In Memory, a wall of lights in Empire
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/ May 23, 2025
This winter, in far away Guatemala City’s Central Parque, hundreds of people stood in silent awe as the street lighting...
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Northport photo exhibit opens May 23 at Village Arts Building
By editor
/ May 23, 2025
The Northport Arts Association is proud to present the 2025 Northport Photo Exhibit, launching Memorial Day weekend with a public...
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Glen Lake Library welcomes author Bonnie Jo Campbell
By editor
/ May 23, 2025
The Glen Lake Community Library in Empire will celebrate and host Michigan Notable Book Award winner and national best-selling author...
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Marking Anishinaabe trails
By editor
/ May 22, 2025
The Leelanau County and Grand Traverse communities, led by members of the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians,...
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Glen Arbor Cemetery holds sixth annual Memorial Ceremony
By editor
/ May 22, 2025
This year’s Memorial Day weekend ceremony at the Glen Arbor Cemetery will begin at 10 am on Friday, May 23,...
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Preserve holds Thoreson Farm plein air event for Port Oneida Fair poster
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/ May 22, 2025
Preserve Historic Sleeping Bear invites artists to the Thoreson Farm in Port Oneida, for a Plein Air Event on Saturday,...
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Touring Burdickville’s art studios
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/ May 22, 2025
Art is often encountered in curated stillness—hushed in museums, framed behind velvet ropes, and stripped from the context of its...
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Celebrating songs of Leelanau: Jeff Maharry’s “Good Harbor Bay”
By editor
/ May 20, 2025
Our story series celebrating songs inspired by Leelanau County and the Sleeping Bear Dunes continues with Illinois resident and summer visitor...
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Like a pile of dead elephants: On the loss of our great beech trees
By editor
/ May 18, 2025
It feels inviting to approach a beech maple forest on an early spring day when the snow is just thinning....
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The Homestead welcomes new chef Greg Miesch
By editor
/ May 18, 2025
The Homestead in Glen Arbor is excited to welcome Greg Miesch as its new executive chef. Miesch will oversee the...
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Welcome to the Glen Arbor Sun, a free newsprint magazine distributed throughout Leelanau County, Michigan, and communities surrounding the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. The Sun publishes bi-weekly between Memorial Day and Labor Day, and monthly through the Fall, Winter, and Spring. Read our stories, essays and seasonal coverage, post comments, pick up the paper when you’re in town, and inquire about our advertising rates — both print and online.
Latest Stories
In Memory, a wall of lights in EmpireMay 23, 2025 - 10:52 am
Northport photo exhibit opens May 23 at Village Arts BuildingMay 23, 2025 - 10:43 am
Glen Lake Library welcomes author Bonnie Jo CampbellMay 23, 2025 - 10:11 am
Marking Anishinaabe trailsMay 22, 2025 - 9:48 pm- Glen Arbor Cemetery holds sixth annual Memorial CeremonyMay 22, 2025 - 12:20 pm
