Miranda Monroe, a Registered Dietitian and principal of Grand Traverse Nutrition, will share tips for easy and healthy meal preparation using local foods available to everyone in Leelanau County. A series of four, hour-long classes, will be held at the Glen Arbor Athletic Club every other Wednesday at 5:30 p.m.
In this video, Leelanau Peninsula Vintners spokesperson Andy McFarlane and Dan Matthies of Chateau Fontaine promote the annual Sip & Savor event, which encourages tasters to visit all wineries in beautiful Leelanau County during the May 5-6 event.
The Glen Arbor Art Association’s (GAAA) second Artist-in-Residence, Rachel Drelles of Muskegon, Mich., is a printmaker and woodblock artist. The public is invited to her presentation on Thursday, May 17 at 7:30 p.m. at the GAAA’s building, 6031 S. Lake Street, across from Cherry Republic in Glen Arbor. Drelles is a graduate of Kendall College of Art and Design and has been student teaching in addition to furthering her own artistic life in printmaking, intaglio, collograph and woodblock prints.
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore will be hosting a kickoff meeting for Adopt-A-Beach volunteers on Thursday, May 24 from 1-3 p.m. at the Philip A. Hart Visitor Center on M-72 in Empire. If you are looking for a way to help keep Lake Michigan beaches beautiful while enjoying a relaxing walk on the beach once a month, you’ll want to learn more about the Adopt-A-Beach Patrol. Many of the volunteers are families or groups of friends who enjoy hiking beaches together.
Imagine, 800 kayaks lying side by side, end to end in rows on the bank of Little Glen Lake in Glen Arbor. A few yards away, picture 800 bikes hanging in organized racks just off of M-22. Beyond the bikes and across M-22, envision 800 athletes ranging from 14 to 71 years old and hailing from 15 states and countries as far as Switzerland running up the Sleeping Bear Dunes Climb. What you are picturing is the fourth annual M-22 Challenge — which will take place this year on June 9 — and if you’re unfamiliar with where it’s taking place, just know that the athletes will tread on what was named the “Most Beautiful Place in America” by Good Morning America last year.
The Glen Lake Library in Empire is hosting the “Ode to Asparagus” poetry contest as part of the upcoming 2012 Empire Asparagus Festival, to be held the weekend before Memorial Day weekend. Poems will be judged in adult and youth categories, with prizes awarded in each group.
The Leelanau Farmers Markets will host their annual Kick-Off Meeting on Wednesday, May 2 at 7 p.m. at the Leelanau County Government Center. Come and meet the Board and Market Masters, discuss 2011 survey results and review the new rules and updates for the upcoming 2012 season. But mostly, join us for desserts and camaraderie.
The Empire Farmer’s Market seeks a market master — a “friendly, energetic, reliable person” to help vendors and operate the farmer’s market, which opens June 16 and runs until September 15. The market will be open on Saturdays from 8 a.m. until 1 p.m.
The Spring Sip & Savor returns to the Leelanau Peninsula wine trail the weekend of May 5-6. This annual celebration features food and wine pairings at 19 wineries along with the “Sip-o de Mayo Hat Contest” — a chance to show off your best hat and win prizes including a fantastic getaway to Michigan’s Wine Coast.
The Glen Arbor Art Association is pleased to announce the 2012 roster of Artists-in-Residence. The residency program provides visiting artists with a respite from daily responsibilities, which enables them to concentrate on their work in a unique locale. Residencies are considered in writing, visual arts, photography, sculpture, fiber arts, ceramics, music, philosophy and creative research.