Official Press Release from Leelanau Peninsula Vinter’s Association
(LEELANAU PENINSULA, Michigan) – In what has become a Northwest Michigan holiday tradition, the Leelanau Peninsula Vintners Association will hold the 2011 Toast the Season wine tour. Once again, two consecutive weekends of tasting and touring will be offered, November 5 & 6 or November 12 & 13. The self-guided tour includes a gift bag featuring local food items, and you may visit up to 8 wineries each day in any order you choose between the hours of 11am to 5pm Saturday, or noon to 5pm Sunday.
“Toast the Season is lots of fun, giving you a chance to experience the Leelanau wine trail, enjoy a great gift bag, taste some great wine and sample our food pairings,” explains Lucie Matthias of Chateau Fontaine. “It’s also a good time to get a start on your holiday shopping in our tasting rooms and at all the unique shops & stores in Leelanau’s villages. Deer hunting season starts on November 15th this year, and we see a lot of ‘deer widows’ too, who are looking for something fun to do while their husbands are away at deer camp!”
The tour features a special wine & food pairing at each of the 19 Leelanau Peninsula member wineries. At your starting winery you will be given a commemorative glass, an LPVA holiday ornament, a souvenir wine key and a holiday gift bag featuring local food including fair trade coffee from Higher Grounds Trading Company of Traverse City, cocoa-coated chocolate covered almonds from Grocer’s Daughter Chocolate in Empire, and (of course) Michigan cherries from Cherry Republic in Glen Arbor!
Tickets are available online at www.lpwines.com/toast along with Toast the Season packages from a number of local lodging partners.
Food Pairings
Below are a few of the tantalizing wine & food pairings!
Chateau de Leelanau will be serving the “World Famous Willies Chili” with Solem Farm Red.
L.Mawby will offer Nature’s Treat dried apples slices with Black Diamond aged white cheddar, paired with the L. Mawby Consort.
Ciccone Vinyards will feature an Italian Bruschetta with fresh ingredients straight from the garden paired with their 2009 Cabernet Franc.
Willow Vinyards will be serving up some naughty French Vanilla Pumpkin Squares with Caramel topping, paired with their Semi Sweet Gris.
Cherry Republic will pair a Gorgonzola, Pecan and Cherry Fondue using their delicious Cherry Bread and with their Great Hall Riesling.
Verterra is offering different food pairings with their Pinot Gris for each weekend: 1st weekend will be Char-Grilled Pizzetta with sun-dried tomato, fresh spinach, garlic, feta & mozzarella and the 2nd weekend will feature Santa Fe Sweet Corn Chowder.
Forty-Five North will be serving up carnitas tacos paired with their new 2010 Dry Riesling.
Tickets
Tickets for Toast the Season are $50 per person or $75 per couple (couple ticket holders receive two glasses, pours and food at each winery, but only one gift bag and ornament). Tickets are available online at http://www.lpwines.com/toast/.
The LPVA encourages using a designated driver or local transportation services when touring its wineries. Visit www.lpwines.com for more information including lodging packages at many great area hotels, B&Bs and resorts!
D.H. Day Barns First Autumn Light by Mark S. Carlson
With these cooler nights and bright sunny days my visual brain begins to imagine the colorful photo opportunities that lie just ahead. My favorite Michigan season has always been the one that’s most fleeting – autumn. This mid-October, I’ll once again embark on my annual vision quest with autumn dunes in my viewfinder. If someone were to diagnose my habit as an addiction, I’d probably have to agree. I just can’t resist inciting that rush of adrenalin to course through my veins each time I compose autumn reflections in the lake or the D.H. Day barns in their fall setting. During the Autumn Dunes’ Great Lakes Eco/ Photo Tours Weekend, I have the privilege of leading participants to some of my favorite ‘eye-candy’ spots throughout the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore and the surrounding area.
