Glen Arbor’s upscale clothing scene is expanding store by store, innovative brand after innovative brand. This summer Pierre and Anne Pujos opened Flea—a spinoff of their boutique, The Exchange, which opened last July next to the Old Schoolhouse across M-22 from the Town Hall.
The ninth annual Plein Air Weekend is August 2-5 in Glen Arbor. The event, a project of the Glen Arbor Art Association (GAAA), offers a weekend of painting events for artists, that culminates in two exhibitions.
An exhibition of painter Amy Gamble’s deep visual dive into the garden is on display July 28- August 3 at Center Gallery, 6023 S. Lake St., Glen Arbor. An artist’s reception is Friday, July 28, 6-8 p.m.
Tom and Phyl Davis have been part of the Glen Lake community since the 1950s. It started with a cottage on Big Glen Lake. Each year the then young family spent summer vacations in a rented cottage that was part of Peppler Glen View Resort near Old Settlers Picnic Grounds. Their three boys learned how to sail and waterski, honed their swimming skills, and fished to enjoy occasional family fish fries featuring the day’s catch.
Most races take place on Saturdays and Sundays, but the annual Glen Arbor Running Bear 5k Run/Walk happens on Tuesday, July 25, at 9 a.m. The kids’ ½ mile run starts 5 minutes later at 9:05 a.m. This event takes place rain or shine, so come prepared!
Glen Arbor Township recently contracted Aspen Wireless to install free WiFi for the public. Access was up and running by the end of June. According to operations manager Eric Laitala, the head-end is located at the Glen Arbor Township Hall.
The Glen Arbor Art Association (GAAA) welcomes the blues duo Mulebone back to its Manitou Music Festival Studio Stage on Sunday, July 16, 8 p.m. Studio Stage is located behind Lake Street Studios, 6023 S. Lake St., Glen Arbor.
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore is requesting public comment on increasing both entrance fees and camping fees beginning January 1, 2018.
Ohio artist Joseph Lombardo continues his study of Glen Arbor with a series of new paintings, July 14-20, at Center Gallery, 6023 S. Lake St. in Glen Arbor. The show opens with an artist’s reception Friday, July 14, from 6-8 p.m.
It’s the event the community has been waiting for The Glen Lake Community Library’s Home Tour includes five diverse residences that span the architectural sphere, from an old log cabin on Inspiration Point built in the 1920s to a “green” home built two years ago. These and three other unique homes will be open to the community for the tour. One of the homes is a gorgeous farmhouse complete with barns and gardens, all accessible. There is a beautiful Nantucket-style country home on Big Glen Lake, and a charming summer cottage on Little Glen. Something for everyone, to be sure.