With drowning deaths on the rise, Park increases water safety awareness

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Last June 22, before Scott Tucker had finished his first week as the new superintendent at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, a vacationer drowned while snorkeling in Loon Lake near the Platte River. Two weeks later, an 81-year-old man from southeast Michigan perished in Big Glen Lake when his boat drifted away while he was swimming. And on Sept. 5, a 21-year-old died when his kayak capsized near Platte Bay in Lake Michigan waters. Three drowning deaths in or near our National Lakeshore.

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ShareCare at Red Schoolhouse

ShareCare of Leelanau will host an afternoon of Music, Wine and Cheese on Friday, June 16 from 4- 6 p.m. at the historic Red Schoolhouse on M-22 (962 E. Harbor Hwy., Cedar). Music will be provided by the Abbott Brothers and a tour of the schoolhouse will be given. Everyone is welcome.

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Op-Ed: Glen Lake School Board should choose grass over turf field

The Glen Lake School Board has a tough decision to make. The current stadium grass was improperly installed 20 years ago, causing potential injuries to athletes and limiting usage due to lack of drainage. Options on the table for the June 12 meeting are essentially to properly install new grass or go with artificial turf.

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Nicholas Amato of Suttons Bay makes last minute charge to win M22 Challenge

More than 900 athletes came out to the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore early Saturday morning to participate in the ninth annual M22 Challenge. Nicholas Amato, 20, of Suttons Bay, was the first in the men’s group to cross the finish line at a time of 1:15:06, with Jamie Endicott, 24, of Oak Park, securing the top honor among the women with a time of 1:26:46.

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Tom Fordyce reaches 36 years of Cabin Fever

When you greet Glen Arbor’s ubiquitous cottage remodeler, musician, and leader of the Cabin Fever Band, he holds out a polished rock. It is probably a Lake Superior agate with a brilliant center full of wispy clouds surrounded by concentric rings of layered complexity in a warm colorful glow. You soon realize that the character of Tom Fordyce is just the same.

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Millennials in Leelanau seek a place to call home

“So like, what do you guys do out there?” We get this question a lot, often loaded with presumptions of who we are and what we like to do. Which is fair. Let me be clear, my wife and I, a young married couple in our mid-20s, are outliers.

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Splash into Summer at the Sleeping Bear Dunes Water Adventure Expo

Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore is partnering with area government agencies and private organizations to host a free water adventure expo on Saturday, June 17, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., at Platte Point at the end of Lake Michigan Road.

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Summer Singers rehearsals start Tuesday, June 13

The Summer Singers, a community chorus sponsored by the Glen Arbor Art Association, invite all singers, young and old, to join them for a summer filled with making music.

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BATA celebrates five years of seasonal Bike-n-Ride service

The Bay Area Transportation Authority (BATA) is celebrating the fifth anniversary of its successful Bike-n-Ride program. BATA’s Bike-n-Ride service has been helping cyclists enjoy bike trails in Grand Traverse and Leelanau Counties for five years. This years’ service started Saturday, May 20 and runs through the summer and fall until October 22.

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Love ‘em or hate ‘em spring veggies

If you’re like most people, you may pass by some of the offerings at the early farmers markets because you don’t care for them. At least you think you don’t care for them — because of how they look, your unfamiliarity with preparing them — or an unfortunate experience when first tasting them.

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