Benzie & Sleeping Bear · Small town
Glen Arbor
Your base for northern Sleeping Bear Dunes: a small town between Lake Michigan and Glen Lake, about 4 miles from the Dune Climb by trail.
Holiday · Market · Arts · Glen Arbor
Glen Arbor Holiday Market
A Thanksgiving weekend artisan market at Glen Arbor Town Hall, opened by a Friday evening tree lighting and caroling outside the hall.
The Glen Lake Chamber of Commerce holds its holiday artisan market at Glen Arbor Town Hall over Thanksgiving weekend. It is a small-town affair: the community tree is lit and carols are sung outside the hall on Friday evening, and shoppers get a first look at the market that night.
Saturday is the main market day, with local makers selling gifts. For visitors spending Thanksgiving near Sleeping Bear Dunes, it is a gentle way to start the holiday season.
What to expect
The weekend starts Friday evening with a tree lighting and caroling outside Town Hall, followed by a preview party for shoppers. The market itself fills Saturday with gifts from more than 25 local vendors.
Location
Where Glen Arbor Holiday Market happens
4 places on an OpenStreetMap map
The pin marks the town; check the organizer for exact venues.
About Glen Arbor
Nearby attractions
Straight-line distances, not driving distances.
Attraction
Glen Arbor Arts Center
Glen Arbor's community arts center on Lake Street, with free gallery exhibits, classes for adults and kids, and Plein Air Weekend in August.
Under a mile away (straight line)
Museum
Maritime Museum at Sleeping Bear Point Life-Saving Station
A National Park Service museum in the 1901 Sleeping Bear Point Life-Saving Station at Glen Haven, on lifesaving, the Coast Guard and Great Lakes shipping.
About 2 miles away (straight line)
Trail
Sleeping Bear Heritage Trail
A mostly paved trail of about 22 miles through Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, linking Empire, the Dune Climb, Glen Haven, Glen Arbor and Port Oneida.
About 3 miles away (straight line)
Places to stay nearby
Inn
The Sylvan Inn
On Western Avenue in the village of Glen Arbor
An 1885 inn in the village of Glen Arbor with 14 guest rooms, a short walk from shops and on the route of the Sleeping Bear Heritage Trail.
Resort · Upscale
The Homestead
On Lake Michigan in Glen Arbor
A four-season resort in Glen Arbor on about a mile of Lake Michigan shoreline, surrounded by Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore.
More events in and around Glen Arbor
- Glen Arbor Fourth of July ParadeA free-for-all Fourth of July parade from Glen Haven into Glen Arbor that anyone can join, plus an afternoon boat parade on Glen Lake.
- Glen Lake Woman's Club Art FairA one-day July arts and crafts fair at the Glen Arbor Township Hall that raises scholarship money for Glen Lake students.
- Holly Berry Arts and Crafts FairA holiday arts and crafts fair hosted by the Frankfort-Elberta Area Chamber of Commerce in late November.