White Paper Birch Leaf in River Autumn By Mark S. Carlson
I love to chase the light and train my camera on some of the most spectacular scenery the Great Lake State has to offer. Sometimes, it’s the high dune ridge against an azure sky where golden dune grasses bend and sway, surrendering to relentless winds. Other times, when it’s cloudy, I look for the subtle nuances of autumn, hidden in the open on the forest floor. Such intimate landscape subject matter is often my favorite type of ‘naturalist photography’. It’s always an exciting challenge and a good exercise in composition, allowing my innate visual artist to emerge. Early morning sunny days also yield fantastic autumn dune photo opts. Alongside many of the inland lakes, bull rushes arch against backdrops of blazing color reflections. My heart pounds like the woodpeckers in the distance as I select focus though a reed grass forest looking more like an abstract painting in my viewfinder than a captured image. In the shadows of a stream, more reflections attract my attention as I notice a birch leaf caught on a submerged rock with a current full of color passing over it.
The Little Finger Peninsula has so much to offer anyone with a camera. With an artful eye, it’s easy to take a good photograph in the autumn dunes of Sleeping Bear, however, when you capture a great one, well, that’s when you have a problem …because then you’re addicted.
Mark S. Carlson along with his partner, Robert Grzesiak, are owners of Great Lakes Photo Tours. Mark and Bob treat photo tour participants to some of the most inspiring scenic and natural areas in the Great Lakes region. From digital ‘snap-shooters’ to advanced amateur photo enthusiasts, all will benefit from Mark and Bob’s over 50-years worth of combined experience as professionals in their respective fields. Mark presents a wealth of naturalist information to attendees, as well as many helpful tips & suggestions on how to make better nature photographs, regardless of equipment or skill level. Bob offers his expertise assisting digital photographers with their camera and accessories, allowing them the opportunity to create cherished photographs, not just memories, while enjoying their eco/photo tours or excursions.
Manitou Music Festival Concert on Bay Mountain Concert - 2010
The Sleeping Bear Dunes, beautiful Lake Michigan beaches, a multitude of inland lake lakes, and miles of natural forests draw the people to the area, but the diverse cultural and musical opportunities also a Leelanau magnet. Probably the most well known musical program comes from the Interlochen Center for the Arts that features both student performances as well as well known professional and celebrity musicians. The Manitou Music Festival, sponsored by the Glen Arbor Art Association, has been drawing crowds to concert performances since 1991. The Northport Chamber of Commerce offers a free Music-in-the-Park program every Friday night until Labor Day where exceptional local musical talent is featured.
This year The Homestead, a year-round family resort located directly on Lake Michigan in Glen Arbor, is launching a new concert series called “Sounds of Sleeping Bear“. The venue couldn’t be more picturesque. Three concerts will be held on Bay Mountain, a high bluff with views of Lake Michigan, the Manitou Islands and Sleeping Bear Bay. Guests take a chairlift or chauffeured golf cart to the top where a patio is set up with simple white chairs that face west. Audiences can enjoy outstanding musical performances as they watch the sun set behind the performers.
Prior to each concert, The Homestead offers a beverage service on another patio on top of Bay Mountain. Guests can sip on a glass of wine, beer or soft drink while enjoying the panoramic view of Glen Lake that is nestled in the wooded dunes to the east, or a sunset view of Lake Michiganl. Beverage service is available at 6:00 pm with the concert start at 7:00 pm. Concert tickets are available for $15 in advance or $20 at the door (231.334.5000). In case of rain, The Homestead will move the concert in to its lovely Mountain Flowers Lodge that is located at the foot of Bay Mountain.
