The Sleeping Bear is a low budget indie movie being funded outside any major studios, by RCW Pictures, and by the generosity of contributors who believe in the script, the filmmakers, and the actors involved. Almost the entire cast and crew of The Sleeping Bear met in film school or shortly thereafter, as interns and assistants in Los Angeles, New York, or Michigan.
Filmmaker Jack Cronin filmed this black & white montage at the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore over the course of three years. Cronin writes on his website, “the film, which loosely follows the cycle of seasons, is a study of the landscape and an attempt to represent the unique character of this region.” Since 2010, it has been screening all across the Midwest, and earlier this year won awards for the “Best Experimental,” Best Editing-Short,” and “Best Michigan Short Film” at the Detroit Independent Film Festival.
Glen Arbor held its 11th Annual Winterfest on Saturday, February 19, featuring the popular Perch Fishing Contest, and the Chili Cookoff. Last week’s thaw made the fish skittish, so while 54 entered the contest, only about one third of them brought in a perch to be measured.
Check out this video by the Leelanau Conservancy that shows the beauty of our county during the wintertime. Sure, it’s cold up here, but you can snowshoe, ski, and watch the sun’s reflection off the ice.
What’s scarier than wind storms with the lowest barometric pressure ever to hit northern Michigan? Or scarier than a Las Vegas businessman taking over Sugar Loaf resort? That’s easy: Halloween in Glen Arbor. Check out these photos of Halloween 2010, courtesy of Lorie Osinski and Judith Kalter.
These fellas made good use of the public park on the corner of M-22 and Lake Street in Glen Arbor last month. They left their beach towels in the car and played a pickup game of Bocce ball.
The Manitou Music Festival is celebrating its 20th season in Glen Arbor, and many consider the annual highlight to be the free Dune Climb concert — the result of a creative collaboration between the Glen Arbor Art Association and the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. On Sunday, July 11, under a delicious summer evening sky, […]
“Mayor” Tim Barr asks you to please keep your kids out of the streets, and for those riding in floats, to please throw candy away from the moving vehicles (and over the white lines), during this year’s Fourth of July parade. Let’s have fun, and keep things safe! • Saturday, July 3 at 10 a.m., […]
Art’s Tavern served as the starting and ending points for the seventh annual St. Patty’s Day Pub Crawl on Saturday, March 13. The happy crowd of Lepricons, four-leaf clover hunters, and Guinness lovers moved from downtown Glen Arbor to The Homestead resort, then back to Boonedocks and the Western Avenue Grill before returning to the […]
The University of Virginia and Notre Dame women’s soccer teams (both ranked in the top 10 nationwide) scrimmaged on August 14 at Myles Kimmerly park near Maple City. Virginia often trains at The Leelanau School in Glen Arbor, Michigan. Their head coach Steve Swanson is married to Leland native Julie Polakowski. Photo by Carol Tondreau