Posted on October 26, 2009 by glenlake
Bridge Now Open to Traffic
Without fanfare or an official ‘ribbon cutting’ ceremony, the Carl Oleson Jr. bridge has re-opened to car traffic over the ‘narrows’ on Glen Lake. Emails were flying quickly and there were many Facebook posts as those of us who live, work and do business around Glen Lake sent up a collective hooray.
A trip over the bridge Saturday to take pictures found workers braving the cold wind and spits of rain to complete work around the walkway before opening it to foot traffic.
A big thanks to MDOT and Davis Construction for bringing this project to completion by their stated deadline.
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Posted on September 23, 2009 by glenlake
The 2009 Annual Meeting was held at the Leelanau School on August 8th. Attendees filled the auditorium after enjoying time to look at all the displays put up by board members Sarah and Mike Litch.
Retiring board members Sarah Litch, Charles Offenloch and Gary Humphreys were recognized for their six years of dedicated service. We are happy to report that both Sarah and Charles will continue to volunteer their time to help with GLA efforts.
Newly elected board members (pictured below) are John Kassarjian, Ann Davey and Mike Litch. John Rockwood will serve a second term as President.
One of the highlights of the meeting included presentation of 5 Stewardship Awards to the following:
Watershed Friendly Protection Strategies Award to Steve Yancho, Sleeping Bear Dunes National Park Service.
Lake Friendly Protection Award to Harbor Island Association for building a community drain field to transport wastewater away from Brook and Glen Lakes.
Lakescaping Awards to:
Shugart Property
Duane and Chris Shugart for completing a four year,three phase naturalization of their 900 feet of lakefront.
Jack and Renee Beam for landscaping with native plants and a ‘shag rug’ lawn to protect the lake from phosphorus.
Steve and Kathy McShane for an eleven-year project to restore their shoreline by planting more than 300 native plants.
To read the entire Proposed Minutes of the 2009 Annual Meeting Click Here,
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Posted on September 17, 2009 by glenlake
Jeff Alexander, author of Pandora’s Locks, will return to Traverse City on September 23rd to speak about the topics covered in his book at the Traverse Area District Library at 5:30 pm. Those who attended his earlier presentation highly recommend it. Don’t miss this special opportunity!
For more details about his book – see the post below.
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Posted on August 24, 2009 by glenlake
The Narrows Bridge channel will be closed to boat traffic August 25 through August 28, 6am – 6pm. Please stay 100 feet away from diver down flags.
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Posted on August 23, 2009 by glenlake
Pandora’s Locks – The Opening of the Great Lakes – St. Lawrence Seaways by Jeff Alexander
Jeff Alexander puts “the pieces of the story together” of what has happened to the Great Lakes with the introduction, over the last 50 years, of more than 185 invasive species into this precious resource. Twenty percent of the earth’s fresh water is contained in these magnificent lakes. There have been a variety of articles about this far reaching, complicated, tragedy, but Jeff puts all the parts of the story and the challenges together. The inland lakes are also part of the puzzle.
Jeff will present this story on September 8, Tuesday afternoon at 1:30, in the Community Meeting Room of the lower level of the Leelanau County Government and Community Building. For anyone who lives near or on the Great Lakes or an inland lake, especially in Leelanau County or the Grand Traverse area, this is a speaker you won’t want to miss. Jeff chronicles the implications of invasive species since the opening of the Welland Canal and the St. Lawrence Seaway.
To Read More about this book and presentation, click here:
Jeff Alexander
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