From staff reports On June 3, the family of Mark and Tina Dunphey welcomed their third child Philip. After a scheduled C-section, Tina began to hemorrhage resulting in the receiving seven units of blood as well as plasma in order to save her life. After several days in the ICU and pediatric floor, Tina and […]

From staff reports Mark your calendars for next Sunday, July 26, from 4-6 p.m. to come out and enjoy a great benefit concert at The Manor on Glen Lake with a very special featured performance by “Blind Dog Hank”. Our hosts at The Manor are going to prepare a special picnic style menu featuring baked […]

Paintings of Leelanau County’s land and water — as processed through the imagination of Grand Rapids artist Margo Burian — are on display next at Center Gallery, 6023 S. Lake St. in Glen Arbor. A public reception opens the show on July 24 at 6 p.m.

Do you love yoga, fresh air, and the sound of gentle waves lapping at the beach. Come and experience the beach in a whole different way. The Friends of Sleeping Bear Dunes is partnering with Yoga on the Beach to conduct two yoga sessions this summer. All donations for the classes benefit Friends of Sleeping Bear Dunes, who maintain the Sleeping Bear Heritage Trail, among other important functions.

The Friends of the Glen Lake Community Library host their biennial Home Tour on Thursday, July 23, from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. As one of the Friends’ primary fundraisers, the event showcases five distinctive and diverse Glen Lake area homes.

The Glen Arbor Art Association (GAAA) is now offering classes that can be custom designed. Customize a class for your group (ages 7 to adult). There are four options to choose from that will be customized to the age and abilities of your party. A minimum of five students is required for a two-hour class. Supplies are included. Classes are held at the GAAA building.

An argument can be made that the stars stayed closer to the earth because people did move, because their homes and farms and land legacies were purchased by the feds to become the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore.

Preserve Historic Sleeping Bear, a partner organization of Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, offers opportunities to learn about and help preserve the historic properties of Sleeping Bear Dunes area this summer.

Ohio artist Joseph Lombardo exhibits new paintings of Glen Arbor from July 17-23 at Center Gallery, 6023 S. Lake St., in Glen Arbor. The show opens with a public reception July 17 at 6 p.m.

Schedule of events for the 2015 Empire Anchor Days festival.