Glen Arbor Sun

Glen Lake Association seeks help catching giant invasive koi

By editor / July 12, 2026

If you ask any fishing enthusiast what they hope to catch in Glen Lake, most will likely tell you they...

Glen Lake Association seeks help catching giant invasive koi

Glen Lake Woman’s Club holds Glen Arbor Art Fair

By editor / July 11, 2026

The 54th annual Glen Lake Woman’s Club Art Fair will be held on Wednesday, July 15, from 10 am until...

Glen Lake Woman’s Club holds Glen Arbor Art Fair

Congressional candidate Callie Barr wins Pete Buttigieg endorsement

By editor / July 10, 2026

Callie Barr, a Democrat running to represent Northern Michigan in Congress, picked up a coveted endorsement today from Pete Buttigieg,...

Congressional candidate Callie Barr wins Pete Buttigieg endorsement

Cherry Republic founder Bob Sutherland writes memoir “Here All Along”

By editor / July 9, 2026

In 1989, Bob Sutherland started Cherry Republic selling T-shirts out of the trunk of his beat-up old Toyota Tercel. He’d...

Cherry Republic founder Bob Sutherland writes memoir “Here All Along”

Arts Center author talk examines a changing Northern Michigan

By editor / July 9, 2026

What happens when a place is so beautiful that everyone wants to go there—and then they stay? That question is...

Sleeping Bear Forever: new name reflects expanding mission

By editor / July 8, 2026

A weathered red barn leans gently into the wind at Port Oneida. Rows of apple trees still mark orchards planted...

Sleeping Bear Forever: new name reflects expanding mission

Sound Garden saxophone surprise in Sleeping Bear Dunes

By editor / July 8, 2026

One might expect to hear the sounds of a saxophone in a sophisticated concert hall, a wedding, or an otherwise...

Sound Garden saxophone surprise in Sleeping Bear Dunes

Lake Street Studios launch summer art openings

By editor / July 6, 2026

Just as one exhibit comes down, another rises in its place—a rhythm that defines the summer art season at Lake...

Lake Street Studios launch summer art openings

String Band returns to The Homestead’s Music on the Mountain series

By editor / July 6, 2026

The next Music On The Mountain concert at The Homestead will be a throwback. On July 8, the Blue Water...

String Band returns to The Homestead’s Music on the Mountain series

Gazing into a pool of courage

By editor / July 5, 2026

On the occasion of the nation's 250th birthday, Leelanau resident and reverend Lucy Waechter Webb shares a journey her family...

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