Event Calendar
The Cove - “Farewell to Fudgies” AKA “There Goes the Sun” - September 6, 2010
Categories: Entertainment, Events, Featured
The sun is setting a little bit earlier and the people on the streets are starting to thin out. In celebration of all our guests and Fishtown friends, come out and listen to the awesome Egon, featuring Angela’s stellar vocals. Despite the flooding and strikes in Mexico, we’ve secured the Corona, and are bringing out the new Coors Light aluminum bottles. Leland Lemonades are always in style.
Cover is the standard $10
*21+ with …valid ID only
See you there!
Harvest Stompede - Annual Vineyard Run & Walk - September 18 & 19, 2010
Categories: Entertainment, Events, Fall, Featured, Recreation, Wine
The weekend features a spectacular race through Leelanau’s vineyards and a self guided wine tour of LPVA member wineries featuring world class wines and culinary delights that reflect the season’s bounty. In 2010 we are highlighting local foods and each wineries food pairing will feature locally sourced items.
The Get Local Giveaway
This year Taste the Local Difference, Crystal Mountain Resort & Spa and the Leelanau Peninsula Vintners Association are teaming up to celebrate local food, wine and arts with the Get Local Giveaway. This summer & fall we’ll give away exciting prizes to people on our mailing lists including the Grand Prize of 2 tickets to any LPVA wine event and two nights’ lodging for 2 in hotel accommodations* at Crystal Mountain Resort! Visit The Get Local Giveaway page for detail.
You are encouraged to sign up for the LPVA Email Newsletter (in the sidebar to the left!) to be notified of additional details and also about upcoming events!
Please note that registering for the vineyard race/walk does not include the admission price for the wine tour. Watching the race/walk is both encouraged and free, but if you are planning to participate in both events you will need to pay your race/walk registration fee and purchase a ticket to the wine trail event.
BUY YOUR HARVEST STOMPEDE TICKETS! - $40
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On Saturday, September 18, the Leland Chamber will again facilitate the annual Leland Heritage Celebration.
Join the Leland Michigan Chamber of Commerce, the Fishtown Preservation Society, the Leelanau Historical Museum, the Leland Township Library, the Old Art Building, Van’s Garage and the Leelanau Conservancy, for a fun-filled day of discovery.
This consists of the Wood Boats on the Wall at the Museum, Fishtown Fest, Van’s Garage Classic Car Show, a Leland Historic Building art show at the Old Art Building, the Leelanau Conservancy on the Village Green, and more.
Weather permitting, the deck at The Cove will be open and if reservations are sufficient, there will be a historical cruise by Manitou Island Transit.
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The Homestead - Watercolor Painting Workshop with Edee Joppich - October 4 - 7, 2010
Categories: Events, Fall, Featured, The Homestead
Monday through Thursday, October 4-7, 2010
Students will create a series of 3 to 9 small paintings on a specific subject. These works will be mounted on a full sheet of watercolor paper with related wash painted on it. The subject could be a barn. Each small painting is a view or detail of it. These are arranged on a large paper prepared with a wash of barn texture. Other suggestions are trees (leaves, twigs, blossoms, etc.) birds, animals, fish, people, etc.Edee encourages originality and will demonstrate many of her traditional as well as innovative ways of creating beautiful effects with watercolor. In-depth critiques along with color and design instruction make an Edee Joppich workshop an invaluable opportunity for serious painters at every level of experience.
Edee Joppich graduated from Marygrove College with graduate studies from Wayne State University. Her inspirational classes are widely sought after. Edee’s work is in corporate and private collections. She is a signature member of the International Society of Experimental Artists. www.edeejoppich.com.
Tuition: $325/members/$350 non-members for the four days (9am to 3pm). Accommodations not included in tuition. Special accommodation prices are available at The Homestead.
For workshop registration e-mail info@glenarborart.org or call 231.334.6112.
For accommodations at The Homestead call 231.334.5100.
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The Homestead - Autumn Dunes Eco-Photo Tour Weekend - October 15 - 17, 2010
Categories: Events, Fall, Featured, The Homestead
The favorite Great Lakes Photo Tour for alumni! Participants are treated to one of the most beautiful areas in Michigan. The splendor of the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore and the quaintness of the Leelanau Peninsula offer outstanding scenic view of sweeping dunes, vast Lake Michigan shorelines and Wyeth-like farm scenes, all accented with the colors of the season. You’ll be guided on tour by naturalist photographer, Mark S. Carlson and digital expert, Bob Grzesiak.
Complete tour package includes: tuition, two nights’ lodging in a Fiddler’s Pond guest room. For more information or reservations, please call 517.230.1655 or visit http://www.markscarlson.com/glpt/tours/tours.html.
