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Artist Hank Feeley, who splits his time between Glen Arbor and New York, calls this late summer painting “Best Seat in the House”.

This Labor Day, let’s pause during our grill parties and beach picnics and remember the workers. Here, Jim Peterson of Empire and Betty Schaub of Maple City package dark chocolate-covered dried cherries at the Cherry Republic warehouse in Empire.

The 20th annual walk across the mighty Leland Bridge in honor of Labor Day will take place on Monday, Sept. 3, at noon. Leland residents, family and friends will begin gathering at 11:30 a.m. in the parking lot behind the Blue Bird in preparation for the historic walk.

Come on out to shop, dine and seek some recreation in Glen Arbor. You won’t want to miss the stellar end-of-summer deals during Sidewalk Sale days in Glen Arbor, held annually Labor Day weekend. The sales start Thursday, Aug. 31, and continue through Labor Day Monday, Sept 4.

The first Glen Arbor Labor Day Bridge Walk took place in 1995. It is now a tradition that spans 20 years, so let us recall the reason why this annual walk across the M-22 Narrows Bridge came about.

Glen Arbor merchants hold their biggest sales of the season on Labor Day weekend, as the traditional tourism season winds down. Sales usually begin around 9 a.m. on Friday, August 29, and line the sidewalks of downtown Glen Arbor until Labor Day Monday. Be sure to visit each store for some deals inside, too. Enjoy checking out your favorite places and some new ones too.

National Park week, which begins April 20, is typically an opportunity for Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore to strut its stuff and demonstrate its value to the local community a month before the summer tourism season opens with Memorial Day weekend. During this year’s National Park week, the Lakeshore will hold a water testing demonstration on Esch Road Beach, a swearing-in ceremony for junior rangers, a showing of the film Chasing Ice at the Empire Visitor Center and a star gazing party on Platte Point Beach.