Glen Arbor holds its annual Winterfest on Saturday, Feb. 17. Festivities begin at 7 a.m. with Perch Fishing on the Glen Lakes, followed by the Contest & Awards plus a Chili-Cook off beginning at Noon at Boonedocks in Glen Arbor.
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The Glen Arbor Arts Center (GAAC)—formerly the Glen Arbor Art Association—inaugurates its new gallery and exhibitions space with “New Gallery/New Work,” on Friday, Jan. 12, from 6-8 p.m. A reception to open the exhibition begins at 6 p.m.
As the Glen Arbor Art Association transitions into its newly expanded facility at 6031 S. Lake St., it also embraces a new name: the Glen Arbor Arts Center [GAAC].
Just before Christmas, Ian Olmsted and a team from Peninsula Solar completed the installation of 70 rooftop solar panels above the Art’s Annex, the former gas station turned t-shirt shop next to the popular tavern in downtown Glen Arbor. The solar array will generate 30,000 kilowatt hours annually —satisfying 15-20 percent of Art’s energy load.
Trail conditions courtesy of Friends of Sleeping Bear Dunes, who maintain the trail during all seasons.
Glen Arbor’s annual mid-winter event begins 7 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 17, with Perch Fishing on the Glen Lakes, followed by the Contest & Awards plus a Chili-Cook off beginning at Noon at Boonedocks in Glen Arbor.
It’s no surprise to us that 3 of the top 10 most-read stories on the Glen Arbor Sun‘s website in 2017 were about Sugar Loaf — the long shuttered ski resort in the heart of Leelanau County. Stories about Sugar Loaf usually attract the most readers.
The Leelanau Conservancy, For Love of Water and the Sleeping Bear Heritage Trail are three of more than 50 grant recipients that will be named throughout the month of December in what has become a much-anticipated philanthropic drive for Cherry Republic to protect Michigan’s environment and farmland.
Kids enjoying the new Glen Arbor playground equipment but who also miss their past favorites will be able to ride that zip line, teeter totter, swing on those swings, and operate that excavator in Maple City next summer, thanks to the brainstorm of one Maple City resident with help from many others.
“Better than Black Friday” shopping in Glen Arbor takes place annually at participating restaurants and retailers from 6-9 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 24. Join the community for this fun holiday shopping event in your pajamas.