Upcoming Event

Woman’s Club holds annual Fourth of July flag raising at Old Settlers

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Join community members of all ages in celebrating the founding of our nation in a joyous and patriotic ceremony at 10 am on Saturday, July 4, at Old Settlers Picnic Grounds along the eastern shore of Big Glen Lake. The traditional raising of the flag by the Glen Lake Fire Department will be followed by a singalong of well-loved and familiar patriotic songs. The event is sponsored by the Glen Lake Woman’s Club. Air Force veteran Ed Peplinski will be this year’s featured speaker with an Independence Day speech titled, “Pulling Together as Americans through Gratitude.”

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Celebrate family fun on the Fourth of July

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The joy commences when the parade lines up at 10:30 am in the historic maritime village of Glen Haven; it builds along M-109 as children shout and wave, and it crescendos when the force of floats, classic cars, boats on trailers, and fire trucks arrive shortly after noon to delight the throngs of thousands gathered along the roadside in downtown Glen Arbor. Following the vehicles on foot is a Leelanau County version of a New Orleans Second Line Parade: a trumpeter, a kazoo corps, kids tossing newspapers, Elvis impersonators, environmental nonprofit volunteers, and activists whose handmade signs and electioneering messages remind us that the Fourth of July most certainly is a political holiday—an anniversary of a subversive, dangerous, and revolutionary act that shook the world—and whose founding document boasts a core message that seems more relevant today than ever. This year’s honorary grand marshal is Carol Worsley, a celebrated chef and owner of the Thyme Inn bed and breakfast who has lived at least of part of the year in Glen Arbor for more than 60 years. As per tradition, Worsley will ride in a convertible at the front of the parade.

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Leland Library Summinars partner with NMC International Affairs Forum

Leland Library Summinars will host two lectures this July, presented in partnership with the NMC International Affairs Forum, as part of a larger summer lecture series. On Thursday, July 2, at 4 p.m. historian Christina Michelmore traces the unfolding conflict in the Middle East over the past two and a half years, examining how each development shaped the next. Drawing on deep historical roots, the lecture explores why these disputes have proved so enduring, so emotionally wrought, and so hard to end.

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Larry’s Dunes & Dogs fundraiser held in memory of Lawrence Boyd

Family and friends of Lawrence Boyd IV will hold a memorial fundraiser in Glen Arbor on Thursday, July 2, in honor of the Traverse City parking services employee who last November was shot and killed on the job. The day of remembrance, community, and giving back will take place at the Glen Arbor Township Park with a memorial bike ride at 11 am and a dog walk at 1 pm along the Sleeping Bear Heritage Trail, a kayak trip on the Crystal River, and a silent auction and dog costume contest from 10 am until 4 pm.

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Leland Old Art Building hosts Unfixed author

The Leland Township Public Library, the Old Art Building, The Suttons Bay-Bingham District Library and Bay Books, invite the community to a literary evening featuring author Kimberly Warner in conversation with her uncle, acclaimed Michigan filmmaker Rich Brauer. The event will be held on Wednesday, July 1, 2026, at the Old Art Building, in Leland. The evening will begin with a wine reception at 5:30 pm, followed by a conversation at 6.

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Glen Arbor prepares for Fourth of July festivities

Cherries are still delicious, Lake Michigan is still wet, Ulysses S. Grant is still buried in Grant’s Tomb, and the Glen Arbor Fourth of July parade is still happening on—you guessed it—the Fourth. That’s despite an erroneous post on the Glen Arbor Township’s Facebook page, and a false local media report, which assigned the Fourth of July parade to July 2. Nope, it’s still on the Fourth. Here’s the lineup of what other events are scheduled for Independence Day weekend in Glen Arbor and around Leelanau County.

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Duo’s show to mix classic jazz, classy pop and more

What do you get when you mix classic pop, Broadway, the Great American Songbook, originals, jazz royalty and two voices raised in harmony? Well, one thing is the July 1 appearance by Kevin DiSimone and Hilary James at The Homestead. The next entry in Music on the Mountain series features the husband-and-wife couple who separately and/or together have worked with—deep breath—Barry Manilow, Carly Simon, Elton John, Stevie Wonder, Luther Vandross, Bette Midler, Willie Nelson and Billy Preston. You want more? Throw in Sam and Dave, Peter Nero, Quincy Jones, Eddie Arnold, Cybill Shepherd, Mickey Rooney, and Dudley Moore. And don’t forget Bob James. They won’t, as he’s Hilary’s father and Kevin’s father-in-law.

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Glen Arbor Arts Center observes the Nation’s Semiquincentennial with American Tree

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As the United States approaches its 250th anniversary, the nation’s layered story of people and place comes into sharper focus. Across the country, this milestone is being marked through ceremony, exhibitions, and public celebration, as communities revisit the question of what it means to inhabit—and be formed by—this history. The Glen Arbor Arts Center responds to that question with American Tree. The exhibition contemplates the role trees played in the formation of the United States 250 years ago—and the role they will continue to play as the nation moves into its next 250 years.

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Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore announces final Port Oneida Fair

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The annual Port Oneida Fair will be held for the last time on August 7-8 in Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore’s Port Oneida Rural Historic District. For more than two decades, the Fair has been celebrating the rich cultural heritage and traditions of the late 1800s and early 1900s of the area. This summer, as the nation commemorates its 250th anniversary, the fair will be “Celebrating the Threads of a Nation” in a theme that will give visitors the opportunity to reflect on the places and people of our shared history.

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Northport Arts Association’s members art exhibit opens June 20

The Northport Arts Association is excited to announce the opening of its Members Art Exhibit on Saturday, June 20, showcasing a remarkable display of artwork created by our talented members. This exhibit has been a cherished tradition since October 2016, when the Village Arts Building was completed and generously made available to the organization by Bill and Nina Collins. This beautiful space supports our mission to “Educate, Collaborate, and Celebrate Art” within the community.

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