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Empire residents consider Village Transportation Plan
NewsThoughtful public input on the first draft of a Transportation Plan for the Village of Empire is enthusiastically requested of all Empire area residents, visitors and village, township and regional stake-holders this Thursday, Aug. 1, at the Township Hall in the Village of Empire.
Barbara, Meet Barbara!
Local PersonalityWhile the majority of the women named Barbara were born in the 1930s and ’40s, one young reader, seven-year-old Barbara Noreen Tornvall from Chicago, was delighted to learn of all of the area women who share her name. Little Barbara wrote to the club’s instigator, local Barbara Alldredge, to share a little about herself.
Coffee mugs are beautiful
NewsGallery owners in Glen Arbor’s Lake Street Arts District have declared Saturday, Aug. 3, to be Beautiful Coffee Mug Awareness Day. While many coffee drinkers devote energy toward finding the best tasting, Fair Trade coffee, fewer put the same energy into thinking about what they drink it from. On Aug. 3, come to the Lake Street Arts District and try drinking coffee from a beautiful coffee mug.
Glen Lake Association protects our inland water
Investigative ArticleThe pristine water quality of Big and Little Glen Lakes along with the protected shorelines, natural hillsides, turquoise water, and the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore being the largest riparian on the lake, it is hard to find a more unique and beautiful lake in the country. Furthermore, this national treasure should be protected so as to keep it in a natural and pristine condition, now and for future generations.
Art Association holds fifth annual Paint Out
Upcoming EventThe Glen Arbor Art Association’s (GAAA) Plein Art Weekend is scheduled for Aug. 2-3. Artists from across Michigan and throughout the Midwest are registered to participate in this fifth annual event, which has become one of Michigan’s largest and most popular Paint Outs.
Six women photographers and their love of Leelanau
Local Personality, Photo SpreadThis is the story of six female photographers who fell in love with the Leelanau Peninsula and found a way to share that love through their photos. In our July 11 issue we profiled Jane Fortune of Leland for her work discovering female artists of the Italian Renaissance, many of whom are described in her book, Invisible Women. Fortune’s work, for which she just received an Emmy, inspired our effort to showcase the work of female photographers on the Leelanau Peninsula.
Empire Emergency Fund Concert honors wandering poet Clive Haswell
NewsThe next Empire Area Community Emergency Fund Concert will be held on Sunday, July 28 from 4-6 p.m. at the Empire Township Hall. This event will pay tribute to the “Wanderer” the late hobo poet Clive W. Haswell, and will feature a performance by the Beach Bards with musical guests Norm Wheeler, Chris Skellenger, Patrick Niemisto and friends.
Sleepy Bear Twilight Ride supports Heritage Trail maintenance
Upcoming EventCherry Republic and Friends of Sleeping Bear report the first annual Sleepy Bear Twilight Ride, at 8 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 11, to support maintenance of the Sleeping Bear Heritage Trail. All funds raised will go toward trail operations, which include keeping the trail clear for riders during the spring, summer and fall, and grooming in the winter for cross-country skiing. Annual maintenance of the trail costs about $1,000 per mile.
Dune Dash to benefit next phase of Heritage Trail
NewsThe second annual Dune Dash to benefit the Sleeping Bear Heritage Trail will be held on Saturday, Aug. 17 at 9 a.m. The 4-mile run/walk starts and finishes at the base of the Sleeping Bear Dune Climb and follows the flat, paved segment of the Sleeping Bear Heritage Trail to Glen Haven and back.
Cottage Book Shop holds gigantic book signing, Aug. 2
Upcoming EventThis is a unique opportunity to meet more than 20 local authors at one time in one location, in the Pine Patch at the Cottage Book Shop in Glen Arbor (rain location across the street at Bethlehem Lutheran Church). On Friday, Aug. 2 between 2 and 4 p.m. the best of mystery, history, essay writers and artists will gather.