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Tummino’s plein air at Center Gallery
Upcoming EventPainter Judith Tummino puts her love for Leelanau’s landscape on display, Aug. 10-16 at Center Gallery, 6023 S. Lake St., Glen Arbor. A reception for Tummino, a passionate plein air painter, is Friday, Aug. 10, from 6-8 p.m. in the gallery.
County pioneer’s descendant offers jewels at upcoming Leelanau Women Artists show
Historical Feature, Local Personality, Upcoming EventLocal jeweler Pam Meteer Peplinski, who will be showing and selling her work at the Glen Arbor Arts Center in August with the Leelanau Women artists, has just about the deepest Leelanau County roots a non-native can have.
Glen Lake Library holds annual used book sale
Upcoming EventThe Glen Lake Community Library’s annual Used Book Sale will be held at the Glen Arbor Township Hall on August 8-10. At the Preview Party, on Aug. 8 from 6-9 p.m., shoppers can choose from thousands books and have an opportunity to mingle with friends and enjoy delicious appetizers and sweet treats. The cost is $5. The general sale will be on Aug. 9 from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. The sale will conclude on Friday with a Bag Sale. From 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., shoppers can purchase a bag for $5 and fill it to the brim with as many books and other items as they can fit in.
Cedar improves access to Victoria Creek
Investigative Article, Upcoming EventVictoria Creek has long been a staple of Cedar, and it is about to undergo some significant improvements. The Cedar Community Marina project is set to begin construction in the spring of 2019, bringing with it major changes and a new standard for Cedar’s future.
How to spend the perfect day in Cedar
Business FeatureThe air is alive with small town energy as visitors to Cedar are carried from shop to shop by friendly locals and unique treasures. This Michigan town is a marriage of the natural beauty of National Park land and the familiar bustle of Leelanau County. Home to a variety of stores, eateries, and sights, a day-trip to Cedar is one to remember.
Get to know your candidates for State House
Investigative Article, News, Upcoming EventWith the Aug. 7 primary election a stone’s throw away, and with incumbent Curt VanderWall (a Republican from Ludington) vacating the State House seat that represents Michigan’s 101st District (serving Leelanau, Benzie, Manistee, and Mason counties), we submitted the following questions to four candidates vying to be our next state representative in Lansing.
Vote “Yes” on the Senior Millage
Letter to editor/OpinionVote “Yes” on the Senior Millage on the Aug. 7 county wide ballot. The continuation of prevention services, as well as ongoing services are essential for an age friendly Leelanau. The last .275 millage in 2014 received overwhelming approval by the voters.
Three years after the storm, a new landscape blooms
Historical Feature, Local PersonalityThree years ago, on Aug. 2, 2015, a derecho storm with hurricane-force, straight-line winds pummeled Glen Arbor, destroying forests, knocking out power and changed the landscape for a generation. Then the cleanup, the rebuilding and the landscaping began. For her work on the “Bitter Sweet Lane” property on Glen Lake, local landscaper and gardener extraordinaire Cre Woodard recently won an award from the Michigan Nursery and Landscape Association (MNLA), which honors “those in the green industry that have demonstrated excellence, professionalism and responsible environmental standards.”
Sailor, woodsman, carpenter, fly fisherman
Local Personality, Upcoming EventMark Ringlever is a man of many interests and skills. He is a boat captain, a fly fisherman and he can do many things with wood. His carpentry and woodwork can be seen in private homes in Leelanau and Grand Traverse County. Recently I caught up with him in his studio at Lake Street Studios in Glen Arbor. On the wall were some large drawings of fish. They, he explained, were sketches for a 12-foot-high totem pole he made for a Leelanau County residence. On another wall were prints of fish. He made these when he studied Japanese wood block printing, Moku hanga, at the Glen Arbor Arts Center. Around the studio were piles of wood in intriguing shapes and colors.
Best foot forward: one step at a time
Historical Feature, Local PersonalityGlen Arbor Sun editor, Jacob Wheeler, was seated at the next table at Leelanau Coffee Roasters one sunny Monday recently with his shoes placed by his bare feet; a reminder of another famous Glen Arbor icon, who hardly ever wears shoes, inside or outside—Cherry Republic owner, Bob Sutherland.