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Glen Lake Library celebrates first birthday
NewsThe Glen Lake Library in Empire invites you to help celebrate the first birthday of its new and improved facility, with an open house on Saturday, Oct. 9 from 1-3 pm. Festivities will include live music by Jim Dufford, cider and donuts, a scavenger hunt for kids, and a Friends of the Library used book sale.
Suttons Bay Art Festival presents M22 Art2Art Color Tour
NewsOn October 9-10 the M22 Art2Art Color Tour will feature artists in various genres throughout Leelanau County.
Old Art Building focuses on fiber
NewsThe Old Art Building in Leland will present its 20th annual fall fiber event over the weekend of October 9-10. Focus on Fiber is an interactive exhibit sharing the art of hand-spinning, weaving and basketmaking. Participating artists include Sue Ann Carpenter, Nancy Doughty, Linda Good, Catherine Siterlet and Christie Trout. The event is open and free to the public from 10 am–4 pm both Saturday and Sunday.
Taylor and Tori’s big walk through Leelanau
NewsIn June Taylor Moore, 30, manager of Goodwill Food Rescue, and Tori Craig 31, primary assistant at The Children’s House Montessori school, embarked on a five-day, 120-mile walking journey through Leelanau County. Their big trek was featured in the “Living in Leelanau” podcast, which is produced by 13-year-old Evelyn Martel (Click here for a link to that podcast). In this interview with the Glen Arbor Sun, Taylor and Tori shared the inspiration for their trip, stories and reflections along the way, as well as food and songs that found their way into the journey.
Glen Arbor Arts Center holds artist-in-residency presentation, Everyday Objects
NewsSince the 1990s, the Glen Arbor Arts Center (GAAC) has welcomed visiting artists who want to immerse themselves in their work. On October 8, Gail Wallace Bozanno discusses how she worked to complete a short story collection during her residency.
Dana, Jonathan, and those delicious Roll Model spring rolls
NewsA version of this interview with Dana Falconberry and Jonathan Boyd of Roll Model appeared in our sister publication, The Betsie Current, which is based in Benzie County.
Leelanau Conservancy doubles Palmer Woods mountain biking trails
NewsFour miles of new mountain bike trails opened in late July at Palmer Woods Forest Reserve. And four more miles of trails are expected to open in mid to late October, thereby more than doubling the length of the current trail system, which will offer 14 miles of mountain bike trails in total.
Leelanau Commissioners reach 11th-hour compromise, will continue to fund voter-approved early childhood services
NewsTonight at 7 p.m. the Leelanau County Board of Commissioners will vote on whether to defund a popular early childhood development services program provided by the Benzie-Leelanau District Health Department, which voters passed in a millage levy two years ago. Last week Commissioner Will Bunek voted to approve the senior services millage, even as he moved to defund the early childhood millage. Patricia Soutas-Little, a Democrat on the Board of Commissioners and a primary advocate for the childhood development services program, said that last week’s move by Bunek and other Republicans “awoke a sleeping giant” in Leelanau County.
M22 Challenge returns; Gaylord’s Dave Smith sets new course record
NewsIt was the perfect day for the return of the M22 Challenge. Sunny weather, 70 degrees, and clear skies made Saturday, September 18, an especially beautiful day in the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. Dave Smith, 37, from Gaylord, won first place with a course record time of 1:11:17, winning the M22 Challenge for the first time.
Leland Library hosts improv
NewsOn Tuesday, September 21 at 7 pm, Leland Township Library will host the Tilt Think Improv Players for Litflix: a mashup of literature and improv comedy. In this interactive performance, the players create stories and scenes made-up on the spot based on inspiration from the audience.