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The Homestead - Autumn in the Vineyards Weekend - October 29 to 31, 2010
Categories: Entertainment, Events, Featured, The Homestead, Wine
A best seller…for good reason. Enjoy a full weekend of spectacular autumn color in beautiful Leelanau County, taste exceptional local wines and savor the flavors of a five-course dinner.
This season’s tour includes visits to four of Leelanau County’s finest wineries - Cira Estate Winery, 45 North, Bel Lago and Chateau Fontaine. The day begins with brunch on Saturday morning at The Homestead. The tour departs at noon and returns… at approximately 4:00 pm. At 6:00 pm guests gather for a decadent five-course winemaker dinner prepared by Executive Chef John Piombo.
The Autumn-in-the-Vineyards package includes two nights’ lodging, wine tour with transportation, Saturday brunch, winemaker dinner, Sunday breakfast, and includes a Welcome gift basket including a logo wine key for $531 per couple, based on double occupancy (plus tax/tariff).
Space is limited. Call now for reservations: 231.334.5100.
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Leelanau Farmers Markets
Categories: Featured
The Leelanau Farmers Markets is a non-profit organization started up with the initiation of the Leelanau Agricultural Alliance & MSU Extension with the goal of improving the marketing of local farm products and preserving county farmland.
The Ag Alliance proposed the idea of starting up Farmer’s Markets in the area in 2000, and with the help of MSU Extension, developed a committee to oversee the planning and operation of the markets.
Our mission is:
“to provide locally produced farm and food products for the benefit of the Leelanau Community.”
Thanks for doing your part to make it a great tenth season!
2010 SEASON - location, dates & times
TUESDAYS IN GLEN ARBOR
9 am—1 pm
June 15—Aug 31
Location: Downtown, behind the Glen Arbor Township Hall
THURSDAYS IN LELAND
9 am—Noon
June 17– Sept 2
Location: Parking lot,across from the Bluebird Restaurant
FRIDAYS IN NORTHPORT
9 am—1 pm
June 18—Sept 17
Location: The Depot, next to the marina
SATURDAYS IN SUTTONS BAY
9 am—1 pm
May 15—Oct 16
Location: Ice skating rink, corner of Lincoln & Broadway Streets
SATURDAYS IN EMPIRE
9 am—1 pm
June 12—Sept 25
Location: Downtown, next to the Post Office
SUNDAYS IN LAKE LEELANAU - New this year!
10 am—2 pm
June 13—Sept 5
Location: Parking lot, next to Kejara’s Bridge Restaurant
This is a great opportunity for you to get local produce and meet the farmers who grow it! Know where your food comes from!
Leelanau Farmers Markets
c/o MSU Extension
8527 E Government Center Dr
Suite 107
Suttons Bay, MI 49682
www.leelanau.cc/farmersmarkets.asp
The Dave Pelz Scoring Game School applies a practical, yet scientific approach to golf instruction inside of 100 yards from the hole. Pelz, the physicist turned golf researcher and teach, has helped golfers of all ability levels lower their scores. Countless amateurs attest to that. So do leading professionals Beth Daniel, Lee Janzen, Phil Mickelson, Se Ri Pak, Vijay Singh, Annika Sorenstam and Mike Weir!
| Session Dates | Session Day(s) | Session Type | Tuition | |
| May 27 | Thu | 1 Day Clinic | $425 | Enroll |
| May 28 - 30 | Fri - Sun | 3 Day Scoring Game School | $2,545 | Enroll |
| Jun 2 | Wed | 1 Day Alumni Tune-Up | $725 | Enroll |
| Jun 3 | Thu | 1 Day Clinic | $425 | Enroll |
| Jun 4 - 6 | Fri - Sun | 3 Day Scoring Game School | $2,545 | Enroll |
| Jun 8 | Tue | 1 Day Clinic | $425 | Enroll |
| Jun 10 - 11 | Thu - Fri | 2 Day Short Game School | $1,750 | Enroll |
| Jun 12 | Sat | 1 Day Clinic | $425 | Enroll |
| Jun 15 - 17 | Tue - Thu | 3 Day Scoring Game School | $2,545 | Enroll |
| Jun 19 | Sat | 1 Day Clinic | $425 | Enroll |
| Jun 22 | Tue | 1 Day Clinic | $425 | Enroll |
| Jun 23 - 25 | Wed - Fri | 3 Day Scoring Game School | $2,545 | Enroll |
| Jun 28 | Mon | 1 Day Clinic | $425 | Enroll |
| Jun 29 - 30 | Tue - Wed | 2 Day Short Game School | $1,750 | Enroll |
| Jul 2 | Fri | 1 Day Clinic | $425 | Enroll |
| Jul 3 | Sat | 1 Day Clinic | $425 | Enroll |
| Jul 7 | Wed | 1 Day Clinic | $425 | Enroll |
| Jul 8 - 10 | Thu - Sat | 3 Day Scoring Game School | $2,545 | Enroll |
| Jul 13 | Tue | 1 Day Clinic | $425 | Enroll |
| Jul 14 - 16 | Wed - Fri | 3 Day Scoring Game School | $2,545 | Enroll |
| Jul 19 - 20 | Mon - Tue | 2 Day Short Game School | $1,750 | Enroll |
| Jul 23 - 25 | Fri - Sun | 3 Day Scoring Game School | $2,545 | Enroll |
| Jul 27 | Tue | 1 Day Clinic | $425 | Enroll |
| 2010 School & Clinic Schedule The Dave Pelz Scoring Game School is in session from May 27 to July 27 offering 1 Day Clinics and 2 or 3 Day Schools. |
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Schools
1 Day Clinic, $425
2 Day Short Game School, $1,750
3 Day Scoring Game School, $2,545
To register for a Dave Pelz Scoring Game School or Clinic call 800.833.7370 or visit http://www.pelzgolf.com/pelzgolf.aspx.
