First annual Port Oneida Run-5K Barn to Barn Trail Run/Walk

By F. Josephine Arrowood Sun contributor The popularity of 5K runs nationwide has been growing, and this summer Leelanau has seen its share of runs, trots, dashes, and challenges that raise funds for good causes, celebrate community, and get families outside in a fun, healthy activity. This Labor Day Saturday, Sept. 4, will see a […]

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Manitou Music Festival welcomes Trina Hamlin to The Leelanau School

From staff reports On Wednesday, August 18 at 8 p.m. Singer/Songwriter Trina Hamlin and the Canadian Folk Duo The Laws will perform outdoors on The Leelanau School graduation green, located at the private school just north of Glen Arbor. Rain location is The Leelanau School Student Center. Trina Hamlin combines gentle understanding with raw emotion […]

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Traverse City Wine & Art Festival hosts second annual celebration

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From staff reports The Traverse City Wine & Art Festival takes place on Saturday, August 21, 2010 from3-10 PM on the glorious front lawn of Building 50 at the Village at Grand Traverse Commons. The festival celebrates the world-class wine, art, food and music of Michigan’s Wine Coast and features full pours of wines from over […]

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Sales on the sidewalks

Here are a few of the sales that await shoppers during Glen Arbor’s annual Sidewalk Sales, August 19-21: • The Black Swan will offer its best bargains of the season. And fall merchandise is arriving daily. • Crystal River Outfitters will offer 30 percent off all Chaco, Reef, Olukai footwear. And at Campfire Pottery, all gift items (excluding […]

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Step back in time at Port Oneida

The two-day Port Oneida Fair experiences life as it was in the late 1800s and early 1900s From staff reports Each August, amid the pastoral setting of meadows, barns, farmhouses and corncribs, the Port Oneida Rural Historic District awakens from its peaceful slumber and comes alive with activity true to the period when it was […]

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Glen Arbor Art Association holds second annual Paint Out

From staff reports It was so much fun; we’re going to do it again! The Glen Arbor Art Association (GAAA) will host its second annual Plein Air Paint Out and Wet Paint Sale/Reception on Saturday, August 7. Last year 39 artists participated. They start the day by having their canvases or papers date stamped early in […]

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Art Association offers filmmaking class for teens

From staff reports Do you secretly dream of making movies? Now is your chance. Andrea Maio will be teaching a one week documentary boot camp course for teens at the Glen Arbor Art Association (GAAA) August 9-12, from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. It will be a whirlwind week exploring the many modes of non-fiction storytelling in […]

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Summer bike tours offered at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore

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LoFrom staff reports Superintendent Dusty Shultz announces the continuation in 2010 of summer bike tours at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. As part of the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI), Interpretive Park Ranger Ryan Locke will lead bicycle tours that focus on how invasive species are affecting our native plants and animals here on the […]

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Library holds annual Vintage Book Sale

From staff reports The Friends of the Glen Lake Community Library have a 30-year tradition of supporting Library programs and collections through funds raised at their Annual Vintage Book Sale. This three-day event is held in mid-August at the Glen Arbor Township Hall. The schedule for this year’s sale is as follows: Wednesday, August 11, […]

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Denice Franke, Mudsliders crash Manitou Music Festival

From staff reports The Manitou Music Festival is pleased to announce an upcoming concert by Texas singer/songwriter Denice Franke on Sunday August 8 at the Lake Street Studio Stage in Glen Arbor. Joining Franke for the evening is her own Michigan band, the Mudsliders, who will give an added spark to the evening’s performance. Franke counts both Lyle Lovett […]

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