Glen Arbor Sun

Leland navigates a lighthouse and a rocky shoal

By editor / February 18, 2026

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

Empire holds Winterfest on Saturday, February 21

By editor / February 18, 2026

As northern Michigan continues to experience a very snowy and cold winter, the Empire Area Community Center (EACC) plans to...

Empire holds Winterfest on Saturday, February 21

Leelanau Peninsula Wine Trail introduces Snow on The Vines event

By editor / February 17, 2026

The Leelanau Peninsula Wine Trail has announced the launch of its newest winter event, Snow on The Vines, taking place...

Leelanau Peninsula Wine Trail introduces Snow on The Vines event

Glen Arbor Winterfest crowns chili, perch winners

By editor / February 16, 2026

Lucky 7's took the gold medal for the best chili at Glen Arbor's annual Winterfest held on the deck at...

Glen Arbor Winterfest crowns chili, perch winners

Boonedocks Glen Arbor hosts chili cook-off, perch fishing contest

By editor / February 13, 2026

Glen Arbor hosts its winterfest the Saturday of President’s Day weekend, which this year falls on Feb. 14. The event...

Boonedocks Glen Arbor hosts chili cook-off, perch fishing contest

Family of ICE detainee offers mutual aid for fellow immigrants

By editor / February 12, 2026

One week after Fernando Ramirez was released from the massive federal immigrant detention center in Baldwin, he sat beside his...

Family of ICE detainee offers mutual aid for fellow immigrants

Take the edge off winter with Northport Performing Arts Center

By editor / February 12, 2026

It’s a community party. It’s a mystery. And it’s a delicious farce. Welcome to the next Cocktails, Canapés, and Comedy...

Take the edge off winter with Northport Performing Arts Center

Not a sprint, not a marathon. For Minnesotans it’s a relay race

By editor / February 11, 2026

Report from the resistance to ICE’s invasion of Minneapolis: "We take the bags of groceries—dried beans, rice, cornmeal, plantains, avocados,...

Not a sprint, not a marathon. For Minnesotans it’s a relay race

Nightmare on Ice, Miracle on Ice

By editor / February 9, 2026

Remembering a near-death experience on frozen Lake Michigan. It was Super Bowl Sunday of 1984, and the carefree 15-year-old girls...

Leelanau Coffee’s journey from Empire to Glen Arbor

By editor / February 4, 2026

John Arens reflects on the coffee company—and Glen Arbor mainstay—he and his brother Steve launched 33 years ago. They sold...

Leelanau Coffee’s journey from Empire to Glen Arbor

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