With summer upon our doorstep, its great time to get outdoors to sharpen your skills or learn something new. The Interlochen’s Summer Garden Lecture series offers a variety of classes focusing on creative sustainability. The classes cover a range of topics— cooking, artistry and ecology. Janna Urbasic, our Real Estate Office Manager is teaching two classes; one on beekeeping and leading a guided Continue Reading
Living Local
Bird Watching Series
The Benzie Audubon Club with the the MLAP Executive Director and birding guide Angie Quinn will be hosting a birdwatching hike through the Michigan Legacy Art Park, which is located on a 30-acre preserve on the grounds of Crystal Mountain Resort that offers ample opportunity to view or hear a variety of Michigan birds. Tours will be held the second Saturday of each month now Continue Reading
Seasonal Employee Housing
Northern Michigan is bustling with activity during the summer months. Year after year the same issue persists - housing for seasonal workers. The Sleeping Bear Gateways Council launched the Housing Exchange, an online platform connecting Benzie and Leelanau employers and employees seeking seasonal workforce housing with property owners who have lodging available. This new initiative will ease the Continue Reading
Crystal Spa Days
October 17 - November 24 Fall is here and that means it's Crystal Spa Days. Treat yourself to a select menu of massage, facial and body services starting at $95 each. Enhance your service with a special Spa Days Add-On while helping to support the Crystal Scholarship Foundation. For each enhancement added to Spa Days services this fall, Crystal Spa will donate $2 to the Crystal Scholarship Continue Reading
Charles Kraus Open House
Meet the author of 'Thompsonville in Time', Chuck Kraus, at Weldon Township Hall at 7pm on Thursday, October 14. Mr. Kraus, an area resident and Four Seasons Club Member, will talk about the research he did for his book and answer questions from the audience. Books will be available for purchase and signing. We hope to see you there! Learn more here. Continue Reading
Historical Marker Dedication
Benzie County is having a formal dedication and celebration for the tenth historical marker. The diamond-shaped crossing of steel rails and the subsequent rail traffic that it facilitated was instrumental in the growth and economic development of Northern Michigan. The official historic marker dedication will be followed by a “public visioning session for the future”, and community members are Continue Reading