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Meet Fishtown’s charter fishermen
Business Feature, Historical FeatureThe beloved Up North destination we all know as Fishtown has been a commercial fishing spot since the late 1800s. Located in Leland at the mouth of the Leland River, which flows into mighty Lake Michigan, it’s a portal caught back in time—a collection of well-weathered old fishing shanties, fishing tugs and charter boats that are lined up along the Leland River. Here we can watch hundreds of years of continuous history oozing with charm that unfolds, day in, day out. Here, too, we can still see and feel a connection to the long tradition of fishing in the Great Lakes, a tradition far older than even the country we live in. Visitors from all over come to visit and fish here.
Tall Ship Madeline sails again on West Grand Traverse Bay
Historical FeatureIt has been well over two years since the Traverse City icon and Good Will Ambassador, the Tall Ship Madeline,gracefully sailed over West Grand Traverse Bay’s waters and beyond. The 55-foot ship, with a sparred length of 92 feet, was built between 1985 and 1990 by more than 165 Maritime Heritage Alliance (MHA) volunteers who gave over 40,000 hours to build the schooner, a replica of an 1840s commercial vessel that once sailed our local waters.
Trees and Treaties: Exploring Anishinaabek Connection to the Plants and Policies around Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
Upcoming EventSummer programing officially kicks off Saturday, June 25, with two guided hikes as part of Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore’s Anishinaabe Lifeways project. Join special guest and Anishinaabe historian, Eric Hemenway, to explore the lakeshore while learning about the Anishinaabek connection to the area.
Trio of locals starred in CHICAGO, the Musical at Old Town Playhouse
NewsThe Old Town Playhouse (OTP) in Traverse City just finished a run of CHICAGO, the Musical. It created tremendous buzz as one of the best-ever productions at OTP. Directed by Brett Nichols, the show included three Leelanau County women who brought great energy, talent, and pizzazz to their roles. Karen Cross played Matron “Mama” Morton, Elena Sica Mosher played Katalin Hunyak and was a dance captain, and Miishen Willis was understudy for Roxie Hart, and played Liz in the ensemble.
The excellence of the singing and dancing by these three women was astonishing for an amateur theater production. The Glen Arbor Sun asked each of them to summarize how they got interested in theater, how their auditions went, how they inhabited their characters, how they navigated several COVID-related delays, what their day jobs are, and when we can expect to be wowed by them on stage again.
Glen Arbor Players present The Importance of Being Earnest
Upcoming EventThe Glen Arbor Players will stage Oscar Wilde’s most endearing comedy, The Importance of Being Earnest, on June 23-25. Troupe co-founder, Harriett Mittelberger will direct a large and very talented cast with over 200 years of collective theatrical experience. The play takes place in London circa 1895 and has been called “A trivial comedy for serious people.” Wilde displays his wit and genius at capturing the foibles of the British upper class.
Mann explores grief in sculptures
Upcoming EventFiber artist Valerie Mann will explore and fabricate a new body of work based on grief, both personal and global, during her Glen Arbor Arts Center (GAAC) residency June 12-25. Mann, a resident of Saline, Michigan, will combine and sew repurposed materials into sculptural pieces.
Manitou Music series brings QuinTango to Glen Lake School
Upcoming EventThe Glen Arbor Arts Center’s Manitou Music series opens Thursday, June 30, with QuinTango, performing at 5 p.m. at the Glen Lake School indoor auditorium. QuinTango’s woman-powered quintet and male Argentine bandoneon player reimagine traditional tango using classical chops, jazz harmonies, and arrangements. The concert is free, but guests are asked to pre-register at GlenArborArt.Org/events/quintango.
The Warren in Leland welcomes a collective dream
Business FeatureThe Warren, a collective comprised of three Leelanau makers who are also friends, opened its doors to visitors on Memorial Day weekend in Leland. Tucked back into The Leland Courtyard at 106 N. Main Street, the space exudes the feeling of a rabbit den, also called a warren, and one of the reasons the name was chosen by the friends for their new endeavor.
Goats feast at Port Oneida
Food/Organic Living, Historical FeatureThe 20 goats had moved into Dechow Farm in the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore’s Port Oneida Rural Historic District just a few hours before, and already YouthWork director Bill Watson was laying in the grass near the goat pen and cuddling a couple kids who approached him. “He was a puddle,” said Amy McIntyre, co-owner of Pontiac-based City Girls Farm, which brought the livestock to Leelanau County on June 11 to graze in the fields and remove invasive species through the summer. This is the first year that Sleeping Bear Dunes officials embraced livestock grazing on Park land for a full season.
5Loaves2Fish hosts panel discussion on homelessness
Upcoming EventThe second in a three-part series to raise awareness for homelessness and food insecurity will take place on Tuesday, June 21, at Leland’s Main Street Gallery at 6 p.m. Organized by 5Loaves2Fish Northern Michigan, the ‘Big Change Equals Big Change’ event will include a panel discussion on homelessness led by Ryan Hannon, Larry Mawby, Ashley Halladay-Schmandt, Becca Binder, and Jane Lippert. Bill White will moderate the discussion.