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Bobcats and cougars and bears in Glen Arbor? Oh my!
Investigative Article, Talk of the TownIt’s the last in a row of private properties along M-109. To the immediate east lies the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. Behind looms Alligator Hill. The Fourth of July had come and gone, and things were relatively quiet; the doors to the house were left open to allow the breeze to pass through. An old retriever lay sound asleep in the front of the house. Near him, a pet bunny was safely caged in another room.
Home + Table at Center Gallery
Upcoming EventCenter Gallery hosts the Home + Table Show Aug. 4-10 at the gallery, 6023 S. Lake St., Glen Arbor. A reception to open this group show is Aug. 4, 6-8 p.m.
Floating driver’s license
Local PersonalityA funny thing happened to part-time Glen Lake resident Tom Wilson earlier this month. On July 19 he checked his mail at his Grand Rapids home, and found his driver’s license that had been sent by a family in Hamilton, Mich., who found it on a sandbar in Glen Lake.
Conservancy Day planned for August 3
Upcoming EventThe Leelanau Conservancy is proud to announce Conservancy Day set for Aug. 3—a day of appreciation for all that Leelanau has to offer. The Conservancy is encouraging the public to participate in a number of activities organized by the Conservancy. The day starts with a 10 a.m. workbee at Chippewa Run Natural Area in Empire, where volunteers can help to maintain the trail and remove invasive shrubs.
Emma Cook brings Vermont funk
Upcoming EventEmma Cook and Questionable Company funk things up at the next Manitou Music Festival’s Studio Stage concert on Wednesday, August 2, 8 p.m. Studio Stage is located behind Lake Street Studios, 6023 S. Lake St., Glen Arbor.
Flea, The Exchange open next to Glen Arbor’s Old Schoolhouse
Business Feature, Local PersonalityGlen Arbor’s upscale clothing scene is expanding store by store, innovative brand after innovative brand. This summer Pierre and Anne Pujos opened Flea—a spinoff of their boutique, The Exchange, which opened last July next to the Old Schoolhouse across M-22 from the Town Hall.
Ecuador to Empire: the Journey of Grocer’s Daughter Chocolate
Business Feature, Dispatch from Afar, Food/Organic LivingChocolate making is an incredible journey. For Grocer’s Daughter this journey starts in Ecuador. Near the small town of Calceta, in western Ecuador, sits the Fortaleza Del Valle cocoa cooperative. Nearly 900 small, family cacao farms rely on the cooperative to obtain expensive Fair Trade and Organic certifications, carefully process their beans and ensure that they will be sold for a fair, living wage.
Art Association hosts Plein Air weekend
Upcoming EventThe ninth annual Plein Air Weekend is August 2-5 in Glen Arbor. The event, a project of the Glen Arbor Art Association (GAAA), offers a weekend of painting events for artists, that culminates in two exhibitions.
Manitou Music Festival welcomes Jetty Rae
Upcoming EventIndie folk guitarist Jetty Rae makes her first appearance on the Glen Arbor Art Association’s Manitou Music Festival Studio Stage on Sunday, July 30, 8 p.m. Studio Stage is located behind Lake Street Studios, 6023 S. Lake St., Glen Arbor.
Astronomy Day at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
Upcoming EventSleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore will celebrate its second ever Astronomy Day at the Dune Climb. The event will take place on Saturday, July 29. All astronomy events are free with a park pass.