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Michigan food expert, author leads foraging workshop
Food/Organic Living, Upcoming EventOn Saturday, Aug. 4 at 10:30 a.m., Leland Township Library will host Michigan food expert and author Lisa M. Rose for a hands-on, family-friendly foraging workshop.
Glen Arbor Art Center’s Plein Air Weekend returns for 10th year
Upcoming EventPainters from across Michigan and the Midwest converge on Glen Arbor August 2-4 for the Glen Arbor Arts Center’s 10th Plein Air Weekend.
Sand Dunes, Sawdust & Shipwrecks: stories from the Sunset Shore
Historical Feature, Upcoming EventAuthor Larry B. Massie will offer a Michigan history program at the Leland Township Library and Leelanau Historical Society on Wednesday, Aug. 1 at 4 p.m.
Leelanau “old settler” Kasson Freeman combined hard work with humor in difficult times
Historical Feature, Local PersonalityWhen Kasson township was organized in 1865, it was named in honor of Pam Peplinski’s great-great grandfather, and its eldest resident, Kasson Freeman, Jr., who was then 46. Many years later, the annual “Old Settlers Picnic,” held at the beginning of each August in Burdickville at Old Settlers Park, originally commemorated Kasson Freeman’s Aug. 3 birthday, which was coincidentally also the date our first white settlers, Mr. and Mrs. John E. Fisher, landed on Leelanau’s coast in 1854. They decided to celebrate with a picnic, then made it an annual affair.
Old Settlers Picnic marks 125th anniversary
Upcoming EventThe 126th Old Settlers Picnic, marking its 125th anniversary (never count the day you were born) will be held Aug. 5 at 10 a.m. Lunch will be served by the Masonic Lodge includes baked beans, corn on the cob, dessert, bun with beef and coffee or lemonade for $10 per person. Service in the chapel will be at 10:30.
Port Oneida 5K, 10K support Sleeping Bear Dunes
Upcoming EventHistoric Sleeping Bear will hold its ninth annual Port Oneida Heritage Run/walk on Saturday, Aug. 4 at the Port Oneida Farms Heritage Center/Olsen farm. The fundraiser for the nonprofit partner of Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore supports preservation of the National Park’s historic structures.
Empire Heritage Group revisits sinking of The Rescue
Historical Feature, Upcoming EventThe Empire Area Heritage Group will hold a program at the Glen Arbor Town Hall on July 31 at 7:30 p.m. about the Sinking of the Dorsey boat The Rescue. Popcorn and water will be available, and donations will support the Empire Area Historical Museum.
Petoskey stone inspires Sleeping Bear Rocks clothing line
Business Feature, Local PersonalityAs soon as Sarah Dilley and Suzie Viswat are asked what makes up north living so special, they share an almost childlike smile and simultaneously respond, “Lake Michigan.” Thinking that the iconic stone hadn’t really been used commercially all that much, the women began working together, writing down phrases and words that would eventually become their logo for a Petoskey stone inspired retail endeavor: Sleeping Bear Rocks.
Glen Lake Film Fest celebrates books to movies
Upcoming EventThe Glen Lake Film Festival continues Monday nights at 8 p.m. at the Glen Arbor Township Hall until Aug. 6. Next up is The Great Gatsby on July 30: a 1974 romantic drama based on F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel, directed by Jack Clayton and produced by David Merrick from a screenplay by Francis Ford Coppola.
Chatting with crooner Emma Cook
Local Personality, Upcoming EventLeelanau native Emma Cook, now a fulltime musician who live in Burlington, Vermont, will perform with her band, Questionable Company, at the Manitou Music Festival on Wednesday, Aug. 1 at 8 p.m. The show will be behind the Lake Street Studios in downtown Glen Arbor. The Manitou Music Festival is part of the Glen Arbor Arts Center. Visit glenarborart.org for details. Here’s our interview with Emma.