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Ode to Asparagus poetry contest winners, 2018
Poetry/EssayHere are the winners of this year’s Ode to Asparagus poetry contest at the Empire Asparagus Festival
Handing the Good Harbor Grill over to the next generation
Business Feature, Local PersonalityCady Hall scooped ice cream at the Pine Cone at age 14 and started waiting tables at the Good Harbor Grill a couple years later. A Glen Lake graduate now living with her family in Suttons Bay, Cady has joined forces with Cos Burroughs to manage the midtown mainstay eateries. The son of owners Ann and Brendan Burroughs, Cos has worked there all of his life.
Glen Arbor Wines holds wine release party
Business Feature, Local Personality, Upcoming EventFine wine, great art and good music promise a beautiful evening at Glen Arbor Wines on Sunday, May 27 from 7 to 9 p.m. Glen Arbor Wines is located on Lake Street north of downtown. Join us for a celebration of wine made from grapes grown in the only vineyard in the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore.
Glen Lake Library plans fundraising and expansion
Business Feature, Upcoming EventThe Glen Lake Community Library kicks off building expansion fundraising on Memorial Day weekend at Northwoods Hardware, according to capital campaign chairperson Linda Young. The construction project will transform the present library and will nearly double the space while accommodating the needs of both children and the elderly.
Celebrate maritime history during Glen Haven Days
NewsTime for a day of fun and discovery with park rangers and skilled volunteers at the annual Glen Haven Days. The event will be held Saturday, May 26, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Glen Haven Historic Village and U.S. Life-Saving Service (USLSS) Station at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. The festivities will include hands-on activities and costumed reenactments. All programs are free with a valid park pass.
Something different—Stay in a caboose by the dunes!
Investigative Article, Local PersonalityWondering what to get Dad or Grandpa for Father’s Day? If he’s a railroad buff, why not give him a few nights in a real caboose? Back in the woodsy shadow of the Sleeping Bear Dunes sits a large, newly painted and refurbished caboose replete with bed, TV and Wi-Fi, a microwave and small fridge, even heat and air conditioning.
Lake Street Studios features painters Cochran and Guyot
Upcoming EventCenter Gallery hosts an artists’ reception to open its first exhibition of the 2018 season on Friday, May 25, from 6-8 p.m. at the gallery, 6023 S. Lake St., Glen Arbor. A celebration of the region’s rural life—as seen by painters Barbara Cochran and Margie Guyot—launches Center Gallery’s 2018 season.
It takes a village to support a bookstore
Business Feature, Local PersonalityWhen Tina Greene-Bevington looks at the bookstore she has built in only half a year, she sees all the potential it holds. She sees patrons lounging on picnic tables sipping cups of tea, or buried deeply in the stacks, searching for the perfect book.
League of Women Voters highlights journalism, free press
Upcoming EventThe League of Women Voters Leelanau County will gather at The Homestead Resort on Wednesday, May 23, to hold their annual meeting and to hear from guest speaker Peter Payette, executive director of Interlochen Public Radio, who will take about preserving quality journalism and maintaining a free press.
League of Women Voters studies Immigration 101
Upcoming EventOn Tuesday, May 29, at 7 p.m. at the Leelanau County Government Center Lower Level Community Room the League of Women Voters Leelanau County will hold part one of a community conversation on immigration entitled “Immigration 101: How It Works and How It Doesn’t.”