Preserve Historic Sleeping Bear offers the inspiration for creative writing in their Path to the Page Writing and Hiking workshop on Thursday, July 28 from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. with instructor Anne-Marie Oomen of Interlochen Arts Academy. Participants will learn about the history of select farmsteads during their three-mile walk on the Bayview Trail through the Port Oneida Rural Historic District.
Join Park Rangers for another Families United with Nature (FUN) day at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore and this time discover how to reuse and recycle in a creative, playful and artistic way. Meet at the Platte River Picnic Area on M-22 south of Empire on Saturday, July 23 at 2 p.m.
Frank P. Slaughter, author of Echoes of Distant Thunder, will be signing copies of his book at the Cottage Book Shop in Glen Arbor on Saturday, July 23, from 1–3 p.m. Echoes of Distant Thunder is a compelling historical drama vividly portraying Michigan’s rich history, landscape and participation in the Civil War. Slaughter, a re-enactor with Battery D First Michigan Light Artillery, brings stark realism to the battle scenes with his knowledge of Civil War tactics and munitions.
The Glen Lake Woman’s Club will hold its 40th annual Art Fair on Wednesday, July 20, from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. at the Glen Arbor Town Hall. Profits from this annual fundraiser (over $10,000 raised each year) are given to the community in the form of scholarships. The Art Fair is always on the list of “things to do” and a meeting place for our summer visitors. As usual, the Fair will feature over 90 exhibitors in various media. Criteria for artists are originality, creativity, category and sales appeal.
Guests and club members at The Homestead will be treated to a series of free nature-based programs this summer with “The Wonders of Raptors” by Rebecca Lessard of Wings of Wonder. The programs will be offered in the Camp Tamarack amphitheatre.
Celebrating its 21st season in the beautiful Leelanau Peninsula, the Manitou Music Festival presents another lineup of exciting and diverse concerts featuring: jazz, classical, blues, folk, country, celtic, bluegrass and world music in some of Michigan’s most idyllic settings. The Festival showcases regionally and nationally known artists performing in Glen Arbor.
Many years have passed since Glen Arbor had antiques and collectibles available in town. But they will be back for one day, Saturday, Jul 23, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., at The Cottage Antique Market. Midwest dealers from Michigan, Wisconsin, Indiana, Iowa and Illinois will sell their antique and vintage goods in the Pine Patch at The Cottage Book Shop.
This Saturday 16, July 16, is the Anchor Days festival in Empire and Paul Skinner reports that floats are needed for the parade. The theme this year is “Whatever Goes”. Gather at Johnson Park at 1.30 p.m.
One of the most popular farmsteads in Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore will get a major facelift. Preserve Historic Sleeping Bear (PHSB) will focus its mainland project this summer on the Treat Farmhouse. PHSB will spend $5,000 to contract out scraping and priming the exterior of the house to be followed by two volunteer projects.
Ohio artist Joe Lombardo exhibits plein air paintings of Leelanau County, including scenes from the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore from July 15-21 at the Center Gallery at Lake Street Studios, 6023 S. Lake St., Glen Arbor. The show opens with a public reception at 6 p.m. on Friday, July 15.