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Leelanau in the Winter

Friday, November 19th, 2010

Check out this video by the Leelanau Conservancy that shows the beauty of our county during the wintertime. Sure, it’s cold up here, but you can snowshoe, ski, and watch the sun’s reflection off the ice:

Halloween in Glen Arbor

Wednesday, November 10th, 2010

What’s scarier than wind storms with the lowest barometric pressure ever to hit northern Michigan? Or scarier than a Las Vegas businessman taking over Sugar Loaf resort? That’s easy: Halloween in Glen Arbor. Check out these photos of Halloween 2010, courtesy of Lorie Osinski and Judith Kalter.

Bocce ball in the park

Wednesday, August 11th, 2010

These fellas made good use of the public park on the corner of M-22 and Lake Street in Glen Arbor last month. They left their beach towels in the car and played a pickup game of Bocce ball.

Jeremy Kittel Dune Climb concert photos

Monday, July 12th, 2010

The Manitou Music Festival is celebrating its 20th season in Glen Arbor, and many consider the annual highlight to be the free Dune Climb concert — the result of a creative collaboration between the Glen Arbor Art Association and the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. On Sunday, July 11, under a delicious summer evening sky, Ann Arbor-native Jeremy Kittel delivered a stunning fiddle performance together with Simon Chrisman, Paul Kowert and Josh Pinkham. Check out our photos from this memorable evening.

Come celebrate the Fourth!

Thursday, July 1st, 2010

FourthParade2009-TimBarr“Mayor” Tim Barr asks you to please keep your kids out of the streets, and for those riding in floats, to please throw candy away from the moving vehicles (and over the white lines), during this year’s Fourth of July parade. Let’s have fun, and keep things safe!

• Saturday, July 3 at 10 a.m., Flag Raising Ceremony at Old Settler’s Park in Burdickville.

• Sunday, July 4 from 7-11 a.m., Glen Arbor Fire & Rescue Association Pancake Breakfast at Glen Arbor Town Hall.

FourthParade2009-2• 10:30 a.m., children bring bikes to Glen Arbor Art Association for patriotic bike decorating.

• Noon, line up in Glen Haven for Fourth of July parade, departing at 1 p.m. Parade should pull into downtown at 1:30 p.m.

• 4 p.m. Glen Lake Boat Parade, gather by the Yacht Club on Big Glen Lake
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Going Irish at Art’s

Tuesday, March 16th, 2010

StPattysDayPubCrawl2Art’s Tavern served as the starting and ending points for the seventh annual St. Patty’s Day Pub Crawl on Saturday, March 13. The happy crowd of Lepricons, four-leaf clover hunters, and Guinness lovers moved from downtown Glen Arbor to The Homestead resort, then back to Boonedocks and the Western Avenue Grill before returning to the favorite watering hole where their day had begun at 3 p.m.

Featured in the photo is Art’s owner, and jolly green mayor, Tim Barr.

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Back to School

Thursday, August 27th, 2009

uvavnotredame-caroltondreau4The University of Virginia and Notre Dame women’s soccer teams (both ranked in the top 10 nationwide) scrimmaged on August 14 at Myles Kimmerly park near Maple City. Virginia often trains at The Leelanau School in Glen Arbor, Michigan. Their head coach Steve Swanson is married to Leland native Julie Polakowski.

Photo by Carol Tondreau

Skimmin’ off the top

Monday, July 27th, 2009

Photo by Beryl Skrocki.

Photo by Beryl Skrocki.


Sleeping Bear Surf & Kayak in Empire holds its second annual Skimboard competition on Saturday, Aug. 1, at 1 p.m. at North Bar Lake. Registration costs $20, begins at 10 a.m. and includes a t-shirt. Be sure to have a National Park pass in your car. Last year’s event featured 40 competitors.

Winter’s Coming!

Thursday, November 13th, 2008

DHDayWinter-DonMiller.jpg… and with it, the Glen Arbor Sun will go into hibernation until mid-January, when we emerge from a turkey and eggnog-induced snooze to let you know how cold it is in the north woods, who around town has frost bite and who doesn’t, who is frolicking in the Florida Keys and who is stuck in Dodge.

In the meantime, happy holidays to all, bring your boats and docks off the lake, and make sure that ice is thick before you bring out the shanty.
Photo by Don Miller

Breaking ground for the garden

Thursday, November 13th, 2008

Groundbreaking-Rettke.jpgRepresentatives of the Glen Arbor Township Board, the Design Committee, Glen Lake Garden Club, Glen Lake Chamber of Commerce, and the Garden Fundraising Committee participated in a ground breaking for the Glen Arbor Garden in early October. The Committee has raised over $75,000 and is still accepting donations and orders for bricks (see ad on page 2 for details). Pictured are John Soderholm, Bonnie Quick, Kent Kelly, Sarah Litch, Don Matschke, Carol & Don Worsley, Linda Young, Bill Thompson, Terry Gretzema, Michael Buhler, Ann Davey, Jim Becker, Jack Putnam, David Marshall and Ted Peterson.
Photo by Joanne Rettke

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