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Leland Gal moves temporarily out of Fishtown to downtown
NewsLeland Gal Maggie Revel Mielczarek will temporarily move her creative fabrics and designer thread shop from Fishtown to the corner of River & Main in the heart of Leland. The new open-air market, dubbed “Leland Gal Under the Arbor” is the result of support from Benjamin Maier Ceramics and Dawn Fisher of River & Main. Mielczarek will set up and tear down each day and remain open daily from 11 a.m.-3 p.m., except when it rains.
Discovery reverts ownership of Glen Arbor Cemetery from National Park back to Township
NewsDiscovery of a 70-year-old glitch in deeds reveals that the National Park does not own the Glen Arbor Township Cemetery; Glen Arbor does. This marks a major turning point in what had been a growing list of massive indignities regarding the site—lost grave markers and lost records, resulting in lost names, then obliteration by a massive storm.
Graduating from high school in the age of COVID
NewsGlen Lake Community Schools held a belated high school graduation ceremony on Saturday, June 27, for 56 graduates. We spoke with graduate Margot Hazael-Massieux, whose parents Guillaume and Brooke own La Bêcasse restaurant, about what it was like to lose the last three months of her high school experience, how she dealt with social distancing, and what’s next for the fall.
Versatile learning: Leelanau Essentials Bruce and Laura Hood
NewsHave you ever dissected a baby goat? Ever had a music teacher tell you to get your instrument ready and then to hit the mute button? Then you missed this spring’s virtual zoom lessons at the Leelanau School, the private boarding school located just north of Glen Arbor. Two of its teachers, Bruce (science and pottery) and Laura (music and senior seminar) Hood used their resilience as long time hands-on experiential educators to do the sudden switcheroo required of all teachers in March to teach on a screen. “Leelanau School is about establishing a relationship with each student,” Bruce explains.
Reading through the pandemic: new books by Leelanau authors
NewsWe’re home. We’re self-quarantining ourselves. We’re practicing social distancing. The restaurants and bars are closed. Crowds no longer gather. What better way to spend these pandemic days than to read books newly published by Leelanau authors? Here’s a roundup of local books, or books by local authors, in 2020:
Field trip brings cemetery research to life for Glen Lake eighth graders
NewsA series of coincidences culminated in an unexpected field trip for two Glen Lake eighth graders on June 9. The boys had been researching Civil War veteran Edmund Trumbull, who is buried at the Glen Arbor Township Cemetery. In late May, they learned that the veteran’s home is currently owned by Lakers basketball coach Don Miller and his wife, Sandy. The two are students of Melissa Okerlund, who teaches history in Miller’s old classroom. Okerlund arranged for them to visit the house in early June, where they met Trumbull descendant Dede DeWitt deManigold, a former student of Miller’s.
Leelanau County is alive (once again) with the sound of music
NewsThe restaurants are open for outside dining, the visitors are returning, and around Leelanau the dunes are alive with the sound of music. Several venues, from restaurants to bars to wineries, are offering live music in our area this summer. They include, in Glen Arbor, Boonedocks, Cherry Public House, M22 Wine, Glen Arbor Wines, and Whiskers at The Homestead, and elsewhere in the County, Hop Lot, Rove Estate, and Little Traverse Inn. Here are some of the wheres, whats, and who’s playins’.
Leelanau Cultural Center holds Art of the Garden exhibit
NewsLeelanau Community Cultural Center, in collaboration with the Little Garden Club, will hold a virtual/online presentation of the Art of the Garden Exhibit and Sale. This exhibit will feature artwork of the flora and fauna of the garden from artists in a variety of mediums at OldArtBuilding.com. The show will open with an Earlybird preview and sale on June 25 at 3 pm. Tickets for the Earlybird sale are $25 and available at MyNorthTickets.com.
Black Like Me: Growing up a person of color in Leelanau County
NewsNorthport native and Traverse Bay Area Intermediate School District educator Marshall Collins, Jr., has a unique story to tell as an African-American in Leelanau County. Collins was the only black member of his graduating class in 1995, and despite struggling with being one of very few people of color, he returned to the County after college to be near his family and out of love for this region. Following the gruesome murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis police on Memorial Day, Collins helped organize recent Black Lives Matter demonstrations in Traverse City, including an upbeat and peaceful rally at the Open Space on June 6 that drew a diverse crowd of approximately 2,000 mask-wearing and social distancing activists and allies.
Benzie-Leelanau Health Department, LynxDx offer free Coronavirus testing this weekend in Suttons Bay and Benzonia
NewsThis weekend, Michigan residents will have an opportunity to access drive-thru testing in Leelanau and Benzie Counties. The Benzie-Leelanau District Health Department is partnering with LynxDx (a private lab based out of Ann Arbor) to administer COVID-19 testing on Saturday and Sunday, from 11 am to 3 pm. No appointment is necessary.