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Genuine Leelanau raises funds for LIFT
Upcoming EventGenuine Leelanau Community Foundation will hold its annual fundraiser on Thursday, June 27, from 6-8 pm at V Gallery in Omena (formerly Tamarack Gallery). The event will feature appetizers, dessert, wine and beer, and live music. Funds this year support Leelanau Investing for Teens (LIFT) Tickets are available on MyNorthTickets. Genuine Leelanau, a 501(c)3 non-profit, raises money to award grants for programs that benefit women, children, families, and the arts in Leelanau County.
Foiling sunset
Photo SpreadLily Konold foils on Little Glen Lake while the sun sets into the Sleeping Bear Dunes on May 31. Photo by Kate St. Julian
Collecting Rocks in Leelanau
NewsWho among us in Leelanau has not walked our lovely beaches and often pick up an interesting rock or two? We may have sometimes wondered just what the seemingly endless array of rocks strewn on the beaches exactly are. What are they made up of, how did they get here, and where did they come from? Most importantly, what stories might they tell us?
Glen Arbor Arts Center holds Late Night Fridays with A to Z Music
Upcoming EventThe Glen Arbor Arts Center (GAAC) is keeping the lights on a little longer this summer. Late Night Fridays continues Friday, June 21, with open galleries and a front porch concert from 5-8 pm. A to Z Music performs on the GAAC’s front porch stage. Zinnia Dungjen and Audrey Mason are a singer-songwriter duo from Interlochen Arts Academy, and will perform a unique blend of original songs and covers. Concertgoers are encouraged to bring their own seating, and refreshments.
Bay Theatre’s Made-In-Michigan film series concludes with “Marqueetown”
Upcoming EventOn Sunday, June 23, the Bay Theatre in downtown Suttons Bay will show the third and final film of this year’s Made-In-Michigan series with a screening of the documentary film Marqueetown by Traverse City writer-directors Joe Beyer and Jordan Anderson. Beyer and Anderson will attend along with producers Beth Milligan and Christal Frost Anderson for an audience Q&A hosted by Glen Arbor Sun editor/publisher Jacob Wheeler.
Suttons Bay hosts Artisan & Wine Walk
Upcoming EventSuttons Bay Chamber of Commerce will host the annual Artisan & Wine Walk on Friday, June 21. Patrons will enjoy live music throughout the village and extended hours between 5-8 pm at participating shops that will also feature a local artisan with their work. Art will be available for purchase, and some artists will be demonstrating their craft in person.
Black Star Farms host goat yoga
Business Feature, Upcoming EventJoin the fun at Black Star Farms near Suttons Bay for a playful session of goat yoga. Suitable for all experience levels, sessions are led by certified instructors, with 45 minutes of yoga and 15 minutes for photos and goat cuddles. Each ticket includes a cup of goat feed and a voucher for a glass of wine, cocktail or beverage at either the restaurant, Bistro Polaris, or winery tasting room.
Navigating the corn maze: Jacob’s Farm champions agritourism
Business Feature, Investigative Article“Houses are great, but I think this is real pretty,” Jacob’s Farm owner Michael Witkop said as he stood outside the hilltop Orchard View wedding barn and gazed north across their 10-acre corn maze to the red centennial barn, where workers scurried like busy ants to open the restaurant, bar, and outdoor music venue by early June. Beyond the M-72 corridor, which connects his destination to bustling Traverse City, the hills of Leelanau County hovered in the distance like low-hanging clouds. We’re featuring Jacob’s Farm as part of our series on innovative solutions to the farming crisis. On May 7, Witkop addressed 65 attendees of Michigan State University (MSU) Extension’s first-ever Agritourism Summit, which included a tour of local agritourism businesses that have succeeded in bringing customers directly to their farms—thereby forestalling the fate that has forced tens of thousands of small farms across the United States to close in recent decades.
Glen Lake Library hosts kids’ Stories & More
Upcoming EventVisit the Glen Lake Community Library in Empire on Thursday mornings at 11 am this summer for great activities for kids and families. No registration is required: just drop in and join the fun. Click here for the scheduled lineup.
Leelanau School’s Hoods retire
Local PersonalityLaura and Bruce Hood have finished their teaching careers at the Leelanau School after 31 years. Bruce delivered an emotional graduation speech at the school’s 93rd commencement ceremony on June 1 that included these words: “I believe our lives, like careers, are made from the moments, the unpredictable times that happen when you are together, that fill in all the time between the milestones, those moments that you will remember for the rest of your life, the ones that shaped who you are and set you on a course for who you will become. Our challenge is to live those moments, to understand them for what they are before they become only memories…” What a bunch of moments and memories these master teachers have shared with more than three decades of students!