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Arnold Palmer’s “Signature Course” King’s Challenge is reborn in Leelanau County as Manitou Passage Golf Club
Over the past two decades some of the most distinguished new golf courses in America have opened in northern Michigan. Perhaps that’s because the nationally acclaimed golf course architects who designed those courses were inspired by the beauty of region’s hills, forests and waters. Nowhere is that beauty more pronounced than to the northwest of Traverse City in Leelanau County.
This sparsely populated decidedly rural county is made up of 348 square miles of land and 2,184 square miles of water. It is the home of the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, which is considered by many to be the State’s number one attraction. Its unmatched beauty with a climate tempered by the water made it a perfect setting for an Arnold Palmer Signature Course - the course that King’s Challenge was meant to be.
When a group lead by Bob Kuras, president of The Homestead, purchased King’s Challenge last year they knew it had not been what it was meant to be. They also knew it could be a signature course and, with dedication, could become a destination course featuring exceptional playing conditions and unmatched service. When the group adopted a goal of becoming a destination course they decided that the course needed a new name that would tie it to Leelanau County and portray the unique high-end experience it would offer.
“While working on the new tee boxes for No. 8 we discovered a view of Lake Michigan’s Manitou Passage. Immediately, we realized that name was the tie to Leelanau County. We also realized that the grandeur of the passage would portray what we are doing here: creating a world-class golf experience on a course designed by one of the greatest golfers to play the game”, said Kuras.
To create that experience the new ownership group reestablished a relationship with Palmer and brought in other experts. One was Wadsworth Golf Construction, the most respected golf course contractor in the country with over 800 projects to its credit. The other was Peridian International, a leader in land planning and landscape architecture for resort destinations throughout the world. Together, Palmer, Wadsworth and Peridian envisioned scores of changes, some minor, some major, that would be made to bring the course and facility up to the championship level experience that an Arnold Palmer “Signature Design” is noted for.
Wadsworth worked from early spring until early winter to make the majority of the recommended changes. Renovations included the repositioning, adding and squaring off of tee-boxes, widening of fairways in key landing areas, renovating bunkers, lengthening some holes, restoring areas with native grasses and clearing of trees and brush to open vistas to the area’s natural beauty.
Complimenting the golf course work was a complete renovation of the entry drive, parking area, cart storage, starter’s plaza and clubhouse. The new clubhouse features a tastefully detailed stone and cedar shake exterior. Inside, the newly created library and trophy alcoves, club room, grill and golf shop feature stone fireplaces, luxurious furnishings, oriental rugs, warm rich woods and original art. New patio doors lead to a multi-level patio that affords stunning views of the 18th hole and offers guests’ outdoor food and beverage services.
“We adopted a very high goal and are delighted with the contributions that Palmer, Wadsworth and Peridian made toward our achieving our goal of becoming a destination course. We are looking forward to completing the work and providing the playing conditions and service discerning golfers desire and deserve,” said Kuras.
For more information visit: www.manitoupassagegolfclub.com (under construction), www.thehomesteadresort.com, www.sleepingbeardunes.com and www.nps.gov/slbe.
Location: Cedar, MI 20 minutes northwest of Traverse City
Address: 4600 Club Drive
Yardage: 6,734 from back tees
Architect: Arnold Palmer Design Company
Year Opened: 1998, Reopened 2010
Phone: 231.228.6000; 888.656.7572
For More: Jamie Jewell, Senior Manager, The Homestead, 231.334.5524>
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The Homestead - Relax, Restore … Spa Amira
Categories: Featured, Lodging Specials, Ski, The Homestead
Includes two nights’ lodging in at Fiddler’s Pond, Little Belle or The Inn, a one-hour swedish massage for each person and a gourmet meal at Nonna’s Tavern one evening.
