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Glen Arbor Art Association’s Talk About Art begins fifth season

Traverse City resident Kimberly K. Bazemore never thought her career path would lead to art making; but it did. This self-taught jeweler and owner of Cog’s Creek Gallery + Studios will talk about her professional travels (which began as a sales clerk at an Atlanta gallery) at “Talk About Art” on Jan. 17 at 7:30 p.m. at the Glen Arbor Art Association.

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Glen Arbor Township Board discusses Narrows Marina expansion plans

Glen Arbor Township secretary Bonnie Quick has called a Board of Appeals hearing for Wednesday, Jan. 9, at 7 p.m. to discuss to reconvene a previous hearing two months ago related to marina expansion efforts on Big Glen Lake. As reported previously in the Glen Arbor Sun, On the Narrows Marina seeks to substantially expand its boat moorings and footprint on the lake’s western shore near M-22.

Leelanau Recreation Guide

Scroll down this page to find listings, descriptions and maps to local sports and recreational facilities, or click on their individual links below: In Glen Arbor • Crystal River Outfitters • Glen Arbor Athletic Club/Enhanced Physical Therapy • Glen Craft Marina & Resort • The Homestead, New Leaf Health & Fitness • On the Narrows Marina • […]

Real Estate Guides

• The Homestead • LVR Realty • Martin Company • Serbin Real Estate • Stapleton Realty • John Peppler, Coldwell Banker • Century 21 Northland View Glen Arbor Real Estate in a larger map

Secret Garden

The Secret Garden, now in its 25th year, is a seasonal gallery of art and handcrafts. The award-winning, renowned gallery offers the work of more than 200 artists from all over North America and features the work of many Michigan and local artists. We are a family-friendly gallery with whimsical, contemporary, affordable art that is […]

Century 21 Northland Vacation Rentals

Contact information: 6640 W. Western Ave … (231) 346-4100 … c21northlandvacationrentals.com Northland Vacation Rentals will surpass your expectations as property managers; we strive to safeguard your investment and are dedicated to offering hands-on supervision of your property. You can be assured your premier vacation home will have the ultimate care while maximizing your property’s income […]

TRX Training

Leelanau is consistently rated the healthiest county in Michigan, and among the healthiest nationwide. Now there’s a new way to stay fit in Glen Arbor, because as TRX trainer Stacy Jago says, “fitness should be an everyday thing.” Jago opened a TRX facility and yoga studio in Glen Arbor’s Village Sampler Plaza on April 1. […]

Surfing in a winter wonderland

Most of us in Glen Arbor head for the fireplace, a hot pot of soup, or Art’s Tavern, when the temperature dips below 30 degrees and a brisk breeze blows off Lake Michigan. But not intrepid photo-videographer Keenan May. Before heading back to San Francisco, the local dude drove down M-109 to Glen Haven, walked down the Sleeping Bear Heritage Trail with his surfboard in tow, then pushed into Sleeping Bear Bay to catch a few December waves.

Top Glen Arbor Sun stories of 2012

2012 yielded record tourism and profits for businesses in Glen Arbor and Leelanau County. But this was also a year of extreme (and sometimes unseasonable) snowstorms, ruined cherry crops, new bike trails, new businesses opening their doors, shipwrecks discovered, and the welcome news that our county is the second healthiest in the entire United States!

Michigan’s great legislative overreach?

Michigan Senate Bill 59 may go down as the most ill-timed pieces of legislation to come out of Lansing in decades. On Thursday, Dec. 13, the state’s Republican-dominated Senate and House passed a bill that would allow people to carry concealed weapons in schools —regardless of a school’s prerogative.