Friday, July 8 – String Cheese String Cheese is the electrifying combination of fiddler, Diana Lodio, and cellist, Alison Lynn. With their feel-good melodies, and foot-stomping, rock-influenced rhythms, these girls have put a fresh, enticing spin on Celtic and Americana music. Though rooted in tradition, the two perform on state-of-the-art electric instruments, and offer listeners the unique opportunity to experience two of the world’s best-known instruments and oldest genres through a young, progressive lens. The girls put on a fun, polished and family-friendly show that leaves audiences smiling almost as much as the two performers. String Cheese’ captivating sounds and ability to connect to all audiences has made it one of Michigan’s most promising instrumental acts. www.stringcheesemusic.com
Thursday, July 21 – Will Ready R&B/Soul singer, Will Ready, has performed in North America, Europe, Japan and The Caribbean and has opened for Chaka Khan, The Temptations, The Whispers and Al Jarreau. He attributes his silky, seductive style to his love for “old school” R&B, Soul, Jazz and hit makers like Smokey Robinson, Luther Vandross, Marvin Gaye, Al Green, Baby Face and Keith Sweat. Will describes his new music as “romantic music with a groove-its food for the soul.” Will’s live performances invariably turn into dance parties. His infectious energy, joy and deep groove laid down by his excellent band, RMG, make it all but impossible to stay in your seat. When Will Ready plays a club date, his audience quickly becomes part of the act. Ready lives in Atlanta, Georgia in the winter and Traverse City, Michigan in the summer. Ready’s new music video, “Seduction” was filmed in the restored village sloop on beautiful Grand Traverse Bay in Traverse City, Michigan. http://www.willready.com/
Sunday, August 14 – Who Hit John? Performing, jamming, and basking since 2006, Who Hit John? has tenaciously evolved from their beginnings as an old-time string band playing on the street corner for tips. Incorporating Gypsy Jazz, Swing and European flavors into an already eclectic collage of barnstorming old-time originals and traditionals, they blend old-world music with a vibrant breath of excellent and soul. Expect fanciful fiddle and trumpet melodies over a thick core of acoustic rhythm. www.whohitjohn.com
THEN…
On Thursday, July 28, enjoy the sounds of the Blackthorn Celtic Quartet as part of the Manitou Music Festival on top of Bay Mountain. Based in Detroit, Blackthorn plays throughout the Great Lakes region since 1984. Blackthorn welcomes you to the rich tapestry of Celtic music. Each member of the band plays multiple instruments, which complement the lead vocals of Belfast native Richard McMullen, the band’s tight blend of four-part harmony.
The Manitou Music Festival presents exciting and diverse concerts featuring national and regional performers of classical, jazz and fold music in idyllic outdoor and family-friendly locations. Founded in 1991 by members of the Glen Arbor Art Association, the Manitou Music Festival takes place in the pastoral splendor of Leelanau County.
Children are not free for this Glen Arbor Art Association benefit event. Tickets are $15 (Glen Arbor Art Association members receive $2 discount). For information on Manitou Music Festival and to reserve tickets, visit www.glenarborart.org.
The Homestead is Northern Michigan’s largest waterfront resort community located in the heart of the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore – a unit of the National Park Service. Along with its unmatched natural setting and miles of frontage on Lake Michigan and the Crystal River, the resort offers guest pools, tennis and golf in the summer; downhill and cross country skiing in the winter; and shops, restaurants, meeting centers and the luxurious Spa Amira throughout all four seasons.
For more information, visit The Homestead or call 231.334.5100.
The Glen Arbor Art Association announced this seasons Manitou Music Festival lineup for 2011. The festival takes place in July and August with wide array of musical talent including bluegrass, folk, jazz, big band and more. Concerts are most often held outside in venues such as the Lake Street Studio Stage in Glen Arbor. One of the most popular concerts is held at the Dune Climb at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. Another popular concert is held is July at the top of Bay Mountain at The Homestead that has spectacular views of Lake Michigan and the Manitou Islands.
Saturday, July 2, 4:00 p.m. – FREE NORTHPORT COMMUNITY BAND – Patriotic Music Glen Arbor Athletic Club Lawn 6363 W Western Ave Glen Arbor
The Manitou Music Festival begins it’s season by celebrating Independence Day with patriotic music performed by the Northport Community Band, one of Leelanau County’s favorite groups! Bring lawn chairs & blankets.
