Friends of Sleeping Bear Dunes seeks volunteers

The Friends of Sleeping Bear Dunes is always looking for new volunteers. If you enjoy being outdoors and being part of a group of dedicated park volunteers, this is the place for you. Some volunteer positions like Adopt-A-Beach, Adopt-A-Trail and Adopt-A-River can be completed on your own or with family and friends, when you are here and when you have time. Other positions provide the opportunity to meet and learn from park professionals and trained volunteers in a group setting.

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Glen Arbor’s Chili Cook-Off and Perch Fishing Contest returns

In this photo from our archives, Ed Love shakes hands with his fresh perch at the Chili Cook-Off and Perch Fishing Contest on the deck at Boonedocks in Glen Arbor, which returns this year on Saturday, Feb. 19, from noon–3 p.m. Proceeds from the event fund scholarships for Glen Lake School students headed to college.

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Case-Daniels Jewelry & Metalsmithing: eclectic place of community

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By Sandra Serra Bradshaw Sun contributor Case-Daniels Jewelry & Metalsmithing, centered in the village of Suttons Bay, is found off the main M-22 thoroughfare. The establishment, located at the end of a short-and-straight brick walkway, beckons passersby to explore its path. You will find the sky-blue building of Case-Daniels at the end of the walkway. […]

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Glen Arbor Arts Center exhibits Woodland Studios, unveils 2022 summer event highlights

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The Glen Arbor Arts Center (GAAC) is exhibiting Woodland Studies, a small exhibition of black and white photographs by Grand Rapids photographer Rodney Martin. The exhibition runs until April 13 in the GAAC Lobby Gallery. Among highlights planned for this summer, the GAAC will collaborate with Interlochen Public Radio to host their first ever Music in Residency for June. IPR’s Soundgarden Quintet will play impromptu free concerts around Glen Arbor—at the beach, on a hiking trail, maybe a store, and once a week, they will host a free community concert on the GAAC’s front porch.

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Madcap Coffee acquires Blue Boat Coffee in Leland

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Grand Rapids-based Madcap Coffee Company has acquired Leland-based Blue Boat Coffee and will open its fourth café location in Michigan and its first in Leelanau County in March 2022.

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Sleeping Bear Dunes Trail Trekker Challenge checks all the boxes

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Although Leelanau County is fortunate to have a national lakeshore to step into with such little effort, it is easy for residents to forget that the park is 35 miles long and spans two counties. We get stuck in our bubbles and forget to explore other angles and ends. As a new year begins, consider stepping out of a routine, working on a New Years resolution, or getting to know the area better by taking on the Trail Trekker Challenge in Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore.

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Sleeping Bear Dunes receives National Park Foundation Open OutDoors for Kids Grant to offer free school programs

Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore received an Open OutDoors for Kids grant from the National Park Foundation (NPF). Thanks to this grant, schools can join in for free. In the classroom, students will design, build, and test a small beach cleanup machine. These activities help students learn Next Generation Science Standards.

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If you seek a skiing paradise, seek Leelanau County in January

The Homestead Resort’s front lift is open Friday-Sunday to carry downhill skiers up the hill where they can enjoy mesmerizing views of Lake Michigan and fast runs down the front side of the mountain. Meanwhile, the Friends of Sleeping Bear Dunes report that the Sleeping Bear Heritage Trail got about 5-6 inches of fresh light powder last night in Glen Haven and Glen Arbor.

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Solving Leelanau’s Child Care Crisis

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For families lucky enough to be on her roster, Rhonda Mack’s home near Lake Leelanau is an ideal safe and nurturing place to leave their young children during the workday. Many more families are stuck in limbo, unable to find affordable childcare for infants and toddlers. The crisis is particularly acute in rural areas. Mack’s business is a model that the Leelanau County Early Childhood Development Commission (LECDC) hopes will inspire at least four or five more home-based childcare businesses to launch during 2022. This month LECDC kicks off a multipronged campaign to recruit others to set up their own home-based child care facilities.

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Calm and professional while putting out fire

On Jan. 18, LeBear Resort manager Jennifer Tremble (r) presented a second donation—this time a check for $1,000—to Glen Lake Fire Department chief Bryan Ferguson (l) for putting out the fire at LeBear early in the morning of May 15, 2021.

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