Taste the Passion happens February 5-7, 2010. The Homestead hosts an art and wine event Friday night and is the perfect place to stay for the weekend (packages available) and start your Leelanau wine tour.
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News and Events from the Sleeping Bear Dunes
Taste the Passion – Wine, Chocolate & Love
January 8th, 2010 by thehomestead
email No Ho-Hum Holiday Parties at The Homestead
November 20th, 2009 by thehomestead
Isn’t it time to start thinking about the annual Christmas party? I know, Ted in New Accounts will don the Santa suit, while Suzy in Accounting will make her world-famous rum balls, and we’ll all sit around drinking Margaret’s fizzy ice cream punch. Hmmm…
If you’re tired of the same old, ho-ho-hum Christmas party, then think about having your party at The Homestead!
Chef John Piombo has created wonderful holiday banquet menus for groups of 20 or more. Each facility; Beppi’s, Nonna’s and Mountain Flowers Lodge, has its own unique menu. From his Garlic-butter Roasted Turkey to his Peppered Angus Sirloin, you and your guests will be sure to enjoy Chef John’s culinary delights.
Reward your associates by letting them relax and spend the night at Fiddler’s Pond. We have created a special Holiday Package that includes one night of lodging at Fiddler’s Pond and their group holiday dinner for two for just $92 inclusive. What a perfect way to end the evening!
Our professional planners and merry band of elves will help you ot plan a holiday event that will be appreciated and enjoyed by everyone. Call our Group Sales Office at 231.334.5300 to reserve your party today.
Testimonial for “Staycations”
September 12th, 2009 by thehomesteadWe’ve all heard the new buzz word “staycation”. Wikipedia tells us this newly coined word represents a period of time an “individual or family stays home and relaxes or takes day trips from their home to area attractions”. The term has now morphed into short getaways that are close to home…as close as 30 minutes from home.
Recently, our friend, Kandace Chapple, co-owner of Grand Traverse Woman Magazine did just that. A staycation at The Homestead. Read about her experience on her blog. http://www.grandtraversewoman.com/component/option,com_myblog/show,Homestead-Staycation-Rules!.html/Itemid,152/
Sleeping Bear Dunes Programs Continue Through Fall
September 6th, 2009 by thehomesteadThe Sleeping Bear Dunes has just announced their fall program, “Saturdays at the Lakeshore” throughout September. The free program is lead by a Park Ranger and provide a unique perspective to this nationally protected land.
Every Saturday after Labor Day, participants can meet at the Visitor Center in Empire where a Park Ranger will lead a caravan of cars to a hiking destination. Each week has a unique topic and location.
Here’s the schedule:
September 12th: 1pm
The Whole Point of Sleeping Bear Dunes - This two-mile round-trip hike on the Sleeping Bear Point Trail epitomizes the area protected by the park. Discover shifting dunes, specialized plants, a ghost forest, shipwrecks and fantastic views of Lake Michigan and the Manitou Islands.
September 19: 1pm
Beaver’s Been Here – Explore the shoreline in search of nature’s industrious beaver. The Park Ranger will show you clues that “beaver’s been here” and perhaps even help you spot this amazing animal.
September 26: 12pm
National Public Lands Day Coastal Cleanup - Enjoy the park on this annual “fee-free” day and help beautify the beaches you love by joining Park Rangers and volunteers for this coastal cleanup event.
Participants need only purchase the park entrance pass or have an annual pass. For more information call 231.334.326.5134, extension 330 or visit www.nps.gov/slbe.
Ranger Led Nature Hike
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore Summer Programs Announced
July 5th, 2009 by thehomesteadWould you like to know more about shipwrecks, beavers, native plants or early farm life? Would you like to go on a bike tour, guided hike or learn the latest information on stargazing and the night sky?
National Park Service Rangers are offering a variety of interpretive programs through the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore this summer and they invite everyone to join them.
