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Bob Russell’s germinating seeds
Local PersonalityOne year ago, on warm August night along the south shore of Big Glen Lake, there passed a man that many in our community loved, however, few of the countless lives he touched will know his name. Bob Russell died last August 23 at the age of 62. He was many things to many people, from Eagle Scout, Internet guru, opponent, gather, activist, organizer and more. I recently had a chance to reflect on Bob’s life with his widow, Sally Van Vleck, on that very deck on Glen Lake where I last spent time with him.
A place called home: Paths to affordable ownership in Leelanau
Historical Feature, Investigative Article, Local Personality, Talk of the TownLeelanau County has long been known as “the land of delight,” but for many of its people, the terrain leading to a place called home appears more difficult. For at least the past 25 years, homes and land have been bought and sold dearly, but a confluence of circumstances has brought the issue of affordable housing to a crisis state today. These include the start of the Great Recession in 2008, a severe tightening of lending practices, a lack of permanent, full-time jobs in a growing tourism and service region, and the refusal of government and some community leaders to recognize and act on long-term solutions to the county’s housing challenges.
Cavaliers battle Spartans in Leelanau
Sports/Adventure, Upcoming EventThe University of Virginia women’s Division One soccer team will play a preseason match against Michigan State University (MSU) women’s soccer team on Friday, Aug. 15, at 1 p.m. at Myles Kimmerly Park, one mile west of Maple City. The event is free and open to the public. Bring a lawn chair or blanket, and prepare to enjoy a fast-paced game of the world’s sport.
Center Gallery features Jeff Condon
Upcoming EventGrand Rapids artist Jeff Condon paints “With A Light Heart,” an exhibition of contemporary landscapes opening Aug. 15 at Center Gallery at Lake Street Studios, 6023 S. Lake St. in Glen Arbor. This show opens 6 p.m. with a reception.
Hopping into retirement
Business Feature, Food/Organic Living, Upcoming EventScott Whybrew is a man with a plan for retirement: hops farming. “You’ve heard of people spending their children’s inheritance?” he asks with a straight face. In October Scott and his wife Gerri, the parents of three adult children, purchased a 110-acre former apple orchard on Kittlinger Road in Empire Township. Over the course of the fall and a challenging winter, the couple employed a crew of eight-to-10 local men who turned the feral orchard into a working hop farm.
Dune Dash four-mile run to benefit Sleeping Bear Heritage Trail
Upcoming EventTraverse Area Recreation and Transportation Trails (TART), Inc. announces the third annual Dune Dash, a four-mile run/walk along the Sleeping Bear Heritage Trail, to be held at 9 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 16. The course showcases the trail, which opened during summer of 2012 within the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore.
The Characters of Burdickville, take 2
Local PersonalityThe future of Burdickville is now. The engagement of Max Miller to Heather LaBerge is another indicator that the next generation of Burdickville-ians is poised to take over from their parents. Max’s mother Pat Miller lives in the house she built in 1988 on MacFarlane Road opposite the foot of Bow Road inside the corner that used to be an apple orchard, but she has been coming here since 1954. Along with sisters Nancy and Jan and brother Don, Pat now owns and operates the Miller Cabins that their parents bought in 1961. So all of the Millers virtually grew up in Burdickville.
National Lakeshore seeks public input for Bay to Bay Trail
Investigative Article, Upcoming EventThe Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore proposes to develop a hiking and paddling trail that follows the Lake Michigan shoreline in the park from Platte Bay to Good Harbor Bay. To do so, the National Lakeshore will prepare an Environmental Assessment (EA), which will describe and analyze alternatives for this trail.
Three artists to exhibit at Glen Arbor Art Association
Upcoming EventThe Glen Arbor Art Association will host an exhibition of watercolors by Susanne Meserve, jewelry by Steve Brunger, and photographs and paintings by Christine Nettleton, Aug. 15-16 at the Art Association, 6031 S. Lake Street in Glen Arbor.
Summer Singers hold August 12 concert
Upcoming EventThe Manitou Music Festival’s annual choral event highlights the Summer Singers, an all volunteer group of more than 50 singers from around Leelanau county. The concert, directed by Empire resident Dana Allen, will perform traditional classics like American Folk Rhapsody and Ching a Ring Chaw and favorites like It Don’t Mean a Thing if it Ain’t Got That Swing by Duke Ellington and the ballad O My Luve’s Like a Red, Red Rose with cello and oboe.