• Inland Seas – Tools of the Trade: February 23 – 7:00 PM Glen Lake Library

    Glen Lake Community Library 10115 Front Street, Empire, MI, United States

    Come learn about the environmental health of our Great Lakes in this presentation by the Inland Seas Education Association. ISEA staff will describe the various monitoring activities they perform during their excursions on Grand Traverse Bay, and demonstrate some of the specialized equipment they use in this work. You can also learn about the various

  • Maple Sugaring Days

    Maple Sugaring Days
    Port Oneida Rural Historic District 3164 W Harbor Hwy, Maple City, MI, United States

    Come experience the sugaring process through time in the Port Oneida Historic District at the Dechow Farm and Olsen Farm. Learn the history of maple sugaring through a guided hiking tour from the Anishinaabe, to the Settler’s open fire process, to the sugar shack evolving to the present day. Step inside the Olsen farmstead for

    Free
  • Walk + Talk The Exhibitions

    Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S. Lake Street, Glen Arbor, MI

    A guided walk-and-talk through the Glen Arbor Arts Center’s Telling Stories and A Feral Housewife exhibitions takes place on March 4 at 11 am. Sarah Bearup-Neal, GAAC gallery manager, leads a conversational tour of these exhibits about visual storytelling. No one walks into a gallery and fully understands what the exhibiting artists intended to say

    Free
  • Maple Sugaring Days

    Maple Sugaring Days
    Port Oneida Rural Historic District 3164 W Harbor Hwy, Maple City, MI, United States

    Come experience the sugaring process through time in the Port Oneida Historic District at the Dechow Farm and Olsen Farm. Learn the history of maple sugaring through a guided hiking tour from the Anishinaabe, to the Settler’s open fire process, to the sugar shack evolving to the present day. Step inside the Olsen farmstead for

    Free
  • Creative Wellness: Exploring Grief through Creativity

    Pine Street Studios 5710 N. Pine Street, Glen Arbor, MI, United States

    Exploring Grief through Creativity provides a supportive, creative retreat for adults 18+ moving through grief to examine and process their experiences of the death of a loved one. Saturday, March 11 from 9 am - 5 pm at Pine Street Studios, two doors down from GAAC. This full-day retreat includes facilitation by a licensed therapist

    $175
  • Read to a Dog!

    Read to a Dog!
    Glen Lake Community Library 10115 Front Street, Empire, MI, United States

    Kids of all ages are invited to share their favorite stories with Skye the Corgi He'll be "all ears" ready to listen to readers. No appointment is necessary - just drop in and spend some time with a friendly & furry reading friend! Second Tuesday of March, April and May.

  • Inland Seas: Tools of the Trade

    Glen Lake Community Library 10115 Front Street, Empire, MI, United States

    Learn about the environmental health of our Great Lakes with the Inland Seas Education Association. ISEA staff will describe the various monitoring activities they perform during their excursions on Grand Traverse Bay, and demonstrate some of the specialized equipment they use in this work. You can also learn about volunteer opportunities available with this dynamic

  • Glen Lake Library Digita Demo

    MI, United States

    Come along for a virtual tour of all the digital resources available through the Glen Lake Library. We'll review everything you can access via our website: our online catalog; the Michigan Electronic Library; electronic books and audiobooks from the Up North Collection; Kanopy streaming video; Transparent language and more. Our demonstration will take place near

  • Read to a Dog!

    Read to a Dog!
    Glen Lake Community Library 10115 Front Street, Empire, MI, United States

    Kids of all ages are invited to share their favorite stories with Skye the Corgi He'll be "all ears" ready to listen to readers. No appointment is necessary - just drop in and spend some time with a friendly & furry reading friend! Second Tuesday of March, April and May.

  • Read with Skye the Dog

    Glen Lake Community Library 10115 Front Street, Empire, MI, United States

    Beginning readers are invited to come share their favorite stories with Skye the Corgi, practicing their reading skills with a friendly, furry listener. No appointment is needed – just drop in and spend some time with a trained therapy dog, and explore all our Young Learners area has to offer.

  • Creativity Q+A LIVE with Artist Angela Saxon

    Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S. Lake Street, Glen Arbor, MI

    How do artists think, work, and practice? Those questions are explored during Creativity Q+A LIVE, a series of conversations with Northern Michigan artists at the Glen Arbor Arts Center. On April 23, 1 pm Leelanau County artist Angela Saxon talks about her practice with Sarah Bearup-Neal, GAAC gallery manager. The program is free. No reservations

    Free
  • The Spirit and Practice of Poetry with Dr. Gordon Henry

    Glen Lake Community Library 10115 Front Street, Empire, MI, United States

    Celebrate National Poetry Month @ the Glen Lake Library with Dr. Gordon Henry, April 27 from 6:00 - 8:00 PM. Dr. Henry is a member of the White Earth Anishinaabe Nation of Minnesota and a professor of American literature and creative writing at Michigan State University. He'll share selections of his work and provide insights