Priced from $254 to $337 per night on weekends and $271 to $393 per night on holidays including all local tariffs, taxes and state tax.
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Nordic walking poles from Glen Arbor, Michigan are helping Wounded Warriors move
Nordic Walking Poles are radically improving balance, stability, gait, walking posture and walking comfort of Wounded Warriors! Quality Nordic Walking Poles from WWW.SKIWALKING.COM and the American Nordic Walking System have been donated to Wounded Warrior Programs at Walter Reed, Fort Carson, Fort Lewis/Madigan/McChord and Vicenza, Italy.
Many of the soldiers attending Edwards’ Nordic Walking Classes at Fort Carson in Colorado came with canes and/or walkers. One of the soldiers had just been released from his wheel chair. All found much improved balance, stability, walking posture and walking comfort.
Members of the Warrior Transition Battalion and others got to test-drive the durable one-piece Nordic walking poles custom fit to his/her specific height at the Soldier Family Assistance Center at Fort Carson. WTB Command Sgt. Maj. Jim Bunch also tested the poles for himself. Participants in the Nordic Walking Clinics found that the poles radically improved balance, stability, walking posture, walking gait and walking comfort. Many of the Wounded Warriors commented on how they the poles really did helped to reduce the stress to the shins, knees, hips and back.
Soldiers assigned to the Warrior Transition Battalion are recovering from all types of injuries and many experience balance problems from leg, back and traumatic brain injuries.
According to Susanne Harland, Fort Carson Station manager, American Red Cross, the Red Cross has a mission to help, as they can, with the recovery of these wounded warriors. She has been involved with helping wounded soldiers since the Vietnam War era.
“It’s my love, working with the wounded warriors,” she said. Harland said that she is always trying to find new and innovative ways to help the soldiers.
One way she has been able to help here is to bring in special programs and speakers. One such person was Pete Edwards, founder of WWW.SKIWALKING.COM and the American Nordic Walking System. She found out about Edwards through Wade Walrond, who is with the Walter Reed Station of the Red Cross in Washington - Edwards had donated much-appreciated Nordic Walking Poles to his Wounded Warrior Program too.
Edwards, a former marathon runner, had to give up running because of his knee and later realized that walking with the correct length poles eliminated his knee pain. Edwards now claims that he is comfortable not only Nordic Walking with his poles, but Nordic Running too – running with poles. Edwards, a running and skiing coach, is also certified as a Nordic walking instructor. Nordic walking is much like cross-country skiing (gentle on the weight bearing joints) and the poles are helping more than just athletes recover from their injuries.
According to Edwards, by using the perfect length poles (shorter than Nordic ski poles) for additional balance, the injured person has better control over his or her balance. Additionally, he said, the two poles are often better than using a cane or walker, because a cane can cause a person to favor one side or the other, and both have the user hunch over, which may increase problems in recovery and balance. He said that he not only has used them for injured athletes, but has worked with people who have Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Parkinson’s disease (PD), Nueropathy, arthritis, bursitis, scoliosis, lumbar stenosis, fibromyalgia, post polio, osteoporosis, stroke recovery, cancer recovery and other limitations to walking.
(Photo - Pete Edwards’ Son Keefer leading the troops and staff during one of the clinics.)
Edwards came to the Soldier Family Assistance Center in August to lead injured soldiers in the proper use of the Nordic Walking poles and to train therapists in using the poles as part of rehabilitation programs. His 12-year-old son, Keefer Edwards, assisted him. They both flew in from Michigan, volunteering their services. Within minutes of using the poles, all of the soldiers showed a marked improvement in their mobility.
One of the Wounded Warriors said “It’s really good, better than using the walker. I feel really good.”
Edwards donates one-piece Nordic Walking Poles to the Wounded Warriors Program. He offers 14 standard lengths, plus custom makes poles for individuals over 6′ 7″ at no extra cost. His special one-piece SWIX and EXEL Nordic Walking Poles are safer, lighter and much more durable than cheap twist-locking or flip-locking adjustable length/telescoping/collapsible poles. Skiers only use one-piece poles for skiing and they prove to be much more user friendly for Nordic Walking and Nordic Running than cheap collapsible poles that can fail/collapse unexpectedly, rattle and/or vibrate. Edwards warns to especially avoid the cheap twist-lock and flip-lock poles flooding the market from China.
According to Nick Mahood, SWIX USA Nordic Walking Director, “Pete Edwards, The American Nordic Walking System and SKIWALKING.COM’s owner/founder/coach, has single handedly introduced thousands of Americans to Nordic Walking through his enthusiastic Nordic Walking clinics! I have no doubt that Edwards is the #1 retailer of Nordic Walking Poles in the USA! You can quote me on that!”
Learn More about Nordic Walking Poles at www.skiwalking.com
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