Here is a preview of their schedule:
“Heroes of the Storm” – Daily at 3pm at the Maritime Museum in Glen Haven. Park Rangers recruit the assistance of young audience members to serve as U.S. Life Saving Service surfmen to recreate a shipwreck rescue on land. They haul lines and use replicas of historic equipment in an effort to save Raggedy Ann and Andy from their sinking vessel.
Ranger-led Bicycle Tours – Tuesdays through Fridays from June 23rd to August 28th. Ride the winding back roads as you tour through history. Seven bike tours per week at very different locations.
Recreation and Tourism: Past, Present and Future! Wednesdays at 11am, Thursdays at 5pm (9miles, 2.5 hours)
Ride through the ages with a ranger on this recreational and scenic opportunity. Join us on a journey through the history of recreation and tourism, discovering how this has changed over time – from 150 years ago and into the future!
Discovering Cultural Landcapes: Port Oneida Rural Historic District Wednesdays at 5pm, Fridays at 11am (7 miles, 2 hours)
What is a cultural landscape! Come to Port Oneida to find out as we pedal through the 3,500 acre Port Oneida Rural Historic District, the largest of its kind in the entire nation!
Backroads: Farms and Forests Thursdays at 11am, Fridays at 5pm (7-10 miles, 2.5 hours)
South of Empire, we will start at an old school house and ride through an agricultural landscape, visit a ghost town and transition into the woods at a former logging area, talking about the natural and cultural history along the way!
No reservations are needed, participants need only purchase the park entrance pass to enjoy the fun ($10/vehicle valid for 7 days or $20/vehicle for an entire year). For more information about the schedule or other Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore activities, please call the Visitors Center at 231.326.5134, ext. 328 or go to www.nps.gov/slbe.
Ford Transportation Interpreter, Ryan Locke, will be offering guided bike tours weekly on the backroads of Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
First Annual M-22 Challenge – Saturday, June 20th
June 13th, 2009 by thehomestead
- M22 Challenge
The M-22 Challenge is a multi-discipline event based in beautiful Leelanau County in Northern Michigan. The event is designed to challenge athletes against the natural terrain and environmental elements of the area. Are you up to the Challenge?
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Run the “Dune Climb” overlooking Lake Michigan
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Bike around Big and Little Glen Lakes
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Paddle crystal waters of Little Glen Lake
The Relighting of the South Manitou Lighthouse
May 29th, 2009 by thehomestead
On Saturday, May 30, 2009, the National Park Service (NPS) invites you to officially celebrate the relighting of the South Manitou Island Lighthouse. Thanks to a partnership with Manitou Islands Memorial Society, Manitou Island Transit, and Electro-Optics Technology, Inc., Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore installed a replica third-order Fresnel lens in the completely refurbished lantern room of the lighthouse last fall. Although the light was tested at that time, it was too late in the season to host a formal ceremony.
Starting at 9pm at the Maritime Museum in Glen Haven, a National Park Service Ranger will present a half-hour interpretive program about the history of the Manitou Passage and the shipwrecks that made it necessary to install a lighthouse to guide mariners through its hazardous waters. Following the program, Superintendent Dusty Shultz and representatives from the partner groups will provide brief remarks and recognize the numerous donors who made this project a reality. Light refreshments will be served and once it becomes dark enough, the light will be illuminated for everyone on shore to see and enjoy.
The Maritime Museum at Sleeping Bear Point is located on Glen Haven Road, one half mile west of the Cannery in Glen Haven, an historic village three miles west of Glen Arbor.
For more information on the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, call 231.326.5134.
National Rapha Bike Tour Plans M-22 Trek this May
May 26th, 2009 by thehomestead
M-22, from Onekama to Northport and down to TC, is one of the featured biking routes for this Rapha ride group coming up next week. They’ve got a group of 10-12 coming in to ride on May 28. This tour is being recorded for a book and documentary.
