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Leelanau Conservancy: preserving more than land

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As farmers, the Leelanau Conservancy is a pretty important organization in our lives. Our family raises alpaca and antique apples on the Leelanau Conservancy-owned DeYoung Farm at the base of the peninsula. It was during the the process of applying for land-use and working on this historic property, we discovered the many facets of an organization we’ve come to love and appreciate, not just for its land preservation efforts, but also for the resulting, positive influence the Conservancy’s efforts have on all aspects of life on the Leelanau.

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Center Gallery features Joe Lombardo

Ohio artist Joseph Lombardo exhibits new paintings of Glen Arbor from July 17-23 at Center Gallery, 6023 S. Lake St., in Glen Arbor. The show opens with a public reception July 17 at 6 p.m.

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Manitou Music Festival presents Jeff Haas, Moxie Strings, Crane Wives, and Peter Paul & Mary Remembered

Well known to many local jazz enthusiasts, Jeff Haas is heard weekly on Interlochen Public Radio’s “New Jazz Archive” and at other venues that feature his trio, quartet and quintet. The Quintet will perform at the top of Bay Mountain overlooking Sleeping Bear Bay, at The Homestead Resort, on July 22 at 7 p.m. Familiar and new jazz tunes will fill the air as the sun sets over Lake Michigan. Jeff Haas comes from a musical family. His father, pianist Karl Haas, was his first teacher and was well known throughout Michigan.

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Glen Arbor’s hotel mogul

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Late this past winter, David Gersenson acquired the Sylvan Inn. The founder and former owner of Door to Door Organics, which provides home delivery of organic and natural foods, moved three years ago with wife Theresa and their two children from Nederland, Colo., to nearby Cedar. Gersenson just completed his second Glen Arbor hotel acquisition within five months. We talked with him in mid-July about taking over the Glen Arbor Lakeshore Inn.

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Respect fireworks

Letter to the Editor This July Fourth we celebrated the variety of opportunities that make us unique as a country, and feel it is important to remember the responsibilities that come with those opportunities. The law allows us to celebrate with our own personal fireworks, and that has resulted in both some beautiful displays and […]

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Arbor Gallery holds artist reception

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The Arbor Gallery, formerly called Old School Gallery and relocated next to the Sylvan Inn on M-109, will hold an artist reception on Friday, July 10, from 4-6 p.m. The Arbor Gallery features the work of Paul Czamanske (Underbark Furniture), Lynn Uhlmann, David Westerfield and Angela Schuler. For more information call 231-633-2057.

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Glen Lake Woman’s Club holds 44th annual Art Fair

The Glen Lake Woman’s Club holds its 44th annual Glen Arbor Art Fair on Wednesday, July 15, from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. at the Glen Arbor Town Hall. This event hosts 100 artists carefully chosen to represent most areas of the art world. Applications can be obtained by emailing glwcartfair@gmail.com.

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Measure for Measure plays at Studio Stage

Riverside Shakespeare performs “Measure for Measure” on July 15 at 7 p.m. at Studio Stage in Glen Arbor. Studio Stage is located behind Lake Street Studios. There is no charge, but donations are welcome.

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The Road Back to Mockingbird

In the realm of really-hard-acts-to-follow resides the 1960 classic To Kill A Mockingbird. Author Harper Lee wrote a singular novel — singular from the standpoints of quality and quantity. All that changes July 13-14 at midnight when Lee’s next novel, Go Set A Watchman, is released by publisher HarperCollins. The arrival of Go Set A Watchman is reason for celebration, according to one Glen Arbor reader.

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Collaboration between Glen Arbor Township, Leelanau School revives tennis courts

For years, the tennis courts at the Leelanau School, the private boarding school north of Glen Arbor, sat unused, succumbing to cracks and weeds. High schools stars such as Brian Munroe, Jason Petty and internationally ranked Danish exchange student Dan Valbak once swung their rackets here, and the school routinely competed in the high school state championship. But last decade the Leelanau School all but eliminated its sports program.

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