Once Birch Bayly and his wife Brianne welcomed their son, Beau, and thus the beginning of the true ‘family’ life, he began to search for the perfect up-north family excursion vehicle. Racking his brain and perusing vehicles-for-sale ads, Bayly’s mind wandered back to a thrilling outdoor excursion tour he had experienced in Santa Fe.
This week, I have an insane hill workout to share with you all: running the famous dune climb at The Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. Not only is the initial hill a “bear” (get it?) but the rolling hills that follow had my heart pumping like never before.
For many good reasons—the area’s beauty and its good life, for starters—Glen Arbor has become a haven for us retirees. By 2015, the influx of seniors pushed the average age of a resident to around 63. Now, census estimates reveal Glen Arbor’s residents as the oldest in Leelanau, one of the oldest counties in the state.
When it comes to senior participation in sports, pickleball has risen to the top rung of popularity. “Exercise is one of the great keys to success for older citizens,” said local tennis coach, La Becasse bartender, and pickleball enthusiast Tim Sutherland.
The Glen Arbor Art Association (GAAA) will show artwork by its summer instructors in a pop-up gallery in the GAAA’s temporary offices at 6654 Western Avenue in Glen Arbor. The work of 14 GAAA instructors will be on display July 5 to August 31.
The Glen Arbor Art Association (GAAA) brings Wisconsin-based blues powerhouse The Jimmys to the Sleeping Bear Dunes for the annual Manitou Music Festival Dune Climb Concert, Sunday, July 9, at 7 p.m.
This Independence Day, Leonard Thoreson and his wife Sally (Salome) will be the honorary parade marshals in Glen Arbor’s Fourth of July Parade. Come cheer them on. The parade starts at Glen Haven around noon and winds down M-109 and M-22 through the heart of town.
Come One, Come All to the community July 4 Flag Raising program in honor of the 241st birthday of America’s adoption of the Declaration of Independence, to be held Tuesday, July 4, at Old Settlers Picnic Grounds. This patriotic tradition has been organized by the Glen Lake Woman’s Club since 1970.
The Northport Community Band kicks off the Glen Arbor Art Association’s 2017 Manitou Music Festival season on Monday, July 3, at 7 p.m. with a musical evening celebrating Independence Day. This concert of patriotic and march favorites takes place on the Old School House lawn located in Glen Arbor on M-22 directly across from the Glen Arbor Township Hall.
The Leelanau School featured a special graduation speaker during its commencement ceremony on June 3. Alum Arya Khoshnegah, together with his sister Laila, left Iran as teenagers and enrolled at the private boarding school north of Glen Arbor, just before the 1979 revolution that changed the fortunes of their family and their country. Leelanau, which specializes in experiential learning and small class sizes in a beautiful setting, graduated 19 seniors who hail from 11 states. Distinguished alumni have included survivors of wars and natural disasters, children of statesmen and accomplished actors.