In 2007, Rapha, maker of the finest cycling apparel and accessories in the world, embarked on a unique adventure. The Rapha Continental is an account of the United States’ most epic rides and routes, published as a online journal and organized as a library. From inspiration to information, the Continental is Rapha’s commitment to the lost art of cycling and the glory of suffering. The 2009 summer of riding has begun. You can follow the team of Rapha Continental riders and local hosts through a daily Road Journal of photography, short films, and words online at http://www.rapha.cc/home. (For more about the rides, including journals from past treks, http://www.rapha.cc/rides).
This not a public ride…but obviously we want the public to be aware that they’re going to be pedaling around the area and to know why and how they got here to beautiful Northwest Michigan.
For more information, contact:
Dianna Stampfler
Promote Michigan
‘ – 269-330-4228
7 – 269-204-6232
Cherry Blossom Tour – Today!
May 16th, 2009 by thehomesteadThe Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians has joined founding organizations the Leelanau Conservation District, Leelanau Conservancy and Leelanau Enterprise in seeking to promote the beauty of Leelanau County at blossom time.
Horticulturalists within the cherry industry have helped select this year’s optimum blossom-viewing date, which is some six days later than the 2008 tour. The estimated 600 participants in 2008 rode tour buses or drove in their own cars along a mapped route provided by tour guide organizers. The one-hour route started and ended in Lake Leelanau.
Organizers have mapped out a new one-hour route for the 2009 tour that will again include two stops. Participants will be encouraged to exit buses for a first-hand experience at working cherry farms in the Omena area and in northern Suttons Bay Township. Cherry growers will be on hand to explain their work, and tour guides will offer explanations along the route of the history and importance of cherry farming for Leelanau County.
At the Eagles Ridge Conference Center, participants will be provided free cherry brats, cherry drinks and cherry cookies.
The day will begin with an opening ceremony at 9:30 a.m. at Eagles Ridge, with bus tours starting at 10 a.m. Musical entertainment will be provided from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The final bus will leave Peshawbestown at 2 p.m., and return approximately 3 p.m.
Tour maps will be available at area businesses and other outlets prior to the tour. As the tour grows near, maps will be posted in downloadable formats at the websites of the Leelanau Enterprise (Leelanaunews.com) and the Leelanau Conservancy (theconcervancy.com). Visitors and residents alike will be encouraged to visit the route at their convenience.
The route was selected to show a glimpse of the beautiful Leelanau County countryside as cherry blossoms reach their peak.
Leelanau has more tart cherry trees than any county in the nation. Our paved and well-maintained road system offers views of vistas with Lake Michigan and Grand Traverse Bay backdrops to hillsides dominated in May by cherry blossoms. Visitors are encouraged to spend the weekend in the county, also stopping at our many fine shops, restaurants and wineries.
There is no charge for the Leelanau Cherry Blossom Tour. For more information, please view websites of the Leelanau Enterprise and Leelanau Conservancy, or call the Leelanau Peninsula Chamber of Commerce at (231) 271-9895.
Nonna’s Hosts WSRT’s Mary in the Morning for Chef DuJour
May 6th, 2009 by thehomesteadChef Piombo was on air this morning with Mary and Heather, from Mary in the Morning on 106.7 YOU-FM. They were “wowed” by the five delicious courses Chef John prepared right in their studio this morning. Passersby couldn’t help but to pop their head in and find out what wonderful food was being prepared for them.
Join Mary, from Mary in the Morning on 106.7 YOU-FM, as her tour of premier northern Michigan restaurants visits Nonna’s at The Homestead on May 11, 2009.
Chef John Piombo will create a decadent six course meal, with five wine pairings sure to delight all who attend. If you have never been to The Homestead, or it’s been a long time since you’ve been here, or even if you’re a regular, this a great time to enjoy the company of other food-loving friends and meet the folks from Mary in the Morning show.
One of the courses will feature Chef’s Turkey Roulade, winner of the 2009 Chef’s Challenge of the North competition.
For a full menu and to purchase tickets, visit http://www.1067wsrt.com/pages/671887.php.
We hope to see you there!
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