Join community members of all ages in celebrating the founding of our nation in a joyous and patriotic ceremony July 4.
The Glen Lake Woman’s Club will host the traditional raising of the flag at 10 a.m. , followed by a singalong of well-loved and familiar patriotic songs.
Eric Carlson, the featured speaker, is best known in Leelanau County for his 25-year career as a reporter and columnist for the Leelanau Enterprise newspaper. He will share his views on the importance of a free press to our nation, especially in times of war and domestic conflict. Before he began working at the Leelanau Enterprise in 1998, he served for 25 years in the United States Marine Corps as a combat correspondent and a public affairs officer. He is a veteran of the Vietnam War, the Persian Gulf War, and the Somali Civil War.
