Glen Arbor Sun

Leland Wine & Food Festival returns to Historic Harbor

By editor / June 12, 2026

The Leland Chamber of Commerce is excited to announce the return of the 2026 Leland Wine & Food Festival on...

Leland Wine & Food Festival returns to Historic Harbor

River Club Glen Arbor holds Drinks, Putts & Fire Trucks to benefit Glen Lake Fire Department

By editor / June 11, 2026

The Glen Lake Fire Department and River Club Glen Arbor plan to hold their first annual community building and fund-raising...

River Club Glen Arbor holds Drinks, Putts & Fire Trucks to benefit Glen Lake Fire Department

Glen Lake Library highlights democracy symposium, North Manitou stories

By editor / June 11, 2026

The Glen Lake Community Library in downtown Empire will several community events in the weeks to come. On Saturday, June...

Glen Lake Library highlights democracy symposium, North Manitou stories

Poor Farm Barn open house and public tour slated for June 13

By editor / June 10, 2026

The public is invited to tour Leelanau County’s Historic Poor Farm Barn on Saturday, June 13 from 3-5 pm. The...

Poor Farm Barn open house and public tour slated for June 13

Suttons Bay grads, “Take the trail that challenges you to grow”

By editor / June 10, 2026

Bekah TenBrink, founder and director of LIFT Teen Center—a free, out-of-schooltime program to support 6th through 12th graders in Leelanau...

Suttons Bay grads, “Take the trail that challenges you to grow”

Glen Lake Summer Singers sought

By editor / June 9, 2026

You’re invited to join The Glen Lake Summer Singers. All voices, high school age and up, are welcome. Rehearsals are...

Glen Arbor Arts Center hosts painter Weiss

By editor / June 8, 2026

Kalamazoo artist Heidi Weiss’s paintings spring from images taken from paused film stills—a number of which will be the basis...

Glen Arbor Arts Center hosts painter Weiss

Community supports Sebastian Smith, an athlete with true grit

By editor / June 8, 2026

Sebastian Smith, the 37-year-old general manager of The Riverside Inn in Leland, suffered a life-changing accident in February while teaching...

Community supports Sebastian Smith, an athlete with true grit

New Wave community features two more Habitat homeowners

By editor / June 7, 2026

In June 2024, Habitat for Humanity dedicated the first two New Waves homes on land on M-72, west of Traverse...

New Wave community features two more Habitat homeowners

Sleeping Bear Dunes announces barn workshop

By editor / June 7, 2026

Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore will conduct its annual barn restoration workshop from June 8-12, commencing daily at 9 a.m....

Sleeping Bear Dunes announces barn workshop

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