National Park prepares Great Lakes Invasive Plant Management Plan

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The National Park Service (NPS) is planning to prepare an Environmental Assessment (EA) for a Great Lakes Invasive Plant Management Plan (IPMP) for the following 10 parks located in the Great Lakes region: Apostle Islands National Lakeshore, Grand Portage National Monument, Ice Age National Scenic Trail, Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, Isle Royale National Park, Mississippi National River and Recreation Area, Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, St. Croix National Scenic River, and Voyageurs National Park.

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Benzie County to Hold First Annual Water Festival

The first annual Benzie County Water Festival in nearby Frankfort on Saturday, March 19 is a community water celebration designed to engage folks in the stewardship of the Great Lakes, the global freshwater crisis and the cultivation of a vibrant and sustainable local culture.

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Winterfest!

Both Empire’s and Glen Arbor’s annual Winterfests are coming up on Saturday, February 19. Take the Polar Plunge in Empire’s South Bar Lake, and come to Glen Arbor’s Perch Fishing contest from 7 a.m.-1 p.m. and the Chili Cookoff on the deck at Boone Docks from noon until 3 p.m.

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Park wants community input on Port Oneida

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The Port Oneida Rural Historic District — the picturesque tapestry of late 19th century farms, fields and rolling hills, just east of Glen Arbor on M-22 — will soon have a Cultural Landscape Management Plan, which Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore (the local branch of the National Park Service, or NPS) will develop together with an Environmental Assessment.

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‘Tis the Season

Start your Holiday shopping with Glen Arbor’s Pajama Party sales, Friday, Nov. 26, from 5-7 a.m. The Township Hall will host tree lighting and carols at 7 p.m. Return on Saturday for the Holiday Market Place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Also on Saturday, don’t miss Empire’s Artisan Market Place from noon to 5 p.m. in the Empire Township Hall.

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Library holds children’s holiday book drive

A special local holiday tradition continues as the Glen Lake Community Library kicks off its 12th annual call for children’s books. The Friends of the Library, in cooperation with Glen Lake School’s “Parenting Communities” program, are once again collecting donations of new children’s books for children whose families are in need of assistance this holiday season.

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Park begins Port Oneida Landscape Management Plan and Environmental Assessment

Superintendent Dusty Shultz has announced that the National Park Service (NPS) has begun the process of planning how to best manage the cultural landscape of the Port Oneida Rural Historic District. To do so, the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore will prepare a Cultural Landscape Management Plan and an associated Environmental Assessment (EA) for the Port Oneida Rural Historic District in the National Lakeshore.

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Trick-or-treating in Glen Arbor

Glen Arbor will offer trick-or-treating for all on Halloween from 1-4 p.m. Many Glen Arbor merchants will open their doors for children to trick-or-treat at their location. This Halloween tradition was started in order to give children a safe alternative to walking on the roads, or as a trick-or-treating option for those who don’t live in a neighborhood.

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Barbecue, brew, and toast the autumn

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From staff reports The third annual Glen Lake Chamber of Commerce BBQ & Brew Festival will take place on Saturday, Sept. 18 from noon to 6 p.m. The festival includes barbeque, beer samples and music for the all day event. A few new features for 2010 include: a new location, a larger amount of Michigan […]

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Martha Graham work to feature Leelanau County artists

From staff reports Holly Wren Spaulding of Cedar and Hughthir White of Empire will perform in an upcoming production of Martha Graham’s dance-drama, “American Document,” August 27 and 28 at the historic Mills Community House in nearby Benzonia. Spaulding, a widely published freelance writer and poet will make her debut as one of two interlocutors. […]

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