For more information call: 231-334-6112 or visit www.glenarborart.org
Sunday, July 10, 7:00 p.m. – FREE Manitou Music Festival ANNUAL DUNE CLIMB CONCERT
PAUL KELLER ORCHESTRA – Big Band Jazz Dune Climb in the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
Rain– Glen Arbor Town Hall
The Paul Keller Orchestra is one of Michigan’s finest, oldest, most-respected & well-traveled jazz big bands & we are thrilled to announce that their 15 member orchestra, including a vocalist, will bring an exciting performance to this year’s Dune Climb Concert in the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. Since its inception in 1989 by string bassist, composer & arranger Paul Keller, the PKO has maintained the highest standards of musical excellence & has enjoyed providing top-quality jazz & entertainment to their loyal fan base. Bring picnics, chairs, blankets & everyone you know!
For more information call: 231-334-6112 or visit www.glenarborart.org
Sunday, July 17, 8:00 p.m. Manitou Music Festival MULEBONE – Blues
Studio Stage – 6023 Lake Street, Glen Arbor
Rain – Glen Arbor Town Hall
Mulebone is the duo of multi-instrumentalist, John Ragusa & roots music specialist, Hugh Pool. Their musical home is the traditional blues; sometimes they play it straight ahead, while at other moments they float above it, viewing & interpreting from a distant vantage point. John plays conch shell, Jews harp, cornet, all manner of flutes, & tin whistle. Hugh plays slide guitar boogies, one chord riffs a la Howlin’ Wolf & blues of all shapes & colors.
Tickets are $15.00
Children 18 & under are free.
2011 Glen Arbor Art Association members receive $2.00 discount
For more information call: 231-334-6112 or visit www.glenarborart.org
Lake Street Studios: 231-334-3179
Wednesday, July 20, 8:00 p.m. Manitou Music Festival MICHAEL ON FIRE – American Roots
Studio Stage – 6023 Lake Street, Glen Arbor
Rain – Empire Town Hall
Michael Fire is one of our leading troubadours. His music is unmistakably passionate, wedding dust ‘n’ bones guitar arrangements with a classically-trained musical sensibility. The result is a sound that is primal, raw & powerful. His sound grows naturally out of the roots of American music, & encompasses its broad range of styles – from country to blues, jazz to rock, rural to urban, vocal & instrumental music, acoustic & electric.
Tickets are $15.00
Children 18 & under are free.
2011 Glen Arbor Art Association members receive $2.00 discount
For more information call: 231-334-6112 or visit www.glenarborart.org
Lake Street Studios: 231-334-3179
Sunday, July 24, 8:00 p.m. Manitou Music Festival WILL PEARSALL/MICHAEL FRACASSO – Singer/Songwriters
Studio Stage – 6023 Lake Street, Glen Arbor
Rain – Glen Arbor Town Hall
Will Pearsall’s deep resonant voice envelopes the listener, while his attack of the guitar creates a swelling tide that ebbs & flows. In his songs there are dark, sweltering nights of mystery, the ghosts of a gulf side hotel, howls of freedom, the subliminal heat of brewing lust. Michael Fracasso grew up in an Ohio steel mill town to Italian immigrant parents. His music background began with listing to AM radio as a kid, then attending country music jamboree, & eventually after college, he became a part of the influential Greenwich Village singer-songwriter circle that included the likes of The Roches, Suzanne Vega, Steve Forbert Y the very talented singer-songwrite Mark Johnson, with whom Fracasso now occassionally performs as the Pomus Brothers. Fracasso eventually moved to Austin, Texas where he found the perfect home for his Americana-tinged music.
Tickets are $15.00
Children 18 and under are free.
2011 Glen Arbor Art Association members receive $2.00 discount
For more information call: 231-334-6112 or visit www.glenarborart.org
Lake Street Studios: 231-334-3179
Thursday, July 28, 7:00 p.m. Manitou Music Festival BLACKTHORN – Celtic Quartet The Homestead Resort Glen Arbor
Rain: Mountain Flowers Meeting Center
Ride the chairlift for an amazing concert & setting! Based in Detroit, Blackthorn has played throughout the Great Lakes region since 1984. Blackthorn welcomes you to the rich tapestry of Celtic music. Each member of the band plays multiple instruments, which complement the lead vocals of Belfast native Richard McMullen the band’s tight blend of four part harmony.
