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Cherry Republic’s “31 Days of Giving” campaign supports local nonprofits
NewsCherry Republic is holding its eighth annual “31 Days of Giving” campaign through the month of December. Each day, the Glen Arbor company will announce grants to nonprofit organizations throughout Michigan. Over the years, the gifts have benefited everyone from children and families to Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore.
“If she hadn’t been in the car, she would be alive today” — COVID-19 claims 30-year-old Native American
NewsA few days before she died of the Coronavirus on November 23, Maryan Rochel Petoskey sat up in her bed on the COVID-19 ward at Munson Medical Center in Traverse City and looked in both directions. Through a clear greyish tarp that separated her from others, Maryan told her sister Donna that she could see rows and rows of beds on either side. A member of the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians who lived on the Peshawbestown reservation, Maryan Rochel Petoskey was 30 years young. She was the third victim of COVID-19 in Leelanau County, and the first person under age 60 to die of the pandemic.
Glen Arbor’s modern-day cowboy, staunch National Park opponent Rich Quick dies
NewsA modern-day cowboy whose life story is tightly interwoven with that of modern-day Glen Arbor—and one of the most vocal and passionate opponents of Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore—Rich Quick has died. He was 92 years old, and spent most of his final seven years at Maple Valley Nursing Home, where he suffered from dementia. His step-grandson, Joshua Humphrey, confirmed the news on Facebook yesterday, writing that Quick “is now with his sweetie Bonnie Quick in heaven. He loved Glen Arbor and this area more than anybody I have ever known or known of. He had an undying respect for this land and for those around him.”
Leaving (Saying Goodbye)
NewsLinda Dewey’s painting “Saying Goodbye” is a collaboration with Anne-Marie Oomen’s poem, “Leaving (Saying Goodbye)”
The Grove condominiums to replace Wildflowers in downtown Glen Arbor
NewsDonna Burgan’s iconic store Wildflowers closed in late September after 41 years in business. “The Grove” condominiums will take Wildflowers’ place on M-22 just south of the Glen Arbor township park and Northwoods Hardware. The price per unit will start at approximately $450,000.
A Game Without Rules: Harbor House and VI Grill manage the pandemic
News“The game is next week, but you don’t know the rules,” Richard Roberts reflected on running his Leelanau County businesses through the COVID-19 pandemic. Roberts owns The Harbor House in Leland, co-owns the county’s oldest, continually operated restaurant, the Village Inn in Suttons Bay—most commonly known as the VI Grill, runs real estate through Harbor House Properties LLC, and owns SAM Equities LLC in Lake Leelanau, a former restaurant currently available for rent.
COVID surges in Benzie-Leelanau before holiday — 7 hospitalized, woman in her 30s dies
NewsCOVID-19 statistics reported by the Benzie-Leelanau District Health Department are staggering. There are 65 new cases between Saturday, Nov. 21, and Monday, Nov. 23. Nearly 98% of those cases are symptomatic. Seven new COVID patients were hospitalized over the weekend, and the Health Department reported two deaths from the coronavirus. One was a Leelanau woman in her 30s who had no “significant co-morbidities” prior to contracting COVID-19.
Empire’s Friendly Tavern purchases Deering’s Market, envisions open-air mercato for 2021
NewsFrank Lerchen has big ideas for the space he now owns next to Joe’s Friendly Tavern, his popular restaurant in downtown Empire. Lerchen purchased the building that used to house Deering’s Market late last month from Sue and Phil Deering. Lerchen is installing a septic system and drain field and hopes to build a covered, but open-air Mercato featuring food, cocktails and a permanent farmers market. He hopes to open next May.
Sleeping Bear 50th anniversary logo merchandise available for Holiday Sale
NewsFrom staff reports For visitors looking for holiday gifts for friends and family, the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore’s partner, Preserve Historic Sleeping Bear (PHSB), has recently launched merchandise bearing the Park’s 50th anniversary logo. The Lakeshore generously granted use of their 50th logo to the non-profit partner for fundraising purposes. PHSB has been looking […]
Glen Arbor Arts Center unveils community tree
NewsThe Glen Arbor Arts Center (GAAC) will light up its neck of the woods and you are invited to participate. On Saturday, December 5, the GAAC will light the path from Lake Street to the Arts Center and present a community tree. The tree will remain lit for the season, though New Year’s Day. The GAAC will invite the community to stroll by throughout the holiday season to take a look, snap photos, and spread the cheer.