Glen Arbor Sun

Glen Arbor hosts tree lighting, holiday marketplace

By editor / November 26, 2025

Glen Arbor (and nearby Empire) will host special holiday events in the hours and days after Thanksgiving. On Friday, Nov....

Glen Arbor hosts tree lighting, holiday marketplace

Black Star Farms continues run of awards

By editor / November 24, 2025

Best wine hotel. Best American Riesling. Business of the year. The accolades continue to roll in for Black Star Farms....

Black Star Farms continues run of awards

Leland navigates a lighthouse and a rocky shoal

By editor / November 21, 2025

A debate over the role of religion in public schools and in the public square has roiled tiny Leland, Michigan,...

Leland navigates a lighthouse and a rocky shoal

Copying and Reexploring the Constitution, Word for Word

By editor / November 19, 2025

On Saturday, Nov. 22, at 10 am, the Glen Lake Community Library in Empire invites the public to explore the...

Copying and Reexploring the Constitution, Word for Word

Chronicling a history of Glen Arbor Township

By editor / November 18, 2025

When reading anything historical, while fascinating, it can be hard to connect to the information as it is not personally...

Chronicling a history of Glen Arbor Township

Harvest with Heart Deer Donation Program feeds Empire Food Pantry

By editor / November 17, 2025

A collaboration between Buntings Cedar Market, local deer hunters, the Empire Area Community Center (EACC), and the Empire Area Community...

Harvest with Heart Deer Donation Program feeds Empire Food Pantry

Devouring Jim Harrison: National Writers Series features biographer

By editor / November 14, 2025

Jim Harrison returns to northern Michigan on Dec. 8. The longtime Leelanau County resident, widely considered one of the finest...

Devouring Jim Harrison: National Writers Series features biographer

Government reopens: hot coffee brewing at Sleeping Bear Dunes visitor center

By editor / November 13, 2025

The federal government has reopened after the longest government shutdown in U.S. history—nearly one and a half months. At the...

Government reopens: hot coffee brewing at Sleeping Bear Dunes visitor center

Glen Lake Library holds Kids’ Holiday Book Drive

By editor / November 12, 2025

A special holiday tradition continues on Nov. 14 as the Friends of the Glen Lake Community Library kick off their...

Glen Lake Library holds Kids’ Holiday Book Drive

Bearing witness: ICE’s siege of Chicago

By editor / November 11, 2025

Katie Dunn, a resident of Glen Arbor and Chicago, witnessed and wrote about Immigration and Customs Enforcement's siege of Chicago...

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