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Leelanau records three COVID deaths during Thanksgiving week; Michigan leads nation in transmission; Omicron variant lurks
NewsThe Benzie-Leelanau District Health Department recorded three deaths of Leelanau County residents from COVID-19 during Thanksgiving week: one on Wednesday, Nov. 24, and two on Friday, Nov. 26. The Health Department recorded one COVID-associated death in Benzie County on Tuesday, Nov. 23.
New book chronicles Farrant family pioneers
NewsThe early pioneers of the Leelanau peninsula came from many places and backgrounds. The Farrant family were French Canadians who arrived by 1867, parents and four of their grown sons. Their story began with several of the early log cabins in Kasson township along the Baatz Road. The new release The Farrants of Glen Haven and Empire: A Story Restored chronicles the family over four generations.
Gridiron game, with a cherry on top?
NewsGlen Arbor has a front-row seat at today’s titanic college football contest between Michigan and Ohio State at the Big House in Ann Arbor. Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer and Ohio Governor Mike DeWine have an annual friendly wager on “the game.” If the Buckeyes win, DeWine will receive “a gift package of famous Michigan-made cherry sweets and treats from Cherry Republic in Glen Arbor.”
Glen Lake Chamber hosts PJ Party, Holiday Marketplace, Nov. 26
NewsEnjoy a variety of highly anticipated holiday-themed events during Thanksgiving weekend in Glen Arbor, and shop local for the holidays. Glen Arbor businesses offer “once-a-year worthy specials” during the annual PJ Party shopping event, boasting a “better than Black Friday” experience. Dress festive and cozy to get your local holiday shopping done at participating retailers, open on Friday, Nov. 26 from 6-8 a.m.
A spoonful of love
NewsThe spoon, a sturdy one, was the kind she’d use to stir batter for a yellow cake, swirl yeast in a mixing bowl or dish up turkey dressing into a covered dish for Thanksgiving dinner. Stainless USA was imprinted on the back of the handle. It was probably purchased at the Ben Franklin Five and Dime where Grandpa bought most of her kitchen utensils. Grandma didn’t care for shopping for such things, and Grandpa had a knack for finding various kitchenware – Pyrex baking dishes, small glass custard cups, a special pan for poaching eggs – so a couple spoons, being practical, were added to an assortment of items in the top drawer of her Hoosier kitchen cabinet.
Glen Arbor hosts Bed Parade
NewsThe fun and quirky Bed Parade returns in 2021, among other Glen Arbor holiday traditions you won’t want to miss, Thanksgiving weekend. While you’re in Glen Arbor the day after Thanksgiving, don’t miss the spectacle from the curb and cheer on participants as they roll their festively decorated bed on wheels down Western Avenue.
The end: writing your own obituary
NewsSince the COVID-19 pandemic began in early 2020, the rituals memorializing our departed loved ones have changed, sometimes dramatically. When in-person gatherings were too risky and families were unable to safely travel to a funeral, obituaries took on added significance—one that remains even as pandemic restrictions have waxed and waned. An obituary notifies the community of an individual’s passing. It alerts us to grieving family, friends, colleagues, and acquaintances. It celebrates the unique qualities of someone’s life, no matter how grand its scope or how narrow its parameters. It has become the memento mori of our time, simultaneously warning of death’s inevitability and inspiring us to live, perhaps, a little better, a little more boldly; to use the time we have, or to prepare us for the hereafter. Is it any wonder that obituaries are the most-read section of the newspaper?
Glen Arbor Arts Center calls for ornaments
NewsThe Glen Arbor Arts Center (GAAC) will light up its neck of the woods and the community is invited to participate. Join in by decorating an ornament and become a part the celebration. Create an ornament to hang on one of the colorful trees lining the walkway or in the Grove behind the building. Ornaments can be store-bought or home-made.
Health Department reports 3 new COVID deaths in Leelanau, 20+ positive cases per day; 80 percent unvaccinated
NewsThe Benzie-Leelanau District Health Department reports three new COVID-19 associated deaths of Leelanau County residents this week—one per day, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday (as well as one death in Benzie County on Thursday). All victims were between ages 70-90; one was fully vaccinated. The pandemic has claimed a total of 24 lives in Leelanau and 38 in Benzie.
Echo of empty walls: How Art’s Tavern got its ceiling pennants
NewsEver pause while eating your basket of smelt or tater tots or drinking an IPA at Art’s Tavern and glance up at the pennants attached to the ceiling above you? Ever wonder how they got there? We did, and we asked Art’s owner Tim Barr for the story.