Leelanau News
updated Wednesday, September 1, 2010
Leelanau Hills: A Steal of a Deal
The Ticker from the Traverse City Business News has a feature on the Leelanau Hills development that explains how contractor Bob Mitchell of Bob Mitchell & Associates of Kingsley became the new owner of Leelanau Hills in the the BayView development in Suttons Bay.
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This Saturday (September 4th) at 9 AM there will be a Port Oneida Run/Walk along a 5K barn to barn trail run. Runners are offered a unique tour of the Port Oneida Rural Historic District, through the pastoral landscape of farmsteads from the late 1800s and along the shores of Lake Michigan.
The run benefits Preserve Historic Sleeping Bear, a nonprofit partner of the Park dedicated to saving the historic structures and landscapes in Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore.
The Mills Community House of Benzonia is celebrating one hundred years of community operations with an inspiring work from history – dance pioneer Martha Graham's American Document (click for the Facebook event). This production incorporates vaudevillian structures, folk rhythms, and readings of historical records that address the questions; "What is America?" and "What is an American?" Performances have been slated for Friday, August 27 and Saturday, August 28 beginning at 7:30 pm at the Mills Community House.
In recognition of the Mills centennial year, selections from Bruce Catton's Waiting for the Morning Train will bring to life scenes of Benzonia and northern Michigan at the beginning of the twentieth century. The work has been adapted by Gretchen Eichberger and includes a cast of dancers and narrators from northwest Michigan.
Tickets may be purchased at the Benzie County Chamber of Commerce or the Frankfort-Elberta Chamber of Commerce during normal business hours. You may also reserve you tickets by calling the Mills Community house at 231-882-0591. Leave your name, contact information, and indicate which night you prefer to attend.
The annual Port Oneida Fair takes place every year on the 2nd weekend of August in the Port Oneida District of the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. That's this weekend (Aug 13 & 14, 2010). The event is a celebration of rural arts and culture and features exhibits and demonstrations at five farms and the Port Oneida Schoolhouse.
With demonstrations of Native American and pioneer crafts like basket weaving, quilting and weaving, techniques of farming, barn building and blacksmithing, antique cars and bicycles, music, nature hikes and all kinds of activities for kids, this event simply cannot be beat as a way to learn about what life was like in Leelanau.
The Glen Arbor Sun reports on Summer bike tours offered at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. Interpretive Park Ranger Ryan Locke will lead bicycle tours that focus on how invasive species are affecting our native plants and animals here on the Lake Michigan shoreline. Superintendent Dusty Shultz says:
“While we will be offering our usual wide variety of daily Park Ranger-led walks, historical demonstrations, and evening campground programs, the GLRI is providing park visitors and locals the opportunity to see and learn about the National Lakeshore with a knowledgeable bike guide. Ryan worked with us as an intern the past two summers pioneering the bicycle program, so he is quite familiar with the park and is very excited about continuing these bike programs.”
Ryan will pedal two different routes: one each on Wednesdays and Thursdays. The easy to moderate rides will cover between seven and 10 miles, lasting approximately two hours. Topics include:
Discovering the Changing Landscape: North of Glen Arbor, through the Port Oneida Rural Historic District. Wednesdays at 5 p.m.
Aliens in the Ecosystem! South of Empire, through an agricultural landscape, ghost town, and former logging area. Thursdays at 11 a.m.
The Glen Arbor Art Association is bringing in filmmaker, writer and radio producer Andrea Maio for a one week documentary boot camp course for teens August 9-12, 10 AM – 5 PM. It will be a whirlwind week exploring the many modes of non-fiction storytelling in all its stages; from research and interview techniques to shooting to making tough decisions in the editing room; students will get hands on experience in every aspect of documentary filmmaking. Students will access the rich cultural resources available to them in the Glen Arbor community to make a collaborative portrait of town. The week will culminate in a screening open to the Glen Arbor Community.
Video camera and laptop computer required, but some equipment is available. Tuition is $260 for Glen Arbor Art Association members and $270 for non-members. Registration can be handled at the GAAA web-site or by calling the GAAA office 231-334-6112.
In addition to Andrea's work on numerous non-fiction film and video projects she teaches filmmaking at Interlochen Arts Camp and the University of Missouri. Her work has been featured on IPR's This American Life. Here's a short video she did set in the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore:
The Art Fair features over 90 carefully chosen artisans with fine arts and quality crafts. Proceeds from the Fair are used for scholarships for area graduating seniors (over $10,000 each year).
If you make it out to Glen Arbor, consider sticking around till 8 PM when Claudia Schmidt takes the stage for the latest show in the ongoing Manitou Music Festival. Call 334-6112 or email office@glenarborart.org for details!
The 2010 Inland Seas Music Festival will take place on Saturday, July 17, 2010 from 10 AM – 5 PM on the waterfront at the Inland Seas Education Center in Suttons Bay. The Festival will provide live music from several area groups throughout the day. Live music will also be provided down by the boardwalk and performances on the main stage include:
The Great Lakes Schoolship Inland Seas will be available for tours from 10:00am – 5:00pm. Tours will be provided by some of ISEA's 200 professionaly trained volunteers. Short sails will be offered to families aboard ISEA's Friendship Sloop Liberty from 10:00am – 11:30am, 12:30pm – 2:00pm, and 3:00pm – 5:00pm. The cost is $20, with a limit of 6 people on each sail. Sign.
The opening reception for the 18th annual Art Leelanau benefit art exhibition and sale for support of programs at the Old Art Building in Leland happens Friday, July 23 from 5-8 PM. Tickets for the event are $25 if purchased in advance or $30 at the door. Hors d'oeuvres and one drink are included in the ticket price, and there also will be a full cash bar with live jazz by the John Lindenau quartet.
The theme for this year's event is "Added Dimensions". Visual art, jewelry, and ceramics will be featured inside the building and sculpture will be installed on the lawn. For the first time, there will be a People's Choice Award for the most admired artwork. There will also be an opportunity to view the blueprint for the future "added dimensions". The exhibit will continue Saturday, July 24 through Wednesday, July 28 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday hours are noon to 5 p.m.
For additional information, call the Old Art Building at 231-256-2131.
Leelanau Hills: A Steal of a Deal
This Saturday (September 4th) at 9 AM there will be a Port Oneida Run/Walk along a 5K barn to barn trail run. Runners are offered a unique tour of the Port Oneida Rural Historic District, through the pastoral landscape of farmsteads from the late 1800s and along the shores of Lake Michigan.
The opening reception for the 18th annual Art Leelanau benefit art exhibition and sale for support of programs at the 
