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Port Oneida Heritage Run returns Aug. 6
Upcoming EventFrom staff reports Run or walk to support the preservation of farms and other historic structures in the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. Preserve Historic Sleeping Bear will host its seventh annual Port Oneida Heritage Run on Saturday, Aug. 6, at the Charles and Hattie Olsen Farm, located at 3164 W Harbor Hwy (M-22) in […]
Before and After the Storm (a photo essay)
Photo SpreadThis photo essay looks back at the devastation caused by the storm on Aug. 2, 2015, that ravaged Glen Arbor and the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, and where we are today.
Memories of the Storm
Poetry/EssayI found out about the storm from the owners of the cabin that my wife and I had reserved for the end of August. Our Central Ohio media hadn’t picked up on this news, so I went to the Internet to see what was up. The photos were dramatic, but I figured that it was limited to a small area, nothing that would keep us from making the trip.
One year after the storm
Business Feature, Historical Feature, Investigative ArticleLeelanau County residents and those visiting our shores a year ago definitely know where they were when the storm hit. Where they took shelter, what they saw, and how they helped others in the minutes, hours and days after the megastorm pummeled Glen Arbor and the Sleeping Bear Dunes minutes after 4 p.m. last August 2 is now part of our personal narrative.
Storm Art
Historical Feature, Photo SpreadWhat happens to the urge to make art about the landscape when the landscape changes dramatically? When the natural world brings about a storm that uproots old trees and rearranges them into insurmountable tangles? Or, paints the sky in eerie hues of green and black? Or, throws a spanner into the picture-worthy perfection depicted on so many canvases?
Leelanau Conservancy holds picnic, silent auction Aug. 4
Upcoming EventThe Leelanau Conservancy welcomes everyone to attend its annual Friends Picnic and Auction on Thursday, Aug. 4. The event will be held at the Kalchik-Newton Farm overlooking the Manitou Islands, located along Jelinek Road in Leelanau Township.
Northern Home + Table Show returns
Upcoming EventCenter Gallery hosts the inaugural Northern Home + Table Show Aug. 5-11 at the gallery, 6023 S. Lake St., Glen Arbor. A reception to open this group show is Aug. 5, 6-8 p.m.
Art Association holds Plein Air weekend, Aug. 4-6
Upcoming EventThe Plein Air Weekend, organized by the Glen Arbor Art Association, has become a signature summer art event attracting plein air artists and art lovers from throughout Michigan and the Midwest. Three painting events and two art sales will highlight the paintings of over 100 artists who will paint throughout the Glen Lake area Thursday night, Friday and Saturday. Competition for a spot in the main event, Saturday’s Plein Air Paint Out, is always keen and this year’s event filled in just 90 minutes in late March.
Libraries: A Love Affair
Investigative Article, Poetry/EssayI walk into the library and smell it: paper, pages, ink, sometimes leather and glue—the scent of books, the old and new stories. When I open a book, a word odor wafts up with a love tale, war epic, a medieval ballad of loss, or the aroma of an essay on food so good you want to eat it. That’s the first love of a library, that scent. My love of literature started with libraries, with that scent, the spirit of story.
Libraries and democracy
Investigative Article, Poetry/EssayLibraries are the great equalizer in America. Not everyone can afford to buy a book or a computer, but almost everyone can afford to go to the library. Libraries are the cornerstone of democracy. Free access to information is what democracy depends on in order to have an intelligent population.