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Get our (COVID) shot at Art’s on Cinco de Mayo
NewsArt’s Tavern in Glen Arbor is a go-to spot for burgers, beers and—if you’re in the mood—shots of liquor. On Wednesday, May 5, from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. it’s also a great spot to receive free COVID-19 vaccination shots. No appointments are necessary. Staff from the Benzie-Leelanau District Health Department will be on hand to administer Moderna and Johnson & Johnson shots to anyone age 18 or older.
Nearly 60 percent of eligible Leelanau residents fully vaccinated against Coronavirus
NewsFifty-three percent of eligible residents, 16 and older, in Leelanau County are fully vaccinated with either two shots from Pfizer or Moderna or one shot from Johnson & Johnson, according to a Michigan.gov dashboard. That’s the highest percentage of any county in the state. More than 67 percent have received at least one dose.
Glen Arbor Sun newspaper repurposed as art collage
NewsNewspaper collage artist Catherine Elizabeth picks up the Glen Arbor Sun for our stories and advertisements, but also for her art. “I have been using the same stack of newspapers for my work the past couple of years, and I have managed to make quite a few art pieces from them,” Catherine wrote on Instagram yesterday.
Glen Arbor Arts Center holds outdoor gallery panel auction
NewsAll five panels from the Glen Arbor Arts Center’s (GAAC) inaugural Outdoor Gallery exhibition are now available for acquisition. The GAAC will hold an online auction April 28-30. The 5-foot square artworks are reproductions of original, acrylic paintings by Empire artist Mark Mehaffey, winner of the 2020 Outdoor Gallery competition.
Cedar River Coffee heralds community revival
NewsCedar River Coffee Company has opened for business in the former Chase Bank building in downtown Cedar and will host a grand opening on Saturday, May 1. The coffee shop is owned by Cedar resident Cindy Gale, a healthcare supervisor at Munson Medical Center. Cindy’s husband Andy runs Bay Area Recycling for Charities.
Sixteen-year-old St. Francis student gets 15,000th vaccine dose administered by Benzie-Leelanau Health Department
NewsJosephine Gorman, a 16-year-old student from St. Francis High School in Traverse City received the 15,000th dose of a COVID-19 vaccine administered by the Benzie-Leelanau District Health Department. Gorman got the shot Friday, April 23, at Glen Lake School, accompanied by her mother Jennifer.
Little Traverse Inn for sale, Graeme Leask considers last decade, next chapter
NewsMany a Friday night over the past decade, patrons at the Little Traverse Inn have finished their fish n chips and listened to the affable, often kilt clad owner Scotsman Graeme Leask roar out the lyrics to Donkey Riding by Great Big Sea, or Mary Mack by the Clancy Brothers, backed by whatever local band was in the house that particular Friday. Blessed with a big laugh, a soul full of poetry and music, and a gift of the gab, Graeme has nurtured the burgeoning popularity of the old inn along M-22 across from Little Traverse Lake that folks like to call Leelanau County’s living room.
Blu reopens dining room for first time in 13 months as Glen Lake Restaurant Week begins
NewsBlu chef and co-owner Randy Chamberlain wrote on his Facebook page that he and Mari will reopen their dining room, at 50 percent capacity, on Friday, April 23, for the first time since COVID officially arrived in Michigan in March 2020. The opening date is timed to coincided with Glen Lake Restaurant Week, which runs April 23 until May 1.
Health Department offers Pfizer shots Thu., Fri., Sat., Tues.; COVID rapid tests Mon. in Suttons Bay
NewsTo mitigate Michigan’s worst-in-the-nation surge of COVID-19, the Benzie-Leelanau District Health Department is offering free Coronavirus rapid testing on April 26 at Suttons Bay Middle School and Pfizer vaccinations on April 22, 23, 24 and 27 throughout the two-county region for anyone age 16 or older.
“Nature” welcomes yoga, weddings, camping to forest oasis
NewsNature, the woodsy retreat and wedding destination near Glen Lake School, is branching out to the local community this spring, as the eco resort hosts Yen Yoga classes on Wednesday evenings from 5:30-6:30 pm in its “Great Nest” building and offers meals from Bill Dungjen’s food truck outside all week long. “Nature: A Michigan Retreat” is the brainchild of St. Louis native Bryan Cloninger and his wife, France native Emma Stoppani Cloninger.