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Labor Day bridge walkers continue to afterparty at Glen Lake Manor

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Those who remain up north and walk across the Glen Lake Narrows Bridge at noon on Labor Day Monday will get an extra treat this year. Glen Lake Manor owners Sue and Robert Rife will host an afterparty from 12:30-2 pm at the 120-year-old estate on M-22—0.4 miles west of the bridge. The event might double as a goodbye party of sorts for the Rifes, since the Manor is under contract to sell. The Bridge Walk, a locals’ tradition since 1995 to mark the end of the summer tourism season, takes place this year on Sept. 7. Bridge Walk 2026 t-shirts will be available for sale at the Narrows Bridge.

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Manor on Glen Lake hosts books sale on porch

The Manor on Glen Lake will hold a pre-renovation sale on the porch on Friday, Aug. 30, and Saturday, Aug. 31, from 9 am-3 pm. Come meet Susan Rife, the new owner of the Manor, and learn the latest on her renovation plans for the historic property. Rife has scoured the 118-year-old Manor for vintage books, including children’s books, artwork and other treasures available for purchase on Labor Day weekend.

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Reviving the historic Manor on Glen Lake

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Chicagoans Robert and Sue Rife plan to revive the historic Manor on Glen Lake, whose restaurant overlooking Little Glen Lake closed after Sue’s sister Nancy Wright passed away in 2020. Nancy had managed the fine dining establishment since 2004. The Rifes aspire to revive the kitchen space, renovate three cottages in the back of the property, and eventually restore the inn’s upstairs, whose rooms they will rent out. Caitlin Olmsted-Phillips, a descendant of D.H. Day and an adaptive reuse planner and preservationist in Ann Arbor, is helping guide this project.

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Next Empire Emergency Fund concert July 26

From staff reports Mark your calendars for next Sunday, July 26, from 4-6 p.m. to come out and enjoy a great benefit concert at The Manor on Glen Lake with a very special featured performance by “Blind Dog Hank”. Our hosts at The Manor are going to prepare a special picnic style menu featuring baked […]

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Empire Emergency Fund concert features Jazz North

From staff reports This coming Sunday, June 28, from 4-6 p.m. the Empire Area Community Emergency Funds monthly concert series will be held at The Manor on Glen Lake with a featured performance by “Jazz North” As always these fine musicians and performers are volunteering to donate their time and talent to support the efforts […]

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Glen Lake Restaurant Week profile: The Manor on Glen Lake

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In advance of Glen Lake Restaurant Week, May 1-9, we reached out to the Glen Lake Manor to ask our local chefs what excites them about this culinary opportunity before the local tourism season kicks into gear. Participating restaurants will offer their own 3-course prix-fixe dinner for $25. Some establishments will offer $15 lunch specials as well. Glen Lake Restaurant Week began in spring 2014.

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Empire Emergency Fund Concert features Reggie Show

The next Empire Area Community Emergency Fund Concert will be held on Sunday, Aug. 31, from 4-6 p.m. at the Manor on Glen Lake with a featured performance by the “Reggie Show” with John Rutherford. Come hungry and thirsty there will be an open cash bar and a special menu available.

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Feeding Leelanau’s locals

It’s cold and dark in the north country, and the cheery onslaught of tourists is many months away. But those of us who stick around through the winter still deserve to eat, and eat well. Thanks to a bevy of deals and discounts offered at local restaurants, we shall not starve.

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