From staff reports Traverse Area Recreation and Transport (TART) Trails will hold its first fundraising meeting at the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore headquarters in Empire at 7 p.m. on Monday, June 21, for those interested in financially supporting the Sleeping Bear Heritage Trail, a scenic bicycle trail which TART envisions will one day allow […]
Press release The National Park Service at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore (National Lakeshore) is seeking public review of recent changes to plans for the rehabilitation of the Glen Haven Village Historic District and associated improvements to visitor access there. Plans to rehabilitate the historic buildings and landscape of the village and to improve visitor […]
The M-22 Challenge triathlon returned for a second tour on Saturday as 300 athletes biked 17 miles around the Glen Lakes, ran up the Dune Climb and back (2 miles), and paddled 2 miles into the morning fog on Little Glen Lake. Check out our live videos below of the bikers at the starting gate, […]
Kate Wickstrom goes public … Liko hides in Vegas … trail leads to Polselli By Jacob Wheeler Sun editor Kate Wickstrom has broken her silence. And she has spoken with a vengeance. Wickstrom has effectively banned Eneliko Sean Smith from Sugar Loaf until he makes a legitimate, written offer to purchase the long-shuttered ski resort. […]
From staff reports The M-22 Challenge triathlon returns for a second year, and on Saturday, June 12 beginning at 9 a.m., 300 contestants will bike around the Glen Lakes, run up the Dune Climb, and paddle Little Glen Lake. This year the finish line has been moved back on land, 15 feet from the water […]
By Joe Blondia Sun contributor Students at The Leelanau School have taken advantage this spring of the unique outdoor opportunities in the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore surrounding their campus. The “Field and Stream” sports group has fished many local lakes in the evenings after class. They have also taken a charter fishing trip aboard […]
By Mike Buhler Sun editor For over a decade the Glen Lake Community Library in Empire has offered the use of computers and free Internet. A few years ago Wi-Fi was added so that visitors could have access from their personal laptops. In an effort to reach more users in the library’s district, a computer […]
Liko Smith sets June 1 deadline for deal with Kate Wickstrom: Red Ginger fundraiser a flop By Jacob Wheeler Sun editor The window for the mysterious West Coast businessman Liko Smith to acquire and re-open the Sugar Loaf Resort and ski hill appears to be closing — and fast. Smith wrote on his blog’s “Weekly […]
Glen Arbor now boasts pottery, Pilates, a ringmaster and Chinese dominoes By Jacob Wheeler Sun editor Here’s a vacation dilemma: Lets say you and the family have spent four days baking on the beach, soaking in Sleeping Bear Bay, dining at all the fine restaurants around Glen Arbor, and shopping for everything from t-shirts to […]
By Forest Olson Sun contributor For many area businesses, July and August are the year’s busiest months, and the weeks leading up to that period are merely preparation for the coming tourist rush. Not so at Greystone Gardens, located on Manning Road, off M-22 south of Empire. For owners Tom Brodhagen and Kate Presnell, owning […]