We acknowledge the waters and lands of this county called Leelanau—a name invented by a non-native—are located on the ancestral, traditional, and contemporary lands of the Anishinaabeg -the Three Fires Confederacy of the Ojibwe, Ottawa, and Potawatomi peoples. Since time immemorial, the Anishinaabeg have lived, worked, honored, and respected these lands.
Upcoming June events
Thursday, June 4: Dune Bird launches Woolsey Red to support airport restoration, 4-8 pm
Friday, June 5: Glen Arbor Arts Center opens American Tree exhibit, 5-7 pm
Saturday, June 6: Empire Asparagus Festival, 10 am-6 pm. Visit EmpireChamber.com for lineup.
• Grand Traverse Lighthouse Museum and Friends of Leelanau State Park hold Rock the Light races
June 8-20: Cerus Quartet plays Sound Garden performances throughout Glen Arbor-Empire area.
June 8-12: Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore holds barn restoration workshop, Lyle and Sarah Schmidt farm
Wednesday, June 10: Benefit fundraiser for Sebastian Smith at Hop Lot Brewery, Suttons Bay, 5-8 pm
Thursday, June 11: Glen Arbor Arts Center hosts painter Heidi Weiss, 10 am
Saturday, June 13: M-22 Challenge, departs from Sleeping Bear Dune Climb and circumnavigates Glen Lakes
• Grand Traverse Lighthouse hosts Community Day, 10 am-5 pm
• Glen Lake Library hosts TED Democracy Live—Founding Futures, 11 am-5 pm
• Leland Food & Wine Festival, noon-6 pm
• Glen Arbor Arts Center hosts Leelanau Conservancy’s Becky Hill, 1 pm
Wednesday, June 17: The Homestead hosts Music on the Mountain concert featuring Alan Hewitt, 7 pm
• Glen Lake Library hosts Susan Hollister Wasserman, author of Stepping off the boat, 7 pm
Wednesday, June 24: TART Trails hosts ice cream social, 2-4 pm at West Skyline Drive. RSVP at emily@traversetrails.org
June 24-August 20: Lanphier Observatory Public Stargazing, 10-midnight, clear skies permitting, at the Leelanau School beach. Adults $5, students $4.
Ongoing
• Live Music at Dune Bird Winery, Sundays, 3-6 pm
• Live Music at Bel Lago, Sundays, 3:30-5:30 pm
• Live Music at French Valley Vineyard, Mondays, 4-7 pm
• Cherry Public House beer garden hosts live music, Tuesdays, 5-8 pm
• Live Music at Bel Lago, Tuesday, 5:30-7:30 pm
• Bay Books in Suttons Bay hosts Books and Wine Book Club, first Tuesday of the month, 6 pm
• Live Music at French Valley Vineyard, Thursdays, 3-6 pm
• Live Music at Dune Bird Winery, Thursdays, 3-6 pm
• Cherry Public House beer garden hosts live music, Thursdays, 5-8 pm
• Glen Arbor Wines hosts live music, Thursdays, 7:30-9:30 pm
• Northern Latitude Distillery in Lake Leelanau hosts Books and Bourbon Book Club with Bay Books, last Thursday of the month at 5 pm
• Stories & More for Preschoolers, Glen Lake Library, Fridays at 11 am
• Live music at River Club Glen Arbor, Fridays, 5-8 pm
• Live Music at Bel Lago, Fridays, 5:30-7:30 pm
• Lake Street Studios Center Gallery art openings, Fridays 6-8 pm, beginning June 26
• Glen Arbor Wines hosts live music, Fridays, 7:30-9:30 pm
• Live music at River Club Glen Arbor, Saturdays, 5-8 pm
• Live Music at Bel Lago, Saturdays, 3:30-5:30 pm
• Glen Arbor Wines hosts live music, Saturdays, 7:30-9:30 pm
• Glen Arbor Arts Center hosts Members Create exhibit, March 20-May 28
Recycling is located at nine locations throughout Leelanau County, including at the ball fields in Empire, at the Leelanau School north of Glen Arbor and a Glen Lake School.