Sorry, children are not free for this Glen Arbor Art Association benefit event.
Tickets are $15.00
2011 Glen Arbor Art Association members receive $2.00 discount
For more information call: 231-334-6112 or visit www.glenarborart.org
Wednesday, August 3, 8:00 p.m. Manitou Music Festival GOITSE – Irish Song
Studio Stage – 6023 Lake Street, Glen Arbor
Rain – Glen Arbor Town Hall
Goitse is an informal Gaelic Irish greeting meaning ‘come here’…..so why not Goitse and listen to this exciting Irish band. All five musicians are rooted firmly within the tradition and are well known & respected within Irish music circles. Their music is a marriage of the contemporary & traditional sounds of Ireland; exciting & heartfelt. With Aine McGeeney on fiddle and vocals, Colm Phelan on percussion & bodhran, Conal O’Kane on guitar, James Harvey on tenor banjo, & multi-instrumentalist Tadhg O Meachair on a variety of traditional instruments.
Tickets are $15.00
Children 18 and under are free.
2011 Glen Arbor Art Association members receive $2.00 discount
For more information call: 231-334-6112 or visit www.glenarborart.org
Lake Street Studios: 231-334-3179
Sunday, August 7, 8:00 p.m. Manitou Music Festival The RFD Boys – Bluegrass
Studio Stage – 6023 Lake Street, Glen Arbor
Rain – Glen Arbor Town Hall
In October 1969, the RFD Boys played their first concert together, & today the RFD Boys are still going strong. Guitarist & lead singer Charlie Roehrig’s heartfelt tenor is perfectly suited to bluegrass, & decades of singing together have blended the Boys’ three-part & four-part harmonies to the smoothness of Kentucky bourbon. Paul Shapiro, on bass & high harmonies, fiddler Dick Dieterle sings bass & leads on hymns & sacred songs, while Will Spencer fills in on baritone & adds his sparkling banjo & Dobro.
Tickets are $15.00
Children 18 and under are free.
2011 Glen Arbor Art Association members receive $2.00 discount
For more information call: 231-334-6112 or visit www.glenarborart.org
Lake Street Studios: 231-334-3179
Tuesday, August 9, 7:30 p.m. – FREE Manitou Music Festival SUMMER SINGERS – Choral / Variety Glen Lake Community Reformed Church 4902 W MacFarlane Rd Glen Arbor
Under the direction of Richard DeVinney, 60-70 Summer Singers gather weekly during the summer for the pure enjoyment of singing together. They will sing a variety of musical selections at this free concert.
For more information call: 231-334-6112 or visit www.glenarborart.org
Wednesday, August17, 8:00 p.m. Manitou Music Festival RITA HOSKING – Country/Folk Leelanau School Lawn One Old Homestead Rd Glen Arbor
Rain – Leelanau School Student Center
Kitchen tables, springs, loss, miners, mountains, culture clash, trailers, stray dogs, loggers, hope, forest fires—Rita Hosking’s country-folk music is this and more, and always fierce and lovely. Her delivery is, to put it simply, intense. A descendant of Cornish miners who sang in the mines, Rita grew up with deep regard for folk music and the power of the voice. Rita’s songs have been lauded for story and sense of place, and her performances praised for capturing the audience.
Tickets are $15.00
Children 18 and under are free.
2011 Glen Arbor Art Association members receive $2.00 discount
For more information call: 231-334-6112 or visit www.glenarborart.org
Lake Street Studios: 231-334-3179
The best priced lift and lodging packages with unlimited chances to win $25,000 in prizes-The Homestead celebrates its 25Th Anniversary
In 1983, The Homestead set out to build a different type of Northern Michigan snow-sport destination. It was to be located in one of America’s most beautiful natural settings-the wooded hilltops overlooking Lake Michigan in the heart of the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. It was to be built with an unmatched commitment to maintaining the area’s unique beauty and an unwavering dedication to providing the best food, accommodations, and service. And, it was to buck the idea that more-is-better by limiting lift tickets to provide an un-crowded ski and snowboarding experience.
