Bahle’s Golf, Bayside Coffee for sale in Suttons Bay
The Bahle family is listing Bahle Farms Golf Course near Suttons Bay for sale. The family is represented by Cory Beuerle and John McIntyre of Century 21 Northland.
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Glen Lake Chamber hosts SHOPtober to encourage “shop small and eat local”
From staff reports SHOPtober, a new fun event designed by the Glen Lake Chamber of Commerce, will be held in Glen Arbor this October. The town-wide promotion is being held to encourage locals and visitors alike, to “shop small and eat local.” For every cumulative $350 spent on either retail and restaurant purchases in Glen […]
Yoga4 remains flexible, adapts during pandemic
“It’s all about remaining flexible,” yoga and fitness instructor Christen Landry said in the Sun’s January 2019 article “Practice, replenish, explore with Yoga4”. Success requires the ability to remain flexible; it’s all about adaptability, and Landry can attest to theimportance of these qualities as she has walked alongside the transitions and changes at Yoga4.
Cherry farmers find creative solutions during challenging season
“Back in March we knew this would not be a normal year,” says Kathy Garthe about cherry farming during the Coronavirus pandemic. “Carol [Frederickson of Frederickson Farm] and I put our heads together. We started researching (what was available) in California … North Carolina had good information. The health departments in Cadillac, Benzie/Leelanau, and District 10 had very good materials for us to use, in English and Spanish, and instructions. And the CDC (Centers for Disease Control) did as well.”
Suttons Bay Theatre to show two films about Ruth Bader Ginsburg
In acknowledgement of the life of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, The Bay Theatre in Suttons Bay will host special showings of the documentary “RBG” and the bio-pic “On the Basis of Sex” on September 24 and October 1.
Spacious, light-filled and integral to the community—new library opens in Empire
“It’s so beautiful, it almost brings tears to my eyes,” Glen Lake Community Library director David Diller overheard a former volunteer say recently when she toured the spacious, light and inviting new library, which reopened on September 8 on 10115 W. Front Street in downtown Empire.
Glen Arbor Arts Center’s “6ft Apart Art” holds outdoor artist demonstration
Early on, when it became obvious that COVID-19 meant indoor programming at the Glen Arbor Arts Center (GAAC) could not go forward, the GAAC staff began brainstorming alternatives. That’s when the 6ft Apart Art series came to be. On Saturday, September 19, the Arts Center will offer the second 6ft Apart Art artist demonstrations in the driveway. All the exhibitors will work, and show a little of what they do and how they do it—from painting, to creating a collage, to techniques involved with building twig furniture.
Cedar River red bridge rededication ceremony held Saturday at noon
State, federal and local dignitaries and other supporters of the proposed Cedar River Waterway & Park project are expected to attend Saturday’s noon rededication ceremony of Cedar’s refurbished and repainted red pedestrian/snowmobile bridge.
What One Does Not See
By Anne-Marie Oomen Inspired first by the raw photo, and then revised after seeing Linda Dewey’s beautiful painting of the photo, “On the Precipice” One does not at first see the roots reaching into air and toward the river, tentacled fingers of maple undergrowth, exposed as muscle without its skin. One does not at first […]
Sleeping Bear Dunes breaks August visitation record, on pace for record-breaking 2020
Nearly half a million visitors recreated in Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore in August, setting a record for the month. Our National Lakeshore has welcomed nearly 1 million 422 thousand people through the proverbial turnstiles during the first eight months of 2020, putting us on track for Sleeping Bear’s busiest year ever.