Benzie seeks funds to open Wellness and Aquatic Center
By editor
/ January 19, 2026
People running around the track. Pickleball and basketball. Swimming lessons and water aerobics. These are some of the activities that...
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“It’s Up to Us.” Leelanau Indivisible holds Jan. 17 demonstration in Suttons Bay
By editor
/ January 16, 2026
The public is invited to join Leelanau Indivisible on Saturday, Jan. 17 (MLK Weekend) for a demonstration against the Trump...
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Chasing Snow: Northern Michigan ski resorts adapt to a warmer world
By editor
/ January 15, 2026
It’s been a soggy couple of years for skiers and snowboarders. So, what keeps us coming back? From crockpot warming...
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Grand Traverse Band warns members of encounters with ICE agents
By editor
/ January 15, 2026
With daily reports flashing from major Midwestern cities of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) attacks on immigrants and communities of...
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Starting from and Staying with the Nature of Place
By editor
/ January 12, 2026
Author, activist and bioregionalist Stephanie Mills gave the following address as the keynote speaker at the 18th annual Freshwater Summit...
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Cross-country moonlight Sonata … at midnight
By editor
/ January 6, 2026
This reflection on a nocturnal Alligator Hill ski was first published in our Winter 2000 edition. The alligator’s new look,...
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Revelers Wassail at Tandem Ciders
By editor
/ January 4, 2026
Locals know a secret about Leelanau County winters. The season lends reprieve from chaos, re-rooting and grounding us after the...
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Youth for Christ in Leland, Twin Flames raid, Trump’s government cuts, Art’s Tavern sells—Glen Arbor Sun’s most read stories of 2025
By editor
/ January 1, 2026
A controversial youth missionary group recruits inside Leland school and rattles the community; Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel orders a...
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Fundraiser continues for The Homestead’s Jamaican workers two months in the dark
By editor
/ December 29, 2025
Longtime seasonal residents at The Homestead, John and Belynda Hudspeth, offered this Dec. 26 update for their crowdsourcing fundraiser to...
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Latest Stories
- Benzie seeks funds to open Wellness and Aquatic CenterJanuary 19, 2026 - 12:45 pm
- “It’s Up to Us.” Leelanau Indivisible holds Jan. 17 demonstration in Suttons BayJanuary 16, 2026 - 9:30 am
- Chasing Snow: Northern Michigan ski resorts adapt to a warmer worldJanuary 15, 2026 - 11:51 pm
- Grand Traverse Band warns members of encounters with ICE agentsJanuary 15, 2026 - 11:07 pm
- Starting from and Staying with the Nature of PlaceJanuary 12, 2026 - 11:20 pm
