The Glen Lake Chamber of Commerce will hold its Pumpkin Fest in the newly remodeled Glen Arbor Township Park on Saturday, Oct. 20, from noon until 3 p.m. The local community and visitors are invited to enjoy this celebration of autumn.
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Year after year, spring till fall, you notice a cute little red car buzzing around Glen Arbor. This gem, a 1969 Volkswagen Fastback boasting only 36,140 miles, is driven by 91-year-old summer resident Barbara Braly.
Come on out to shop, dine and recreate in Glen Arbor. You won’t want to miss the stellar end-of-summer deals during Sidewalk Sale days, held annually on Labor Day weekend. Dates this year are Saturday, Sept. 1 through Monday, Sept. 3.
Traverse City painter Royce Deans exhibits a new body of working that offers a glimpse into his ongoing relationship with the Leelanau landscape Aug. 31-Sept. 13 at Center Gallery, 6023 S. Lake St., Glen Arbor. An artist’s reception to open the show is Friday, Aug. 31 from 6 p.m. until sundown in the gallery.
Adirondack chairs painted by local artists and sponsored by local businesses have been on display around Glen Arbor this summer. This “ARTirondack Chair Event” is a new fundraiser for the Glen Lake Chamber of Commerce, a 501c organization, to help continue to represent and promote the region.
The Glen Arbor community, family and friends, and the braintrust of the Glen Arbor Sun newspaper are devastated by the sudden passing, Aug. 16, of H. Michael Buhler, who died of a heart attack. He was 57 years young.
Sue Boucher, owner of the Cottage Book Shop, and Connie Kroll of Century 21 Northland Real Estate and Northland Vacation Rentals, were voted co-presidents at the Glen Lake Chamber meeting on May 8.
Painter Robert Ross likes “to paint ordinary, often overlooked scenes and subjects.” Ross takes viewers on a tour of these places and things in an exhibition of new work at Center Gallery, 6023 S. Lake St., Glen Arbor. The show opens Friday, June 29, with a 6 p.m.-sundown reception, and continues through Thursday, July 5.
The Grand Traverse Area Home Builders Association’s Parade of Homes, June 14-17, will include a modern farm house on the Crystal River just steps away from downtown Glen Arbor.
Ronald Leroy Bialy returned in mid-April to Glen Arbor to be new head chef at the Manor on Glen Lake, 32 years after he worked at Le Bear restaurant (which is now Le Bear Resort). This spring the Manor has new floors, new amenities, and an enhanced American bistro-style menu that focuses on ribs, steaks, specialty potatoes, salads and homemade dressings.