By Norm Wheeler Sun editor Some of my relatives west of Shelby, in Oceana County, recently had a yard sale, and my mother, Anna Jean Wheeler, scored an old book there about Michigan that used to belong to my grandfather, Neil Wheeler. Neil grew up on a farm east of Hart. His sister Emma had […]
By Jacob Wheeler Sun editor It’s election season this fall, though the national political mudslinging has been a round-the-clock irritant already for years, and one that has peaked in the past 12 months. Democrats and Republicans, and their constituencies, are perpetually locked in arguments, and the nature of our political discourse has prevented us from […]
From staff reports The third annual Glen Lake Chamber of Commerce BBQ & Brew Festival will take place on Saturday, Sept. 18 from noon to 6 p.m. The festival includes barbeque, beer samples and music for the all day event. A few new features for 2010 include: a new location, a larger amount of Michigan […]
By Jacob Wheeler Sun contributor This story originally ran this spring in Indiana-based Shore Magazine Not long after the tall ship Manitou pushes away from the dock on West Grand Traverse Bay and points her bow toward open water, the vibrant sun forces its way through the clouds above, and Mother Nature offers us a […]
By Nadine Gilmer Sun contributor On the winding Dunn’s Farm road, east of Big Glen Lake, sits The Foothills Café and Motel — a reassuring “blast from the past” in this ever-changing region. Locals and seasonal residents, alike, have come to depend on The Foothill’s consistency for more than 50 years. Although the business has […]
By Nic Halverson Sun contributor In light of the ongoing debate about whether or not to pave the Sleeping Bear Heritage multi-use bike trail that will soon run through the National Park, we solicited this perspective from an avid rider on Missouri’s “Katy Trail”. If I learned anything the first week I moved to rural […]
From staff reports The Glen Arbor Sun is catching its breath this week as the summer season turns toward autumn (we’ll publish our fall color edition on Sept. 16). Nevertheless, there’s still plenty of news happening in these northern woods. Here’s a rundown of stories that have caught our eyes: • Glen Arbor resident and […]
By Linda O’Neill Sun contributor At 3 in the morning through an August downpour, Gladys Muñoz is on her way to the Munson maternity ward. She is not about to deliver a baby but her presence there is desperately needed. A frightened young farmworker woman who speaks no English is in labor. Gladys will remain […]
By F. Josephine Arrowood Sun contributor For over 50 years, the tall-case clock has kept time at the old Dillon cottage on Little Glen Lake, its pendulum quietly tracing the passage of the days. But this was no ordinary heirloom passed down by a proud ancestor. The handmade wooden piece, crafted in the popular Victorian-era […]
By Pat Stinson Sun contributor Bees are humming amongst spotted purple knapweed, grasses and Queen Anne’s lace growing thigh high in a cluster of unsold lots on the south side of the New Neighborhood. Empire resident Robin Johnson, who lives across M-22 from the development — in the former Lillian and Irwin Beck, Jr. farmhouse […]