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🌱 How a pre-dawn blaze along Big Glen Lake spread to three homes
Coming up: River Club, Glen Arbor – Live Music on the River on the Glen Arbor Patch calendar

Morning Glen Arbor! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How a pre-dawn blaze along Big Glen Lake spread to three homes
Also on today's calendar: Late Night Fridays and Manitou Music and 2 more events.
Find out what's happening in Glen Arborfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Find out what's happening in Glen Arborfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
- Tuesday: High clouds and breezy, with a high of 39 and low of 26 degrees.
- Wednesday: Considerable cloudiness, temps: high: 35, low: 31.
- Thursday: Low clouds and breezy, with a high of 34 and low of 30 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Glen Lake Fire Department tackles three house blaze (9and10news.com) — Three homes along S. Dunns Farm Road in Glen Arbor were damaged early this morning when strong winds off Big Glen Lake helped a house fire spread to neighboring properties. Glen Lake Fire Department and 11 other agencies brought more than 40 firefighters to the scene, and while one home was destroyed and two others badly damaged, no one was inside at the time.
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📸 Around Glen Arbor
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Glen Arbor
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★ Featured events ★
- River Club, Glen Arbor – Live Music on the River
River Club Glen Arbor, 5963 S Oak St, Glen Arbor
6:00 pm
Thursday December 25
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Other local events
- Late Night Fridays and Manitou Music
Glen Arbor Arts Center , 6031 S Lake St , Glen Arbor
5:00 pm - Luke Woltanski
Glen Arbor Wines , 5873 S Lake St , Glen Arbor
7:30 pm - Trivia Night!
Cherry Public House | Glen Arbor , 6026-B , Glen Arbor
5:00 pm - River Club, Glen Arbor – Live Music on the River
River Club Glen Arbor , 5963 S Oak St , Glen Arbor
6:00 pm
Friday December 26
Saturday December 27
Sunday December 28
Wednesday December 31
📣 Glen Arbor Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Preschool Story Time
Suttons Bay Bingham District Library , 416 N. Front Street , Suttons Bay
10:30 am - TADL Stitchers
Interlochen Public Library , 610 Woodmere Ave. , Traverse City
6:00 pm - Christmas Eve Day
Interlochen Public Library , 9411 10th St , Interlochen - LIBRARY CLOSED
Suttons Bay Bingham District Library , 416 N. Front Street , Suttons Bay
10:00 am - Christmas Day
Interlochen Public Library , 9411 10th St , Interlochen - Stories & More – Glen Lake Library
Glen Lake Community Library , 10115 W Front St , Empire
11:00 am - Holiday Sunday Brunch on the Farm
Bistro Polaris at Black Star Farms , 10844 E Revold Rd , Suttons Bay
10:30 am
Tuesday December 23
Wednesday December 24
Thursday December 25
Friday December 26
Sunday December 28
Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.
💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- SEEDS Ecology posted a job opening for Support Staff - Benzie Central in Benzonia. Apply here.
- Burger King posted a job opening for Team Member in Traverse City. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Glen Arbor here.
🗞 Nearby News
Traverse City
- Traverse City gears up for 17th annual CherryT Ball Drop celebration (upnorthlive.com)
- Traverse City launches AI-driven sewer evaluation (upnorthlive.com)
- Frequent Miler's Favorite Hotels of 2025 (frequentmiler.com)
Kingsley
- Fire damages Kingsley home of U.S. Coast Guard family, community unites with support (wwmt.com)
Ok Glen Arbor! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
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