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Anchor Day Festival returns to Empire
Upcoming EventEmpire’s annual Anchor Day celebration returns on Saturday, July 16—after a three-year hiatus. Read our story for a full schedule of events.
Nittolo’s: Pizzeria, fine dining, and now an exclusive club as well
Business Feature, Food/Organic Living, Local PersonalityEric Nittolo is continually upping the ante. Not satisfied with a trendy pizzeria, he added a fine dining option to his Lake Leelanau establishment—though to be fair, that was always the plan. Nittolo’s Pizza and Nittolo’s Seafood and Social quickly became hits. But he had another idea up his sleeve. He added Nittolo’s Powerhouse Speakeasy to the mix, and the members-only jazz club has quickly established itself as another success.
Parenting Communities hosts street fair for Leelanau families
Upcoming EventParenting Communities is hosting a family Street Fair on Saturday, July 16, from 10 a.m.-2 p.m., at Leelanau Montessori School Campus in Lake Leelanau. Parenting Communities is proud to offer this free event for Leelanau County families to come together to listen to music, participate in a variety of fun family-friendly activities (e.g., face painting, crafts, etc.), and connect with our Parenting Communities team and other Leelanau families and resources. Antojitos and Forever Yum food trucks will be on-site to provide food and ice cream for purchase.
Eating and frolicking your way through Northport, with a young family
Business Feature, NewsNorthport seems to reinvent itself every couple of years, with new restaurants and bars popping up or changing hands,new boutiques in town, and now even a stylish cannabis shop up the road. Still, a few things have remained constant. First, the people are continuously warm and hospitable, with that eccentric twist that keeps Northport … Northport. Also, it’s still one of the best places for families with small children in the entire region. As a parent, I think about three main keywords when looking to take the family somewhere: Food, playgrounds, easy.
Paddle wheeler “Discovery” tours West Grand Traverse Bay
Business Feature, Local PersonalityThis latest addition to the waters of West Grand Traverse Bay, the 65-foot tour boat, “Discovery,” takes passengers for a tour on the bay by her capable owner and captain, Harley Hoy. He gives a colorful narration that brings past history back to life again for those listening onboard, as well as other little known but interesting tidbits about fascinating West Grand Traverse Bay, many of them even new to some of us locals, as I might add from first-hand experience.
Trapper Ron comes to the rescue
Local PersonalityThere is nothing quite as upsetting as to find unwanted “guests” in our home or cottage. A lot of these newcomers we may see entering our homes have been hibernating through the long, cold northern Michigan winter. Now, re-awakening, they are eager to find comfy beds and free food. Enter Trapper Ron Baker, an amicable man, yet as professional and capable as can be when it comes to helping rid our residences of these critters. He has more than 20 years of wildlife control experience, and – if asked – may share some true stories and real hands-on advice for handling these invaders. This includes everything from mice, squirrels, skunks, ground hogs, raccoons, birds, bees, muskrats, coyote, and opossum.
With feminism in its walls, Glen Arbor Bed & Breakfast building nears age 150
Business Feature, Historical FeatureThat quaint bed & breakfast in the heart of Glen Arbor, across M-22 from bustling Anderson’s Market, is approaching a major milestone next year—the building’s 150th birthday. The evidence lies in a newspaper clipping from the July 5, 1873, edition of Woodhull & Claflin’s Weekly, which inn owners Patricia and Larry Widmayer found beneath five layers of wallpaper when they renovated the interior.
Benzie Symphony Orchestra to premier Manitou Winds compositions
Upcoming EventOn July 9, the Benzie Area Symphony Orchestra (BASO), under the direction of Tom Riccobono, will perform the world premiere of Ransom Lake and Platte Plains as part of their concert program featuring Manitou Winds. The concert will be held at St. Andrews Presbyterian Church (8190 Lincoln Rd, Beulah). The Manitou Winds ensemble includes Jason McKinney, a composer and arranger of orchestral and chamber music who lives in Maple City; horn player and guitarist Laura Hood who lives in Cedar, as well as bassoonist Lauren Murphy, piccolo and flutist Sam Clark, clarinetist Anne Bara, and reader and narrator Jan Ross.
Singer/Gardener Chris Skellenger helps Northwoods Hardware
Dispatch from Afar, Local PersonalityLocal troubadour and gardener Chris Skellenger and former Buckets of Rain treasurer Mike Binsfeld have created a new nonprofit called Row by Row, which helps economically challenged Guatemala women establish community gardens on vacant public land. Buckets of Rain previously taught bucket drip irrigation to communities in Lesotho and Detroit. Skellenger also plays guitar and sings at Boonedocks, Little Traverse Inn, French Valley Vineyard, Cherry Republic, and Lake Ann Brewery with an assortment of his musical friends. And Skellenger is the new nursery manager at the expanded Northwood’s Hardware & Garden Center in Glen Arbor. “We are so happy to have Chris Skellenger to help us get this going,” said co-owner Jeff Gietzen. “He is a skilled, legitimate nursery person.”
Glen Arbor Arts Center holds second PopUP
Upcoming EventThe Glen Arbor Arts Center’s second, 2022 artist PopUP is July 10 from 11 a.m.–3 p.m. The PopUP turns the GAAC’s front yard and parking area into open-air exhibition and music venues.