Preserve Historic Sleeping Bear offers the inspiration for creative writing in their Path to the Page Writing and Hiking workshop on Thursday, July 28 from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. with instructor Anne-Marie Oomen of Interlochen Arts Academy. Participants will learn about the history of select farmsteads during their three-mile walk on the Bayview Trail through the Port Oneida Rural Historic District.
Join Park Rangers for another Families United with Nature (FUN) day at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore and this time discover how to reuse and recycle in a creative, playful and artistic way. Meet at the Platte River Picnic Area on M-22 south of Empire on Saturday, July 23 at 2 p.m.
One of the most popular farmsteads in Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore will get a major facelift. Preserve Historic Sleeping Bear (PHSB) will focus its mainland project this summer on the Treat Farmhouse. PHSB will spend $5,000 to contract out scraping and priming the exterior of the house to be followed by two volunteer projects.
One of the most popular farmsteads in Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore is getting a major facelift. Preserve Historic Sleeping Bear (PHSB) is focusing their mainland project this summer on the Treat Farmhouse. PHSB will spend $5,000 to contract out scraping and priming the exterior of the house to be followed by two volunteer projects.
The Manitou Music Festival rings in its 21st year on July Fourth weekend with a free Saturday concert by the Northport Community Band, one of Leelanau County’s favorite groups. Bring lawn chairs and blankets to the lawn outside the Glen Arbor Athletic Club for a 4 p.m. concert of patriotic music. In case of rain, the concert will be held in the Glen Arbor Township Hall.
The venerable Duneswood resort, snuggled up against the towering majesty of the old Dune Climb on M-109, has taken on a new shine, as second-generation owner Debbie Rettke renovates and rejuvenates in time for high summer season.
The Glen Arbor Art Association kicks off this season’s exciting array of classes for children and young adults. Special family fun classes include “Family Plein Air Painting at Thoreson Farm” – a two-hour workshop to create an acrylic painting with your family, and a “Mother and Daughter in the Garden” class, for a unique plein air experience.
Preserve Historic Sleeping Bear (PHSB), a partner of the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, is announcing its first “We Love Our Park!” photography contest. This year, the subject is historic and cultural resources in the Park. The deadline for digital submissions is July 16. Participants can enter up to two photos of historic buildings located in the park, for $20, or three photos for $25. PHSB invites people to get out and visit the historic buildings in the Park and experience first-hand the magnitude and value of this heritage.
Volunteers can help restore the cultural landscape at the Ole Oleson farm in the Port Oneida Rural Historic District on Friday, June 24 between 9 am and 4 pm. Preserve Historic Sleeping Bear seeks 10-15 volunteers for their annual field clearing project to remove invasive and non-native plant species, as well as spreading tree saplings.
Visit Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore (the local branch of the National Park Service) on Saturday, June 18, at 9 p.m. for an evening with the stars. Join a Park Ranger and the Grand Traverse Astronomical Society at the mouth of the Platte River on Lake Michigan Drive in Benzie County to learn about and celebrate the night sky. Watch the sun set into Lake Michigan, view the starry constellations, and spot the rings of Saturn through huge telescopes. If you are lucky, you may even get to see the elusive green flash as the sun sinks below the horizon.