Main Street Gallery in Leland is kicking off the start of summer with an event, focused on introducing new owners Daniel and Anna Oginsky, and new manager of the Gallery – Cece Chatfield.
Greg Kowalski, the “Godfather of Hamtramck History” will visit Cedar (the little Poland of the north) for a book signing on Saturday, May 25, from 10 am-6 pm, and Sunday, May 26, from noon until 4 pm, at the Polish Art Center in Cedar.