The people responded! And that’s the reason to celebrate!
“Couples looking for a romantic winter getaway and families with young children helped us become the North’s most civilized snow-sport destination,” says Jamie Jewell, Senior Manager at The Homestead. “Now seemed a great time to say thanks.”
One way the resort is celebrating is by offering guests special 25th Anniversary Packages. That means the best prices in the North-guaranteed-for lifts and lodging. Starting December 26th, a couple can enjoy a romantic two-night stay for as little as $164 a night…a family of four, for as little as $197 per night.
Another way The Homestead is celebration their anniversary season is through its “25th Anniversary Skistakes.” That means special weekly give-aways for winter, spring, and summer vacation packages totaling $25,000! Guests can enter at any of the resort’s facilities. The public can enter at selected ski shops throughout the state. Drawings will be held and winners announced every Sunday from December 29th to March 27th.
“We invite everyone to visit our new website-www.thehomesteadresort.com-to see the amazing list of prizes and to see the names of each week’s winners,” says Jewell.
“Our guests drive hundreds of miles to get here,” adds Jewell. “And the drop in fuel prices and savings built into our twenty-fifth anniversary packages now make a winter visit at The Homestead more affordable than ever.”
To make this celebration last all season, The Homestead has a host of special activities planned for guests-live outdoor music, DJ’s, a film festival, magicians, ice carvers, and carolers.
“We’ll even have hot cider and chestnuts roasting on an open fire!” says Jewell. “The number of guests who return year after year speaks to the quality of the ski and snowboarding experience at The Homestead. With this celebration we’re looking forward to seeing familiar faces while also welcoming a whole new generation of skiers and snowboarders to come enjoy all the resort has to offer.”
This weekend-October 24 to 26-enjoy winery tours and gourmet meals in the heart of Leelanau Peninsula and the Sleeping Bear Dunes. The annual Harvest Wine Tour has long been one of The Homestead’s most popular autumn events. And with good reason:
Right now in northern Michigan, the fall colors are at their peak making it the perfect time to sample the spectacular wines of the Leelanau Peninsula . This is the seventh year that The Homestead and the Leelanau Peninsula Vintner’s Association (LPVA) have parternered to feature this amazing wine tour and dinner package. The package includes two nights’ lodging, breakfast each morning, a tasting tour of three Leelanau County wineries on Saturday with transportation and lunch provided. That evening, you’ll enjoy a five-course meal prepared by Chef John Piombo at Nonna’s (at The Homestead). Rooms available in Fiddler’s Pond, Little Belle, and The Inn from only $154 per person, per night, based on double occupancy. Space is limited. Call 231.334.5100 for reservations.
This weekend–October 10th to 12th–celebrate Leelanau County’s glorious autumn colors with the 4th annual “Fall For Art in Leelanau” gallery tour. Enjoy the Columbus Day weekend with a driving tour through the county while visiting 19 galleries featuring the work of area artists.
Enjoy artist demonstrations and refreshments. Find and purchase your favorite piece of art or do a bit of unhurried early Christmas shopping in the relaxed atmosphere of Leelanau’s diverse galleries.
Start your tour by picking up a descriptive brochure at any participating gallery displaying the bright yellow FALL FOR ART sign. Each gallery will be happy to sign your tour brochure to insure your entry in the prize drawing at the end of the tour.
This year the tour takes place Friday, October 10, 10-5 pm, Saturday, October 11, 10-5 pm, and Sunday, October 12, 10-2 pm, with the concluding reception and prize drawing Sunday, October 12th at 3 pm at Beppi’s at The Homestead in Glen Arbor.
For more information call 334-4230 or visit www.leelanauart.com.
A jump-start for your winter’s writing, a chance to hunker down over the work you’ve planned for too long, or simply an intensive writing experience with other dedicated poets—any or all of these are good reasons to apply for The Homestead Writers’ Retreat, led by Fleda Brown.
