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Senate approves Levin bill to protect Sleeping Bear
Talk of the TownLegislation by Sen. Carl Levin to permanently protect more than 32,000 acres of Michigan lakeshore won approval Thursday from a key Senate committee. The Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources approved the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore Conservation and Recreation Act (S.140,) a bill authored by Levin, D-Mich., and cosponsored by Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich.
Derek Bailey the bridge builder
Investigative Article, Local PersonalityWhen I spoke on the phone recently with Derek Bailey, current chair of the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians and now Democratic candidate for U.S. Congress, he was crossing the Mackinac Bridge and returning home to Traverse City. The tires on his 2005 Saturn VUE hummed loudly as he passed over the rumble strips on the majestic arch that connects Michigan’s Upper and Lower Peninsulas.
Jerry Dennis’ The Windward Shore a walk on the wild side
Local Personality, Poetry/EssayAs autumn recedes under the lowering, snow-filled skies of winter, curl up in a warm place with the newest book of essays by celebrated nature writer Jerry Dennis, with wood engravings by the incomparable Glenn Wolff. Or better yet, follow the writer outside, as he takes you on a guided exploration along The Windward Shore: A Winter on the Great Lakes.
Art Association presents Readers’ Theater, Nov. 30
Upcoming EventThe Glen Arbor Art Association (GAAA) will proudly present its new dramatic venture, Readers’ Theater on Wednesday, Nov. 30 at 7 p.m. “The Adventure of the Tolling Bell” and “The Problem of Thor Bridge,” two adapted Sherlock Holmes stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, are directed by Josephine Zara. This event at the GAAA is free and open to the public; goodwill offerings will be accepted at the door.
Finding Mrs. Boizard
Historical FeatureI became a Boizard geek after reading The Boizard Letters: Letters From a Pioneer Homestead (1993) and I’ve explored several themes in those letters in this summer series of articles. In this final article in that series, I mention things I’ve found and areas still in need of further looking. One of the things I have found in my search for Mrs. Boizard is her tombstone in Maple Grove Cemetery.
Community cleans up Sugar Loaf
Sports/Adventure, Talk of the TownHere’s an open letter from Rick Desrochers of the newly formed Sugar Loaf Mountain Club, thanking the local community for helping clean up the ski hill in advance of the long-shuttered mountain potentially opening up to cross-country skiing and ice climbing this winter.
Glen Lake Community Library holds children’s holiday book drive
Upcoming EventA special holiday tradition continues as the Glen Lake Community Library kicks off its annual call for children’s books. The Friends of the Library, in cooperation with Glen Lake School’s “Parenting Communities” program, are once again collecting donations of new children’s books for children whose families are in need of assistance this holiday season.
Jerry Dennis, Glenn Wolff sign at Black Star Farms
Business Feature, Upcoming EventGlen Arbor’s Cottage Book Shop will host author Jerry Dennis and illustrator Glenn Wolff (who will have engraving prints on hand) who will sign their book The Windward Shore: Great Lakes in the Winter from 11-2 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 19 at the Vintage Cottage Holiday Market at Black Star Farms in Suttons Bay.
Glen Lake Fire Department shows off new boat
Talk of the TownTV 7&4 News featured this video of the Glen Lake Fire Department’s new fire boat yesterday. The entire $265,000 cost of the 28-foot fire boat was raised by community members in three months. The Fire Chief for the Department says the boat adds new capability for fighting fires on boats, wildfires near the water, as well as homes along the waterfront. Nearly 75% of the homes in the Glen Lake area are within 1000 feet of a body of water.
National Lakeshore offers free admission for veterans
NewsSuperintendent Dusty Shultz is pleased to announce that Veterans Day Weekend, Nov. 11 through 13, will be celebrated as a fee-free weekend for all park visitors to Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore in honor of U.S. veterans and current members of the U.S. Armed Forces.