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After School Art classes start at GAAA
Upcoming EventFrom staff reports Children will have fun exploring a variety of art materials and enjoy the camaraderie of other young creators. Experienced instructors will help children tap into their creative abilities. A 4-week session costs $50.00. Snack and art supplies are included. Tuesdays: Grades: 4-6 from 4 -5:15 pm Instructor: Margaret Weeks Wednesdays: Grades: 1-3 […]
Empire Museum celebrates Heritage Day, Oct. 8
Historical Feature, Upcoming EventFrom staff reports This year will feature a presentation by Elizabeth Mitchell, soprano and Ted Badgerow, tenor. Called the Dodworth Duo, they will bring songs to life with vocals and instruments from the 1835-1895 era. They will be strolling the grounds entertaining from 1-4 p.m. all Heritage Day afternoon. There will be demonstrations in the […]
Children’s stories at library
Upcoming EventThe Glen Lake Library in Empire has kicked off another year of Stories & More, weekly storyhours for preschool children and their caregivers, taking place every Thursday morning at 11:00 am from September through May. With Joanne “Yogi” Beare leading the way, children enjoy a full hour of stories, music, and hands-on learning activities, helping to develop critical early literacy skills, and discovering all the library has to offer. There is no charge for these programs, thanks to sponsorship from the Friends of the Glen Lake Library. For more information, contact the library at 326-5361, or see their website: Glenlakelibrary.net.
National Park Service seeks proposals for historic Sleeping Bear Inn
Talk of the TownA Request for Proposals (RFP) is currently being issued by the National Park Service (NPS) for the Sleeping Bear Inn and Garage in Glen Haven. The RFP provides an opportunity for any interested individual or organization to submit proposals to the NPS to lease the property.
Groundwork honors Chip Hoagland with Milliken Leadership Award
Business Feature, Food/Organic Living, Local Personality, Upcoming EventBig Glen Lake resident Chip Hoagland — dubbed the “Warren Buffet of food” in a recent Traverse Magazine feature story — will be honored with the Milliken Leadership Award by the Groundwork Center for Resilient Communities on Saturday, Oct. 8 at the nonprofit’s annual Harvest at the Commons celebration. Tickets to the event, including dinner and entertainment, cost $45 and are available at MyNorthTickets.com.
Leelanau Peninsula Economic Foundation studies local Internet access
NewsHigh-speed Internet and broadband capabilities can no longer be considered a “luxury.” Indeed, Internet is considered a utility and a critical necessity for schools, families, libraries, business owners, and emergency services personnel.
League of Women Voters holds Leelanau Board of Commissioners candidate forum
Upcoming EventThe League of Women Voters Leelanau County (LWVLC) and the Leelanau Peninsula Chamber of Commerce will host a candidate forum for the Board of Commissioner race in Districts 1, 6 and 7 on Thursday, September 29 at 7 p.m. at the Elmwood Township Firehall at 210080 E. Lincoln Rd. 86th District Court Judge Thomas Phillips will moderate the forum. Candidates Anthony Ansorge, Melinda Lautner, John O’Neill and Carolyn Rentenbach have confirmed their attendance. A meet and greet with the candidates will begin at 6:15 p.m. Light refreshments will be served. The event is open to the public.
Late Life Love
Local PersonalityBob and Ruth Elliott had been classmates at East Lansing High School, 50-some years before they began a late life friendship that would become a wonderful marriage. They had known each other, but only slightly, in high school. “Bob had been president of our student body his senior year,” Ruth says as the two of them sit talking at their cottage on Lake Michigan on a heady blue-and-gold September day.
Fibershed, Leelanau’s clothing locavore movement
Business Feature, Investigative ArticleA studio artist (that would be me) walks into a Traverse City Goodwill store looking for used clothing to repurpose (I cut up T-shirts into a knittable yarn). And as I stand there, rifling through the 25-foot long floor rack full of T-shirts, I think, and not for the first time, “There are enough T-shirts in this one store that no one needs to make or buy a new T-shirt ever again.” It seemed as though there were thousands.
What do visiting Danes think of the Sleeping Bear?
Historical Feature, Local PersonalityDanish friends Anders and Birthe Munksgaard, almost 40 years later, finally came to visit this summer. It was a wonderful two-week reunion during which we swapped stories about the good old days in Vegger and about our happily grown children, and cruised around Leelanau County, even taking a trip up to our cabin in Canada near Sault Ste. Marie to visit Lake Superior Provincial Park and Tahquamenon Falls.