The retreat, beginning Friday morning, October 31 and ending Sunday, November 2, will include daily group workshops, daily teaching, and an individual consultation, as well as plenty of undisturbed time to write.
Don’t hesitate to apply if you consider yourself a beginning poet!
Fleda will read all applications, names removed, looking for good and exciting language, not for evidence of academic training. The workshops will be helpful for beginners as well as accomplished and experienced poets. Fleda Brown, professor emerita of the University of Delaware and former poet laureate of Delaware, is author of six prizewinning collections of poems.
Cost of the weekend retreat is $450 with accommodations at The Homestead; $278 without accommodations. Breakfast and snacks are included with both options; participants purchase lunch and dinner separately.
Sign up by submitting six poems, names removed, for evaluation by September 30. Send unsigned poems along with registration fee, your name, address, phone number, email address, and a check made out to: Michigan Writers Inc., P.O. Box 1505, Traverse City, MI 49684.
The Manitou Music Festival is this Sunday-July 20, 7:00 p.m.
Ride the chair lift, take a golf cart, or walk to the top of the ski hill at The Homestead for a magnificent view of Lake Michigan and music by the Neptune Quartet. Formed in 2001, the quartet is a collaboration of cellist Crispin Campbell, Don Julin on mandolin, guitarist Angelo Meli, and bassist Glenn Wolff. The group plays original compositions as well as music by the likes of Django Reinhardt, Frank Zappa and Hank Williams.
Tickets $15 advance/$18 door. Tickets are also available at Glen Arbor Arts Association office (231.334.6112) until 3:00 P.M. on Friday and at Lake Street Studios (231.334.3179 ) over the week-end 11:00-5:00.
Chair lift and golf carts will start running at 6:00p.m. Chairs will be set up, but concert goers are welcome to bring blankets for grass seating. Rain location on site in the beautiful Mountain Flower Meeting Center.
The Homestead asks that concert goers not bring food or drink to this event. Restaurants on the grounds will be open and a cash beverage bar will be set up at the venue: beer/$5.00 bottle or can, red and white wine/$7.00 per cup, soda/$3.00 per can, water/$4.00 per bottle, fruit juice/$4.00 per bottle.
GAAA would also like to thank this year’s Manitou Music Festival Sponsors: The Homestead Resort, Cherry Republic, Anderson’s Market, Art’s Tavern, and the Glen Lake Chamber of Commerce.
Pack your bathing suit, some towels, and get ready to enjoy some of what Leelanau County has to offer.
For starters, wake in one of the many elegant rooms available at The Homestead and grab a leisurely breakfast at Nonna’s Ristorante. You’ll need the energy as you head to the “Big Lake” for sun, swimming–maybe a little lounging on a floatie–while the kids create a sandcastle.
A local favorite beach spot is south of Empire at Esch Road beach where Otter Creek meanders from woods to the lake, making a winding path of shallow water right through the beach. It’s great for entertaining small ones as well as older “engineers” who can create dams with the abundant rocks or manipulate the creek flow by digging new paths in the sand.
If you can break away from the water, head back north on M-22 for a lazy afternoon in Glen Arbor. Enjoy a break for lunch at Art’s Tavern – burgers, salads, and a great selection of local and imported beer.
Afterward, plan to go a few miles south to historic Glen Haven, a restored hamlet with interactive exhibits of the area’s industry. The program “Heroes of the Storm” starts at 3:00 at the Maritime Museum and reenacts a shipwreck rescue with help from the audience.
Have another go at the beach in Glen Haven, where you can swim out a bit to see the old docks. The beach is covered with white sand, driftwood, and colorful stones. You can also explore the other buildings around Glen Haven, including a General Store, Blacksmith Shop, and the Cannery Boathouse.
After a long day, have a relaxing casual dinner at Beppi’s back at The Homestead. From the beach below, watch the sunset through pink and orange clouds, or, if you still have any energy left, take a slow stroll along the beach. Either way, know you’ve had a day of enjoying some of the best spots the area has to offer.
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